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Stoic Wisdom: Quotes, Affirmation, and Inspiration for a Well-Lived
Reflect on timeless wisdom that's as meaningful today as it was thousands of years ago. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." This...
The Mind of God: Scientific Basis for a Rational World
$12.00 AUD
Complementing his metaphysical exploration of the meaning and origin of life in "God and The New Physics", physicist Paul Davies further investigates theological and scientific explanations for the creation of...
The Conquest of Happiness
The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell's recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. Leading the reader step by step...
Medicine, Patients and the Law
With the growing awareness among patients of their rights, the issue of medical ethics and its relationship with the law is much in debate. This book looks at the obligations,...
Theories Of Everything: The Quest for Ultimate Explanation
'Its scope is, appropriately, vast' Nature The Holy Grail of modern scientists is 'The Theory of Everything', which will contain all that can be known about the Universe - the...
Behind The Mirror: A Search For A Natural History Of Human Knowledge
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing page edgesThis seminal work of ethology and...
Buddhism: The Way Of Buddhism: Its Ideals And Philosophy, Its Religious And Moral Principles And Practices, Its Implications In The Political, Social And Cultural Life Of Its Followers
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Protective covering DJ This comprehensive volume, Buddhism: The Way Of Buddhism: Its Ideals And Philosophy, Its Religious...
It's Like This: 108 Dhamma Similes
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis profound spiritual guide, It's Like This, presents the timeless wisdom of the Thai...
The Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? 40 Days Of Purpose Campaign Edition
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? presents a profound...
Winning With Wisdom: A Guide To Making Wiser Decisions
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful non-fiction work, Winning With Wisdom: A Guide To Making Wiser Decisions, presents...
The Mechanism Of Mind
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEdward De Bono's The Mechanism Of Mind presents a groundbreaking perspective on...
The Earth And Its Cycles: A Comparison Between The Results Of Modern Geological And Archeological Research And The Statements Of The Secret Doctrine
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Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThe Earth And Its Cycles presents a comprehensive overview of our...
The Ascent Of Man
$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis seminal work, The Ascent Of Man, presents a sweeping intellectual history of humanity, tracing the development of scientific thought and...
Stop Chasing Happiness: A pessimist's guide to a good life
The secret to happiness? Stop trying to find it - it's not all it's cracked up to be. Finding happiness is less about learning new tricks and more about unlearning...
How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy
How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing and eating food around the world - from the...
Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, Revised and Expanded: How the
An engaging, motivational read, the revised edition of this one-of-a-kind book will appeal to readers of the author's weekly column, Web site, and his earlier books as well as anyone...
Moral Learning And Development: Theory And Research
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Some creasing on spine. This scholarly work, Moral Learning And Development: Theory And...
Man And Nature In The Renaissance
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work, Man And Nature In The Renaissance, presents a comprehensive...
The Appearance Of Man
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThe Appearance of Man presents a profound synthesis of scientific inquiry and spiritual contemplation, charting the evolutionary journey...
Thai Buddhism In The Buddhist World
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThai Buddhism In The Buddhist World presents a comprehensive analysis of the Theravada tradition...
Life Is Real Only Then, When "I Am": All And Everything/Third Series
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Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markings'Life Is Real Only Then, When I Am: All And Everything/Third Series presents a profound examination...
The Demonstration Of Gentleness: Ju-No-Kata
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Binding slightly shaky. Some foxing on prelims. Otherwise internally...
How the World Eats: A Global Food Philosophy
How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing and eating food around the world - from the...
Moses Mendelssohn's Hebrew Writings
German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) was one of the most influential thinkers of the Enlightenment. Until now, attention was focused on Mendelssohn's German works-such as his groundbreaking Jerusalem- which...
Children Of The Alley
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA profound allegorical novel, Children Of The Alley chronicles the spiritual and social evolution...
Distinction: A Social Critique Of The Judgement Of Taste
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis seminal work of sociology, Distinction: A Social Critique Of The Judgement Of Taste,...
