Category: Psychology
We are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done. Why does it feel like we're distracting our lives away? In Indistractable, behavioural designer Nir Eyal shows what life could look like if you followed through on your intentions. In ...Show more
Category: Psychology
In this comprehensive volume, which brings together the best of Weekes' advice and self-help techniques, people can learn how to treat themselves through practical advice.
Category: Psychology
As a therapist, Lori knows a lot about pain, about the ways in which pain is tied to loss, and how change and loss travel together. She know how affirming it feels to blame the outside world for her frustrations, to deny ownership of whatever role she might have in the existential play called My Incredi ...Show more
Category: Psychology
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The five laws that confirm our worst fears- stupid people can and do rule the world. Since time immemorial, a powerful dark force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness. It is more powerful than the Mafia or the military. It has global catastrophic effects ...Show more
Category: Psychology
For millennia exploration has been central to man's quest for meaning and knowledge. For when we set our sights on the horizons, we bring everything us around into focus. Erling Kagge was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's poles by foot - the North, the South and the summit of Everest. ...Show more
Category: Psychology
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensations The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Get Your Sh*t Together, You Do You, and Calm the F**k Down. How to stop saying yes when you can't, you shouldn't, or you just don't want to With 2 millio ...Show more
Category: Psychology
We've all had days when if we didn't laugh, we'd cry. Whether it's a domestic drama, career cockup or just a run-of-the-mill disaster, we've all been there - no matter who we are. In this hilarious and moving collection, well-known Australians from all walks of life share their stories as a kind of mass ...Show more
Category: Psychology
What if the best was yet to come? Recent studies show that our happiness levels peak at age 82, and that our decision-making skills improve as we age. As more of us live past the age of 80, in this ground-breaking book, Dr Daniel Levitin uses cutting-edge research from neuroscience and psychology to dem ...Show more
Category: Psychology
Drawing on brand new research, this is an examination of rest and why it matters from Radio 4's voice of psychology.
Category: Psychology
With playful wit, worldly advice and savvy observation, the bestselling authors of How to Be Parisian tackle the Parisian art of growing up. Caroline de Maigret and Sophie Mas are back to amuse you, saying what you don't expect to hear, just the way you want to hear it. But this time they reveal how the ...Show more
Category: Psychology
Gloria Steinem's most powerful and pithy quotes, with reflections and an introduction by the feminist icon herself, in a stunningly illustrated collection. For decades people from around the world have found inspiration, guidance, humour and recognition in Gloria Steinem's words. Since her early days as ...Show more
Category: Psychology
At the office of Safe Steps, Victoria's dedicated 24/7 family violence response call centre, phone counsellors receive a call every three minutes. Many women are repeat callers- on average, they will go back to an abusive partner eight times before leaving for good. 'You must get so frustrated when you ...Show more
