Evolution in Four Dimensions - Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life by Eva Jablonka; Marion J. Lamb; Anna Zeligowski (Illustrator)
$40.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology | Series: Life and Mind Ser.
Ideas about heredity and evolution are undergoing a revolutionary change. New findings in molecular biology challenge the gene-centered version of Darwinian theory according to which adaptation occurs only through natural selection of chance DNA variations. In Evolution in Four Dimensions, Eva Jablonka ...Show more
The New Alchemists by Charles B. Handy
$16.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
This work is an examination in words and pictures of the way particular individuals, like Anita Roddick (Body Shop), Tim Waterstone (Waterstones) or Charles Dunstone (Carphone Warehouse) have created businesses/careers from nothing but their own drive and talent.
Heading Nowhere in a Navy Blue Suit - Tales from the Feminist Revolution by Susan Kedgley; Mary Varnham
$12.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
A provocative and controversial look at the highs and lows, ectasy and anguish, of over 20 years of 'second wave' feminism in New Zealand. Some of the country's best known feminists talk with extraordinary frankness about what has been won and lost in the greatest social upheaval since women won the vot ...Show more
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Donald A. Cress (Translator); James Miller (Introduction by)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology | Series: Hackett Classics Ser.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau'sDiscourse on the Origin of Inequality (the Second Discourse) is one of the most important works of social philosophy of the Enlightenment. The Discourse is recognized today as a provocative and radically innovative text that anticipated anthropology, Marxist theory, the passiona ...Show more
Alas, Poor Darwin - Arguments Against Evolutionary Psychology by Hilary Rose; Steven Rose (Editor)
$15.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
In recent years, the claims of genetics and evolutionary psychology to explain and indeed legislate on the human condition have been loudly trumpeted in a host of popular books. Genes are said to account for almost every aspect of our lives. Evolution is supposed to explain alleged human universals, fro ...Show more
Unforgettable Things to Do Before You Die by Steve Watkins
$16.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
Following the success of Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, this is the second title in an exciting new series of books that will help you search out essential sights and experiences around the world.This book isn
Affluenza : How to be successful and stay sane by Oliver James
$14.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses - that has resulted in huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions. Over a nine-month period, bestselling author Oliver James travelled around the world to try and find out ...Show more
Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson
$10.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology | Reading Level: very good
THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH OVER 28 MILLION COPIES IN PRINT A timeless business classic, Who Moved My Cheese? uses a simple parable to reveal profound truths about dealing with change so that you can enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life. It would be all so easy i ...Show more
Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono
$10.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology | Series: Pelican Ser.
Your success in business depends on how you think. The main difficulty of thinking is confusion, writes Edward de Bono, long recognized as the foremost international authority on conceptual thinking and on the teaching of thinking as a skill. We try to do too much at once. Emotions, information, logic, ...Show more
How To Have Creative Ideas : 62 Exercises To Develop The Mind by Edward De Bono
$10.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
Everybody wants to be creative. Creativity makes life more fun, more interesting and more full of achievement, but too many people believe that creativity is something you are born with and cannot be learned. In How to Have Creative Ideas Edward de Bono - the leading authority on creative thinking - out ...Show more
How To Have A Beautiful Mind by Edward de Bono
$12.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
People spend a fortune on their bodies, their faces, their hair, their clothes. Cosmetics, plastic surgery, diets, gym membership - everyone's trying to be more attractive. But there's an easier way to become a beautiful person. It doesn't have to be physical. No matter how you look, if you have a mind ...Show more
Reset: Restoring Australia after the Pandemic Recession by Ross Garnaut
$15.00 NZD
Category: Philosophy/Psychology/Sociology
From the bestselling author, a ground-breaking sequel to Superpower. In Reset, renowned economist Ross Garnaut shows how the COVID-19 crisis offers Australia the opportunity to reset its economy and build a successful future - and why the old approaches will not work. Garnaut develops the idea of a ren ...Show more