Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Story [Thorsons Classics edition] by RICHARD BACH
25.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The complete edition of a timeless classic, includes the recently rediscovered Part Four and 'Last Words' by Richard Bach.Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the most celebrated inspirational fable of our time, tells the story of a bird determined to be more than ordinary. 'Most gulls don't bother to learn mor ...Show more
How to Deal With Idiots (and Stop Being One Yourself) by Maxime Rovere
25.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
From unshakeable Fools to mean-spirited Jerks, a new enquiry into humanity's greatest scourge: Idiots. In which we discover: Where idiots come from, and why it's never a good idea to take the moral high ground with one; A fail-safe strategy for surviving family meals and navigating infuriating instituti ...Show more
For the Good of the World: Is a Universal Ethics Possible? by A. C. Grayling
25.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
A lucid and inspiring consideration of the challenges we and our world now face, and a proposal for a way to avoid disaster. 'A must read' Gordon Brown 'A truly excellent book' Sir David King The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling's view, are climate change, t ...Show more
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 40th Anniversary Edition by Robert Pirsig
28.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
A book which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey.
The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan
25.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BLACKWELL'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021. Essential lessons on the world we live in, from one of our greatest young thinkers a guide to what everybody is talking about today' Unparalleled and extraordinary . . . A bracing revivification of a crucial lineage in feminist writing' JIA ...Show more
Meditations (Collins Classics) by Marcus Aurelius
11.00 NZD
Category: Classics | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
Our life is what our thoughts make it The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher, have for centuries been praised for their wisdom, insight and guidance by leaders and great thinkers alike. Never intended for publication, Med ...Show more
The Crystal Bible, Volume 3 by Judy Hall
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Godsfield Bibles Ser.
A spiritual guide to the properties of crystals explores their shapes, colors, and applications in an easy-to-follow format that includes photographic identification, detailed descriptions, and information on the individual properties.
Wolfish: The stories we tell about fear, ferocity and freedom by Erica Berry
37.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
Wolves abound through cultural folklore and through literature - vilified and venerated in equal measure. In Wolfish, Erica Berry examines these depictions, alongside her own research of the wolf for nearly a decade, to get to the heart of what our stories about the wolf reveal about our relationships w ...Show more
Memento Mori - What the Romans Can Tell Us about Old Age and Death by Peter Jones
28.00 NZD
Category: History | Series: Classic Civilisations
In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated with old age and death that so transfix us today were already dealt with by our ancient ancestors 2,000 years ago. Romans inhabited a world where people, knowi ...Show more
Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions by Sabine Hossenfelder
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a computer simulation? Does the universe think? Physicists are great at complicated research, but they are less good at telling us why it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, theoretica ...Show more
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
30.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy | Reading Level: near fine
One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril.Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed to appreciate progress and the ideals that make it possible?If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking i ...Show more
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy
A comprehensive collection of the most essential versions of The Art of War, the classic Chinese military treatise considered by many as the ultimate strategy guideSun Tzu's Art of War, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict. It is perhaps the m ...Show more