Bestselling Non-Fiction of 2009
The Brain That Changes Itself
$29.95 (Trade paperback / Scribe Publications )
An astonishing new scientific discovery called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the adult human brain is fixed and unchanging. It is, instead, able to change its own structure and function, e... More »
Dreams From My Father
$24.95 (Paperback book / Text Publishing )
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American.
It begins in New York, where Barack Ob... More »
Guide To Ethical Supermarket Shopping 2009
$5.00 (Paperback book / The Ethical Consumer Group )
We live in a time of human rights abuse, animal cruelty, genetically modified foods and the massive impact of industry on the environment. These can often seem beyond our control and quite removed from our everday life. ... More »
The Age Good Food Guide 2010
$29.95 (Paperback book / Penguin Books )
In this 30th anniversary edition of the Age Good Food Guide, new editor Janne Apelgren brings a fresh perspective to the lowdown on Melbourne's best places to eat and drink. Apelgren has worked here, interstate and overs... More »
Hide & Seek Melbourne
$14.95 (Paperback book / Explore Australia )
Hide & Seek Melbourne is a funky and compact guide to Melbourne's hidden treasures. From restaurants and shops to live music venues, the book features 40 secret and intriguing places that you won’t find in any regula... More »
Eat Pray Love: One Womans Search For Everything
$24.95 (Paperback book / Bloomsbury )
It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love aff... More »
The Pleasures and Sorrows Of Work
$45.00 (Hardcover book / Hamish Hamilton )
We spend most of our waking lives at work — in occupations often chosen by our unthinking sixteen-year-old selves. And yet we rarely ask ourselves how we got there or what it might mean for us.
Equally intrigued by wor... More »
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Meet Me At Mike's
$45.00 (Paperback book / Hardie Grant )
From Melbourne’s best loved crafty store comes Meet Me at Mike’s, a cornucopia of crafty fun and inspiration. Queen of Crafters Pip Lincolne has gathered 25 of the best projects from the country’s most creative cleverbod... More »
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty
$34.95 (Trade paperback / Text Publishing )
'What if I told you that you can save a life, even many lives? Do you have a bottle of water or a can of soda on the table beside you as you read this book? If you are paying for something to drink when safe drinking wat... More »
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