The Little Book of Big Weightloss by Bernadette Fisers

$22.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle

Successful hair and makeup artist Bernadette Fisers had struggled with her weight for years. Things came to a head when her BMI hit 42 and she was officially labelled morbidly obese with a fatty liver, high blood pressure and pre-diabetes. She took matters into her own hands, interviewing the models she worked with and researching medical reports and health and nutrition papers, until finally creating a healthy lifestyle plan that worked long term. The Little Book of Big Weightlossis a no nonsense guide to radical and sustainable weight loss for anyone sick and tired of diet failure and confused by conflicting diet advice and complicated regimens. Based on a set of 31 food and lifestyle 'rules? this quick to read book offers a fresh 'can do? approach to dieting and sustainable health. ...Show more

Bad Buddhist: Speed Bumps and Detours on the Path to Enlightenment by Meshel Laurie

$27.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle

A sharp, lively collection from Australia's most hilarious buddhist Meshel Laurie is aware she is probably a very bad Buddhist, but every day she puts her energy into improving. She works in television, creates podcasts, writes books and parents twins - so she knows a thing or two about the mad juggle of modern life. In Bad Buddhist Meshel offers snapshots of her life as she undergoes IVF, negotiates nappies and lunchboxes, discovers she is crap at interior decorating and tries Tinder. Along the way she meets the Dalai Lama, fantasises about doing yoga and tries to fit in a spot of mindfulness between explaining Google to her dad and grappling with bitchy online feminism. Meshel may not be a beacon of Buddhist zen . . . yet. But as the saying goes, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step. Or a shuffle to the instant coffee at five am. ...Show more

Your Parents are Cool by Ferrari Guilia

$24.95 AUD

Category: Pregnancy and Parenting

How to Stay Human in a F*cked-Up World: Mindfulness Practices for Real Life by Tim Desmond

$27.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction

How can we be more mindful when the world is this f∗cked up How to Stay Human in a F∗cked Up World is the fresh, engaging answer to this important question. If you've tried mindfulness before and failed, we get it. Likely you were told to sit on a pillow in a dark room, meditate, or count your breaths. But mindfulness isn't about separating ourselves from the problems in the world. Instead, it is about re-learning how to get out there, connect with the suffering of every living being and in so doing, embrace your own personal suffering to heal, transform, grow, and finally find peace. Tim Desmond-an esteemed Buddhist philosopher who has lectured on psychology at both Harvard and Yale and studied under Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh-has spent his life cultivating new ways to bridge the gap between the ancient tradition of mindfulness and modern life. With How to Stay Human in a F∗cked Up World Desmond gets right to the heart of our collective pain with a life-changing mindfulness practice for surviving the sometimes-miserable world we live in, featuring strategies and guidance you can start using to feel more connected, joyful, and present today. ...Show more

2040: A Household Handbook for the Regeneration by Damon Gameau

$34.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction

'You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.' Buckminster Fuller Like most of us, Damon Gameau has spent most of his adult years overwhelmed into inaction by the problem of climate change and its devastating ef fects on the planet. But when Damon became a father, he knew he couldn't continue to look away. So he decided to do what he does best, and tell a story. And the story became an imagining of what the world could look like in 2040, if we all decided to start doing things differently, right now. The result is the era-defining documentary 2040 - a meticulously researched plea for the adoption of community-building, energy-generating, forest-renewing, ocean-replenishing measures that science tells us will reset our planet's health, drive our economies and improve lives across the globe. 2040: A Household Handbook for the Regeneration shows us how we can stitch this magnificent vision into everyday life by engaging in activities such as cooking, shopping, gardening, sharing, working and teaching our kids. It shows us that climate change is a practical problem that can be tackled by each of us, one small step at a time, and that we can make a genuine difference - if we know what to do. Brimming with practical wisdom and even 50 delicious recipes, 2040: A Household Handbook for the Regeneration empowers you to become the change you want to see in the world. ...Show more

Kochie's 11-Step Money Plan by David Koch

$29.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle

Kochie has spent years writing about money and talking to Australians from all walks of life about pretty much everything.He knows how we think. He knows that most of us worry about sorting our finances, but few of us do it well, if at all. He knows that we avoid the task for many reasons, but not least because we can't get the right advice; it is either unnecessarily complex, unrealistically simplistic or just not pertinent to our particular time of life. So David Koch has written a book that is not too hard, not too easy and tailored for the group that needs it most: high expense families on average incomes.Kochie shows listeners how to: Earn more; Cut expenses; Invest wisely; Make the most of tax benefits; Take control when dealing with the bank/super fund/insurance company; Sort the purchase of the family home or investment property, and; Create a system that will allow the average punter to nail their life admin in under 10 minutes a day. Best of all Kochie shows us how the right amount and type of money management will help better fund the things we love doing and allow us to better enjoy stress-free relationships with those we love. ...Show more

