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The Gift
$29.99
The Gift: 12 Lessons on Life by Dr Edith Eger is a deeply practical self-help book from the renowned therapist and Holocaust survivor behind *The Choice*, offering clear tools for healing and personal growth. Warm, direct and grounded in real experience, it shows how everyday decisions can loosen the grip of fear, anxiety and old patterns. Across twelve lessons, Eger draws on her own life and her work with patients to unpack the beliefs and behaviours that keep us stuck—perfectionism, avoidance, blaming, silence—and gently guides readers towards self-compassion, responsibility and freedom. It’s inspirational without being airy, with insight you can put into practice immediately. Perfect for readers seeking trauma recovery, mindfulness and resilience, or anyone wanting thoughtful guidance through grief, stress or major change. Fans of psychology, therapeutic memoir and practical wellbeing will find plenty to return to. Add this one to your bedside pile and let its lessons meet you where you are.
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Discourses And Selected Writings
$32.99
A beautiful edition of the great Stoic philosopher's writings, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith and new to the Penguin Pocket Hardbacks series 'I must die. But must I die bawling?' Epictetus, a Greek Stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicopolis in the early second century CE. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizardry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with god and nature. In this personal, practical guide to the ethics of Stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family, friendship and love. This is a Penguin Pocket Hardback edition, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Robert Dobbin's modern and lively translation is accompanied by an introduction and notes.
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All Things Are Full Of Gods
$26.95
All Things Are Full Of GodsA 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 century."—James Matthew Wilson, World MagazineIn a blossoming garden located far outside all worlds, a group of aging Greek gods have gathered to discuss the nature of existence, the mystery of mind, and whether there is a transcendent God from whom all things come. Turning to Eros, Psyche asks, "Do you see this flower, my love?"So begins David Bentley Hart's unprecedented exploration of the mystery of consciousness. Writing in the form of a Platonic dialogue, he systematically subjects the mechanical view of nature that has prevailed in Western culture for four centuries to dialectical interrogation. Powerfully rehabilitating a classical view in which mental acts are irreducible to material causes, he argues through the gods' exchanges that the foundation of all reality is spiritual or mental rather than material. The structures of mind, organic life, and even language together attest to an infinite act of intelligence in all things that we may as well call God.Engaging contemporary debates on the philosophy of mind, free will, revolutions in physics and biology, the history of science, computational models of mind, artificial intelligence, information theory, linguistics, cultural disenchantment, and the metaphysics of nature, Hart calls readers back to an enchanted world in which nature is the residence of mysterious and vital intelligences. He suggests that there is a very special wisdom to be gained when we, in Psyche's words, "devote more time to the contemplation of living things and less to the fabrication of machines."
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Anxiety 2
$29.99
Anxiety is a natural part of being human. Philosophy can help us embrace our anxiety and reduce our fear of it. Understanding that anxiety is a normal and essential part of life can help us be less anxious about being anxious. By acknowledging our anxiety and accepting it as a natural human experience, we can learn to manage it more effectively. Embracing our anxiety can actually lead to personal growth and a deeper understanding of ourselves. Ultimately, philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by helping us see it as a necessary and valuable aspect of our humanity.
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How To Love
$32.99
How To LoveA modern classic on the art of loving-now in a 10th Anniversary Special Edition.The most popular book in the "How To" series-now available in special hardcover edition.To celebrate the 10th anniversary of How to Love-a beloved title in Thich Nhat Hanh's bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series-this luminous hardcover gift edition features a refreshed design with crimson sprayed edges, iridescent foil, and spot-color illustrations.Pocket-sized and profound, this modern classic offers clear, compassionate teachings on how to love deeply and mindfully, beginning with ourselves. With warmth and simplicity, Thich Nhat Hanh shows that love is rooted in understanding, deep listening, and presence-making this special edition a meaningful companion for readers at any stage of the journey.
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The Seeker And The Sage
$32.99
How Stoic principles can help us navigate the challenges of our divided, unstable world. Can the principles of Stoicism lead us to a peaceful, 'good' life?
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The Fourth Pillar
$36.99
The Fourth Pillar Anthony 'Harry' Moffitt served in the Australian Defence Force for almost thirty years, most of which was spent with Australia's elite Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment as a Team Commander and Team Specialist.He has served in eleven active deployments, including being wounded in action in 2008. Harry completed his time with the SAS as its Human Performance Manager. He's a registered psychologist and runs a human performance consultancy, Stotan Group, working with sports teams, the military and corporate world.His memoir Eleven Bats was a bestseller. He lives in Melbourne.
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These Strange New Minds
$36.99
How the technology that is revolutionising our world actually works, and what that means, from the Research Director at the UK government's AI Safety InstituteStunning advances in digital technology have given us a new wave of disarmingly human-like AI systems. The march of this new technology is set to upturn our economies, challenge our democracies, and refashion society in unpredictable ways. We can expect these AI systems to soon be making autonomous decisions on the user's behalf, with transformative impact on everything we do. It is vital we understand how they work.Can AI systems 'think', 'know' and 'understand'? Could they manipulate or deceive you, and if so, what might they make you do? Whose interests do they ultimately represent? And when will they be able to move beyond words and take actions for themselves in the real world? Ultimately, can we look forward to a technological utopia, or are we in the process of writing ourselves out of history?
