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An Answer to the Question: 'What is Enlightenment?' by Immanuel Kant
RRP: $15.18Booksplease Price: $11.44Immanuel Kant was one of the most influential philosophers in the whole of Europe, who changed Western thought with his examinations of reason and the nature of reality. In these writings he... -
Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII by John Cornwell
RRP: $32.28Booksplease Price: $25.00Backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII, arguably the most dangerous... -
A Dictionary of the English Language: an Anthology by Samuel Johnson
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $19.97Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words, been so... -
Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII by John Cornwell 9780140266818 [USED COPY]
RRP: $32.28Booksplease Price: $4.81Backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII, arguably the most dangerous... -
Utopia by Saint Thomas More 9781857150612
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $19.06In the history of political thought few works have been more influential than Utopia, and few more misunderstood. First published in 1516, "Utopia" depicts an imaginary society free of private... -
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $19.97In The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are. Why do so many swear words... -
The Pursuit of Happiness: A History from the Greeks to the Present by Darrin McMahon 9780140295269
RRP: $36.08Booksplease Price: $27.63Happiness and its pursuit have been a constant source of fascination and attraction for thousands of years. In ancient Greek tragedy, happiness was considered a gift of the gods. Now we consider it a... -
The Awakened Brain: The Psychology of Spirituality and Our Search for Meaning by Lisa Miller
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $17.54A groundbreaking exploration of the neuroscience of spirituality and a bold new paradigm for health, healing, and resilience'Lisa Miller is the leading psychologist of her generation' Martin... -
It's Not Always Depression: A New Theory of Listening to Your Body, Discovering Core Emotions and Reconnecting with Your Authentic Self by Hilary Jacobs Hendel
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $15.11American Book Fest Best Health Book (Mental Health & Psychology) Award Winner 2018Cutting-edge and accessible psychotherapy to put us back in touch with our emotions - and fast'I loved it ... I have... -
Jesus: Nativity - Passion - Resurrection by Geza Vermes
RRP: $32.28Booksplease Price: $24.09The Nativity, Passion and Resurrection are the three defining episodes in the life of Jesus, forming the foundations of the Christian tradition. But what is the truth behind these epoch-making... -
On the Shortness of Life by Seneca 9780141018812
RRP: $15.18Booksplease Price: $11.44Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas seriesThe writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the... -
Book Of Tells by Peter Collett 9780553814590 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $4.56A TELL IS AN ACTION THAT TELLS YOU WHAT SOMEONE IS THINKING, EVEN IF THAT PERSON DOESN'T KNOW IT THEMSELVES. AND TELLS ARE HIGHLY INFORMATIVE...The way you stand when you're talking to others, how... -
The Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins by Alan H. Guth
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $21.68This classic Big Bang text neatly describes what happened after the bang. Yet, until recently, particle physicists and cosmologists were stuck on many questions that the Big Bang Theory still... -
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $19.97'Really made me think about how I think' - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit WestTough times don't last. Tough people do. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events... -
The Origins of Virtue by Matt Ridley
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $17.54Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altrusim? Matt Ridley explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, offering a lucid and persuasive... -
Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World by John O'Donohue 9781804992548
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $15.49"In this twenty-fifth anniversary edition, you will find John a "soul friend" on your own journey through life, offering support and solace, clarity, and consciousness-expanding narratives that... -
Either/Or: A Fragment of Life by Soren Kierkegaard
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $19.97In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man of part one, called simply 'A', and the ethical Judge Vilhelm of the second section - Kierkegaard reflects upon the search... -
Imaginable: How to see the future coming and feel ready for anything by Jane McGonigal
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $23.73World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear.How can we be confident about making... -
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker 9780141015477 [USED COPY]
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $4.58In The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are. Why do so many swear words... -
Before the Fall-Out: From Marie Curie To Hiroshima by Diana Preston 9780552770866
RRP: $34.18Booksplease Price: $26.32Spanning fifty years, Before the Fall-Out tells the full story of how an exhilarating quest to unravel the secrets of the material world produced the knowledge of how to destroy it.And of how a... -
Anthem by Ayn Rand 9780141189611
RRP: $17.08Booksplease Price: $13.59A powerful dystopian novel from a writer who experienced firsthand the dehumanising conditions of Soviet Russia, Ayn Rand's Anthem includes an introduction by Leonard Peikoff in Penguin Modern... -
The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind by Richard Wiseman
