The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson
$36.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Featuring original interviews with booksellers and librarians, James Patterson presents a new non-fiction title that highlights the magic of books. To be a bookseller or librarian... You have to play detective. Be a treasure hunter. A matchmaker. A brilliant listener. A person who creates a kind of magi ...Show more
Teacher, Teacher: Stories of inspirational educators by Megan Daley (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
An anthology about the power of teachers and their capacity to shape lives, edited by award-winning teacher-librarian Megan Daley of Children's Book Daily and the Your Kid's Next Read podcast. Featuring contributions from Jessie Tu,Tony Birch,Rick Morton,Jacqueline Harvey + many more. The power of an ...Show more
Black Duck: A Year at Yumburra by Bruce Pascoe
$34.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
'Sometimes you need to repeat something a hundred times before a bell rings in the colony.' From the bestselling author Bruce Pascoe comes a deeply personal story about the consequences and responsibility of disrupting Australia's history. When Dark Emu was adopted by Australia like a new anthem, Bruce ...Show more
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
$24.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER * ONE OF NME's BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 * ONE OF VARIETY'S BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 * INCLUDED IN AUDIBLE'S BEST OF THE YEAR LISTSo, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake ...Show more
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness meditation for everyday life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
$34.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Mindfulness is considered the heart of Buddhist meditation. But its essence is universal and of deep practical benefit to everyone. In Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in our lives, and awakening us to the unique beauty and possibilities o ...Show more
Me Time - the self care guide to being your own best friend. by SANDERS JESSICA
$24.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Self-care is tuning-in to your mind, body and spirit, and respecting what you find there. This self-love bible reframes the idea of self-care from single acts of self-indulgence to an ongoing practice of self-care that nurtures our physical, mental, spiritual and future selves. Filled with wisdom and ac ...Show more
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
$36.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
From the New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and one of the world's top productivity experts, a groundbreaking philosophy for creating great work at a sustainable pace. Hustle culture. Burnout. Quiet quitting. Today we're either sacrificing ourselves on the altar of success or we'r ...Show more
Boys Will Be Boys - Power, patriarchy and the toxic bonds of mateship by Clementine Ford
$22.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Clementine Ford reports that one of the questions she is most asked in person and online is 'how do I raise my son to be a feminist? How do I make sure he's a supporter rather than a perpetrator?' That is a question that many parents with sons are haunted by. Now that Clem is mother to a baby boy of her ...Show more
Love Stories by Trent Dalton
$34.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Winner of the 2022 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year Trent Dalton goes out into the world and asks a simple, direct question: 'Can you please tell me a love story?' A blind man yearns to see the face of his wife of thirty years. A divorced mother has a secret love affair with a travelling priest. A wid ...Show more
Creative First Aid: The science and joy of creativity for mental health by Caitlin Marshall, Lizzie Rose
$39.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
Creativity meets mental health in this empowering and playful guide to self-care and wellbeing, with 50 inspiring prescriptions anyone can try.
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder
$36.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction
A blazing, genre-bending masterpiece from one of the most inventive writers of our time. "So, she will live writing the letters she did - six to her best friend, and three to her husband. I know where she was when she wrote them. I know that the dishes were frozen in the sink, that she was bleeding, t ...Show more
Captain Cook's Epic Voyage by Geoffrey Blainey
$34.99 AUD
Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Reading Level: near fine
In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the euphori ...Show more