Parting Words: An extraordinary 100-year-old man s 9 lessons for living a life to be proud of by Benjamin Ferencz
$10.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
What a century of life experience can teach us about happiness, ambition, courage, love and how to make the most of the lives we've been given. How many people do you know grew up as a poor immigrant in America during the Great Depression, won a scholarship to Harvard Law School, landed on the beaches o ...Show more
This Is Not How It Ends - How Rewriting your Story can Save Your Life by Jehan Casinader
$10.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
A BOOK OF HEALING AND HOPE BY NEW ZEALAND TV JOURNALIST JEHAN CASINADER As an award-winning TV journalist, Jehan Casinader told other people's stories - until he lost control of his own. Severely depressed, he tried everything - from mindfulness to massage; Prozac to Pilates. Was something missing? Th ...Show more
Men Making Changes- Breaking the cycle of anger and abuse in family relationships by Kay Douglas
$14.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine
This practical, strength-based book includes information, checklists, strategies for change and self-reflection questions. 30 New Zealand men who have worked at changing destructive behaviour were interviewed for Men Making Changes. Their stories, insights and guidance are woven throughout. There is a s ...Show more
On Being Nice (The School of Life) by The School of Life
$10.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Series: The\School of Life Library | Reading Level: near fine
Most books that want to change us seek to make us richer or thinner. This book wants to help us to be nicer, that is: less irritable, more patient, readier to listen, warmer, less prickly ...Niceness may not have the immediate allure of money or fame, but it is a hugely important quality nevertheless an ...Show more
Physical Disobedience: An Unruly Guide to Health and Stamina for the Modern Feminist by Sarah Hays Coomer
$15.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine
A manual for activism that begins with our most powerful asset--our bodies Even as a wave of renewed feminism swells, too many women continue to starve, stuff, overwork, or neglect our bodies in pursuit of paper-thin ideals. "Fitness" has been co-opted by the beauty industry. We associate it with appear ...Show more
Open: Why asking for help can save your life by Frankie Bridge; Maleha Khan; Mike Phillips
$16.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine
'OPEN is an intimate, honest and powerful read. So personal you want to jump into the pages.' - Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author of Happy Mum, Happy Baby 'A beautiful read.' - Zoe Ball, BBC Radio 2 "I lived with it in silence. I tried to conquer it alone. And then I asked for help. It took me hitti ...Show more
How to Keep Your Marriage from Sucking - The Keys to Keep Your Wedlock Out of Deadlock by Greg Behrendt; Amiira Ruotola
$12.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine
A hilarious and hopeful primer to prevent, combat, and eliminate the suckage in modern marriage by doing it right in the early years, from one of the minds behind the series Sex and the City and the New York Times bestselling authors of He's Just Not That Into You, It's Called a Breakup Because It's Bro ...Show more
The Time of Your Life: Getting On With Getting On by John Burningham (ed.)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
This is a collection of wit and wisdom of 30 sprightly wise old birds.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo
$8.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: good-very good
Marie Kondo will help you declutter your life with her new major Netflix series Organise the World with Marie Kondo, coming soonTransform your home into a permanently clear and clutter-free space with the incredible KonMari Method. Japan's expert declutterer and professional cleaner Marie Kondo will hel ...Show more
Stuff I Forgot to Tell My Daughter by Michele A'Court
$14.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
A warm and witty memoir of motherhood (or what you meant to say but were too busy parenting ...) Adapted from the author's sell out solo standup show, this is a candid and very funny account of being the mother of a daughter, of how we are sometimes so busy parenting we forget how to be a person, and wh ...Show more
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
$14.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
For the past few years, Mark Manson-via his wildly popular blog-has been working on correcting our delusional expectations for ourselves and for the world. He now brings his hard-fought wisdom to this groundbreaking book. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-tal ...Show more
Sexts, Texts and Selfies: How to Keep Your Children Safe in the Digital Space by Susan McLean
$14.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Series: How to Keep Children Safe in the Digitalspace | Reading Level: very good
Soon enough, every parent will have to discuss online safety with their children. This book is your salvation. Cyber-safety expert Susan McLean helps you understand and connect with your child's online world, and guide them safely through it in this revised and updated edition of her bestselling book. S ...Show more