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Science Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society Bill Bryson HB $49.99 Published to mark its 350th anniversary, this highly illustrated book celebrates the Royal Society’s vast achievements in its illustrious past as well as its huge contribution to the development of modern science. The Hidden Brain Shankar Vedantam PB $35.00 From a Washington Post columnist comes an original and deeply engaging investigation into the role of the hidden brain – the parts of the mind concealed from conscious awareness but responsible for controlling decision making. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot PB $34.99 Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells – taken without her knowledge – became one of the most important tools in modern medicine. Taken in 1951, these cells became the first immortal human cell line ever grown in culture. Requiem for A Species Clive Hamilton PB $24.99 Sometimes facing up to the truth is just too hard. This book is about the frailties of the human species: our strange obsessions, our hubris and our penchant for avoiding the facts. It is the story of a battle within us between the forces that should have caused us to protect the earth. Trying Leviathan D. Graham Burnett PB $36.95 In Trying Leviathan, D. Graham Burnett recovers the strange story of Maurice v. Judd, an 1818 trial that pitted the new sciences of taxonomy against the thenpopular – and biblically sanctioned – view that the whale was a fish. The trial fuelled a sensational public debate in which nothing less than the order of nature – and how we know it – was at stake. Secrets of The Grown-Up Brain Barbara Strauch PB $27.95 A leading science writer examines how the brain reaches its peak in middle age, and how to keep it there. New research from neuroscientists and psychologists suggests that, in fact, the brain reorganises itself as we age, allowing us to recognise patterns faster and make better judgments, and even helping us to adopt a more optimistic outlook.
Modern Thought Thinking of Answers A.C. Grayling HB $35.00 In his most stimulating and enjoyable collection of essays to date, A.C. Grayling tackles many of the most fundamental problems facing anyone who wishes to lead a considered life. Rather than presenting a set of categorical answers Grayling offers, instead, suggestions for how to think about every aspect of a question and then arrive at one’s own conclusions. Them and Us Will Hutton PB $35.00 In his new book Will Hutton argues that fairness must be placed at the heart of the new capitalism if our society is to recover its values. It musters brilliant, convincing arguments which will lend favour on both right and left. It is set to be a book which captures the mood of the moment in the same way that The State We’re In did. What’s Wrong With Anzac? Marilyn Lake & Henry Reynolds PB $29.95 Anzac has seemingly become a sacred, untouchable element of the nation. In this controversial book, some of Australia’s leading historians dare to criticise Anzac suggesting that the Anzac obsession distorts the rest of Australia’s history. Perhaps most devastatingly – they ask whether the grief and loss associated with bloodshed on foreign shores was all worth it. Whoops! John Lanchester HB $49.95 For most people, the reasons for the sudden collapse of our economy remain obscure. Whoops! is the story of how we came to experience such a complete and devastating financial implosion and how the decisions and actions of a select group of individuals had profound consequences for America, Europe and the global economy overall. Goodbye to All That? David McKnight & Robert Manne PB $32.95 This is the first substantial book to explore what the global financial crisis means for Australia. It asks what kind of social democracy we might hope for in the future. With a contribution from the prime minister, as well as leading writers in the field, this book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the financial crisis. The Authenticity Hoax Andrew Potter PB $35.00 In this perceptive and thought-provoking blend of pop culture and philosophy, Andrew Potter finds that far from serving as a refuge from modern living, the search for authenticity often creates the very problems it’s meant to solve.
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