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Live Like A Philosopher: What the Ancient Greeks and Romans Can Teach
A wide-ranging philosophical and practical guide to incorporating the wisdom of ancient philosophers into daily modern life. How can I live a good life? Who do I want to become?...
The Book of Delights: The life-affirming New York Times bestseller
'Pure balm for your soul. Savor one at a time every morning, this summer, or wolf them all down en masse on a gorgeous sunny day.' CELESTE NG, author of...
What Makes Us Human?: 130 answers to the big question
A dazzling insight into what gives meaning to our life and to us as a species. What makes us human? From Carlo Rovelli on the particles of dust that make...
Motherland: A Journey through 500,000 Years of African Culture and
'A wonderful debut by a talented and exciting young historian' Peter Frankopan ' Simultaneously capacious and personal...a masterful achievement ' Tom Holland 'Elegant and powerful, Pepera's magnificent book elevates our...
The Last Lecture: Lessons in Living - the international bestseller
'A phenomenon' SUNDAY TIMES A lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture'. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them:...
Embracing Hope: On Freedom, Responsibility & the Meaning of Life
Never before published collection on finding fulfilment and purpose from the multi-million-copy bestselling author Viktor Frankl. 'Viktor Frankl gives us the gift of looking at everything in life as an...
Emerson, the Stoics, and Me: Timeless Wisdom for Living an Authentic
"This is a beautiful book, full of ideas that could help restore America's genius for freedom and promise." -Thomas Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Care of the Soul...
The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam
$40.00 AUD
Author: Omar KhayyamBinding: HardbackPublished: Walter J. Black, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: dust cover chipped, torn and worn; inscribed on inside cover...
The Moral Arc: How science and reason lead humanity toward truth,
From Galileo and Newton to Thomas Hobbes and Martin Luther King, Jr., thinkers throughout history have consciously employed scientific techniques to better understand the non-physical world. The Age of Reason...
Ethics, Law and Military Operations
Public anger at perceived ethical and legal failures in recent wars has reinforced the importance of understanding military ethics. Ethics, Law and Military Operations is one of the first texts...
Life— How Did It Get Here? By Evolution Or By Creation?
$12.00 AUD
Author: Watch Tower Bible and Tract SocietyBinding: HardbackPublished: Watchtower, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUnknown
Illuminating The Path To Enlightenment
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Author: Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Of TibetBinding: PaperbackPublished: Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2002Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIlluminating...
Polar Exploration
$20.00 AUD
Author: Andrew CroftBinding: HardbackPublished: Adam & Charles Black, London, 1947Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: wear, marks and...
Running with the Pack: Thoughts From the Road on Meaning and Mortality
'Most of the serious thinking I have done over the past twenty years has been done while running.' Mark Rowlands has run for most of his life. He has also...
John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand
Now in paperback, Richard Reeves' beautifully written book is the definitive life of one of the heroic giants of Victorian England and the first biography for general readers since 1954:...
Rage Inside the Machine: The Prejudice of Algorithms, and How to Stop
Shortlisted for the 2020 Business Book Awards We live in a world increasingly ruled by technology; we seem as governed by technology as we do by laws and regulations. Frighteningly...
Titi Lvcreti Cari De Rervm Natvra Libri Sex. Volumes II & III
$140.00 AUD
Author: Cyril BaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: OXFORD: AT THE CLARENDON PRESS, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis classical Latin poetry set presents Lucretius’ philosophical...
The Sleepwalkers: A History Of Man's Changing Vision Of The Universe
$45.00 AUD
Author: Arthur KoestlerBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON OF LONDON, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerArthur Koestler's The Sleepwalkers: A History Of Man's...
Accomplishment
$12.00 AUD
The book titled Accomplishment by the author Peter Thomson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Background To: The Long Search
$15.00 AUD
Author: Ninian SmartBinding: HardbackPublished: BBC, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis insightful work presents a comprehensive overview of the world's major religions, offering readers a profound understanding of...
The Ascent Of Man
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Author: J. BronowskiBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous owner-
The Ascent Of Science
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Author: Brian L. SilverBinding: PaperbackPublished: TSP, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Ascent Of Science by Brian L. Silver presents a compelling...
James And John Stuart Mill: Father And Son In The Nineteenth Century
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Author: Bruce MazlishBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson of London, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBruce Mazlish's James And John Stuart Mill: Father And Son In The Nineteenth Century presents a...
Astrology: The Celestial Mirror
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Author: Warren KentonBinding: HardbackPublished: Saracen Books Sydney, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some marks, general wear and minor fraying...
