Awareness by Anthony De Mello; J. Francis Stroud (Editor)
$37.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
"This is your wake-up call You may not have even realized you were sleep-walking. Most of us are most of the time. Awareness is an eye-opener. It's Anthony de Mello telling you gently but firmly, 'It's time to get up now.'" --Charles Osgood of "CBS Sunday Morning" and "The Osgood File" "Awareness wi ...Show more
Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris by A. J. Liebling
$30.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
While on a year of study in Paris in 1927, Liebling acquired the friendship and tutelage of Yves Mirande, 'one of the last great gastronomes of France', beginning a joyous apprenticeship in the fine art of eating. Told with gluttonous joie de vivre, Between Meals expounds on the delights and pitfalls of ...Show more
Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How it Changes Us by Brian Klaas
$27.99 NZD
Category: Social commentary
'Illuminating . . . reveals why some people and systems are more likely to be corrupted by power than others' - Adam Grant'Passionate, insightful, and occasionally jaw-dropping . . . Corruptible sets out the story of the intoxicating lure of power-and how it has shaped the modern world' - Peter Frankopa ...Show more
Discipline Is Destiny - The Power of Self-Control by Ryan Holiday
$27.99 NZD
Category: Social commentary
A New York Times bestseller from the unstoppable Stoic sensation Ryan Holiday
Futureproof - 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation by Kevin Roose
$28.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
"A concise, insightful and sophisticated guide to maintaining humane values in an age of new machines."--The New York Times Book Review "While we need to rewrite the rules of the twenty-first-century economy, Kevin's book is a great look at how people can do this on a personal level to always put hu ...Show more
Girls Rule: 50 Women Who Changed the World by Danielle Brown
$30.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
Girls Rule presents the inspirational biographical stories of 50 incredible women from around the globe. From fierce pirate leaders, warrior queens and spies, to pioneering mountaineers, conservationists and scientists, Girls Rule explores 50 phenomenal females whose accomplishments have left a lasting ...Show more
Going Mainstream: How extremists are taking over by Julia Ebner
$40.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
The internationally bestselling author of Going Dark: the secret social lives of extremists (A Telegraph Book of the Year) returns to explore why radical ideas are increasingly infiltrating politics, popular culture and our everyday lives. Incels. Anti Vaxxers. Conspiracy theorists. Neo-Nazis. Once, th ...Show more
Hidden Games - The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behaviour by Moshe Hoffman; Erez Yoeli
$27.99 NZD
Category: Social commentary
'Packed with fresh and clear insights that will change the way you think about the world' Uri Gneezy 'One of those books that you pick up and then can't put down' Steve Stewart-Williams 'This is a book I will come back to again and again' Nichola Raihani How game theory - the ultimate theory of ratio ...Show more
How They Broke Britain by James O'Brien
$65.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
James O'Brien - prize-winning, bestselling author, radio and podcast sensation, twitter phenomenon - returns with a major political book about the dark forces and figures who have broken Britain. THE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY. 'An exceptional broadcaster' - G ...Show more
How to Deal with Angry People: 10 Strategies for Facing Anger at Home, at Work and in the Street by Dr Ryan Martin
$35.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
Ryan Martin, aka Tiktok's "The Anger Professor" (162k followers), offers 10 highly effective, research-based strategies for coping with the anger you have to face, whether at home, at work, on the street or online. Whether the confrontations are taking place at home, at work or online, the emotional to ...Show more
How to Talk to Anyone by Leil Lowndes
$24.99 NZD
Category: Social commentary
This volume is about relationships, body language and how we relate to each other. It contains strategies for love and business which include: charming body language and gestures - the exclusive smile, eyes glued to the other person, "come hither" hands with palms open etc; never leave home without the ...Show more
How to Think Like a Philosopher: Essential Principles for Clearer Thinking by Julian Baggini
$33.00 NZD
Category: Social commentary
The key principles for a more humane and balanced approach to thinking, to politics and to life, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How the World Thinks. Pay attention.As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with real w ...Show more