At Home in the World: Lessons From a Remarkable Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
$35.00 AUD
Category: World Matters: Social Cultural, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality
'One of the most influential spiritual leaders of our times' Oprah Essential life lessons from the world's most famous monk. Through a beautiful collection of autobiographical stories and teachings, At Home in the World tells the remarkable life of the beloved Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. With his signa ...Show more
Fight Like A Girl by Clementine Ford
$22.99 AUD
Category: Gender | Reading Level: very good
Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers.
Vital Science by Karl Kruszelnicki
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: 4 Science
Get your pulse racing with Australia's most popular scientist, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki.Discover why people tell lies, why some planets are hotter than stars and how humans are terraforming the Earth. Is cockroach milk really the next Superfood? Why are birds so smart? Why do trees need each other to grow a ...Show more
The Horse Encyclopedia by Elwyn Hartley Edwards Edwards
$55.00 AUD
Category: World Matters: Social Cultural, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality
A stunning celebration of the equine world. This definitive visual guide to horses and ponies includes a list of over 150 different breeds and types, including all those recognized by national horse societies. This stunning volume is the perfect reference guide for horse lovers of all ages!Inside the pa ...Show more
You Have Not yet Been Defeated by Alaa Abd el-Fattah; Naomi Klein (Foreword by); Omar Robert Hamilton (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Politics
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, 39, is arguably the most high profile political prisoner in Egypt, if not the Arab world. A leading figure among the young technologists and bloggers of the 2000s he rose to international prominence during the revolution of 2011. A fiercely independent thinker who fuses politics and ...Show more
Eureka! - Mindblowing Science Every Day of the Year by New New Scientist
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Introduced by Jim Al-KhaliliCould you surf down an erupting volcano?Why do zebras have stripes?Are you breathing the same air as Leonardo da Vinci?Are there any green mammals?Why do pineapples have spikes?Why do songs get stuck in your head?What happens when black holes collide?Can you extract your DNA? ...Show more
Quantum Bullsh*t by Chris Ferrie
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Science is so f*cking rad. We don't deserve it. What actually is quantum physics? If you can answer that questions without bullsh*tting the person standing next to you in the bookstore, you can stop reading right now. But although most of us don't actually understand quantum physics, we know that it's ...Show more
Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger by Gareth Linnard
$59.99 AUD
Category: Environment
Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger is a comprehensive exploration of this unique animal. Until the mid-20th century, the thylacine was the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, and its disappearance has left many questions and contradictions. Alternately portrayed as both a ...Show more
Infidelity and Other Affairs by Kate Legge
$34.99 AUD
Category: World Matters: Social Cultural, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality
What do you do when your partner's infidelity upends your life? When you confront living on your own? In amongst parents dying, careers ending and becoming a grandparent? As a journalist, Kate Legge often seeks answers to how people reckon with bad luck or bad decisions. When faced with her husband's a ...Show more
The Millionaires' Factory: The inside story of how Macquarie Bank became a global giant by Joyce Moullakis, Chris Wright
$36.99 AUD
Category: World Matters: Social Cultural, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality
The extraordinary and revealing story of the Australian bank that took on the world, and the culture that lies behind its entrepreneurial approach. Macquarie is everywhere. As an investment bank, a commodities player and an international leader in infrastructure fund management, Macquarie has inserted ...Show more
Zen Flesh Zen Bones - A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings by Paul Reps (Contribution by, Compiled by); Nyogen Senzaki (Contribution by, Compiled by)
$24.99 AUD
Category: World Matters: Social Cultural, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality
"This book has been a steadfast portal through which millions in the West have peered to catch at the very least a glimpse of Zen mind at play in all its thought-shattering dialogue, humor, joy, and wisdom."--Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Wherever You Go, There You AreZen Flesh, Zen Bones offers a remarkabl ...Show more
Rethinking Our World: an invitation to rescue our future by David Shaw, Maja Gopel
$29.99 AUD
Category: World Matters: Social Cultural, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality | Reading Level: near fine
A compelling and persuasive look at the social transformations needed to cope with our environmental crises.Our world is at a tipping point, and we feel it every day. On the one hand, we have never been so well off; on the other hand, we find destruction and crisis everywhere we look. Whether throughout ...Show more