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Schadenfreude: Why we feel better when bad things happen to other people by Tiffany Watt Smith 9781781259085 [USED COPY]
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $2.41'A delightful book, full of jokes and confessions' Guardian Schadenfreude - enjoying the pain and failures of others - is an all-too-familiar feeling. It has perplexed philosophers and... -
Schadenfreude: Why we feel better when bad things happen to other people by Tiffany Watt Smith
RRP: $10.71Booksplease Price: $8.25'A delightful book, full of jokes and confessions' Guardian A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers... -
Intensive Care: A GP, a Community & COVID-19 by Gavin Francis
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $9.92A Spectator Book of the Year An Observer, New Statesman, Financial Times, Irish Times and Scotsman 2021 Non-Fiction Highlight 'Compassionate, beautifully written .. will only grow in importance... -
Intensive Care: A GP, a Community & COVID-19 by Gavin Francis 9781788167338 [USED COPY]
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $2.67A Spectator Book of the Year An Observer, New Statesman, Financial Times, Irish Times and Scotsman 2021 Non-Fiction Highlight 'Compassionate, beautifully written .. will only grow in importance... -
An Extra Pair of Hands: A story of caring, ageing and everyday acts of love by Kate Mosse 9781788162623 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.05Booksplease Price: $2.71'Inspiring' GUARDIAN 'Heartbreaking' INDEPENDENT 'I loved it' ADAM KAY 'Beautiful' MATT HAIG 'Luminous' NICCI GERRARD 'Essential reading' MADELEINE BUNTING 'A celebration' CHRISTIE WATSON ... -
Ancient Medicine by Vivian Nutton 9781032282824
RRP: $54.93Booksplease Price: $52.03The third edition of this magisterial account of medicine in the Greek and Roman worlds, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to incorporate the many new discoveries made... -
Medicine: A Magnificently Illustrated History by Nick Taylor Illustration
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.99This visually extraordinary book presents the history of medicine as it has never been seen before... perfect for readers aged 9+.From potions and ointments to modern day bionics, the journey through... -
The Voices Within: The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves by Charles Fernyhough
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41We all hear voices. Ordinary thinking is often a kind of conversation, filling our heads with speech: the voices of reason, of memory, of self-encouragement and rebuke, the inner dialogue that helps... -
Living with Buildings: And Walking with Ghosts - On Health and Architecture by Iain Sinclair
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $11.58'A remarkable book; surprisingly gripping and often very moving ... at once disorientating and illuminating.' - Robert Macfarlane We shape ourselves, and are shaped in return, by the walls that... -
The European World 1500-1800: An Introduction to Early Modern History by Beat Kumin
RRP: $50.91Booksplease Price: $49.69A fully updated fourth edition written by a team of specialists. Enabling students to place early modern Europe within a global context and to see how Europe interacted with the broader early modern... -
The Heart by James Peto 9780300125108
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $21.91A vivid picture of the human heart and its place in culture and medicine Published upon the opening of the Wellcome Collection, the Wellcome Trust's new public venue in London, this book examines the... -
how to build a wax figure by Isabella Waldron
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $14.55I was the eyes and she was the body I mean that sounds poetic but really that's how it worked Girl meets anatomical wax sculptor. Anatomical wax sculptor meets Girl. They fall in love. Or... -
Worry Lines: You're Doing Really Well Given the Circumstances Worry Lines 9781524890285
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $15.83This curated selection of the most beloved illustrations from the wildly popular Worry Lines Instagram account is the perfect gift for a friend, family member, or anyone who may need a reminder that... -
The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradise by Ian Baker
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41The legend of Shangri-La emerged from the Tibetan Buddhist belief in beyul, or hidden lands. Tibetan prophecies proclaim that the greatest of these mythical sanctuaries lies at the eastern edge of... -
Tibetan Yoga: Principles and Practices by Ian A Baker 9780500298664
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $23.69A visual presentation of the origins, principles and practices of Tibetan yoga, the hidden treasure at the heart of the Tibetan Tantric Buddhist tradition. Tibetan yoga is the hidden treasure at... -
Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion Agnes Arnold-Forster 9781529091397
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $10.75'Absorbing' - The Guardian'Illuminating' - Vogue'Fascinating' - Pandora SykesIn Nostalgia, historian Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and psychology with the history of medicine and emotions... -
10 Step Drawing: Kawaii: Draw Over 50 Cute Creations in 10 Easy Steps by Chie Kutsuwada
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $10.05If you love the Kawaii style but don't know where to start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Kawaii will help you turn simple shapes into cute drawings in this popular style in just ten... -
Leprosy and Identity in the Middle Ages: From England to the Mediterranean by Elma Brenner 9781526127419
