Eight Improbable Possibilities: The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific Truths by John Gribbin
22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
'Gribbin casts a wide net and displays his breadth of knowledge in packing a lot into each chapter . . . a brief read, but one that may inspire readers to dig deeper.' Giles Sparrow, BBC Sky at Night Magazine A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science. Echoing Sherlock Holme ...Show more
Mrs. Wakeman vs. the Antichrist: And Other Strange-But-True Tales from American History by Robert Schneck
19.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
American history is more than just what you read in your high school textbooks. There's a wild and weird side to America's past, filled with strange creatures, bizarre happenings, and fantastical figures. Researcher and writer Robert Damon Schneck has spent more than a decade devoted to sleuthing out th ...Show more
Laugh 'Til it Heals: Notes from the World's Funniest Cancer Mailbox by Christine K. Clifford
19.95 AUD
Category: Psychology
Christine Clifford says, âlaughter reaches a place no medicine can touch; the soulâ. She firmly believes, that during her cancer, laughter saved something as important as her life during cancer: her spirit. All too often our sense of humor escapes us in times of trouble, yet Christine believes laugh ...Show more
Aged Care, Who Cares?: Where? How? And How Much? by Noel Whittaker
24.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
This is the definitive guide to the vast range of options available to senior Australians today. Whatever your financial status, current state of health or future hopes and plans, you'll find good advice to help you make the best choices for your senior years.
A Common Sense Guide to Aged Care by Deborah Smith
24.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
A Common Sense Guide to Aged Care examines the benefits and drawbacks of the various care options available and compares them according to the needs of each individual. It also provides detailed practical advice on how to make a home a suitable and safe place to live. Through check-lists and questionna ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 57: Dear Life: On Caring for the Elderly by Karen Hitchcock
22.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Series: Quarterly Essay Ser.
In this moving and controversial Quarterly Essay, doctor and writer Karen Hitchcock investigates the treatment of the elderly and dying through some unforgettable cases. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions, frailty and dementia, over-treatment and escalating costs. Ours ...Show more
Borrowed Time: The Science of How and Why We Age by Sue Armstrong
29.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
The question of how and why organisms age has teased scientists for centuries. There are myriad competing theories, from the idea that aging is a simple wear and tear process, like the rusting of a car, to the belief that aging and death are genetically programmed and controlled. In fact, there is no cl ...Show more
Peak Reinventing Middle Age by Patricia Edgar
32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Society is changing faster than policies and attitudes are keeping up with. People are living longer, retiring from work later, and remaining active and valuable contributors to the community well into and beyond their 50s and 60s. Peak- Reinventing Middle Age focuses on Australians in the 50-75 age bra ...Show more
The Power Age: A Celebration of Life's Second Act by Kelly Doust
39.99 AUD
Category: Psychology | Reading Level: 6.5 Wellbeing
For the mothers, aunts and grandmothers of rebel girls, this is the handbook to maturing like a pro. 'Not older - better! A blueprint for maturing with style.' Kirstie Clements, former Editor-in-Chief, VogueBe who you always wanted to be when you grew up.What if experience always trumped youth? Or if th ...Show more
The Devil You Know: Looking Out for the Psycho in Your Life by Kerry Daynes
35.00 AUD
Category: Psychology
How many times have you despaired about how to handle your psycho boss or listened to your friend talk about how their dream date turned out to be a bit of a psychopath? It's far from just a turn of phrase, psychopaths aren't all serial killers or criminals as you might expect, they are seemingly ordina ...Show more
A Piece of My Mind: A Psychiatrist on the Couch by Gordon Parker (Honorary Lecturer, University of Manchester)
32.99 AUD
Category: Psychology
Gordon Parker AO, one of Australia's foremost clinical psychiatrists, is known for having strong and provocative views. He's been described as 'charming, witty and erudite', sometimes 'intimidating and intolerant', and 'variously regarded with fear, loathing, admiration and respect'.