Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: Extraordinary Journeys into the Human Brain by Allan Ropper, Brian David Burrell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
"What is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this gripping and illuminating book, Dr Allan Ropper reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the life-altering afflictions that he and his staff are confronted with at the Neurology Unit of Harvard's Brigham and Women's ...Show more
Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Being bored is bad, right? We'll certainly do anything to avoid it and with smartphones we need never be bored again, as we reply to our emails 24 hours a day, tweet as we watch TV, watch TV as we commute, check Facebook as we walk and Instagram while we eat. Stimulation is good. But what if it's not? W ...Show more
Social Leap, The: How and Why Humans Connect by William von Hippel
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Leading researcher into social intelligence and evolutionary psychology William von Hippel argues that the main advantage early primates had against other animals was their ability to live, and thrive, in social groups. Furthermore, this ability was such a revolutionary advantage that it was the chief e ...Show more
Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine by Derren Brown
$22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Everyone says they want to be happy. But that's much more easily said than done. What does being happy actually mean? And how do you even know when you feel it? Across the millennia, philosophers have thought long and hard about happiness. They have defined it in many different ways and come up with myr ...Show more
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The breakthrough programme for conquering anger, anxiety, obsessiveness and depression by Daniel G. Amen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Revised and Expanded Edition. In this completely revised and updated edition of the breakthrough bestseller that's sold nearly a million copies worldwide, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures work ...Show more
Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success & Happiness by Jeff Olson
$19.95 AUD
Category: Psychology
In this Australian edition, you will read the life-changing concepts of the original book, and learn what author Jeff Olson discovered as he continued along The Slight Edge path: the Secret to Happiness and the Ripple Effect. The Slight Edge is not just the story of these discoveries -- its a way to con ...Show more
The Road to Character by David Brooks
$24.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus on external success--"résumé virtues"--and our core principles. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of ...Show more
Never Enough by Jennifer Breheny Wallace
$65.00 AUD
Category: Psychology
The definitive book on the rise of "toxic achievement culture" overtaking our kids' and parents' lives, and a new framework for fighting back In the ever more competitive race to secure the best possible future, today's students face unprecedented pressure to succeed. They jam-pack their schedules with ...Show more
Platonic: How Understanding Your Attachment Style Can Help You Make and Keep Friends by Marisa G. Franco PhD
$34.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
When was the last time you made a new friend? For many adults, the answer is too long ago. Loneliness is an increasing problem across the world, with swathes of people unsure how to go about establishing new connections outside the fertile school, college, or university years. In this rigorously researc ...Show more
High-Grade Living: A Guide to Creativity, Clarity and Mindfulness by Jacqui Lewis; Arran Russell (Designed by)
$49.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
In an increasingly frenetic and fractured world, we have lost the essence of ourselves. This book is a guide to stripping away artifice in your life to discover your 'broad place', where you come into contact with your higher self as a creative and conscious human.High-Grade Living demonstrates how a st ...Show more
Some Achieve Greatness: Lessons on leadership and character from Shakespeare and one of his greatest admirers by John Bell
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night Around the globe people have been crying out for “Leadership”: demanding it, begging for it. From the farcical spectacle of short-lived Australian prime ministers shoving each other ...Show more
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, 3rd Edition: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry, Maia Szalavitz
$24.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
A renowned psychiatrist reveals how trauma affects children--and outlines the path to recovery How does trauma affect a child's mind--and how can that mind recover? In the classic The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, Dr. Perry explains what happens to the brains of children exposed to extreme stress and sh ...Show more