Philosophical books from Australia
Recommended philosophical books (3)
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If you are into philosophical here are some philosophical books from Australia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales EN
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As a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media. But one particular string of bad news stories--and a terrifying brush with her own mortality--sent her looking for answers about how vulnerable each of us is to a life-changing event. What are our chances of actually experiencing one? What do we fear most and why? And when the worst does happen, what comes next? In this wise and layered book, Leigh talks intimately with people who've faced the unimaginable, from terrorism to natural disaster to simply being in the ... continue
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Australia Day by Stan Grant EN
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As uncomfortable as it is, we need to reckon with our history. On January 26, no Australian can really look away. There are the hard questions we ask of ourselves on Australia Day. Since publishing his critically acclaimed, Walkley Award-winning, bestselling memoir Talking to My Country in early 2016, Stan Grant has been crossing the country, talking to huge crowds everywhere about how racism is at the heart of our history and the Australian dream. But Stan knows this is not where the story ends. In this book, Australia Day, his long-awaited follow up to Talking to My Country, Stan talks about... continue
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Sand Talk : How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta EN
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Originally published as 'Sand Talk' in Australia in 2019 by The Text Publishing Company.