"Explores how industry has manipulated our most deep-seated survival instincts."--David Perlmutter, MD, Author, #1 New York…

The world relies on American leadership, and America has international interests - they must continue their role as an…

In this groundbreaking book, a counselor shows women in abusive relationships how to improve, survive, or leave. "Promises…

Explores the main stresses and influences to which every child is exposed - family, friends, youth culture, values, and…

For years, acclaimed comedian Des Bishop wanted to write a show about his father. He and his father collaborated on "My Dad…

Presents short stories that offer gems from some of the masters of the genre. Whether it is the lyrical prose of Thomas…

Margaret Beaufort and Margaret of Anjou - two women who will stop at nothing to place their sons on the English throne. In…

For eleven years Sylvia Larkin has been a mother - and she knows, deep down, that she's no good at it. She feels like a…

Examines the relationship between drugs and pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. This title…

Plunging into the enchanted and luminous worlds of Speak, Memory, Ada, or Ardor; and the infamous Lolita, this title seeks…

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'A landmark in social thought. Henrich may go down as the most influential social scientist of the first half of the…

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Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Rangan Chatterjee reveals how to make positive change that actually lasts in his latest,…

Shows how democracy today faces threats that we ignore at our own risk. Tracing democracy's history and development, this…

As Eliot and his friends wave goodbye to University - their education done with, the world calling - they must make a…

After spending several years in the thick of international events, the author has seen rather a lot of the world - and the…

Looks at how the internet is transforming our culture, providing outlets for human potential. From lolcats to tools for…

Why doesn't the explosive growth of companies such as Facebook and Uber deliver more prosperity for everyone? How could…

Presents the story of the bizarre relationship between 1960s teenager Jenny and older man David, after she accepts a lift on…

Features stories which portray a world of ordinary people grappling with work and idleness, ambition and frustration,…

Tells how Clarice Lispector through long exile abroad and difficult personal struggles, matured into a great writer, and…

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In the Laws, Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he…

A dictionary that explores the symbols which abound in literature, religion, national identity and are found at the heart of…

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This acclaimed book by Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct and The Blank Slate, argues that, contrary to popular…

Produkt Mincing Mockingbird Guide to Troubled Birds - Mockingbird, The Mincing zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele…

A collection that ranges from sketches to critical essays. Each piece marks a new 'confrontation with the world' and throws…

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It is 1993 and Thomas Penmarsh has lived in Finisterre, the house by the sea, all his life, he's only 48 and in 1967 he lost…

Rumours about an ancient Egyptian text spread like wildfire among alchemists. Known as the Emerald Tablet, this text was…

Covers psychological processes, the study of groups and work teams, and the nature of complex organizations as a whole.…

Sex with an older man, parents who don't understand, politics in the playground, blowjobs behind the bike-sheds, skinning up…

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

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