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  • The Way We Are

    Lessons from a lifetime of listening

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    Australia's leading social psychologist examines our society today and asks timely and urgent questions about its futureLife is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. Yet none of our differences—whether based on ethnicity, politics, religion, cultural tastes and preferences, or gender—are nearly as significant as the humanity we share.Amidst our epidemics of loneliness, anxiety ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Just Saying

    Exploring twenty-five remarkable quotations to enlighten, challenge and inspire

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    Reflections on profound sayings, ancient and modern, by iconic social researcher Hugh MackayWarm, witty, wise and occasionally challenging Just Saying is bestselling social psychologist Hugh Mackay's highly personal reflections on twenty-five quotations from some of the world's greatest thinkers and writers, from Confucius and Plato to Susan Sontag and Miles Franklin; from Samuel Johnson and Mary ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Inner Self

    The joy of discovering who we really are

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    'How can I get in touch with this real self, underlying all my surface behaviour? How can I become myself?' Carl Rogers, US psychotherapistThe Inner Self is a book about the ways we hide from the truth about ourselves and the psychological freedom we enjoy when we finally face that most searching question of all: 'Who am I, really?'Hugh Mackay explores our 'top 20' hiding places - from addiction ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Good Life

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    "No one can promise you that a life lived for others will bring you a deep sense of satisfaction, but it's certain that nothing else will."Hugh Mackay has spent his entire working life asking Australians about their values, motivations, ambitions, hopes and fears. Now, in The Good Life, he addresses the ultimate question: What makes a life worth living?His conclusion is provocative. The good life ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Question of Love

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    What really goes on in a marriage?Richard and Freya are, on the surface, a perfect couple. He has a thriving architectural practice; she plays the violin like an angel. They live in a beautiful home. They seem respectful and caring of one another.They should be happier than they are.In The Question of Love, Hugh Mackay has constructed a novel of stunning originality - both a sympathetic ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Art of Belonging

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    The eternal question 'Who am I?' must be weighed against an even deeper question: 'Who are we?' We are writing each other's stories as much as we are writing our own.In his bestselling book, The Good Life, Hugh Mackay argued that kindness and respect for others are the hallmarks of a life well lived. Now in The Art of Belonging Mackay shows how strong communities develop our moral sense and build ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Therapist

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    The Therapist, from bestselling author Hugh Mackay, is a powerful and poignant story of deception, ambiguity, lust and love and the challenge of living with the consequences of our actions.'I loved the chance to peek inside a therapist's office . . . told with such intelligence and tenderness.' - Debra Oswald, bestselling author of The Family Doctor'Smart, empathic and perfectly plotted - The ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Australia Reimagined

    Towards a More Compassionate, Less Anxious Society

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    'When it comes to our future, misplaced optimism is as dangerous as blind faith. What is needed is the courage to face the way things are, and the wisdom and imagination to work out how to make things better.'Australia's unprecedented run of economic growth has failed to deliver a more stable or harmonious society. Individualism is rampant. Income inequality is growing. Public education is under ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Why Don't People Listen?

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    First published in 1994, Hugh Mackay's Why Don't People Listen? sold 40,000 copies and became a classic on the art of successful communication.This ebook-only edition has been fully revised and updated to include a summary of the benefits and pitfalls of multi-media communication.Hugh Mackay shows us a simple yet revolutionary way to improve the quality of our relationships with our spouses, ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Kindness Revolution

    How we can restore hope, rebuild trust and inspire optimism

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    Generous, erudite, optimistic and candid...Hugh Mackay encourages us to find the best in ourselves and in our society in both good and troubled times.Revolutions never start at the top. If we dare to dream of a more loving country - kinder, more compassionate, more cooperative, more respectful, more inclusive, more egalitarian, more harmonious, less cynical - there's only one way to start turning ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Beyond Belief

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    What do people actually mean when they say 'God'?Around two-thirds of us say we believe in God or some 'higher power', but fewer than one in ten Australians attend church weekly. In Beyond Belief, Hugh Mackay presents this discrepancy as one of the great unexamined topics of our time. He argues that while our attachment to a traditional idea of God may be waning, our desire for a life of meaning ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Infidelity

    by Hugh Mackay ...
    The hardest thing, finally, is to accept our insignificance in the scheme of things - or perhaps to accept that there is no 'scheme of things'.Tom Harper, a 43-year-old Australian psychologist, is in self-imposed exile in London, living down a sexual indiscretion with a client. Through a chance meeting at the Royal Academy, he makes friends with Sarah Delacour, an academic who studies nursery ... Read more

    $11.99 USD