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Hands: What We Do with Them - and Why by Darian Leader
$35.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
How much do you really know about your own hands? Throughout history , civilisations have been defined by the work of human hands: inventing tools, writing records, operating machinery, typing, texting, swiping. But beneath this known history is another, secret story: our hands are not the obedient ser ...Show more
Hands What we do With them and Why by Darian Leader
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
A fresh, thought-provoking and wide-ranging study of how mankind uses its hands Why do zombies walk with their arms outstretched? How can newborn babies grip an adult finger tightly enough to dangle unsupported from it? And why is everyone constantly texting, tapping and scrolling? For anyone curious ab ...Show more
Introducing Lacan by Darian Leader
$19.95 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing... S.
For anyone intrigued by Lacan's ideas butdiscouraged by the apparent arcane quality of his writings, the lucid text and graphic illlustrations together provide the ideal introduction.
Introducing Lacan: A Graphic Guide by Darian Leader; Judy Groves (Illustrator)
$12.99 AUD
Category: Introducing & Short History Series | Series: Introducing... Ser.
Jacques Lacan's ideas are as influential in the field of psychoanalysis as those of Freud have ever been. Introducing Lacan guides the reader through Lacanian theory, exploring the central pillars of his thought and his bearing on literature, art, philosophy, and feminism.
Is It Ever Just Sex? by Darian Leader
$39.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
A delightfully thought-provoking study of why we have sex, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader 'It was just sex.' It's a familiar claim. But is it really possible? The old idea that sexuality is a smouldering, animalistic force within us, desperate for release yet restrained by social forces, ...Show more
Jouissance: Sexuality, Suffering and Satisfaction by Darian Leader
$32.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Although the term 'jouissance' is common currency in psychoanalysis today, how much does it really tell us? While often taken to designate a fusion of sexuality, suffering and satisfaction, the term has fallen into a purely descriptive use that closes down more questions than it opens up. Although assum ...Show more
Strictly Bipolar by Darian Leader
$9.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Strictly Bipolar is Darian Leader's treatise on the psychological disorder of our times. If the post-war period was called the 'Age of Anxiety' and the 1980s and '90s the 'Antidepressant Era', we now live in Bipolar times. Mood-stabilising medication is routinely prescribed to adults and children alike, ...Show more
The New Black : Mourning, Melancholia and Depression by Darian Leader
$39.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks
What happens when we lose someone we love? A death, a separation or the break-up of a relationship are some of the hardest times we have to live through. We may fall into a nightmare of depression, lose the will to live and see no hope for the future. What matters at this crucial point is whether or not ...Show more
The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia, and Depression by Darian Leader
$28.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Fifty years ago, the terms mourning and melancholia were part of the psychological lexicon. Today, in a world of rapid diagnoses, quick cures, and big pharmaceutical dollars, the catch-all concept of depression has evolved to take their place. In "The New Black," Darian Leader argues that this shift is ...Show more
The New Black: Mourning, melancholia and depression by Darian Leader
$32.00 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
What happens when we lose someone we love? A death, a separation or the break-up of a relationship are some of the hardest times we have to live through. We may fall into a nightmare of depression, lose the will to live and see no hope for the future. What matters at this crucial point is whether or not ...Show more
What Is Madness? by Darian Leader
$22.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
In What is Madness?, Darian Leader, the author of The New Black and Why do Women Write More Letters Than They Post? asks probing questions about madness, sanity and everything in between. What separates the sane from the mad? How hard or easy is it to tell them apart? And what if the difference is reall ...Show more
What is Madness? by Darian Leader
$35.00 AUD
Category: Health & Self Help
Madness, in our culture, is defined by visibility. From the popular press to TV soaps and films, the depiction of madness always borders on the extreme: violent outbursts, fits, hallucinations. But what if madness is not exactly what we think it to be? What if it is the rule rather than the exception? A ...Show more