Homo Irrealis by Andre Aciman
$23.00 AUD
Category: Essays
The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works. In Homo Irrealis Andre Aciman explores what the present tense means to artists who cannot grasp the here and now. Irrealis is not a ...Show more
Overloaded: How Every Aspect of Your Life Is Influenced by Your Brain Chemicals by Ginny Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
From adrenaline to dopamine, most of us are familiar with the chemicals that control us. They are the hormones and neurotransmitters that our brains run on, and Overloaded looks at the role they play in every aspect of our lives, from what we remember, how we make decisions and who we love to basic surv ...Show more
Abloh-isms by Virgil Abloh
$22.99 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas | Series: ISMs Ser.
"A collection of essential quotations from the renowned fashion designer, DJ, and stylist"-- Abloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil Abloh, who has established himself as a major creative figure in the worlds of pop culture and art. Abloh ...Show more
Gemstones: A Concise Reference Guide by Robin Hansen
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
Gemstones have been a source of delight and fascination for many thousands of years, from the icy brilliance of diamond and the soft iridescence of pearl, to tough jade gems once used in weapons and pink topaz that was popular in Victorian jewellery. This book looks at each of the world’s known types of ...Show more
Nature Is A Human Right: Why We're Fighting for Green in a Grey World by Ellen Miles
$30.00 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
An inspiring collection of original writing from world-leading 'green' voices on why contact with nature is vital for our mental, physical and social wellbeingHaving access to natural, green spaces is vital to our physical and mental wellbeing. But, as urban development spreads, grey has become the new ...Show more
When Women Kill by Alia Trabucco Zeran; Sophie Hughes (Translator)
$33.00 AUD
Category: Words & Ideas
A genre-bending feminist account of the lives and crimes of four women who committed the double transgression of murder, violating not only criminal law but also the invisible laws of gender.When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold analyzes four homicides carried out by Chilean women over the course of the t ...Show more
The Herd: How Sweden Chose its own Path Through the Worst Pandemic in 100 Years by Johan Anderberg
$33.00 AUD
Category: Science
In the spring of 2020, as a new and deadly virus rapidly spread across the globe, the world shut down. But a small country in Northern Europe remained open. The Swedish COVID-19 strategy has been alternately lauded and held up as a cautionary tale by international governments and journalists alike -- w ...Show more
Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality by Frank Wilczek
$23.00 AUD
Category: Science
The Nobel Prize-winning physicist offers ten insights that illuminate all you need to know about the UniverseOne of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical worldIn Fundamentals, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek offers t ...Show more
Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism by Herman Pontzer
$25.00 AUD
Category: Science
A myth-busting tour of the body's hidden foundations from a pioneering evolutionary biologistWhy do so many diets lead to more weight gain? Do more active people have faster metabolisms? Is exercise essential for weight loss?Over the past twenty years, evolutionary biologist Herman Ponzter has conducted ...Show more
Reality+ - Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David J Chalmers
$55.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy
'Reading it will change the way you think about the universe' Sean Carroll In the coming decades, the technology that enables virtual and augmented reality will improve beyond recognition. Within a century, world-renowned philosopher David J. Chalmers predicts, we will have virtual worlds that are impos ...Show more
Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit
$23.00 AUD
Category: Essays
A reissue of the profound and meandering modern classic about the historical, political and philosophical paths traced by walkers, their routes and the act of walking itself.
Living and Dying with Marcel Proust by Christopher Prendergast
$35.00 AUD
Category: Essays
A lifetime's reading of Proust's masterpiece.