Philosophy: as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot
$53.95 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadot's ...Show more
Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton; John Armstrong
$29.95 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
" What is art's purpose? In this engaging, lively, and controversial new book, bestselling philosopher Alain de Botton and art historian John Armstrong propose a new way of looking at familiar masterpieces, suggesting that they can be useful, relevant, and - above all else - therapeutic for their viewer ...Show more
How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain De Botton
$21.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy | Series: Picador Classic Ser.
With an introduction by comedian and novelist David Baddiel A novel in seven volumes, Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time is considered a major literary work of the twentieth century. And even more crucially, one that you should have read by now. However, as one of its most distinguishing features i ...Show more
Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion by Alain de Botton
$27.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
From the author of The Architecture of Happiness, a bold argument on how we can still benefit, without believing, from the wisdom, the beauty, and the consolatory power that religion has to offer. What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? The long-running and often boring debate between ...Show more
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brené Brown
$32.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brene Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Leadership is not ...Show more
How to Be a Friend (HB) by Marcus Tullius Cicero; Philip Freeman
$32.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician a ...Show more
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine
$29.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
In 2009, on a beautiful sunny day, Megan Devine witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner Matt. "All my professional experience as a therapist felt meaningless," she writes. "Grief literature is loaded with well-intended advice that can actually worsen and extend someone's pain. We just d ...Show more
Buddhism Plain and Simple: The Practice of Being Aware Right Now, Every Day by Steve Hagen
$19.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
"This is the clearest and most precise exposition of Buddhism I have ever read. If you're looking for enlightenment rather than just scholarly knowledge, you'd better read this." --Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance In Buddhism Plain and Simple, Zen priest and longtim ...Show more
Pensees by Blaise Pascal
$22.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. "The Pensees" is a collection of philosohical fragments, notes and essays in which Pascal explo ...Show more
A Little History of Philosophy by Nigel Warburton
$22.95 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy | Series: Little Histories Ser.
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging b ...Show more
The School of Life Dictionary (The School of Life) by The School of Life; Alain de Botton (Contribution by)
$45.00 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
A dictionary is a guide to language. This dictionary is for the distinctive language that The School of Life 'speaks': that of emotions. It is a selection of over 160 words and phrases that shed light on our feelings about ourselves, other people, and the workings of the modern world. Too often, we stru ...Show more
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World by Haemin Sunim
$24.99 AUD
Category: mind spirit religion philosophy
The Times Top 10 Bestseller THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD 'Is it the world that's busy, or my mind?'The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated ...Show more