Bullets and Opium: Real-Life Stories of China after Tiananmen Square by Liao Yiwu
Category: Politics
"A series of harrowing, unforgettable tales...Had [Liao Yiwu] not fled the country in 2011, they may never have emerged. An indispensable historical document." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From the award-winning poet, dissident, and "one of the most original and remarkable Chinese writers of our tim ...Show more
Australian Prime Ministers by Michelle Grattan
Category: Politics
This book includes the completed chapter on Tony Abbott, who served as Prime Minister for just on two years from 2013 to 2015. With a revised introduction and updated lists of prime ministerial records and achievements, Australian Prime Ministers reveals the stories behind those men - and one woman - wh ...Show more
Friendly Fire: How Israel Became Its Own Worst Enemy by Ami Ayalon; Anthony David (As told to); Dennis Ross (Foreword by)
Category: Politics
A highly decorated Israeli military officer, leader, and former director of the internal security service, Shin Bet, sees the light on what his country must do to achieve a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians. In this deeply personal journey of discovery, Ami Ayalon seeks input and perspe ...Show more
Promises to Keep by Joe Biden
Category: Politics
President-elect Joe Biden tells the story of his extraordinary life and career prior to his emergence as Barack Obama's beloved, influential vice president. 'I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my chosen profession is a noble calling.' - Joe B ...Show more
Econobabble: How to Decode Political Spin and Economic Nonsense by Richard Denniss
Category: Politics
'Economics is like a tyre lever- it can be used to solve a problem, or to beat someone over the head.'What is econobabble? We hear it every day, when politicians and commentators use incomprehensible economic jargon to dress up their self-interest as the national interest, to make the absurd seem inevit ...Show more
Democracy Hacked: Political Turmoil and Information Warfare in the Digital Age by Martin Moore
Category: Politics
Democracies are being gamed. Authoritarian governments, elite populists, and freextremists are exploiting our digital information infrastructure and the vulnerabilities in our democratic system to distort and undermine our politics and elections. It is a war waged through information and it is personal ...Show more
Gender Politics: Women and Australian Political Leadership by Zareh Ghazarian (Editor); Katrina Lee-Koo (Editor)
Category: Politics
Gender is a powerful force that shapes Australia's political leadership.Gender impacts the politics, government and policies of our nation. It influences the public lives of all political leaders. It affects how they interact with political institutions and cultures, with each other and how they are tre ...Show more
Mi6 Spy Skills for Civilians - A Real-Life Secret Agent Reveals How to Live Safer, Sneakier and Ready for Anything by Red Riley
Category: Politics
Be like Bond. James Bond. Mi6 Spy Skills for Civilians shows readers how to master the skills of an agent in Her Majesty's Secret Service in order to protect themselves, be sneakier and handle any situation - even if it involves escaping from a hostile foreign country. Inside they'll find dozens of re ...Show more
Labor of Love by Terri Butler
Category: Politics
Why would you get involved in politics when you could be spending time drinking cocktails, going to the beach or hanging out with family and friends? People view politicians and politics with suspicion, if not downright hostility. Every other day someone declares that politics is broken and reform is de ...Show more
White Trash : The 400-year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg
Category: Politics
In this landmark book, Nancy Isenberg argues that the voters who boosted Trump all the way to the White House have been a permanent part of the American fabric, and reveals how the wretched and landless poor have existed from the time of the earliest British colonial settlements to today's hillbillies. ...Show more
The Fifth Risk - Undoing Democracy by Michael Lewis
Category: Politics | Reading Level: very good
"The election happened," remembers Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, then deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. "And then there was radio silence." Across all departments, similar stories were playing out- Trump appointees were few and far between; those that did show up were shockingly uninformed abo ...Show more
The Decadent Society - How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success by Ross Douthat
Category: Politics | Reading Level: good-very good
From the New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Bad Religion, a "clever and stimulating" (The New York Times Book Review) portrait of how our turbulent age is defined by dark forces seemingly beyond our control. Today the Western world seems to be in crisis. But beneath our social media fren ...Show more