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The Anthropocene Reviewed: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller by John Green
RRP: $19.34Booksplease Price: $14.72A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John GreenThe Anthropocene is the current geological... -
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91*The International Bestseller*'Superb, hugely enjoyable ... a spirited examination of the hubris and hypocrisy of the super-rich who claim they are helping the world' Aditya Chakrabortty,... -
The Compassion Project: A case for hope and humankindness from the town that beat loneliness Julian Abel 9781783253364
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $16.20'A wonderful book' - Dr. Rangan Chatterjee'Highly convincing' - Daily Express'Pioneering' - The Telegraph'The strength of the book lies in its description of how community life can have a... -
The New Breed: How to Think About Robots by Kate Darling
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.26'A must read for anyone interested in the emerging ethics of robotics' Irene M. PepperbergA bold, optimistic exploration of the relationship between robots and humans based on our history with... -
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond 9780141998794
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.26THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023 A searing study of American poverty from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of EvictedThe United States is the richest... -
Friday is the New Saturday: How a Four-Day Week Can Save Capitalism by Dr Pedro Gomes 9781803996615
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $12.01THE FIVE-DAY WORKING WEEK MUST CHANGE: HERE'S HOW.'Fingers crossed that this book will shake up the five-day working week.' - Sir Christopher Pissarides, 2010 Nobel Laureate in EconomicsFriday is the... -
We Need to Tax Billionaires by Gabriel Zucman 9781399839600
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.55'The most important economist in the world today' GARY STEVENSON'Read it, share it and let's get on with it' RUTGER BREGMAN'A book that . . . builds the case that the world needs' ABHIJIT BANERJEE... -
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football by David Goldblatt
RRP: $28.38Booksplease Price: $21.25THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL 'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The IndependentThere may be no cultural... -
The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World by Joe Keohane
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.26When was the last time you spoke to a stranger?In our cities, we barely acknowledge one another on public transport, even as rates of loneliness skyrocket. Online, we carefully curate who we interact... -
Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being by Paul Mason 9780241390337
RRP: $37.35Booksplease Price: $23.34Today, the human race faces a new problem. Thanks to information technology, vast asymmetries of knowledge and power have opened up. Through the screens of our smart devices, corporations and... -
Democracy Rules by Jan-Werner Muller
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.26'Lively. . . This is one of those rare books about a pressing subject that reads less like a forced march than an inviting stroll . . . A book that encourages thinking, observation and discernment'... -
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $12.20The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies... -
The Dark Knight and the Puppet Master by Chris Clarke
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.43'A splendid critique' James O'Brien, Times Literary Supplement'Richly nuanced, the most stimulating book I have read on Labour in ages' Martin Kettle, Guardian'A brilliant book ... a reading of... -
Capital: Volume I by Karl Marx
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $18.61'A groundbreaking work of economic analysis. It is also a literary masterpice' Francis Wheen, GuardianOne of the most notorious and influential works of modern times, Capital is an incisive critique... -
The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy by Mariana Mazzucato
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91WINNER OF THE 2019 MADAME DE STAEL PRIZE AND THE 2018 LEONTIEF PRIZE FOR ADVANCING THE FRONTIERS OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT SHORTLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018Who really creates... -
No Is Not Enough: Defeating the New Shock Politics by Naomi Klein
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91**The New York Times and Sunday Times Bestseller**'An ordinary person's guide to hope. Read this book' Arundhati Roy'As accessible as it is brilliant' Owen Jones'A genuine page turner' Michelle... -
Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock (THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER) by Jenny Odell 9781529924619
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $12.20**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**'The visionary author of How to Do Nothing returns to challenge the notion that 'time is money.' . . . Expect to feel changed by this radical way of seeing'... -
What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract Minouche Shafik 9781529112795
Booksplease Price: $12.11LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 FT / McKinsey BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDOne of the world's most influential economists sets out the basis for a new social contract fit for the 21st century.'Excellent..... -
Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor in 1978, while suffering from breast cancer herself. In her study she reveals that the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add... -
It's OK To Be Angry About Capitalism by Bernie Sanders 9781802063110
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $8.28THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Galvanizing and uplifting' The Guardian'Bernie Sanders has changed US politics forever' Owen JonesIt's OK to be angry about capitalism. It's OK to want... -
Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto by KOHEI SAITO 9781662602726
