Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Society & Culture

Written for a general readership, On the Origin of Species sold out on the day of its publication and has remained in print ever since. Instantly, and persistently, controversial, it transformed scientific thinking about all life on earth. Before the Origin, accepted thought held that life was th...

COMPARATIVE RELIGION. This overview of the religious customs of ancient cultures boasts an international selection of contributors, all of whom are leading scholars in their field. The cultural practices of popular as well as formal religion are explored in detail, giving an impression of all, no...

Do our pets have souls? With true stories from the pets' owners, this title helps to find out about: pets who revisit their owners after death; pet messengers, who bring back news of passed loved ones; psychic pets; pets and reincarnation; wild animals and their souls; and, how to communicate wit...

BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CATALOGUES, DISCOGRAPHIES. Thousands of self-help and personal success books have been written. Each has offered a "secret" to personal power, fulfilment and well-being. But which are the all-time classics? Which ones really can change your life? Ranging from cutting-edge academic...

Written to assist students in attaining the skills and knowledge required to achieve the Certificate III in Children's Services. With easy-to-read style and full-colour presentation this is an excellent resource for students.

An introduction to the world of philosophy: looks at philosophical fundamentals, various schools of thought, and more.

REIKI. In some spaces we feel immediately comfortable, while in others we feel ill at ease. From feng shui we've learned that energy in houses, as well as offices and stores, influences us. Negative energy from violence and trauma can linger, which is what we feel in a "sick" house. Healing House...

In the mid-1970s A Course in Miracles was published. It is a self-study course designed to help you undo your conscious and unconscious beliefs that you are separate from God so that you can return to your natural State of Boundless Love, Peace, and Joy. Since then it has become the Holy Book of ...

In this book, the author turns his eye on the future-offering a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century. He explains where and why future wars will erupt (and how they will be fought), which nations will gain and lose economic ...

Shyness can affect most of us to varying degrees, and tends to affect children more than adults as people tend to grow in confidence as they get older. It is therefore a universal emotion but in some people it is a more pronounced personality trait.