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Taming the Black Dog: How to Beat Depression - A Practical Manual for Sufferers, Their Relatives and Colleagues by Patrick Ellverton
$27.95 AUD
Category: Psychology
Although drugs can help stabilize, ultimately the process of healing the wounds inflicted by the 'Black Dog' (as Winston Churchill termed his own depression) needs to be applied by the sufferers themselves. Patrick Ellverton feels that he has fought a winning battle with the Black Dog and in this book ...Show more
Fascists Among Us by Jeff Sparrow
$19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
The first book since Christchurch to trace the massacre's fascist roots and what it represents. The massacre of more than fifty worshippers at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, shocked the world. The murders were not random. They expressed a particular ideology, one that the alleged perpetrator desc ...Show more
The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness Through Mindfulness, Gratitude and Empathy by Hugh van Cuylenburg
$34.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-changing realisation- despite the underprivileged community the children were from, they were remarkably positive. By contrast, back in Australia Hugh knew that all too many children struggled with depress ...Show more
The Wisdom Years - Unleashing Your Potential in Later Life by Zvi Lanir
$24.95 AUD
Category: Psychology
We are now experiencing one of the most significant -- but not yet fully understood -- revolutions in human life: the dramatic rise in life expectancy. This revolution does not imply, as most people usually think, that we've simply got more years of old age. Rather, it implies the formation of a new per ...Show more
Women, Men and the Whole Damn Thing by David Leser
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
One of the most talked-about and widely praised articles of our time becomes the water-cooler book of the #MeToo era.
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell
$14.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
Katherine Rundell - Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and prize-winning author of five novels for children - explores how children's books ignite, and can re-ignite, the imagination; how children's fiction, with its unabashed emotion and playfulness, can awaken old hungers and create new perspectives ...Show more
Kitty Flanagan's 488 Rules for Life by Kitty Flanagan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
RICHARD GLOVER: ''You won’t agree with all her rules – I, for one, am a great believer in the word “pash” – but there is a good laugh, and a lively argument, to be had on every page.'' 488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live. Applying truth and wit to ...Show more
Human Kindness by Renée Hollis (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: Timeless Wisdom Ser.
Kindness comes in many forms and affects all of us. As Mark Twain said, 'Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.' And while a kind gesture can often simply make someone feel better about their day, sometimes -- as the twenty-five true stories collected here show -- it can ...Show more
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What ...Show more
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (PB) by Jordan B. Peterson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: Twelve
Jordan Peterson's work as a clinical psychologist has reshaped the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics ranging from the Bible to romantic relationships drawing tens of millions of viewers. In an era of po ...Show more
Friendship Signs - Your Perfect Match(es) Are in the Stars by Brianne Hogan
$19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Astrology isn't just for romance anymore Let your sign lead the way to find true friendship with this enlightening guide to the stars. Think astrology is only for romantic relationships? Think again With this guide, you'll learn which sign is the perfect friendship match for you Learn why bold Leo and ...Show more
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess Hill
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
WINNER OF THE 2020 STELLA PRIZE At the office of Safe Steps, Victoria's dedicated 24/7 family violence response call centre, phone counsellors receive a call every three minutes. Many women are repeat callers- on average, they will go back to an abusive partner eight times before leaving for good. 'You ...Show more
