Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind by Frank Tallis
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideas Some cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and they bur ...Show more
The Wandering Mind - What Medieval Monks Tell Us about Distraction by Jamie Kreiner
$31.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We fantasize about escaping our screens. We dream of recapturing the quiet of a world with less noise. We imagine retreating into solitude ...Show more
Maktub by Paulo Coelho
$32.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
An essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist, filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery. From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the human condition. Gathered from Paulo Coelho's daily column ...Show more
Navigating the Stars - Maori Creation Myths by Witi Ihimaera
$45.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Reading Level: very good
From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament, Hine-titama ...Show more
Heresy: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey
$36.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
'In the beginning was the Word,' says the Gospel of John. This sentence - and the words of all four gospels - is central to the teachings of the Christian church and has shaped Western art, literature and language, and the Western mind.Yet in the years after the death of Christ there was not merely one ...Show more
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching - A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way by Ursula K. Le Guin
$27.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin's unique take on Taoist philosophy's founding classic. Reflecting more than forty years of ...Show more
Plato (The Great Philosophers) by Bernard Williams
$14.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Without the work of Plato, western thought is, quite literally, unthinkable. No single influence has been greater, in every age and in every philo ...Show more
Voltaire (The Great Philosophers) by John Gray
$14.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Great Philosophers Ser.
'Judge a man by his questions, rather than by his answers.' VoltaireVoltaire was one of the first philosophers to be commercially successful internationally. Famous for his strong views on the importance of civil liberties, he was equally renowned for his wit. A prolific letter writer, he was also the a ...Show more
Aristotle (The Great Philosophers) by Kenneth Mcleish
$14.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: The\Great Philosophers Ser.
'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' Aristotle'Knowing yourself is the mark of all wisdom''You will never do anything in this world without courage'Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers that has ever lived. Taught by Plato, he was the first genuine scientist i ...Show more
The Buddhist and the Ethicist: Conversations on Effective Altruism, Engaged Buddhism, and How to Build a Better World by Chao-Hwei Shih
$36.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Eastern spirituality and utilitarian philosophy meet in these unique dialogues between a Buddhist monastic and a moral philosopher on such issues as animal welfare, gender equality, the death penalty and more. An unlikely duo-Professor Peter Singer, a preeminent Australian philosopher and professor of b ...Show more
How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chodron
$37.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Discover newfound freedom in life's ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Ch dr n, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart_x200B_. New in paperback! x200Bx200B As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment-the end of ...Show more
On Purpose: Ten lessons on the meaning of life by Ben Hutchinson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Ten brief essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives. How do we live successfully?How do we live fully?Identifying the meaning of life and where we are heading preoccupies all of us at some stage or another. Who better to help us articu ...Show more