Philosophy with Kids Book 2: Book 2
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The book titled Philosophy with Kids Book 2: Book 2 by the author de Haan & McCutcheon MacColl. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...
Philosophy with Kids Book 1: Book 1
The book titled Philosophy with Kids Book 1: Book 1 by the author de Haan & McCutcheon MacColl. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...
Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers
The book titled Philosophy: 100 Essential Thinkers by the author Philip Stokes. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Sartre: A Life
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Author: Annie Cohen-SolalBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: some wear and marks to cloth cover; some tanning...
A Creed For The Third Millennium
$15.00 AUD
Author: Colleen McculloughBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA compelling work of speculative fiction, A Creed For The Third Millennium chronicles a world grappling with profound spiritual...
The Boy And The Brothers
$40.00 AUD
Author: Swami Omananda PuriBinding: HardbackPublished: GOLLANCZ, 1959Condition:Book: PoorJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: signifiant wear, tanning and foxing to cloth cover; significant mildew staining on spine; significant mildew...
Man, Time, And World: Two Contributions To Anthropological Psychology
$55.00 AUD
Author: Erwin StrausBinding: HardbackPublished: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis profound academic work, Man, Time, And World: Two Contributions To Anthropological Psychology, presents...
Romulus, My Father (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Author: Raimond GaitaBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Text Publishing, 2008Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis moving memoir chronicles the extraordinary life of an immigrant father, Romulus, as seen through the eyes...
The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing
'Caloric restriction is one of the scientifically best-established ways to enhance longevity. A fascinating deep dive into the science and history of fasting.' - Steven M. Lipkin, MD, PhD; director,...
Puzzled People: A Study In Popular Attitudes To Religion, Ethics, Progress And Politics In A London Borough
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Author: Mass-ObservationBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: word written on backThis compelling sociological examination presents a meticulous study of popular sentiment regarding...
Conversations About the End of Time
How has the Western world responded in the past to repeated claims that the end of the world is nigh? How do different religions understand what is ment by the...
Stranger in a Strange Land: Searching for Gershom Scholem and
Gershom Scholem, the great humanist thinker and founder of modern Kabbalah, is all but forgotten today. But here, in a biography as daring and inquisitive as its subject, George Prochnik...
Right and Wrong: How to decide for yourself, make wiser moral choices
In modern Western societies we are presented with a huge array of choices and encouraged to believe that having the freedom to choose sets us on the path to happiness....
Nietzsche's Jewish Problem: Between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Judaism
For more than a century, Nietzsche's views about Jews and Judaism have been subject to countless polemics. The Nazis infamously fashioned the philosopher as their anti-Semitic precursor, while in the...
Notebooks
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Author: B.F. SkinnerBinding: HardbackPublished: PRENTICE HALL, INC., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: small chips on the jackets front left hand cornerPrivate reflections...
Jumpers
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Author: Tom StoppardBinding: PaperbackPublished: FaberCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis philosophical comedy, Jumpers, presents a world where logic and ethics are turned...
We Are Family
$35.00 AUD
Author: Patricia PiccininiBinding: PaperbackPublished: Australia Council, 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art volume presents the evocative work of a renowned...
Heidegger in Russia and Eastern Europe
Heidegger's influence in the twentieth century probably outstrips that of any other philosopher, at least in the so-called Continental tradition. The 'revolution' Heidegger brought about with his compelling readings of...
Uncivilised: A science historian explores ten founding ideas of
'Witty and accessible' ANGELA SAINI 'A vital piece of work' ROMA AGRAWAL 'Stunning' DAN HICKS Knowledge is power. Time is money. Justice is blind. Western civilisation is a powerful brand,...
The Rainbow Serpent: Bridge To Consciousness
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Author: Robert L. GardnerBinding: PaperbackPublished: INNER CITY BOOKS, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Rainbow Serpent: Bridge To Consciousness by Robert L....
The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard
Sick of striving? Giving up on grit? Had enough of hustle culture? Daunted by the 10,000-hour rule? Relax: As the French know, it's the best way to be better at...
With A Great Master In India
$40.00 AUD
Author: Julian P. Johnson, M.A., M.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: RADHA SWAMI SAT SANG, BEAS, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerWith A Great Master In India presents an intimate...
A Scholastic Miscellany: Anselm To Ockham. Volume X
$25.00 AUD
Author: Eugene R. FairweatherBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press Ltd, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsUnknown
The Fixed Period
$25.00 AUD
Author: Anthony TrollopeBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. This compelling work of speculative fiction transports readers to a future society...