Penguin Books Australia

There's a simple way of thinking, acting and doing that, once learned, will make sure you get the very best out of everything. It's called Flip It.

Flip It challenges you to get curious about how you interpret and handle every situation. It liberates you from the beliefs that have been holding you back and gives you powerfully simple ways to switch your thinking and change your actions so that you...

Achieving career and life goals by adopting the mindset of a musician.

Do you feel like your finances are out of control?  Is debt a problem?  Are you wondering when and if you'll be able to retire comfortably?  Or do you want to increase your wealth, maximise the benefits of investments you already have, or just become smarter with your money?

Whatever your personal finance interests, objectives or concerns, Paul Clitheroe, one of Australia's best-known...

'Inspirational.' The Independent

Marie de Hennezel is a gifted psychologist who works as part of a remarkable team of doctors and nurses in a hospital for the terminally ill.  In this eloquent book, she shares her unique perspective on what life and death really mean – and explores how talking about death, and facing up to it, can actually help us lead more abundant lives.

The compelling true story of the three women – a Manhattan psychiatrist, a glamorous magazine writer, and a troubled young woman – behind the psychology case that shook the world.

A New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller.

Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know—like that physical activity boosts your brain power.

How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and...

Wonder why you're still single? Had you imagined you'd be settled down with the perfect man and family by now? Afraid time is running out?  You might want to listen to what Lori Gottlieb has to say.  
When Lori found herself forty and still single, she came to an uncomfortable realisation. If so many of her friends were very happily married to 'good enough' guys, the type of men who might...

A witty and wide – ranging investigation of the central problem of our time: how to save ourselves from what we want.

Freedom is dangerous.  Half of all deaths in America, for instance, come from overeating, smoking, drinking too much, failing to exercise, and other deadly behaviours that we indulge in against our own better judgement.  Why are we on a campaign of slow-motion suicide?...

People used to download music for free, then Steve Jobs convinced them to pay. How? By charging 99 cents.  Prada and other luxury stores stock a few obscenely expensive items - just to make the rest of their inventory seem like a bargain.  Why do text messages cost money, while e-mails are free? Why do jars of peanut butter keep getting smaller in order to keep the price the 'same'? The answer...

If you thought McDonald's and strip malls were the ugliest of America's cultural exports, think again. Western ideas about mental illness—from anorexia to post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, general anxiety and clinical depression—as well as Western treatments have been sweeping the globe with alarming speed, argues journalist Watters ( Urban Tribes ), and are doing far more...

A crisp, passionately argued answer to the question that everyone who's grown dependent on digital devices is asking: 'Where's the rest of my life?'

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.
 

We live in a world increasingly dominated by the fake, the prepackaged, the artificial: fast food, scripted reality TV shows, Facebook 'friends', and fraudulent memoirs. But people everywhere are demanding the exact opposite, heralding 'authenticity' as the cure for isolated individualism and shallow consumerism. Restaurants promote the authenticity of their cuisine, while condo developers promote...

We've all seen the happiness in the face of a child while playing in the schoolyard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing with glee across a lawn. This is the joy of play. By definition, play is purposeless and all-consuming. And, most important, it's fun.

The new edition is bursting with the latest, up-to-date information about Perth's fresh food scene.  With lots of new entries this fabulous little guide book steers you to the small independent food shops and markets where you'll find the highest quality, fresh, local and seasonal produce.

' . . . a goldmine of information'
The Weekend Australian

'I have already stowed the review copy in my bag...