{"title":"Quentin Beresford","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our Quentin Beresford collection, where you can explore the compelling works of this distinguished author. Beresford is renowned for his insightful explorations across a variety of subjects, blending a keen academic approach with engaging storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHooked\u003c\/em\u003e unveils the societal impacts of addiction, providing readers with a deep understanding of its pervasive influence. In \u003cem\u003eRob Riley\u003c\/em\u003e, Beresford crafts a gripping biography that illuminates the life of the notable Indigenous rights activist. For those intrigued by corporate dynamics, \u003cem\u003eRogue Corporations\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd\u003c\/em\u003e offer an incisive look into the world of business and entrepreneurship, examining how these entities operate and their broader societal impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eWounded Country\u003c\/em\u003e, Beresford delves into environmental challenges, intertwining nature and science to highlight the urgent issues facing our planet. Each book in this collection not only educates but also challenges readers to rethink and engage with important contemporary issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a student, a business enthusiast, or simply curious about the world around us, Quentin Beresford's works provide valuable insights and thought-provoking perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-gunns-ltd-by-quentin-beresford-9781742234199","title":"The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its peak, Gunns Ltd had a market value of $1 billion, was listed on the ASX 200, was the largest employer in the state of Tasmania and its largest private landowner. Most of its profits came from woodchipping, mainly from clear-felled old-growth forests. A pulp mill was central to its expansion plans. Its collapse in 2012 was a major national news story, as was the arrest of its CEO for insider trading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuentin Beresford illuminates for the first time the dark corners of the Gunns empire. He shows it was built on close relationships with state and federal governments, political donations and use of the law to intimidate and silence its critics. Gunns may have been single-minded in its pursuit of a pulp mill in Tasmania's Tamar Valley, but it was embedded in an anti-democratic and corrupt system of power supported by both main parties, business and unions. Simmering opposition to Gunns and all it stood for ramped up into an environmental campaign not seen since the Franklin Dam protests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFearless and forensic in its analysis, the book shows that Tasmania's decades-long quest to industrialise nature fails every time. But the collapse of Gunns is the most telling of them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This is a tale that needed telling. It is an important case history in environmental campaigning and a must-read for anyone interested in fairness and transparency in government.' — Geoffrey Cousins AM, businessman and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWatch Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, speak impassionedly in the Senate about \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd\u003c\/i\u003e: 'An extraordinary book, a first of its kind, a book that needs to be read and debated by every Tasmanian—indeed, Australian—who cares for democracy and the future of this country's wild places.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd\u003c\/i\u003e by Quentin Beresford wins top Tasmanian literary award. For more, see this \u003ci\u003eABC News\u003c\/i\u003e article or a full list of the winners here.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Tasmanian Premier's Literary Awards. Longlisted for the Walkley Book Award and the John Button Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46451662651628,"sku":"9781742234199","price":41.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8243673482808.jpg?v=1747575186"},{"product_id":"rogue-corporations-by-quentin-beresford-9781742237589","title":"Rogue Corporations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrown Resorts, the Bond Group, James Hardie, HIH Insurance, Geoffrey Edelsten's Allied Medical Group, 7-Eleven, and Rio Tinto, the list goes on...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia has suffered from the continual sting of business scandals since corporate cowboys like Alan Bond and Christopher Skase wrought so much damage during the 1980s. Since then, hundreds of thousands of Australians have been affected, with many left traumatised when corporations collapse due to gross mismanagement and profits being put before people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Quentin Beresford takes us inside corporate Australia's highest-profile scandals and the factors that drive them – the rise of celebrity CEOs, timid regulators, inept boards, the murky links between big business, governments, banks, media, and lobby groups – and explores a path towards higher ethical standards from organisations. It's a wild ride into the heart of corporate Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere have been too many Australian corporate scandals to keep up with in recent years, which makes \u003ci\u003eRogue Corporations\u003c\/i\u003e so compelling – Quentin Beresford ties them all together in a powerful narrative.\u003c\/b\u003e - Stephen Mayne, journalist, publisher, shareholder activist, and founder of \u003ci\u003eCrikey\u003c\/i\u003e, the online newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722567635180,"sku":"9781742237589","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8277573482808.jpg?v=1754658900"},{"product_id":"wounded-country-by-quentin-beresford-9781742236780","title":"Wounded Country","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner, Queensland Literary Awards 2022, Queensland Premier's Award for a Work of State Significance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike many Australians, I looked on with horror as images of a million dead fish swamped the media and consumed the news cycle. I resolved to dig deeper.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Murray-Darling Basin is under threat. This vast and spectacular geographical region, covering one million square kilometres from central Queensland to South Australia, has been exploited for nearly 200 years. Soil erosion, sand drifts, dust storms, salinity, algal blooms, threatened native flora and fauna, the drying out of internationally recognised wetlands, and steadily worsening droughts have repeatedly brought large parts of the Basin to its knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWounded Country\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Quentin Beresford investigates the complex history of Australia's largest and most important river system. Waves of farmers exploited the region's potential, with little consideration for the environmental consequences. Dispossession and marginalisation denied local First Nations people their lands and European settlers the Indigenous cultural knowledge to manage the Basin sustainably. Instead, we've had 'nation-building' irrigation schemes and agricultural enterprises promoted by politicians focused on short-term profits and a development-at-all-costs approach. Expert advice and warnings about long-term environmental effects have been continually sidelined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe're now at a point of reckoning. 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His death shocked community leaders and ordinary citizens alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the tumultuous background of racial politics in an unreconciled nation, \u003cem\u003eRob Riley\u003c\/em\u003e explores Rob's rise and influence as an Aboriginal activist. Drawing on perspectives from history, politics and psychology, this work explores Rob's life as a 'moral protester' and the challenges he confronted in trying to change the destiny of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRob Riley's belief that he had failed in this quest raises profound questions about the legacy of past racial policies, the extent of institutionalised racism in Australia, and the reluctance of Australia's politicians to show leadership on race. 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