The Affable Enemy (SIGNED)
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Worn boards. Worn DJ with surface wear. Clean and bright copy. Wallace E. Fisher's The Christian Agony...
Colin Wilson: The Man and His Mind
Offers an intelligent and critical evaluation of the many disciplines through which Wilson's philosophy has been expressed. Thought-provoking.
The Betterment Of Man: A Rational History Of Western Civilization
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markings'The Betterment Of Man: A Rational History Of Western Civilization presents a comprehensive account of the...
Astronomy And The Imagination: A New Approach To Man's Experience Of The Stars
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work, Astronomy And The Imagination: A New Approach To Man's Experience Of The Stars, chronicles humanity's enduring...
Poetry & Mysticism
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Reading copy with markingsColin Wilson's Poetry And Mysticism presents a compelling argument for the profound...
The Open Conspiracy: Blue Prints For A World Revolution
$120.00 AUD
Edition: First Edition. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn, marked boards feature a faded...
T'Ai Chi Ch'Uan: Body & Mind In Harmony; An Ancient Chinese Way Of Exercise To Achieve Health & Tranquility
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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover. This insightful guide, Body & Mind In Harmony: T'Ai Chi...
The Will to Meaning: Finding Purpose in Life
'Even the tragic and negative aspects of life, such as unavoidable suffering, can be turned into a human achievement by the attitude which a man adopts toward his predicament... to...
A Brief History of Equality
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Public Books Best Book of the Year "A profound and optimistic call to action and reflection. For Piketty, the arc of...
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can't Think the Way
"If you want to know about AI, read this book It shows how a supposedly futuristic reverence for Artificial Intelligence retards progress when it denigrates our most irreplaceable resource for...
All Things Are Full of Gods: The Mysteries of Mind and Life
A world-renowned philosopher's genre-defying exploration of the mystery of consciousness "[A] masterpiece. . . . The most thorough and rigorous account of the nature of reality to be published in...
A Little History of Philosophy
A lucid guide to humankind's greatest thinkers, from Aristotle to Peter Singer "A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so...
The Sealed Envelope: Toward an Intelligent Utopia
An award-winning author argues for the necessity of cultural critics and intellectuals to American democracy This incisive collection of essays investigates the moral imagination of modernism and our intellectual and...
Ancient Wisdom for Polarized Times: Why Humanity Needs Herodotus, the
How the wisdom of Herodotus can fortify us against political falsehoods and violent extremism Nearly 2,500 years ago, the Greek writer Herodotus introduced the concept of objective truth derived from...
Empathy in Politics and Leadership: The Key to Transforming Our World
A timely account of empathy, politics, and leadership, showing how greater understanding and connection can foster trust, community, and innovation Empathy has become a cliche of contemporary politics, often espoused...
The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order
An eloquent call to draw on the lessons of the past to address current threats to international order The ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensibility into their culture. By looking...
The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities
A renowned scholar argues that liberal hegemony-the policy America has pursued since the Cold War ended-is doomed to fail Named a Financial Times Best Book of 2018 "Idealists as well...
Why Liberalism Failed
Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? " Why Liberalism Failed offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel, issues that liberal...
Why Marx Was Right
One of the foremost Marxist critics of his generation forcefully argues against Marx's irrelevancy "Reading a book by Terry Eagleton is like watching fireworks."-Dennis O'Brien, Christian Century "[Eagleton is] a...
What'S it All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
'You're T.S. Eliot,' said a taxi driver to the famous poet as he stepped into his cab. Eliot asked him how he knew. 'Ah, I've got an eye for a...
Earth Honouring: The New Male Sexuality
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageEarth Honouring: The New Male Sexuality presents a profound re-evaluation of masculinity, arguing for...
How to be a conservative
What does it mean to be a conservative in an age so sceptical of conservatism? How can we live in the presence of our 'canonized forefathers' at a time when...