The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Know About Science, History and The Mind by A. C. Grayling
$30.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5 per cent of the universe; pre-history is still be ...Show more
Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace by HASTINGS MAX
$39.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
‘A fascinating collection of military stories … The sort of book that can be picked up at intervals … [but] once tasted, is hard to put down' - Washington Post. From bestselling author Max Hastings, a collection of the most extraordinary stories of war, courage, tragedy, strategy and survival. Soldiers ...Show more
On this Day: A History of the World in 366 Days by DK
$37.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Ever wonder what happened 100 years ago on your birthday? What about on Christmas Day in the year 800? Or Halloween in the distant past? You might be surprised by what you find out. On This Day is a history book with a difference. Travel back in time and discover the weird and wonderful things that happ ...Show more
Berlin: The Story of a City by Barney White-Spunner
$27.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Telling the story of its people and its rulers, from its medieval origins up to the present day, Berlin is a fascinating and informative history of an extraordinary city from the author of the international bestseller Partition.Berlin is Europe's most fascinating and exciting city. It is and always has ...Show more
Square Haunting - Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars by Francesca Wade
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE * LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE * "A beautiful and deeply moving book."--Sally Rooney, author of Normal People An engrossing group portrait of five women writers, including Virginia Woolf, who moved to London's Mecklenburgh Square in search of new freedom in t ...Show more
Story or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life by Lisa Cron
$35.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A step-by-step guide to using the brain's hardwired need for story to achieve any goal, whether it's successfully pitching a product, saving the planet, or convincing your kids not to text and drive, from the author of Wired for Story. Story isn't just one way to persuade. It's the way. It's built i ...Show more
The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Know About Science, History and The Mind by A C Grayling
$40.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
What do we know, and how do we know it? What do we now know that we don't know? And what have we learnt about the obstacles to knowing more? In a time of deepening battles over what knowledge and truth mean, these questions matter more than ever. Bestselling polymath and philosopher A. C. Grayling seeks ...Show more
Code Name Hélène: Based on the thrilling true story of Nancy Wake, 'The White Mouse' by Ariel Lawhon
$22.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Optioned for a film starring Elizabeth Debicki, a rollercoaster ride full of danger, intrigue and love based on the extraordinary true story of Australia's most beloved war heroine, Nancy Wake. February 29, 1944: I am about to jump out of an aeroplane for the first time ... I don't care that every man i ...Show more
Lessons in Stoicism - What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us about How to Live by John Sellars
$26.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
What aspects of your life do you really control? What do you do when you cannot guarantee that things will turn out in your favour? And what can Stoicism teach us about how to live together? In the past few years, Stoicism has been making a comeback. But what exactly did the Stoics believe? In Lessons i ...Show more
Philosophy in 40 Ideas (The School of Life) by The School The School of Life
$27.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
Philosophy is a discipline committed to helping us live wiser and less sorrowful lives. This book artfully draws together 40 of the greatest and most useful ideas found in philosophy, taking us on a journey around key concepts from both Eastern and Western cultures.We are invited to sample the distincti ...Show more
Great Thinkers School of Life (The School of Life) by The School of Life
$50.00 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion | Series: The\School of Life Library
Typically, great thinkers have been included in encyclopedic works on the basis of reputation and historic influence. The School of Life takes a different approach, focusing instead on the thinkers whose ideas are the most helpful to our lives now. This is a collection of sixty of the most important and ...Show more
Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing by Jacob Goldstein
$32.99 NZD
Category: History, Philosophy, Religion
A lively and accessible history of humanity's greatest - and strangest - creation: money.