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On Beauty by Susan Johnson
$19.98 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
In On Beauty, Susan Johnson explores the role of beauty in our lives, and in her life in particular: "Sometimes I think my whole life has been one long search for beauty. I am Australian and as such I should be embarrassed to write a line like that, in a land where one must speak of beauty in whispers." ...Show more
On Digestion by Gay Bilson
$9.99 AUD
Category: Gift Books | Series: Little Books on Big Themes | Reading Level: Adult
Little Books on Big Themes pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with some of the big themes in life. Gay Bilson rose to fame as chef and owner of the influential Australian restaurant, Berowra Waters Inn. She has written a thoughtful meditation on food and writing.
On Doubt by Leigh Sales
$12.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
"Her classic personal essay carries a message about the value of truth, scrutiny and accountability-a much-needed, pocket-sized antidote to fake news. Donald Trump, the post-truth world and the instability of Australian politics are all examined in this fresh take on her prescient essay on the media and ...Show more
On Indignation by Don Watson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
With characteristic wit , Don Watson explores indignation through generations of his family and their Old Testament rages. He asks why wounded pride or a sense of injustice unleashes the furies and whether there is ever virtue in it. Dazzling in its humour and eloquence, Watson turns to George W. Bush - ...Show more
On Longing by Blanche D'Alpuget
$4.99 AUD
$9.95 (49% off)
Category: Gift Books | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
Blanche d'Alpuget's intimate and revealing meditation on longing, examines the creative tension between writing and love.
On Love by Michael Leunig
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
MUP's popular series Little Books on Big Themes pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with some of the big themes in life. Each author's 10,000-word take on a chosen theme is presented as an eminently collectable hardback. In On Love, Michael Leunig offers his own unique and personal ta ...Show more
On Luck by Anne Summers
$4.99 AUD
$9.99 (50% off)
Category: Gift Books | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
This series pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with some of the big themes in life. Australia has always prided itself on its luckiness. In this book, Anne Summers thinks on this characteristic, and especially what happens when luck runs out.
On Obsession by Malcolm Knox
$4.99 AUD
$9.99 (50% off)
Category: Gift Books | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
This series pairs leading Australian thinkers and cultural figures with some of the big themes in life. Malcolm Knox unpicks obsession in all its manifold forms across time and space.
On Passion by Dorothy Porter
$19.98 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Little Books on Big Themes
"In On Passion celebrated Australian poet Dorothy Porter delves headfirst into the passions, both literary and earthly. We discover the young Dorothy Porter's 'drug of choice' was none other than romantic love and that 'some of the most deeply passionate experiences of her life happened between the cov ...Show more
On Rage by GERMAINE GREER
$19.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Little Books on Big Themes | Reading Level: very good
A passionate and powerfully worded essay about Aboriginal rage is a provocation that will cause heated and intense debate. The author is at her best here in this exploration of the seeds of rage and its corollary - grief.
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