Why do even well-educated people often understand so little about maths - or take a perverse pride in not being a 'numbers…

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New York Times bestselling author Dan Heath asks what happens when we take our thinking upstream and try to prevent problems…

Contains essays that describe what it means to be black in America. This book describes the tragedies that are inflicted by…

Features articles that examine numerous topics, including the financial crisis, Obama's presidency, WikiLeaks and the…

Takes us on a backstage tour of the real but hidden world of the Internet, introducing us to the remarkable clan of insiders…

In addition to Tolstoy's philosophy of history, the author considers the social and political circumstances that produced…

Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political…

A guide to the grammatical laws and idiosyncrasies that govern the English Language. It is suitable for linguists, English…

This volume brings together Cicero's tentative and undogmatic reflections on the good life, in which he discusses duty,…

Brings back into print this seminal work by Engels, with a new introduction by historian Tristram Hunt. Kniha 9780141191119…

Offers an account of a young person's emerging awareness of the world and of his place within it.…

"The Parallel Lives of Plutarch" are cornerstones of Western literature, and have exerted a profound influence on writers…

Revised and expanded edition of this classic bestseller. Kniha 9780140290066 Worldly Philosophers | Robert L Heilbroner…

Reveals the author's mind which was on the brink of one of the most revolutionary ideas in human history - the theory of…

Accounts the lascivious education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood. Kniha 9780143039013 Philosophy in the…

A new translation of this classic text, first published in 1856, which examines the implications of French history on the…

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Based on a study in Russian and many other foreign archives, this title explains why this suicidal decision was made and…

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

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Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators, Cicero's "Selected Works" is…

Shows that any of us can appreciate art. Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this…

This book is an outstanding overview of the life and thoughts of Karl Marx. The editor masterfully weaves together Marx's…

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Any investor with skin in the game needs to buy this book.' Niall FergusonFrom Wall Street to the White House, the fantasy…

Tells about truth, and the enemies of truth, and the wars that are fought between them. This guide looks at relativism and…

"Against Interpretation" was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in…

'I am the enfant terrible of literature and science. If I cannot, and I know I cannot, get the literary and scientific…

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian…

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The defining experience of Chinua Achebe's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War. For more than…

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Glanz, Tragik und der beispiellose Aufstieg der Donaumonarchie Kaum eine Dynastie hat Europa so geprägt wie die Habsburger.…

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Antworten auf Fragen, die Sie sich vermutlich noch nie gestellt haben Wenn man eine zufällige Nummer wählt und »Gesundheit«…

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#1 New York Times bestsellerEssential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the…

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This is the book Trump fears most. - AxiosFrom the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J.…

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The power of talk in a digital age. An engaging look at how technology is undermining our creativity and relationships and…

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Alan Greenspan's "The Age of Turbulence" is the essential guide to what is happening in the world, and where we're heading,…

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\n\'My favourite person on the politics of parenthood\' Pandora Sykes\n\'Exhilarating, infuriating, urgent and human\' Daisy…

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For better or worse, for richer for poorer, till death us do part – we’ve always done it and we’re still doing it. Of all…

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In 1938, the author was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home.…

An introduction and notes accompany this classic epic poem about a spiritual pilgrim being led by Virgil through the nine…

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A collection of essays that contains some of the important pieces of criticism of the twentieth century, including the…

Provides an account of how we acquire everyday, mathematical, natural scientific, religious and ethical knowledge. Rejecting…

The works collected in this volume form the true foundation of Western philosophy - the base upon which Plato and Aristotle…

Across the world, universities are more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented…

'How are you today?' the doctor asked. 'I'm fine', was the reply. 'But Sybil isn't. She was so sick she couldn't come. So I…

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Traditionally, suicide was thought to be a matter of purely individual despair, but Durkheim recognized that the phenomenon…