Stop Being Reasonable by Eleanor Gordon-Smith

$27.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction

What if you're not who you think you are?  What if you don't really know the people closest to you?  And what if your most deeply-held beliefs turn out to be...wrong?  In Stop Being Reasonable,philosopher Eleanor Gordon-Smith tells gripping true stories that show the limits of human reason. Susie realises her husband harbours a terrible secret, Dylan leaves the cult he's been raised in since birth, after impersonating someone else for a month on reality TV, Alex discovers he can no longer return to his former identity, all of them radically altering their beliefs about the things that matter most. What makes them change course? What does this say about our own beliefs? And, in an increasingly divided world, what does it teach us about how we might change the minds of others?  Inspiring, perceptive and fullof moving stories, Stop Being Reasonable isan illuminating exploration of the place where philosophy and real life meet. ...Show more

What Dementia Teaches Us about Love by Nicci Gerrard

$35.00 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle

Dementia is an unmaking, a de-creation - an apocalypse of meaning. Since my father's slow-motion dying, and his actual death in November 2014, I have been much preoccupied with dementia: by those who have it, by those who look after them, by the hospital wards whose beds are occupied by those in advance d stages of this self-loss, by the way society denies it, by the science of it, the art and literature about it, the philosophy, by what it means to be human, to have an identity. What is it to be oneself, and what is it to lose one's self. Who are we when we are not ourselves, and where do we go? This is a book about dementia - not a personal account, but an exploration, structured around this radically-slowed death. Full of people's stories, both sad and optimistic, it is a journey into the dusk and then the darkness - and then out on to the other side, where, once someone is dead, a life can be seen whole again. ...Show more

Practical Self Sufficiency by DK Australia

$39.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle

Practical Self Sufficiency is a wonderfully useful and accessible book that contains something for absolutely everyone. This fully updated guide, now in a paperback edition, offers clear step-by-step information in classic DK style and offers a greater focus on the issues surrounding sustainable living for people in urbanised parts of Australia. You will find practical advice on reducing your carbon footprint; growing and using your own fruit and vegetables; keeping chickens and other animals; community gardening, design options for energy saving and retrofitting, and doing more with less. With authoritative advice, step-by-step guidance and fascinating illustrations, Practical Self Sufficiency will help you make simple changes that can have a major impact on your life and reduce your impact on the planet. ...Show more

Conquering Fat Logic: Rethinking What We Know about Diets by Nadja Herman

$32.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle | Reading Level: 5 Cooking

Why do diets fail? Is it due to genetic disposition? A sluggish metabolism? An underactive thyroid?After years of going on failed diets, Dr Nadja Hermann, a nutritionist and behavioural psychologist, weighed 150 kg at 30 years of age. Over the years, she had read and heard hundreds of reasons why diets simply wouldn't work for her. But when her weight started to affect her health profoundly, she took a hard look at the science, and realised that most of what she believed about diets was a myth. Moreover, she realised that logical fallacies were preventing her from losing weight.Throwing all these pieces of 'Fat Logic? overboard was what finally helped the author achieve a healthy weight. One and a half years later, she weighed 65 kg. Now, using humour, the know-how she?s acquired, and a pinch of science, Hermann clears up widespread lies about diet and weight loss, and shows how it is possible to attain a healthy weight. ...Show more

Be Calm Be Your Best Self Every Day by TEEN BREATHE

$24.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle

Be Calm is a guide for teenagers to help them learn to be more peaceful and free from worry, and to remain cool in times of stress. It includes various strategies, from yoga and meditation exercises to learning how to manage strong emotions, from revising effectively to calmly expressing your point of v iew, and from stargazing to creating a DIY retreat. With supportive, unpatronising and gender-neutral editorial, the Be You series offers conceptual and delicate illustrations that invite readers to reflect on the many changes and challenges affecting them. Most importantly, it celebrates individuality, boosting self-esteem. This innovative approach, informative and engaging, makes these books an empowering tool that will be welcomed by teenagers, and praised by parents and teachers alike. AUTHOR: The Teen Breathe series of books is written by the team behind the bestselling magazines, Breathe and Teen Breathe, and experts from various fields, such as education and wellbeing. ...Show more

Jog On by Bella Mackie

$27.99 AUD

Category: Health and Lifestyle

'Bella's brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety. A compassionate and important book' Joe Lycett 'Brutally honest and insightful' Jimmy Anderson 'A very relatable book' Philippa Perry Divorced and struggling with deep-rooted menta l health problems, Bella Mackie ended her twenties in tears. She could barely find the strength to get off the sofa, let alone piece her life back together. Until one day she did something she had never done of her own free will - she pulled on a pair of trainers and went for a run. That first attempt didn't last very long. But to her surprise, she was back out there the next day. And the day after that. She began to set herself achievable goals - to run 5k in under 30 minutes, to walk to work every day for a week, to attempt 10 push-ups in a row. Before she knew it, her mood was lifting for the first time in years. In Jog On, Bella explains with hilarious and unfiltered honesty how she used running to battle crippling anxiety and depression, without having to sacrifice her main loves: booze, cigarettes and ice cream. With the help of a supporting cast of doctors, psychologists, sportspeople and friends, she shares a wealth of inspirational stories, research and tips that show how exercise often can be the best medicine. This funny, moving and motivational book will encourage you to say 'jog on' to your problems and get your life back on track - no matter how small those first steps may be. ...Show more