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A Practical Course in Personal Magnetism by Wellcome Collection
$16.99 AUD
Category: GIFT & HUMOUR | Series: Wellcome
Finally, the secrets of natural magnetism made plain, in the 19th Century's delightful prelude to How to Win Friends and Influence People "You are not the weak, downtrodden creature you have so long considered yourself, but a glorified, radiant, happy being!" Drawn from the long-forgotten self-help best ...Show more
Being Mortal - Illness Medicine & What by Atul Gawande
$27.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Series: Wellcome | Reading Level: very good
Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing homes, preoccupied with safet ...Show more
Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
$24.99 AUD
Category: Social Thought | Series: Wellcome Collection Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mort ...Show more
Book of Human Emotions by Tiffany Watt Smith
$22.99 AUD
Category: Brain & Neuroscience | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if this makes you feel uneasy, suspicious and maybe even a little bereft, The Book of Human Emotions is for you. From anger to wanderlust, each entertaining and informative alphabetical entry reveals the surprising connections and fascinati ...Show more
Book of Human Emotions: An Encyclopaedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust by Tiffany Watt-Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: GIFT & HUMOUR | Series: Wellcome
Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if this makes you feel uneasy, suspicious and maybe even a little bereft, The Book of Human Emotions is for you. From anger to wanderlust, each entertaining and informative alphabetical entry reveals the surprising connections and fascinati ...Show more
Breaking and Mending by Joanna Cannon
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography | Series: Wellcome Collection
'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse'I tore through Breaking and Mending... frank, emotional and compassionate' David Nicholls 'Powerful and moving' Nina Stibbe'Deeply moving and thought-provoking' Nathan Filer'Powerful, shocking and intimate' John Boyne"A few years ago, I fou ...Show more
Chasing the Sun: How the Science ... by Linda Geddes
$29.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences | Series: Wellcome Ser.
The full story of how our relationship with the sun shapes our health, productivity and moodOur ancestors constructed vast monuments like Stonehenge and Pyramids of Egypt and Central America to keep track of the sun and celebrate the annual cycle of death and rebirth. The returning sun heralds new begin ...Show more
Eat Me: A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism (HB) by Bill Schutt
$32.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Wellcome
Cannibalism. It's the last, greatest taboo: the stuff of urban legends and ancient myths, airline crashes and Captain Cook. But while we might get a thrill at the thought of the black widow spider's gruesome mating habits or the tragic fate of the nineteenth-century Donner Party pioneers, today cannibal ...Show more
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid
$22.99 AUD
Category: True Crime | Series: Wellcome Collection
The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died - and who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help justice to be done using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene or the faintest of h ...Show more
In Therapy: The Unfolding Story by Susie Orbach
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Category: Personal Development | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Worldwide, an increasingly diverse and growing number of people are seeking therapy. We go to address past traumas, to break patterns of behaviour, to confront eating disorders or addiction, to talk about relationships, or simply because we want to find out more about ourselves. Susie Orbach has been a ...Show more
Michael Rosen's Book of Play: Why Play Really Matters by Michael Rosen; Francesca Barrie (Editor); Charlotte Trounce (Illustrator); Kirty Topiwala (Editor)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Parenting | Series: Wellcome Collection | Reading Level: 6.5 Wellbeing
Today, we don't get nearly enough play in our lives. At school, kids are drilled on exams, while at home we're all glued to our phones and screens. Former children's laureate and bestselling author, Michael Rosen, is here to show us how to put this right - and why it matters so much for creativity, resi ...Show more
Notes on Blindness An Experience of Blindness by John Hull
$22.99 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Wellcome
'It's a gift. Not a gift I want, but it is a gift' Days before the birth of his first son, writer and academic John M. Hull started to go blind. He would lose his sight entirely, plunged into darkness, unable to distinguish any sense of light or shadow. Isolated and claustrophobic, he sank into a deep d ...Show more