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
War Gardens - A Journey Through Conflict in Search of Calm by Lalage Snow
$24.99 AUD
Category: Politics & society
A journey through the most unlikely of gardens: the oases of peace people create in the midst of war In this millennium, we have become war weary. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Ukraine to South Sudan and Syria, from Kashmir to the West Bank, conflict is as contagious and poisonous as Japanese knotweed ...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
Descartes - The Renewal of Philosophy by Steven Nadler
$39.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy & spirituality | Series: Renaissance Lives Ser.
A critical biography of René Descartes, whose first principle ("I think therefore I am.") reshaped modern philosophy. Often called the father of modern philosophy, René Descartes set the intellectual agenda for seventeenth-century philosophy, mathematics, natural science, and beyond. In this critical bi ...Show more
My World on Wheels: The Posthumous Autobiography by Russell Mockridge
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography & memoir
'Russell Mockridge was Australia's finest cyclist ever, but his career path was hardly conventional.' -- Harry Gordon, Olympic historianShy and bespectacled Russell Mockridge was the black sheep of Australian cycling and also its greatest all-round champion. He dominated both the track and road -- at th ...Show more
Simple Taoism: A Guide to Living in Balance by C. Alexander
$14.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy & spirituality | Series: Simple Ser.
Simple Taoism is designed to help the reader understand what Taoism is about and to help apply its best aspects to everyday living. Divided into three parts, the book outlines the background and development of the philosophy, illustrated with stories to bring history to life. It explains key concepts an ...Show more
Zen in the Garden: The Japanese Art of Meditative Gardening by Miki Sakamoto
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy & spirituality
Spring, summer, autumn, and winter - wherever you are, the seasons come and go, bringing changes both welcome and unexpected. Japanese by birth, but transplanted to Europe in adulthood, Miki Sakamoto has spent a lifetime tending her garden and reflecting on its mysteries. Why do primulas bloom in snow? ...Show more
Maggie Magoo's Amazing Alphabet: Beautiful Letters for Colouring by MAGOO MAGGIE
$19.99 AUD
Category: Craft & creativity
From the hugely popular Maggie Magoo design house, an outstanding colouring book of decorative letters. Two different illustrations of each letter from the alphabet, plus two different sets of numbers (0 to 9) and useful ampersands. Beautiful floral illustrations, with tiny minibeasts roaming around, em ...Show more
The Flying Vet: The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a female vet and farmer in the remote Australian outback, perfect for fans of Muster Dogs and Back Roads by Ameliah Scott
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography & memoir
The extraordinary inspiring true story of life as a female vet and farmer in the remote Australian outback, perfect for fans of Muster Dogs and Back Roads. "The inspiring story of the intrepid Dr Ameliah Scott - the Flying Vet extraordinaire - and the animals and community of the Australian outback. Ame ...Show more