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Jelena Dokic
Finding your power to survive and thrive.
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Dylan Buckley
From the creator of hit Australian podcast Dyl and Friends comes an honest, sometimes funny and occasionally tough guide for guys looking to know themselves better and thrive in their…
Gregory P. Smith
Gregory Smith explains how after a decade living as a recluse in a rainforest he rejoined society and found something better than happiness - contentment. And how you can find…
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Sophie Cliff
Research tells us that joy has a whole host of health benefits and now using the tools in this book, you can start taking the necessary daily steps toward building…
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Margareta Magnusson
A charming approach to putting your life in order so your loved ones won’t have to? There’s a word for it in Swedish: Dostadning, literally, ‘death cleaning’.
Johann Hari
Lost Connections offers a radical new way of thinking about this crisis. It shows that once we understand the real causes, we can begin to turn to pioneering new solutions…
Lori Gottlieb
One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist in Los Angeles. The next, a crisis causes her to seek help herself, and before long, the struggles her patients bring to her…
Oprah Winfrey, Arthur C Brooks
You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of a lifetime.
Susan Cain
From the author of the megaselling phenomenon Quiet, the no. 1 NYT bestseller on how to turn sorrow into beauty - and even joy
Madeleine Dore
An antidote to our obsession with busyness, author Madeleine Dore explores the joys of releasing ourselves from the burden of productivity guilt.
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Bev Aisbett
Australia’s bestselling anxiety and mental health expert, Bev Aisbett, tackles a growing Australian mental health emergency: burnout.
Michael Pollan
A remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling portrait of the new generation of scientists fascinated by the implications of these drugs.
Susan Jeffers
Her timeless advice is as important and relevant today as when it was first published: we live in an era governed by fear – fear of failure, of missing out…
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Mariana Alessandri
A philosopher’s personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human
Hannah Jane Parkinson
Drawn from the popular Guardian column these everyday exultations and inspirations will get you through dismal days.
Euphemia Russell
A modern guide to sex and pleasure, showing you how slowing down will help you tune into your body so you can heighten your sense of pleasure and connection.
Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad
What helps us respond to life as it unfolds? To live freely, stay humble and find comfort in difficult times? In the Swedish sensation I May Be Wrong, former…
Nicole LePera
How to Meet Your Self is a revolutionary guide, a kind and encouraging companion and a comprehensive masterwork of self-understanding. It promises a lifetime of insights to transform your inner…
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Hayley Morris
In this book, I’ve overthought absolutely everything so you don’t have to. I’ll be talking about everything from dating to discharge, mental health to menstrual cups.
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Ichiro Kishimi,Fumitake Koga
The sequel to the mega-selling international phenomenon, The Courage to be Disliked.
Kath Koschel
Part stirring memoir and part empowering call to action, Kindness is a timely reminder that there is always light to be found, if only we look hard enough.
Ryan Holiday
A powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way.
A modern guru who shows the way to turn problems into opportunities – in business and marketing, Ryan Holiday has done it all, seen it all, and now he’s here…
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
‘Everyone should read this book’ Maya Angelou ‘Estes points to storytelling, our ancient narratives, as a way for women to reconnect to the Wild Woman all women have within themselves…
Barbara J. Zitwer
An accessible, entertaining foray into a beguiling country through cultural wisdom, travel anecdotes, etiquette and recipes.
Antonia Case
Packed with insight into life’s big questions, Flourish will take you on a riveting journey in search of what matters most.
Annie Raser-Rowland, Adam Grubb
It sounds too good to be true. You can save money and the world, inoculate yourself against many of the ills of modern life, and enjoy everything more on both…
Michelle Lazarus
In an age of pandemic and economic precarity, how can we learn to embrace uncertainty in our workplaces, schools and businesses? And how can better understanding uncertainty help us to…
Dr Anna Lembke
The New York Times bestselling psychology book on how to find contentment by keeping dopamine in check.
Timothy Ferriss
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan – there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times…
James Nestor
No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you’re not breathing properly.
Dolly Alderton
When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown up, journalist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all.
Stan Rodski
Using the insights of neuroscience and the techniques of mindfulness to get a good night’s sleep.
Matthew Walker
The phenomenal bestseller that’s starting a sleep revolution, now in paperback.
Julia Gillard, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
In conversation with some of the world’s most powerful and interesting women, Women and Leadership explores gender bias and explores the barriers to women’s participation in politics.
Guilaine Kinouani
Based on the popular anti-racist ‘Race Reflections’ blog, radical psychologist Guilaine Kinouani writes the first book to look at racism – and, in particular, anti-Blackness – as a wellbeing issue.
Meik Wiking
The definitive guide to the Danish wellbeing concept, Hygge, from happiness expert and CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen.
Hector Garcia, Francesc Miralles
This book will help you unlock what your ikigai is and equip you to change your life.
Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey M.D.
A revolutionary new approach to ADHD featuring cutting-edge research and strategies to help readers thrive, by the bestselling authors of the seminal books Driven to Distraction and Delivered from Distraction…
Alain de Botton, The School of Life
How to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century–an introduction to the modern art of emotional intelligence.
Angela Duckworth
In this must-read for anyone seeking to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth takes us on an eye-opening journey to discover the true qualities that lead to outstanding achievement.
Chris Voss,Tahl Raz
A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating - effective in any situation. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss…
Jenny Odell
A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention – and our personal information – that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and…
Massimo Pigliucci
Stoicism teaches us to acknowledge our emotions, reflect on what causes them and redirect them for our own good. The author shows how stoicism teaches us the importance of a…
Why have we lost our ability to focus? What are the causes? And, most importantly, how do we get it back?
Stephanie Dowrick
Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, embraces a whole body, whole-self approach to radically reduce stress, quieten anxiety, and return power to each reader through strong, self-supporting solutions you can use in daily…
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Sophie Cachia
Then There Was You is the eagerly awaited follow up to Sophie Cachia's best-selling memoir Then There Was Her.
Bethany C. Meyers
A timely new book about how body neutrality can help us find joy within.
