A new and updated edition of this authoritative work on Viking history, from a distinguished expert in the field. Includes…

In this one-of-a-kind volume, indispensable for students of art, architecture and film, Alex Danchev presents "100 Artists'…

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Presents a collection of research papers and survey articles that reflects the interplay of finite-dimensional algebras with…

We live in a Big Me culture: universities and businesses alike reward goal-oriented superstars and those who self-promote…

Why do we wear what we wear? To answer this question, we must go back and unlock the wardrobes of the early twentieth…

Dealing with the densities of the poets expression, and the forces in his syntax and rhythms, this poetry aims to achieve a…

Is it possible that - rather than thinking in terms of 'good' and 'evil' - all of us instead lie somewhere on the empathy…

Although written over four hundred years after Alexander's death, Arrian's account of the man and his achievements is the…

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''Priestdaddy caused a sensation when it hit bookshelves in 2017'' Vogue ''Glorious'' Sunday Times''Laugh-out-loud funny''…

Sylvain Tesson, found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old…

In "The Politics of Experience" and the visionary "Bird of Paradise", R.D. Laing shows how the straitjacket of conformity…

Shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of the…

Offers teachings of Epicurus - about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and…

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Sets out a new vision for how education can be transformed to enable all young people to flourish. Filled with practical…

Simon Baron-Cohen's "The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain" is an unflinching look at the…

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A radical reinterpretation of how your mind works - and why it could change your life 'An astonishing achievement. Nick…

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Fernando Pessoa's The Book of Disquiet is a modernist masterwork that has now taken on a similar iconic status to Ulysses,…

Covering the entire output of an archetypal - and tragically short-lived - romantic genius, the "Penguin Classics" edition…

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What does Artificial Intelligence mean for our identity? Our fascination with AI stems from the perceived uniqueness of…

A title that involves us so deeply that Austen's final illness and death come almost as a personal tragedy to the reader. It…

Dramatic artist, natural scientist and philosopher, Plutarch is widely regarded as the most significant historian of his…

A translation of the idiosyncratic diary of a C10 court lady in Heian Japan. Along with the Tale of Genji, it is one of the…

This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our…

Nobel Prize winner Werner Heisenberg's classic account explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution, and his…

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Sendhil Mullainathan, the 'most interesting young economist in the world', and Eldar Shafir, the 'most brilliant…

Presents a treatise that looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we…

Drawing on such writers and thinkers as Plato, Tolstoy, Freud and Stendhal, this title explores how our perception of love…

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'Fascinating, insightful, lucidly and entertainingly written' A. C. GRAYLING, author of The History of…

Includes treatises on such diverse topics as friendship, religion, death, fate and scientific inquiry.…

'One of the most powerful books in social sciences ever written. ... A must-read’ Thomas Piketty'The twentieth century's…

If we are to replace fear with confidence then we need a different story to tell, about state and society alike: a story…

Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? This book explains how the human mind has evolved a…

The most graceful English translation of this masterpiece of world literature - prepared with the participation of the Dalai…

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Visionary poet Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential cultural and literary figures of the 20th century, his face…

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Highly experienced on the subject, Maher provides a clear and compelling account on jihad doctrine. From its origins to the…

Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain…

Using case studies of patients the author had worked with, this title argues that psychosis is not a medical condition but…

First and foremost an outcry against injustice and inhumanity, "Unto this Last" is also a closely argued assault on the…

A moving spiritual masterpiece that shows the true meaning of divinity in a hostile world A young, shy, sickly priest is…

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THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ''Magnificent, vivid, moving, superb'' Max Hastings, Sunday Times______________This is the closest…

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Wicked stepmothers and beautiful princesses … magic forests and enchanted towers … little pigs and big bad wolves … Fairy…

In this culmination of five decades of acclaimed studies in presidential history, Doris Kearns Goodwin offers an…

In 1831 Tocqueville set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9 months and…

Rene Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he…

A new addition to the series. The first complete translation into English of the }Maximem und Reflexionen{. Kniha…

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An exploration into the rise of modern thought from the great thinkers who made their mark, in what became known as the…

This collection brings together some of psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott's most important work contributing to our understanding…

This epoch-making book cuts through confused thinking and forces us to re-examine many cherished ideas about knowledge,…