The Men on Magic Carpets: Searching for the Superhuman Sports Star by Ed Hawkins
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
'An absolute gem. Funny, incredible and brilliantly reported, in Ed Hawkins the sports world has its own Jon Ronson.' - Will StorrThe bizarre true story about the cosmic side of sportsEver wondered if the mind tricks used by Luke Skywalker or his Star Wars brethren were real? Ed Hawkins did. A Jedi-wann ...Show more
Out of My Head - On the Trail of Consciousness by Tim Parks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Adventures in cutting-edge ideas about consciousness, from bestselling non-fiction writer Tim Parks.Hardly a day goes by without some discussion about whether computers can be conscious, whether our universe is some kind of simulation, whether mind is a unique quality of human beings or spread out acros ...Show more
Mind of Your Own - Truth About Depression by Kelly Brogan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Depression is one of the UK's leading causes of disability. One in four women in their 40s are prescribed antidepressant drugs BUT depression is a sign of malfunction of the body - not in the brain and it can be treated with simple lifestyle interventions. The UK's mental well-being is in a state of cri ...Show more
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Psychology
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and #1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and What the Dog Saw, offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers - and why they often go wrong. How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a gen ...Show more
The Hypochondriac's Pocket Guide to Horrible Diseases You Probably Already Have by Dennis DiClaudio
$19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Hypochondriacs can now fret appropriately and factually with this pocket guide to more than 40 disgusting, horrible diseases. All entries include symptoms, a diagnosis guide, treatment suggestions, a prognosis, and--if you are not yet infected--prevention tips. Do you suffer from insomnia? Not good...s ...Show more
The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology by Arthur S. Reber
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
"The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology" has become a byword for demystifying the language of this complex subject. Now fully updated for its fourth edition, this wide-ranging and accessible dictionary is invaluable for both students and professionals, and an indispensable guide to all areas of psychology ...Show more
Power of Bad by John Tierney; Roy F. Baumeister
$35.00 AUD
Category: Psychology
Why does a bad impression last longer than a good one? Why does losing money affect us more than gaining it? What makes phobias so hard to shake? The answer is the negativity bias - or in other words, the power of bad. As John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister show, we are wired to react to bad over good. ...Show more
Running With Sherman - The Donkey who Survived Against all Odds and Raced Like a Champion by Christopher McDougall
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Bestselling author of Born to Run rehabilitates a donkey to winning success. When barefoot running guru Christopher McDougall takes in a neglected donkey, his aim is to get Sherman back to reasonable health. But Sherman is ill-tempered, obstinate and uncooperative - and it's clear his poor treatment ha ...Show more
Wayfinding: How We Find – and Lose – our Way by Michael Bond
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
The physical world is infinitely complex, yet most of us are able to find our way around it. We can walk through unfamiliar streets while maintaining a sense of direction, take shortcuts along paths we have never used and remember for many years places we have visited only once. These are remarkable ach ...Show more
Mind the Gap - The Truth about Desire, and How to Futureproof Your Sex Life by Karen Gurney
$32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Did you know that there is an orgasm gap of around 30% between heterosexual couples when they have sex? In Mind The Gap, Dr Karen Gurney, a clinical psychologist and certified psychosexologist, explores not just this gap, but the gaps in our knowledge of so much of the most important new science around ...Show more
Let Me Not Be Mad - A Story of Unravelling Minds by A. K. Benjamin
$19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Let Me Not Be Mad is an immersive, virtuosic and provocative investigation of madness, love and self-destruction that defies categorisation. 'Exhilarating ... dazzling ... a miraculous feat' Guardian 'I have rarely read a more haunting and enthralling account of a descent into madness' Stephen Fry 'Stun ...Show more
Just Don't Be an Assh*le - A Surprisingly Necessary Guide to Being a Good Guy by Kara Kinney Cartwright
$29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
This is the tough love that boys need to hear today: a candid and whipsmart guide to being a good guy in a world full of assh*les. Despite their parents' best efforts, there are times when boys on the cusp of adulthood seem like they were raised by wolves. Or the internet. This anti-assh*le manifesto a ...Show more