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $12.88IS LUCK REAL?Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst other face repeated failure and sadness? Why do some find their perfect partner whilst others stagger from one broken relationship... -
Retreat: The Risks and Rewards of Stepping Back from the World by Nat Segnit
RRP: $36.08Booksplease Price: $25.40'Reads at times like Eat Pray Love as written by David Foster Wallace. A rich and almost eerily timely book' William Fiennes, author of The Snow GeeseStepping back from the world is an ancient human... -
Retreat: The Risks and Rewards of Stepping Back from the World by Nat Segnit 9781529111309
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $14.23Retreat takes us on a stunning journey through the many ways humans step back from daily life, both in today's world and in our past.'Open-minded, elegantly written and comprehensive' Daily... -
You Are the Happiness You Seek: Uncovering the Awareness of Being by Rupert Spira
RRP: $39.81Booksplease Price: $28.22How may we find happiness and peace?In this book, Rupert Spira distils the message of all the great religious and spiritual traditions into two essential truths: happiness is the very nature of our... -
Peace Is Possible: Thoughts on happiness, success and relationships for a deeper understanding of life Prem Rawat 9780241385449
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $17.54A calming collection of allegories, and illustrations from a world-renowned peace ambassador.Global peace ambassador Prem Rawat has spent his entire life travelling the world to deliver one timeless... -
The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions by David Berlinski
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $28.23From a bestselling author, an "incendiary and uproarious" assault on the pretensions of scientific atheists (National Review)Militant atheism is on the rise. Prominent thinkers including Richard... -
Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right Michael Brooks 9781789042306
RRP: $15.18Booksplease Price: $11.70"A brilliant critique of the Right with very sharp insight on some of the shortcomings of the Left, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand how dishonest actors spread their... -
The Art of Losing Control: A Philosopher's Search for Ecstatic Experience by Jules Evans
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $15.11Since the Enlightenment, western culture has written off ecstatic experience as a form of mental illness. But why should rationality be considered the highest part of human nature when we are capable... -
No One Left to Lie To: The Triangulations of William Jefferson Clinton by Christopher Hitchens 9781838952280
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $15.11In No One Left to Lie To, Christopher Hitchens portrays President Bill Clinton as one of the most ideologically skewed and morally negligent politicians of recent times. In a blistering polemic which... -
This Will Make You Smarter by John Brockman
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $21.68Over 150 of the world's leading scientists and thinkers offer their choice of the ideas, strategies and arguments that will help all of us understand our world, and its future, better. Includes... -
Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God by Anthony DeStefano 9780718080563
RRP: $34.18Booksplease Price: $31.43"There is only one way to deal with bullies, even in this politically correct world-and that is to crush them."USA Today bestselling author Anthony DeStefano is tired of playing nice. After years of... -
Why God Won't Go Away: Engaging with the New Atheism by Alister McGrath 9780281063871 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.88Booksplease Price: $3.55The recent rise of the New Atheism has aroused great general interest, thrown up questions of fundamental importance, and started a fascinating conversation. Why God Won't Go Away invites us to join... -
Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction by Johann Hari
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $17.97THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FEATURE FILM THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY 'Screamingly addictive' STEPHEN FRY 'Superb ... Thrilling story-telling' NAOMI KLEIN 'A... -
This is It by Conor Creighton
RRP: $28.48Booksplease Price: $22.38This is it. The key to happiness is recognising that, yes, this is it. You're all you have to work with and this moment is the only one you have any control over. It took a while for Conor Creighton... -
What Should We Be Worried About?: Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night by John Brockman 9780062296238
RRP: $22.78Booksplease Price: $22.38Drawing from the horizons of science, today's leading thinkers reveal the hidden threats nobody is talking about-and expose the false fears everyone else is distracted by. What should we be worried... -
The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism by Edward Feser
RRP: $30.40Booksplease Price: $28.98The central contention of the "New Atheism" of Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens is that there has for several centuries been a war between science and religion,... -
Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control by Stuart Russell
RRP: $24.68Booksplease Price: $17.54FROM THE BBC REITH LECTURER 2021'The most important book I have read in quite some time' Daniel Kahneman; 'A must-read' Max Tegmark; 'The book we've all been waiting for' Sam HarrisHumans dream of... -
There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind by Antony Flew
RRP: $18.98Booksplease Price: $15.64A wave of modern atheists have taken center stage and brought the long-standing debate about the existence of God back into the headlines. Spearheaded by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher... -
The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray
RRP: $38.00Booksplease Price: $23.71SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'The most important book of the year' Daily Mail The brilliant and provocative new book from one of...