The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It by Will Storr
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
'Will Storr is one of our best journalists of ideas ... The Status Game might be his best yet' James Marriott, Books of the Year, The TimesWhat drives our political and moral beliefs?What shapes our bitterest conflicts and wildest dreams?What makes you, you?Across the world, from Papua New Guinea to Tok ...Show more
The Fast - The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without by John Oakes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy & Psychology
A fascinating exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting - a practice resurging in popularity and an essential part of many health approaches, religions and philosophies. We fast all the time, even when we're not conscious of doing so. A fast manifests the idea of holding back, resisting t ...Show more
Man’s Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust (With New Material) (HB) by Viktor E Frankl
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and ...Show more
Letters from a Stoic: The Ancient Classic by Seneca, Donald Robertson
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology | Series: Capstone Classics Ser.
Throughout the centuries, Seneca has been admired as one of the greatest writers of antiquity. He has a way of expressing Stoic philosophy that makes it seem just as relevant to life today as it was two thousand years ago. Seneca taught that we should remain grounded in the present moment by being fully ...Show more
Taming Toxic People: The Science of Identifying and Dealing with Psychopaths at Work & at Home by David Gillespie
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
Psychopaths are often thought of as killers and rapists, but up to 10 per cent of people are probably psychopathic without being criminals. Science suggests psychopaths don't have empathy. Although charming in the early stages of a relationship or employment, they will leave you feeling cheated and humi ...Show more
The Prophet (HB) by GIBRAN, KAHLIL
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology | Series: Capstone Classics
Part of the bestselling Capstone Classics Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon, this collectible, hard-back edition of The Prophet provides an accessible and insightful introduction to this timeless spiritual work The Prophet is an inspirational book of 26 poetry fables written in English by Lebanese-Ame ...Show more
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
The acclaimed bestseller that will change the way you make decisions.In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. One system is fast, intuitive, and emotional; the other is slower, more delib ...Show more
Instant Psychology: Key Thinkers, Theories, Discoveries and Concepts by Nicky Hayes, Sarah Tomley
$29.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy & Psychology | Series: Instant Ser.
Instant Psychology pulls together all the pivotal psychological knowledge and thought into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete "cheat sheet", which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in an instant. From Freud and Jung to the Rorschach ...Show more
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Outliers, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers -- and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he c ...Show more
Love's Executioner by Irvin D. Yalom
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
Love's Executioner offers us the humane and extraordinary insight of renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom into the lives of ten of his patients - and through them into the minds of us all. Why was Saul tormented by three unopened letters from Stockholm? What made Thelma spend her whole life raking over ...Show more
How Psychology Works: The Facts Visually Explained by DK
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
Explore the human mind and understand the science behind how you and other people in your life think and act in a wide range of everyday situations with this brand new visual guide to applied psychology. Using straightforward definitions and clear, striking visuals, The Psychology Handbookmakes the work ...Show more
The Little Book of Big Ethical Questions by Susan Liautaud
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Category: Philosophy & Psychology
Should you read your teenager’s diary? Would you return the extra change? What are the ethics of social media? Is buying organic food and products a more ethical choice? Tired of small talk? Often a single question can spark a meaningful, fun exchange – like, ‘Would you apply for a job you know your fri ...Show more