Happiness - Lessons from a New Science by Richard Layard
$12.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
In this landmark book, Richard Layard shows that there is a paradox at the heart of our lives. Most people want more income. Yet as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not just anecdotally true, it is the story told by countless pieces of scientific research. We now have sophist ...Show more
Parent Effectiveness Training - The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children by Thomas Gordon
$10.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
Learn to more effectively resolve conflicts, commnicate, and create loving relationships with your children with the help of this relevant, practical guide to parenting. Now revised for the first time since its initial publication, this groundbreaking guide will show you how to avoid being a permissive ...Show more
Bedtime Stories For Grown-Ups - Fairy-Tale Psychology by Sue Gallehugh; Allen Gallehugh
$10.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
Voluntary Simplicity - Toward a way of Life that is outwardly simple, inwardly rich by Duane Elgin
$14.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
Challenges the complexities of contemporary living by discussing a more simplistic lifestyle that is designed to change one\\\'s overall thinking and bring more inner rewards to one\\\'s life. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
The Montessori Toddler - A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being by Simone Davies; Hiyoko Imai (Illustrator)
$16.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Series: The\Parents' Guide to Montessori Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
Announcing that rare parenting book that will not only help you become a more effective parent but actually change how you see your children. Written by Montessori educator Simone Davies, this book shows you how to bring the educational values of a Montessori classroom into your home--while turning the ...Show more
You Are Not a Before Picture - How to finally make peace with your body, for good by Alex Light
$14.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine
An urgent, enlightening and empowering guide to disavowing diet culture and learning to make peace with our bodies, from body confidence and anti-diet advocate, Alex Light. When we look in the mirror, so many of us see a 'before' picture: the miserable person in the side-by-side shot waiting for the 'gl ...Show more
Brainstorm - The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel
$12.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: good-very good
In this groundbreaking book, the bestselling author of Parenting from the Inside Out and The Whole-Brain Child shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their children's lives into one of the most rewarding. Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in import ...Show more
A Radical Awakening - Turn Pain into Power, Embrace Your Truth, Live Free by Shefali Tsabary
$16.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
Bestselling author and renowned clinical psychologist Dr Shefali teaches women how to transcend their fears, break free from societal expectations and rediscover the person they were always meant to be.A Radical Awakening lays out a path for women to heal their psychic wounds and prepares them to discov ...Show more
No, It's Not OK - How to Stop the Cycle of Bullying by Tania Roxborogh; Kim Stephenson
$10.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
No, It's Not OK deals with the bully/victim problems in New Zealand and outlines effective ways of counteracting and preventing such problems. Bullying is one of the biggest challenges for a child to deal with and extends past the boundaries of school into their home lives. With the advances in technolo ...Show more
The Art of Marriage - A handbook for life by Catherine Blyth
$12.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
Catherine Blyth's insights and anecdotes gather wisdom from history, psychology, and couples who have been there, to show how best to negotiate the three-legged obstacle race that is married life.
The Mind Map Book - Radiant Thinking - Major Evolution in Human Thought by Tony Buzan; Barry Buzan
$12.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
The ability to learn, remember and record information is a goal for many people, especially those in the worlds of business and education. This book is a guide to creating mind maps, a method of accessing intelligence, and it offers an explanation of the foundations of memory, concentration, creativity, ...Show more
Murdering Middle Age - Surviving and Thriving in Midlife by Michele Cox; Maia Jackman
$20.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine
There is no question that we all have tough times in our lives, no matter how relative they are. For women aged between 40 and 65 years, the challenges seem to be particularly wide-ranging and deep-reaching during this time. Health concerns, financial worries, menopausal transition, deaths, frustrated g ...Show more