The Soul
A History of the Human Mind
$31.45
- Paperback
800 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2025
Summary
The Soul is a history of the human mind, from the earliest expression of self-consciousness to its unshakeable belief in the great religions and political systems.
‘Wonderfully entertaining’ - Michael McGirr, Sydney Morning Herald ‘I am absolutely in awe of this book’ - Hugh Mackay AO
Almost everyone thinks they have one, but nobody knows what it is. For thousands of years the soul was an ‘organ’, an entity, something that was part of all of us, that survived the death of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143781356 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143781359 |
| Author: | Paul Ham |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 800 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 948g |
| Dimensions: | 72mm x 157mm x 236mm |
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Paul Ham
Paul Ham is the author of 12 books, including:
- Passchendaele: Requiem for Doomed Youth (2016) - Winner of the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction.
- 1914: The Year the World Ended (2013)
- Hiroshima Nagasaki (2011) - Shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for History; being adapted into a 6-part TV series.
- Vietnam: The Australian War (2007) - Winner of the New South Wales Premier’s Prize for Australian History; shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award (2008).
- Kokoda (2004) - Shortlisted for the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction and the New South Wales Premier’s Prize for Non-Fiction.
- Sandakan: The Untold Story of the Sandakan Death Marches (2012) - Shortlisted for the 2013 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for History.
A former Sunday Times correspondent, Ham holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics. He lives in Paris and divides his time between writing history and teaching Narrative History at Sciences Po, a leading French institution for the humanities.
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