Inside the Dyslexic Mind: A resource for parents, teachers and dyslexics themselves by Laughton King
$34.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing
Laughton King shares hisunderstanding of the dyslexic mind from his own lived experience as a dyslexicchild, an angry adolescent, a therapist and eventually an author. When describing what it is like to be dyslexic, he isincludes himself. 'We think in pictures, we chase words around the pages of books, ...Show more
Bite Club Eyewitness Survivor Accounts of Animal Attacks by Douglas Wight
$24.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing
Dramatic and inspiring accounts from survivors of the most shocking shark and other animal attacks from around the world. It's a trauma like no other. Being perceived as a threat or, worse, hunted as food makes an animal attack a unique ordeal. Suddenly you're helpless, at its mercy. When an animal ...Show more
What Were You Expecting? - First Words for New Parents by Cameron Spires; Grace Cho (Illustrator)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing | Series: - Ser.
A baby book with a grown-up twist that will have new parents laughing out loud. Since babies don't understand a single word being read to them, why not give their weary parents a break with some laugh therapy and commiseration? In this clever incarnation of a baby book of new words, the striking art is ...Show more
A Different Way to Learn - Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education by Naomi Fisher
$38.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing
'If you are a parent worrying whether self-directed education will work for your child, because you have been told that they have special needs which can only be met in the school system - think again'Neurodivergent children experience and interact with the world differently to many of their peers. Stan ...Show more
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
$24.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing- take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how t ...Show more
The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
$24.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing | Reading Level: very good
The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and ...Show more
How To Think More About Sex by Alain De Botton, The School of Life
$22.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
In this rigorous and supremely honest book Alain de Botton helps us navigate the intimate and exciting - yet often confusing and difficult - experience that is sex.Few of us tend to feel we're entirely normal when it comes to sex, and what we think we're supposed to be feeling rarely matches up with the ...Show more
How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland, The School of Life
$22.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
By indulging in the experience of being alone, we can be inspired to find our own rewards and ultimately lead richer, fuller lives.Our fast-paced society does not approve of solitude; being alone is so often considered anti-social and some even find it sinister. Why is this so when autonomy, personal fr ...Show more
How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry, The School of Life
$22.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing | Series: The\School of Life Ser.
There is no simple set of instructions that can guarantee sanity, but if you want to overcome emotional difficulties and become happier, psychotherapist Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, argues that there are four cornerstones to sanity you can influence to bring about c ...Show more
The Zen of Cat: An A–Z of Japanese feline philosophy by Carla Francis
$24.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing
There's no doubt cats are a meaningful feature of Japanese culture. It's believed that felines first appeared in Japan with the arrival of Buddhism, and they've left a giant paw print on the culture. From folklore to fashion, cat shrines to cat islands, what can we learn from these philosophical felines ...Show more
Raising Boys in the 21st Century: How to help our boys become open-hearted, kind and strong men by Steve Biddulph
$29.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing | Reading Level: Adult
The most popular book ever about raising boys is back, significantly updated to help raise sons in a world that offers gender equality, respect and a whole new kind of man, but is still haunted by toxic masculinity. You'll find cutting-edge science about the 'physical fours', the 'emotional eights' ...Show more
Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be by Dr Becky Kennedy
$34.99 AUD
Category: Health & wellbeing
Dr. Becky Kennedy, wildly popular parenting expert and creator of @drbeckyatgoodinside, shares her groundbreaking approach to raising kids and offers practical strategies for parenting in a way that feels good.Over the past several years, Dr. Becky Kennedy--known to her followers as "Dr. Becky"--has bee ...Show more