RRP: $120.60Booksplease Price: $87.65For the first time, this volume explores the identities of leprosy sufferers and other people affected by the disease in medieval Europe. The chapters, including contributions by leading voices such... -
When We Touch: The new science of why touch matters by Professor Michael Banissy 9781398708747
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.41'A mind-expanding tour of what touch means.' DAVID EAGLEMAN, neuroscientist and author of Incognito and LivewiredWhy is a hugged person a healthier person?Why do high-fiving teams win more... -
The Space Between Us: An Autistic Therapist’s Guide to Better Empathy For Everyone Aimee Cliff 9780008663186
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $16.56'A beautifully observed exploration of what it really means to understand another person' EMMA REED TURRELL What is true empathy? ... -
A Picture of Health by Sudha Bhuchar 9781350539105
RRP: $16.07Booksplease Price: $14.55This is the story of a paintingcapturing a landmark moment in history.Or is it the story of the subjects of the painting?Maybe it's the story of the painter?Or those who are missing from the... -
Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements by Hugh Aldersey-Williams 9780141041452 [USED COPY]
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $3.23THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Science writing at its best. If only chemistry had been like this at school' Matt Ridley ____________________ Everything in the universe is made of them,... -
Wounded: The Long Journey Home From the Great War by Emily Mayhew
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $17.63This is the unforgettable story of the remarkable medical workers of World War One.A hundred years ago, the Armistice that ended the Great War was signed. The human cost was devastating: over 21... -
Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.37THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Science writing at its best. If only chemistry had been like this at school' Matt Ridley ____________________ Everything in the universe is made of them,... -
Find Out About: Standing Up to Racism: A lift-the-flap board book about standing together Dr Pragya Agarwal 9781526383297
RRP: $10.71Booksplease Price: $8.25An introduction to standing up to racism for young children and their families, with flaps to liftIt's never too early to teach children to be antiracist, and this lift-the-flap book is a great... -
Tide: The Science and Lore of the Greatest Force on Earth by Hugh Aldersey-Williams
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $12.37A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book.Described by the Sunday Times as "a gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald", Tide is "a superb book... a delight to read. It is... -
Tide: The Science and Lore of the Greatest Force on Earth by Hugh Aldersey-Williams 9780241967980 [USED COPY]
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $2.55A Sunday Times 'Must Read' book.Described by the Sunday Times as "a gently studious Bill Bryson crossed with an upbeat and relaxed WG Sebald", Tide is "a superb book... a delight to read. It is... -
Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World by Mark A. Miodownik
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $7.87* * * Winner of the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books * * *Stuff Matters by Mark Miodnownik is a unique and inspiring exploration of human creativity.'Enthralling. A mission to... -
Dutch Light: Christiaan Huygens and the Making of Science in Europe by Hugh Aldersey-Williams 9781509893355
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $11.28'Enchanting to the point of escapism.' - Simon Ings, Spectator'Hugh Aldersey-Williams rescues his subject from Newton's shadow, where he was been unjustly confined for over three hundred years.' -... -
On Mending: Stories of damage and repair by Celia Pym
RRP: $26.79Booksplease Price: $17.45The artist Celia Pym lives in London and has been exploring damage and repair in textiles since 2007. Working with garments that belong to individuals as well as items in museum archives, she has... -
Hagstone Sinéad Gleeson 9780008626686
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $10.22THE INSTANT TOP 5 IRISH BESTSELLER 'Wild, singular...gripped me from the start' DOUGLAS STUART 'Passionate, wild, hugely atmospheric' DAVID NICHOLLS ... -
The Colour of Madness: Mental Health and Race in Technicolour by Samara Linton
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.07'An invaluable collection' BBC'A seminal body of work that centres our voices authentically and unapologetically'Melissa Cummings-Quarry, co-author of Grown and co-founder of Black Girls Book ClubThe... -
Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing by Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan 9781398718708
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $12.41LONGLISTED FOR THE BREAD & ROSES AWARDHave you ever felt unheard by your doctor? Been frustrated that they haven't understood your symptoms, that they have neglected your concerns?When Dr Rageshri... -
Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan 9781398718692
RRP: $29.48Booksplease Price: $22.67Have you ever felt unheard by your doctor? Been frustrated that they haven't understood your symptoms, that they have neglected your concerns?When Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan was admitted to hospital as a... -
Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery Roger Kneebone 9780241392058
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $10.44'Roger Kneebone is a legend' Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters'Fascinating and inspiring' Financial Times'The pandemic has made the necessity of relying on experts evident to all . . . this is...