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Buy Now!	Andrew Fisher Prime Minister Andrew Fisher was one of Australia's great nation-builders, yet his story is largely unknown. He left school early to work in the coalmines of Scotland, educating himself at night. In 1885, at the age of 22, he immigrated to Queensland. There Fisher committed himself to politics and was soon elected to the Queensland parliament, then to the first federal parliament. In 1908 he became prime minister for the first of three stints in the job. As prime minister, Fisher launched a massive nation-building programme, which included the establishment of the national capital, the Commonwealth Bank, old-age pensions, and a transcontinental railway line. His most pressing concern was to populate and defend the new nation. To this end he famously pledged to back Britain in the Great War to the last man and the last shilling - a commitment that came at the heavy cost of Gallipoli and the Western Front. In this authoritative and immensely readable biography, David Day reveals the man, his politics and his remarkable legacy. By: David Day Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780732276102 Format: Hardback Book Online Price: $49.99
Buy Now!	A Short History of Malaysia One of the last British colonies to achieve independence, Malaysia has been developed by its leaders as a model of rapid modernization. In this concise history the lives of individuals are taken as examples of their times, showing the peoples of Malaysia became masters of their varied environments. By: Virginia Matheson Hooker Publisher: Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781864489552 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $29.95
Buy Now!	Future Seekers II This book explores Australia's ambivalent legal and political response to irregular migration, including the unplanned arrival of people variously known as asylum seekers, boat people, illegals, queue jumpers and economic migrants. Part 1 outlines how many people arrive, who they are, where they come from, and why they come. It also compares Australia's experience of irregular migration to that of other countries, in light of the vast global movements of people and increasingly exploitative practices such as people smuggling and people trafficking. The core of the book addresses the complex system of refugee law and policy in Australia. It explains the legal definition of who is a refugee and the administrative and judicial procedures for applying this definition to determine refugee status. It traces the changes to law and policy since 2001 following the infamous Tampa affair, the introduction of the Pacific Strategy, and the extension to West Papuans in 2006 of the policy of interdicting, deflecting, and processing asylum seekers offshore on Nauru and Christmas Island. The final part of this book examines equally controversial laws and policies requiring the mandatory detention of unlawful non-citizens, including the key High Court decisions which confirmed the parliament's power to detain a person indefinitely - and in breach of international human rights law. The living conditions in the detention centres and how Australia's laws compare with other countries are also discussed. Future Seekers II builds on a shorter book by two of the authors in 2002. This book responds to the many changes to refugee and migration law between 2002 and 2006 and its deeper coverage of the issues reflects the growing sophistication of public understanding of - and concern about - refugee issues in Australia. By: M. Crock Publisher: Federation Press ISBN: 9781862876026 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $49.95
Buy Now!	So Monstrous a Travesty A century ago, Australia led the world in progressive social initiatives. Chris Watson's 1904 ministry, the culmination of Australian Labor's rapid rise, was the first national Labor government in the world. This book explains how the government came to office, assesses its achievements and more. By: Ross Mcmullin Publisher: Scribe Publications ISBN: 9781920769130 Format: Hardback Book Online Price: $29.95
Buy Now!	The Partnership Tells the inside story of the USAustralia alliance under John Howard and George W Bush. It features explosive behind-the-scenes conversations between Australian and American leaders that reveal the secrets behind Australia and US military and political policy in the war on terror, and in Iraq and Afghanistan. Based on scores of interviews with senior political, military and bureaucratic insiders it contains startling new information about the intimacy and range of USAustralia joint military and political activities. By: Greg Sheridan Publisher: UNSW Press ISBN: 9780868409221 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $29.95
Buy Now!	Sense and Nonsense in Australian History Although a self-proclaimed conservative, Hirst's work has received high praise from historians ranging from Don Watson to Stuart Macintyre. This book collects key pieces on convict society, the pioneer legend, Australian egalitarianism, the republican movement and more. By: John Hirst Publisher: Black Inc. ISBN: 9780975076996 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $34.95
Buy Now!	Black Founders In this compelling new book, distinguished historian and writer Cassandra Pybus reveals that black convicts were among our first fleet settlers a fact which profoundly complicates our understanding of race relations in early colonial Australia. Most of these black founders were originally slaves from America who had sought freedom with the British during the American Revolution only to find themselves abandoned and unemployed in England when the war was over. Pybus' stories include the notorious runaway Black Caesar, who became our first bushranger, and the wonderfully subversive Billie Blue, who was the first ferryman on Sydney Harbour, after whom Blues Point is named. By: Cassandra Pybus Publisher: UNSW Press ISBN: 9780868408491 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $39.95
Buy Now!	Confessions of an S & M Virgin From the author of Eat Me, Linda Jaivin vistis an S & M club in Sydney, explains why she prefers younger men and delineates the exact nature of lust. Tells about her friend the axe-murderer and her short life as a boy. By: Linda Jaivin Publisher: Text Publishing Co ISBN: 9781875847464 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $25.00
