Gerard de Nerval was a poet, visionary, short-story writer and autobiographer. This selection of his works includes…

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Cybernetics (loosely translated from the Greek): "a helmsman who steers his ship to port." Psycho-Cybernetics is a term…

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Poet, education reformer, social theorist and passionate critic of Victorian England condemned an industrial society in…

We tend to see the Second World War as a man's war, featuring Spitfire crews and brave deeds on the Normandy beaches. But in…

Suitable for both students and professionals, this title covers related fields such as neuroscience and social psychology.…

The Penguin Dictionary of International Relations provides an authoritative overview of this complex and constantly shifting…

This collection of Donald Barthelme's literary output during the 1960s and 1970s covers the period when the writer came to…

Includes George Puttenham's "Art of English Poesy", Samuel Daniel's "Defense of Rhyme", and passages by writers such as Ben…

Includes stories that discuss con men and tricksters and 'innocent' deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence, have…

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An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture…

A groundbreaking guide to improve teaching based on the latest research in neuroscience, from the bestselling author of A…

One of fifteen volumes in the Freud series, this title is part of a plan to generate a non-specialist Freud for a wide…

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Contains a selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. This volume…

In "Consciousness Explained", Daniel C. Dennett reveals the secrets of one of the last remaining mysteries of the universe:…

What goes on in our heads when we have a thought? This book presents an empirically-supported theory of consciousness. It…

Features the play "Robbers" that presents a passionate consideration of liberty, fraternity and deep betrayal; and…

Self-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life…

A phenomenonally precocious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and…

A collection of the stories of Damon Runyon who presents the 1950s world of guys and dolls on Broadway.…

Beginning in the late 1940's, American literature discovered a four-letter word, and the word was "beat." This book collects…

A collection of philosohical fragments, notes and essays in which the author explores the contradictions of human nature in…

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Augustus Melmotte is a fraudulent foreign financier who preys on dissolute nobility - using charm to tempt the weak into…

Shows the range and depth of Ruskin's work, and reveals the consistency of Ruskin's philosophy and his adamant belief that…

This is a new breakthrough idea about how to win customer loyalty from Matthew Dixon, the bestselling author of The…

We can define the mad, but how do we classify the sane? Answering this question, the author delves deep into history,…

Through Virginia Woolf's, a feminist and a bohemian, extensive diaries and letters and brilliant detective work, this title…

A step by step guide to resolving this particular relationship problem, that only requires the reader to honestly answer a…

Explores how modern food manufacturers have hijacked the brains of millions by turning our meals into perfectly engineered…

A title in which, a waiter divulges a shocking life of crime to his ex-wife; a woman repeats the story of her parents'…

This best-selling dictionary brilliantly reveals the lives and works of a host of fascinating individuals, from Biblical…

Collects writings from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Bringing together her powerful speeches, letters and…

The trial and condemnation of Socrates for heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment in the history of…

Presents a comprehensive treatment of political economy. This title includes the author's assessment of the mercantile…

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