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A Practical Course in Personal Magnetism by Wellcome Collection
$18.99 NZD
Category: Funny/Quirky | Series: Wellcome
Finally, the secrets of natural magnetism made plain, in the 19th Century's delightful prelude to How to Win Friends and Influence People "You are not the weak, downtrodden creature you have so long considered yourself, but a glorified, radiant, happy being!" Drawn from the long-forgotten self-help best ...Show more
Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis
$24.99 NZD
Category: Science, Technology & Nature | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Sunday Times bestsellerWe have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the s ...Show more
Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
$22.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Wellcome Collection Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have become increasingly detached from the reality of being mort ...Show more
Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
$49.99 NZD
Category: Previous Stock - Popular Science | Series: Wellcome
New York Times Number One bestseller Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2014 In Being Mortal, Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of aging and dying in his patients and in his family, as well as the limits of what he can do. And he emerges with story that cr ...Show more
Beneath the Skin - Great Writers on the Body by Ned Beauman; Naomi Alderman; Thomas Lynch (Introduction by); Philip Kerr; A. L. Kennedy
$6.69 NZD
Category: Science, Technology & Nature | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Our bodies all have stories to tell - and who better to tell them than fifteen of the world's finest writers? Buried beneath layers of flesh, our hearts pump, our lungs inflate, our kidneys filter. These organs, and others, are essential to our survival but remain largely unknown to us. In Beneath the S ...Show more
Book of Human Emotions by Tiffany Watt Smith
$28.00 NZD
Category: Psychology | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if this makes you feel uneasy, suspicious and maybe even a little bereft, The Book of Human Emotions is for you. From anger to wanderlust, each entertaining and informative alphabetical entry reveals the surprising connections and fascinati ...Show more
Breaking and Mending by Joanna Cannon
$29.99 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Wellcome Collection
'One of the most beautiful books you will ever read' Kate Mosse'I tore through Breaking and Mending... frank, emotional and compassionate' David Nicholls 'Powerful and moving' Nina Stibbe'Deeply moving and thought-provoking' Nathan Filer'Powerful, shocking and intimate' John Boyne"A few years ago, I fou ...Show more
Chasing the Sun: How the Science ... by Linda Geddes
$33.00 NZD
Category: Science, Technology & Nature | Series: Wellcome Ser.
The full story of how our relationship with the sun shapes our health, productivity and moodOur ancestors constructed vast monuments like Stonehenge and Pyramids of Egypt and Central America to keep track of the sun and celebrate the annual cycle of death and rebirth. The returning sun heralds new begin ...Show more
Chasing the Sun - The New Science of Sunlight and How It Shapes Our Bodies and Minds by Linda Geddes
$25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Wellcome Collection
The full story of how our relationship with light shapes our health, productivity and mood.'A sparkling and illuminating study, one of those rare books that could genuinely improve your life' Sunday TimesSince the dawn of time, humans have worshipped the sun. And with good reason. Our biology is set up ...Show more
Eat Me: A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism (HB) by Bill Schutt
$36.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Wellcome | Reading Level: very good
Cannibalism. It's the last, greatest taboo: the stuff of urban legends and ancient myths, airline crashes and Captain Cook. But while we might get a thrill at the thought of the black widow spider's gruesome mating habits or the tragic fate of the nineteenth-century Donner Party pioneers, today cannibal ...Show more
Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime by Val McDermid
$28.00 NZD
Category: Crime & Thrillers | Series: Wellcome Collection
The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died - and who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help justice to be done using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene or the faintest of h ...Show more
In Therapy: The Unfolding Story by Susie Orbach
$24.99 NZD
Category: Psychology | Series: Wellcome Ser.
Worldwide, an increasingly diverse and growing number of people are seeking therapy. We go to address past traumas, to break patterns of behaviour, to confront eating disorders or addiction, to talk about relationships, or simply because we want to find out more about ourselves. Susie Orbach has been a ...Show more