Buy Now!	Falling Towards England 'When we got off the ship in Southampton in that allegedly mild January of 1962 I had nothing to declare at customs except goose-pimples under my white nylon drip-dry shirt.' In the first volume of Unreliable Memoirs, we said farewell to our hero as he set sail from Sydney Harbor, bound for London, fame and fortune. Finding the first of these proved relatively simple the second two less so. Undaunted, Clive moved into a bed and breakfast in a Swiss Cottage where he practiced the Twist, anticipated poetical masterpieces and worried about his wardrobe. 'A comic triumph, full of terrific jokes and brilliantly sustained set pieces' - Ian Hamilton, London Review of Books. 'It is something to do not merely with talent but with energy, chutzpah, appetite. Mr James has total mastery of his medium' - Anthony Burgess, Observer. By: Clive James Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 9780330294379 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $24.99
Buy Now!	Hot, Flat and Crowded The World Is Flat has helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Now Friedman brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy - both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. His argument speaks to all who are concerned about the state of the world in the global future. Friedman proposes that an ambitious national strategy - which he calls 'Geo-Greenism' - is not only what we need to save the planet from overheating it is what we need to make us all healthier, richer, more innovative, more productive, and more secure. As in The World Is Flat, he explains a new era - the Energy-Climate era - through an illuminating account of recent events. He sets out the clean-technology breakthroughs the world will need he shows that the ET (Energy Technology) revolution will be both transformative and disruptive and, he explains why America must lead this revolution - with the first Green President and a Green New Deal, spurred by the Greenest Generation. Hot, Flat and Crowded is classic Thomas L. Friedman - fearless, incisive, forward-looking, and rich in surprising common sense about the world we live in today. By: Thomas L. Friedman Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9781846141294 Format: Hardback Book Online Price: $49.95
Buy Now!	The World is Flat The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization - a 'flattening' of the world. The explosion of advanced technologies now means that suddenly knowledge pools and resources have connected all over the planet, levelling the playing field as never before, so that each of us is potentially an equal - and competitor - of the other. The rules of the game have changed forever - but does this 'death of distance', which requires us all to run faster in order to stay in the same place, mean the world has got too small and too flat too fast for us to adjust? Friedman brilliantly demystifies the exciting, often bewildering, global scene unfolding before our eyes, one which we sense but barely yet understand.The World is Flat is the most timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and its discontents, powerfully illuminated by a world-class writer. In his new chapters: 'If It's Not Happening, It's Because You're Not Doing It' and 'What Happens When We All Have Dog's Hearing?' the author explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the very latest developments in global communication. The emergent popularity of blogging, pod-casting, YouTube and MySpace enable the modern world citizen to broadcast their views to a potential audience of billions, and the proliferation of Internet access to even the poorest communities gives everyone who wants to the tools to address issues of social injustice and inequality.On the other hand the technology that seems to improve communication on a global scale causes it to deteriorate on a local scale. Identifying ours as 'The Age of Interruption', Friedman discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation and using a phone or iPod whilst driving. In an age when we are always 'connected' via email or mobile phone how can we hope to concentrate on one thing w... By: Thomas L. Friedman Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780141034898 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $26.95
Buy Now!	The Secret River After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thomhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the terms of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children to tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence. But his first glimpse of land for the taking awakens in him a desire he never had before: to own that land, no matter the cost to his soul. From the winner of the 2001 Orange Prize. By: Kate Grenville Publisher: Text Publishing Co ISBN: 9781920885755 Format: Hardback Book Online Price: $45.00
Buy Now!	Wild Swans A new edition of one of the best-selling and best-loved books of recent years, with a new introduction by the author. A tumultuous history of China's 20th century, from sword-bearing warlords to Chairman Mao, from the Manchu Empire to the Cultural Revolution. By: Jung Chang Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780007176151 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $24.99
Buy Now!	Deliver Us from Evil We have all seen press and television pictures of winding lines of refugees in Africa or on mountain passes in Europe and felt that 'something must be done'. In this urgent new book William Shawcross reveals what lies behind decisions by the 'international community' to intervene in a situation on humanitarian grounds, and what happens when the troops and aid agencies move in. It is a story of noble aspirations and often ignoble real politik. To tell the story of international peacekeeping in the last ten years Shawcross has gone where the warlords and the action are - Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Bosnia, Iraq, Kosovo, Somalia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and East Timor - and made full use of the privileged access he has had to the peacemakers, including global policy-makers, leading diplomats and key humanitarian aid officials. All of us would wish to be delivered from evil: Shawcross demonstrates what actually happens when our wish appears to be granted. By: William Shawcross Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 9780747553120 Format: Paperback Book Online Price: $24.95