A spellbinding look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming.
Are humans the only dreamers on Earth? What goes on in the minds of animals when they sleep? When Animals Dream..
A new edition of Leunig's much loved and best-selling collection of prayers, featuring remastered illustrations and a new introduction. A person kneels before a duck to reflect upon the troubles and j..
A first-aid manual for supporting your teen's mental health, by psychiatrist and comedian Dr Jo Prendergast
When Life Sucks is an essential guide to supporting your teen's mental health. As a paren..
Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Mate's acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link - and the role that stress an..
A momentous look at the private companies driving the revolutionary new space race, from the 3-million copy, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk
A momentous look at the private compani..
'In the wake of the strongest earthquake in Italy for nearly forty years and the many aftershocks that followed, Italians began speaking of the earth beneath our feet as la terra ballerina, the dancin..
A revolutionary approach to parenting from the 'super-teacher', Britain's biggest-selling expert on children's behaviour
Your own behaviour is the only behaviour over which you have absolute cont..
Rob Anderson was a magnet for trouble long before he went to sea at 15. But when he became Captain Rob Anderson, one of the youngest Australian masters ever, it was suddenly his responsibility to keep..
"Highly recommended as a sobering but enlightening account." Richard B. Frank, author of Downfall: The End of the Japanese Empire
In the 44 months between December 1941 and August 1945, the Pacif..
"A wise, welcoming book. Hard-fought and friendly, it provides practical instructions on how to stay centered when our children are suffering."
-Anne Lamott, bestselling author
Move from helple..
How to find tranquillity in your life, from the author of the million-copy internationally-bestselling The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
Every person's life is a journey toward thems..
Pema Chodron reveals the vast potential for happiness, wisdom and courage even in the most painful circumstances. Pema Chodron teaches that there is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right withi..
'A mind-expanding tour of what touch means.' DAVID EAGLEMAN, neuroscientist and author of Incognito and Livewired
Why is a hugged person a healthier person?
Why do high-fiving teams wi..
June 2024 will mark the 60th anniversary of the Beatles historic - and hysterical - visit to Australasia. The importance of the tour remains deeply significant, not only in the memories of baby boomer..
The Independent Best Book for Walkers 2022
Where can a walk take you?
It goes without saying, walking can connect us to our surroundings and free us from our worries. It can raise our heart ra..
'We used our knees and our rifle butts and our blades. For a while we stopped being ordinary blokes and became blood-lusted creatures.'
March, 1941: 40,000 Australian and New Zealand troops are rush..
As a young boy, Raja Shehadeh was entranced by a forbidden Israeli postage stamp in his uncle's album, intrigued by tales of a green land beyond the border.He couldn't have known then what Israel woul..
'I'd wanted to remember why it was we swam in the first place to remember the pleasure of immersing in an element other than air.' Ingrid Horrocks had few aspirations to swimming mastery, but she h..
Newly revised and updated, this classic manifesto is "a foundational text for anyone hoping to understand transgender politics and culture in the U.S. today" (NPR)
*Named as one of 100 Best..
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Let us journey, with beloved physicist Carlo Rovelli, into the heart of a ..
Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo's most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it's a..
In a tour de force of investigative journalism, White Terror tells for the first time the story of the National Socialist Underground in Germany - in an engrossing global story that examines violence,..
This major publication about Maori participation in the First World War is written by NZ's leading Maori military historian Dr Monty Soutar, author of the award-winning Nga Tama Toa C Company, Maori B..
Silicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for missiles.
The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth's supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise th..
Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battle..
From a global icon, a bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world
Judith Butler, the ground-breaking philosopher whose work has redefined how..
How the radical music of the 1960s was birthed amid unprecedented upheaval and systemic repression.
Seventy years since the radical music of the 1960s first hit the airwaves, the anthems of the e..
Why do I feel so overwhelmed? Is everyone else achieving more than me? Why did I say that embarrassing thing? What can I do to actually make a difference? Am I the only one who feels this way?
In..
How communication works across the animal kingdom, for readers of Other Minds and Ed Yong
Why Animals Talk is a scientific journey through the untamed world of animal communication. From the maje..
Without Beethoven, music as we know it wouldn't exist. Who was this titan of world culture?
Through 100 recordings, Lebrecht brings to life the composer as we've never seen him before. Unruly,..
Reveals how we can learn from the intelligent communities of trees and plants
* Shares breakthrough research on how tree and plant communities function, revealing a holistic, interconnected, comm..
Why Cicero Matters shows us how the Roman philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius, better known as Cicero, can help realize a new political world. His impact on humanitarianism, the Enlightenment and..
When we talk about delusions we may refer to symptoms of mental health problems, such as clinical delusions in schizophrenia, or simply the beliefs that people cling to which are implausible and resis..
For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - and wondered why t..
Chronic pain is the single biggest cause of human suffering. Yet pain that persists for three months or more is often unrelated to any physical injury. So why does it still hurt?
Research over..
Why did Rome fall - and what can it teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist investigate
Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the p..
'This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be - or currently serving - politician of the pitfalls to avoid' - TLS
As the list of U-turns grows ever lon..
A simple, positive, practical toolkit for better mental health, from clinical psychologist and TikTok star Dr Julie Smith
Drawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist, Dr Julie S..
Why don't eleven and twelve end in -teen? The rest of our counting system sits in neatly arithmetical sets of ten, so why do these two rulebreakers seem so at odds with the numbers that follow them?
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In this combative, controversial book, Terry Eagleton takes issue with the prejudice that Marxism is dead and done with. Taking ten of the most common objections to Marxism-that it leads to political ..
Patti Smith arrived in New York City at the end of the Age of Aquarius in search of work and purpose. Through her poetry, her songs, her unapologetic vocal power, and her very presence as a woman fron..
An award-winning Oxford professor explains why the revolving doors of power always leave us disappointed - and how to fix it
When it comes to politics, there are five goals that voters generally ..
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'Excellent and provocative... a passionate, timely book.' - Sunday Times
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A major exploration of the science of why and how we age and die - from a Nobel Prize-winning biologist and former president of the Royal Society.
'Utterly fascinating. Clear, enthralling a..
Based on two decades of research, the five causes of wars and four ways to stop them
It's easy to overlook that most of the time, war doesn't happen. Around the world there are millions of hostil..
Is it possible to live like our ancient ancestors in the 21st century? One woman decided to find out
A bold examination of how Paleolithic wisdom could solve our 21st century problems
Jessic..
A compelling visual anthology of one of photography's most popular subjects, reframing our understanding of why we photograph animals and why photographing them matters to us and the planet.
A v..
A radical reexamination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Charan Ranganath. We talk about memory as a record of the past, but here's a surprising t..
Singing makes you feel good. Everyone who sings in a community choir or just in the shower knows this, and relishes the sense of liberation, connection and sheer joy that singing can bring.
In th..