The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley
$35.00 NZD
Category: Essays
The Perennial Philosophy is defined by its author as "The metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reality substantial to the world of things and lives and minds." With great wit and stunning intellect, Aldous Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains them in terms ...Show more
Point Counter Point (PB) by Aldous Huxley
$33.00 NZD
Category: Essays | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
The dilettantes who frequent Lady Tantamount's society parties are determined to push forward the moral frontiers of the age. Marjorie has left her family to live with Walter; Walter is in love with the luscious but cold-hearted Lucy who devours every man in sight; the repulsive Spandrell deflowers youn ...Show more
Impossible Owls - Essays from the Ends of the World by Brian Phillips
$30.00 NZD
Category: Essays
From its opening journey into remote Alaska for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, IMPOSSIBLE OWLS leads us on a kaleidoscopic exploration of contemporary reality. Brian Phillips takes us to a sumo tournament in Japan, the jungle in India, the studio of a great Russian animator, a royal tour of the Yukon Terri ...Show more
The Best of Me by David Sedaris
$60.00 NZD
Category: Essays
A lavish gift edition of David Sedaris's best stories, spanning his spectacular bestselling career. Hand-picked by David himself, these are stories that will make you laugh and cry, sometimes at the same time, from "the funniest man alive" (Time Out New York). What could be a more tempting holiday gift ...Show more
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
$28.00 NZD
Category: Essays
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "From The New Yorker's beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television."--Esquire "A whip-smart, challenging book."--Zadie Smith * "Jia Tolentino could be the Joan D ...Show more
Committed Writings by Albert Camus; Justin O'Brien (Translator)
$26.00 NZD
Category: Essays | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
This volume contains some of Camus's most powerful political writing as he reflects on moral responsibility and the role of the artist in the world. 'Letters to a German Friend' was Camus' first wartime intervention, written in 1943 in order 'to make our battle more effective'. 'Reflections on the Guill ...Show more
Personal Writings - Albert Camus by Albert Camus; Justin O'Brien (Translator)
$26.00 NZD
Category: Essays | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
This volume contains some of Camus's most personal and lyrical writing, as he reflects on his identity and childhood in Algeria and celebrates the beauty of the Mediterranean. The Wrong Side and the Right Side, Camus's first book and most openly autobiographical work, describes his early years in a work ...Show more
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness by Carlo Rovelli
$40.00 NZD
Category: Essays
One of the most inspiring and counter-intuitive thinkers of our age, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, transforms the way we think about the world with his reflections on science, history and humanity. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the m ...Show more
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right? Essays on Modern Life by Pandora Sykes
$40.00 NZD
Category: Essays
'Pandora is my personal guru on all things relating to the zeitgeist. How lucky you are that she can now be yours too.' - Dolly Alderton Modern life is full of choices. We're told that happiness lies within and we can be whoever we want to be. But with endless possibility comes a feeling of restlessnes ...Show more
The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy
$28.00 NZD
Category: Essays
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "This Year's Must-Read Memoir" (W magazine) about the choices a young woman makes in her search for adventure, meaning, and love NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Vogue - Time - Esquire - Entertainment Weekly - The Guardian - Harper's Bazaar - Library Journal - NPR A ...Show more
The Girl from Revolution Road by Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
$37.00 NZD
Category: Essays
A young first-generation Iranian immigrant in New Zealand speaks powerfully of displacement, being different and living between two worlds. Based on Ghazaleh Golbakhsh's experience as an Iranian immigrant growing up in New Zealand, these essays range from a childhood in war-torn Iran, including the trau ...Show more
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
$26.00 NZD
Category: Essays
NOW WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM DOLLYALDERTON, author of Everything I Know About Love, revealing how a new generation of women can take inspiration from Nora's sharp wit and wisdom about life.*Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.*If the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's never go ...Show more