Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry and the Mysteries of Mental Illness by Andrew Scull
$32.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
In this acclaimed work, Andrew Scull, one of the most provocative thinkers writing about psychiatry, sheds light on its troubled history. For more than two hundred years, disturbances of reason, cognition and emotion - the sort of things that were once called 'madness' - have been described and treated ...Show more
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) by Philippa Perry
$26.00 NZD
Category: Social Sciences
The non-fiction phenomenon of the year and #1 Sunday Times bestseller by leading psychotherapist, broadcaster and agony aunt, Philippa Perry.Perry's unique take on the relationship between parents and children became an instant favourite of both. In this paperback edition, she encloses an exclusive addi ...Show more
Let Me Tell You What I Mean [HB] by Joan Didion
$32.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
From one of our most iconic and influential writers: twelve pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of this legendary figure. Mostly drawn from the earliest part of her astonishing five-decade career, Didion writes about a Gamblers Anonymous meeting, a ...Show more
Earth, My Dearest - Inspirations on Nature, Conservation, Sustainability and Stewardship by Jackie Corley
$24.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
A collection of over 200 inspirational and meaningful quotes around conservation and sustainability. Highlighting the wonders of our planet and ways on how best we can save it, Earth, My Dearest includes quotes ranging from poet Henry David Thoreau to activist Greta Thunberg. This quote collection will ...Show more
The Arab Conquests: The spread of Islam and the first caliphates by Justin Marozzi
$38.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction | Series: The\Landmark Library
In the 7th and 8th centuries AD, armies inspired by the new religion of Islam burst out of Arabia to subjugate the Levant, southwest Asia, North Africa and the Iberian peninsula. These Arab conquests followed immediately after the Prophet Mohammed's death in 632. By this time, against all the odds, he h ...Show more
Once upon a Time I Lived on Mars - Space, Exploration and Life on Earth by Kate Greene
$24.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'Filled with wonderment and awe ... Greene's eloquent memoir is equal parts escape and comfort.' Publishers Weekly A powerful reflection on life in isolation, in pursuit of the dream of Mars. In 2013 Kate Greene moved to Mars. On NASA's first HI-SEAS simulated Mars mission in Hawaii, she lived for fo ...Show more
How Civil Wars Start - And How to Stop Them by Barbara F. Walter
$40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
“When one of the world’s leading scholars of civil war tells us that a country is on the brink of violent conflict, we should pay attention. This is an important book.” - Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, authors of How Democracies Die. Most of us don't know it, but we are living in the world's great ...Show more
Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes by Bernadette Banner
$49.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Learn the Historically Proven Stitches Every Seamster Needs with Beloved Historical Fashion YouTuber Bernadette Banner Whether you are just getting started with sustainable fashion and need to alter your new secondhand finds, or you want an introduction to sewing techniques for making your own clothes, ...Show more
How To Be Good: What Socrates Can Teach Us About the Art of Living Well by Massimo Pigliucci
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people? Can we make ourselves into better human beings? Can we help others do the same? And can we get the leaders of our society to care that humanity prospers, not just ...Show more
Gone: Stories of Extinction by Michael Blencowe
$28.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
Gone is a fascinating and timely illustrated narrative exploring the lively tales of eleven extraordinary extinct species from around the globe--sharing an enlightening story of extinction and conservation for today. Dynamic naturalist Michael Blencowe has travelled the globe to uncover the fascinating ...Show more
How Humans Took Over the World: Unstoppable Us, Volume 1 (HB) by Yuval Noah Harari
$45.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
*From the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens comes an incredible new story of the human race, for younger readers.* We humans aren't strong like lions, we don't swim as well as dolphins, and we definitely don't have wings! So how did we end up ruling the world? The answer to that is one o ...Show more
Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It by Erica Thompson
$37.99 NZD
Category: Non Fiction
'A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used' John KayHow do mathematical models shape our world - and how can we harness their power for good?Models are at the centre of everything we do. Whether we use them or are simply affected by them, they act as metaphors ...Show more