RRP: $23.22Booksplease Price: $15.33"Accessible and convincing."-Sally Rooney"[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise . . . [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary proposal." -Publishers Weekly, (starred review)"Saito's... -
The End of Violence: Eliminating the World’s Most Dangerous Epidemic by Gary Slutkin 9781911709138
Booksplease Price: $18.59'Gary Slutkin is one of the most important thinkers and activists in the vital effort to understand and reduce violence....an invaluable contribution.' Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of... -
The Future of Medicine: How We Will Enjoy Longer, Healthier Lives (WIRED guides) by James Temperton
RRP: $11.60Booksplease Price: $8.39By the end of this century, living beyond 100 will be the rule rather than the exception. What medical breakthroughs and new technologies will make this possible?In this brilliantly wide-ranging,... -
Imaginable: How to see the future coming and feel ready for anything by Jane McGonigal
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $16.11World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear.How can we be confident about making... -
The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths by Mariana Mazzucato
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.8610TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: UPDATED WITH A NEW PREFACE'Superb ... At a time when government action of any kind is ideologically suspect, and entrepreneurship is unquestioningly lionized, the book's... -
The Shame Machine: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation Cathy O'Neil 9781802060317
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. It's time to fight backShame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool. When we... -
The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World by Kehinde Andrews
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.86"Kehinde Andrews is a crucial voice walking in a proud tradition of Black radical criticism and action" Akala"An uncompromising account of the roots of racism today" Kimberle Crenshaw "This... -
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin's account of the momentous voyage which set in motion the current of intellectual events leading to The Origin of Species. This Penguin Classics edition is... -
The Ten Types of Human: A New Understanding of Who We Are, and Who We Can Be by Dexter Dias
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.90The inspiration behind the hit podcast THE 100 TYPES OF HUMAN with DEXTER DIAS and BBC 5 Live host NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE'This book is the one. Think Sapiens and triple it.' - Julia Hobsbawm, author of... -
How to Know Everything: Ask better questions, get better answers Elke Wiss 9781787467682
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.51The international bestseller that will sharpen your mind, broaden your perspective and transform your relationships._____________________________________________________WHY ARE WE SO BAD AT ASKING... -
Four Years in the Cauldron: The Gripping Story of an Irishman Making Sense of America by Brian O'Donovan
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.43SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021The riveting story of a nation at a crucial crossroadsFrom the start of his stint as RTE's Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan's lively and... -
Sorry for Your Trouble: The Irish Way of Death by Ann Marie Hourihane 9781844885244
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.43The Irish do death differently.Funeral attendance is a solemn duty - but it can also be a big day out, requiring sophisticated crowd control, creative parking solutions and a high-end sound system... -
Leave Your Lights On!: How Joyful Decisions Can Save Our Planet by Elizabeth Dunn 9781805463627
Booksplease Price: $16.80'Improve your happiness and wellbeing while also reducing your carbon footprint? Many would argue that this is too good to be true; Dunn and Zhao expertly show us that it is not' Hannah Ritchie,... -
Sorry for Your Trouble: The Irish Way of Death by Ann Marie Hourihane
RRP: $21.92Booksplease Price: $15.62The Irish do death differently. Funeral attendance is a solemn duty - but it can also be a big day out, requiring sophisticated crowd control, creative parking solutions and a high-end sound system... -
Move: How Mass Migration Will Reshape the World - and What It Means for You by Parag Khanna
RRP: $14.18Booksplease Price: $10.35Where will you live in 2030? Where will your children settle in 2040? What will the map of humanity look like in 2050?Mobility is a recurring feature of human civilisation. Now, as climate change... -
The War Against the BBC: How an Unprecedented Combination of Hostile Forces Is Destroying Britain's Greatest Cultural Institution... And Why You Should Care by Patrick Barwise
RRP: $16.76Booksplease Price: $11.91There's a war on against the BBC. It is under threat as never before. And if we lose it, we won't get it back.The BBC is our most important cultural institution, our best-value entertainment... -
This Land: The Story of a Movement by Owen Jones
RRP: $12.89Booksplease Price: $9.43A GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A whodunnit political page-turner' Melissa Benn, New Statesman 'The best political book I have read for a long while' Rod Liddle, The... -
Four Years in the Cauldron by Brian O'Donovan
RRP: $23.21Booksplease Price: $14.74SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021The riveting story of a nation at a crucial crossroadsFrom the start of his stint as RTE's Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan's lively and... -
The Shame Machine by Cathy O'Neil
RRP: $25.80Booksplease Price: $24.81A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. It's time to fight backShame is a powerful and sometimes useful tool. When we... -
Braver New World: The Countries Daring to Do Things Others Won’t by John Kampfner 9781805462507
RRP: $28.38Booksplease Price: $20.60'Compelling and compassionate' Sadiq Khan'Solutions-focused authorship at its best' Andrew Roberts'A how-to book with inspired answers to our urgent questions' Lyse Doucet'Read this book as an...