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  • Why Q Needs U

    A history of our letters and how we use them

    by Danny Bate ...
    'A breathtaking adventure through the alphabet... An absolutely delightful read, filled with jewels of lightly worn scholarship and dazzling insight. I just couldn't recommend it more highly.' Stephen Fry'An excellent read.' Susie Dent'You'll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate's fascinating linguistic history.' Sunday TimesWhy does 'W' sounds like 'doubl... ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Why Q Needs U

    A history of our letters and how we use them

    by Danny Bate ...
    Narrated by Danny Bate ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 14 min

    'A breathtaking adventure through the alphabet... An absolutely delightful read, filled with jewels of lightly worn scholarship and dazzling insight. I just couldn't recommend it more highly.' Stephen Fry'An excellent read.' Susie Dent'You'll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate's fascinating linguistic history.' Sunday TimesWhy does 'W' sounds like 'doubl... ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Engaging China

    How Australia can lead the way again

    by Ien Ang, Danny Cooper, Lloyd Cox, Stephen FitzGerald, Bates Gill, Hans Hendrischke, Glenda Korporaal, James Laurenceson, Wei Li, Dr. Geoff Raby, Wanning Sun, Anthony Welch, Weihuan Zhou, Professor the Hon Gareth Evans, Brendon O’Connor ...
    Series series Public and Social Policy Series
    As the strategic rivalry between the United States and China rapidly deepens, growing distrust and fears of China are once again shaping Australian media coverage and public discourse, with potent implications for Australia’s China policy.At this crucial historical moment, Engaging China offers a full-throated defence of engagement. This volume brings together a diverse set of Australia’s seasoned ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Why We Talk Funny

    The Real Story Behind Our Accents

    by Valerie Fridland ...
    Narrated by Valerie Fridland, Christophe Landa, Khaya Fraites, Elisabeth Lagelée, Aaron Goodson, Michael Mola, Max Newland, Magnus Rook, Lucy Archer Woodcock ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 31 min

    A fun, smart and surprising dive into the past, present and future of accents – and the enduring power of sounding differentAccents have long held our fascination. As far back as the 7th century BCE, Egyptian pharaohs experimented with babies to test out theories about the “original” accent and the Old Testament relays how a small difference in the pronunciation of “s” became a fatal litmus test ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Those Who Are About to Die

    A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator

    by Harry Sidebottom ...
    Narrated by Justin Avoth ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 58 min

    **ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 • See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator—from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after"A grippingly original way of making the alien world of the Roman Amphitheatre both accessible and comprehensible." —Tom Holland, co-host of The Rest is History**What did a gladiator feel when he stepped out onto the sand of the ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

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  • The Unfolding Of Language

    by Guy Deutscher ...
    'Language is mankind's greatest invention - except of course, that it was never invented.' So begins Guy Deutscher's fascinating investigation into the evolution of language. No one believes that the Roman Senate sat down one day to design the complex system that is Latin grammar, and few believe, these days, in the literal truth of the story of the Tower of Babel. But then how did there come to ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Road to Somewhere

    The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics

    by David Goodhart ...
    A robust and timely investigation into the political and moral fault-lines that divide Brexit Britain and Trump's America -- and how a new settlement may be achieved. Several decades of greater economic and cultural openness in the West have not benefited all our citizens. Among those who have been left behind, a populist politics of culture and identity has successfully challenged the traditional ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

    The Untold History of English

    by John McWhorter ...
    A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammarWhy do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Alphabetical

    How Every Letter Tells a Story

    by Michael Rosen ...
    Embark on a surprising journey from A to Z in this “passionate and funny” history of the alphabet perfect for linguistics enthusiasts and history nerds (Boston Globe)!“Fascinating tidbits of information . . . It’s like Oliver Jeffers’ Once Upon an Alphabet for grown–ups.” —Library JournalHow on Earth did we fix upon our 26 letters, what do they really mean, and how did we come to write them down ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

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  • Quarterly Essay 70 Dead Right

    How Neoliberalism Ate Itself and What Comes Next

    by Richard Denniss ...
    Series Book 70 - Quarterly Essay
    How did the big banks get away with so much for so long? Why are so many aged-care residents malnourished? And when did arms manufacturers start sponsoring the Australian War Memorial?In this passionate essay, Richard Denniss explores what neoliberalism has done to Australian society. For decades, we have been led to believe that the private sector does everything better, that governments can’t ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Enlightening Symbols

    A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers

    by Joseph Mazur ...
    "[A] fascinating narrative. . . . This is a nuanced, intelligently framed chronicle . . . In a word: enlightening." —George Szpiro, NatureWhile all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did ... Read more

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  • Quarterly Essay 49 Not Dead Yet

    Labor's Post-Left Future

    by Mark Latham ...
    Series Book 49 - Quarterly Essay
    With an election looming and criticism of the ALP now a national pastime, Mark Latham considers the future for Labor. The nation has changed, but can the party?With wit and insight, Latham reveals an organisation top-heavy with factional bosses protecting their turf. At the same time Labor’s traditional working-class base has long been eroding. People who grew up in fibro shacks now live in double ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD