Penguin Books Australia

In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Tova Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a Neohelix albolabris —a common woodland snail.

While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that...

From a pioneer in the field of mental health comes a groundbreaking book on the healing power of 'mindsight', the capacity for insight and empathy that allows you to make positive changes in your brain — and in your life.
 

Vitamin D deficiency is the most common medical condition in the world.  Recent research indicates that 23 per cent of Australians have some degree of vitamin D deficiency, including up to 43 per cent of young women.  As a result, they may suffer from chronic health conditions, ranging from daily annoyances such as fatigue and pain to life-threatening illnesses.  But few people know...

When Vivienne Ulman's youngest child left home, she and her husband were poised to enjoy their freedom. Then her mother's Alzheimer's intervened.

In Alzheimer's: a love story, Vivienne records with tender lyricism and searing honesty the progress of her mother's Alzheimer's, her own grief over the gradual loss of her beloved mother, and the way in which her parents' enduring love for each other sustains...

'It's up to us, the baby-boomer generation, to invent a new way of growing old – and paradoxically, this means accepting the ageing process but without becoming 'old'. How do we become the life and soul of the party and not the party poopers? This impetus behind this book is the certainty that there is something in us that never grows old. I like to call it the heart. Not the organ, which clearly...

'A moving tribute to a mother's life, one of loss and disappointment, sacrifice and silence . . . but also one of immense dignity and resilience.'
DEBRA ADELAIDE , author of The Household Guide to Dying

This is the book I'd want to read if I had has a child with Down syndrome.  It's the book I'd recommend to parents who already have a child with Down syndrome, or for who prenatal testing has indicated Down syndrome, and they are wondering what on earth the future holds.  As a scientist working in the area of child health, I would also recommend it to all those people – teachers, health...

At the age of 74 best-selling author Irvin Yalom turns his attention to one of the great human questions: our fear of death. He suggests that what he calls the 'awakening experience' can help us...

Panic attacks, phobias, extreme shyness, and general anxiety disrupt the lives of an estimated 15 per cent of the population. Typically, these kinds of problems are diagnosed, often without evidence, as being caused by a biochemical imbalance that requires rebalancing through medication. The result, very often, is an endless psychiatric revolving-door syndrome.

Updated quick-reference Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) visual medical guide to children's symptoms and their treatment.

From asthma to chicken pox, learn to look after your child in times of illness with this at home guide for parents, covering childhood diseases and disorders.

Addresses the needs of the carer, offering constructive guidance and emotional support.

Features basic nursing procedures and essential first aid information.

Advises on a wide range of equipment for greater independence and comfort.

In today's fast-paced, complex society, it's crucial to find ways to increase productivity, simplify, and stay sane. The fifth edition of this highly successful guide emphasizes how organization helps people survive tough times, assists them with life's challenges, and can lead to a happier, more peaceful life.

New is this edition-

Cutting through the history and medical jargon found in more exhaustive and incomprehensible reference books, this guide focuses on the most important things readers need to know in order to effectively understand and manage fibromyalgia, especially important now, with 22 new fibromyalgia-fighting drugs on the market. This new edition teaches readers how to:

Communicate better with doctors and healthcare...

Nearly everyone has an old habit that just won't go away for good-anything from spending too many hours online, to spending too much money on QVC or eBay, to eating huge portions of ice cream any time the world seems stressful, to taking an extra pain pill because, well, why feel pain? Big or small, some of these habits can be very destructive and public; others can be equally devastating but easier...

One size doesn't fit all. For many people the combined use of several approaches gives them their best shot at effective coping...

However, when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it becomes a disabling disorder.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHAEL GATES GILL SHARES 15 INSPIRING LESSONS ON FINDING TRUE HAPPINESS AT ANY AGE AND ANY STAGE OF LIFE.