• Rok vydání 1969

Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, this title argues instead for a pact, or…

The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and…

• Rok vydání 2020

• Počet stran 304
• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2024

The No-Holds-Barred Autobiography Tyson pulls no punches in his most candid, comprehensive and entertaining book yet, which…

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Argues that our utopian, internet-centric thinking holds devastating consequences for the future of democracy. In this book,…

• Rok vydání 1993

Although best remembered for his novels, Thomas Hardy thought of himself as a poet forced by circumstance to write fiction…

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What happens once democracy has been used up? When it has been hollowed out and emptied of meaning? This title provides an…

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Explains how the far-reaching discoveries of physics are revolutionizing our world and, in particular, throwing light on…

• Rok vydání 2012

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

• Rok vydání 2019

To overcome a crisis of melancholy after the death of his father, Montaigne withdrew to his country estates and began to…

• Rok vydání 2024

Presents an account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC). This title develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for…

• Rok vydání 2014

What if everything we thought about power was wrong? What if, in the ancient story of the shepherd boy who topples a giant,…

Offers an argument for better treatment of mental health. This book shows that mental ill-health causes more of the…

Richard Rorty is one of the provocative figures in philosophical, literary and cultural debate. This collection brings…

• Počet stran 273
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• Rok vydání 2016

Penguin: 'I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.'Yeonmi…

Covers different varieties of poetic practice in English. This book discusses the work of poets as wide ranging as W H…

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The making of the Oxford English Dictionary was a monumental 50 year task requiring thousands of volunteers. One of the…

• Počet stran 352
• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2018

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

Contains poems that features four separate personae who have their own poetic identity. This title contribute to the…

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Fascism was the major political invention of the twentieth century and the source of much of its pain. How can we try to…

• Počet stran 528
• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2013

Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. In The Righteous Mind, psychologist Jonathan Haidt answers some of the…

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How has the Party merged Marx, Mao and the market to create a global superpower? And what does this mean for the world? This…

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

A collection of Greek fiction that includes \"Callirhoe\", \"Daphnis and Chloe\", \"Letters of Chion\".…

• Rok vydání 2019

Features personal and professional works of Machiavelli. This book strives to do away with many of the myths that have…

• Rok vydání 1999

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

• Rok vydání 1991

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

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Deals with the aftermath of the Trojan War for the defeated survivors, as Andromache shows Hector's widow as a trophy of war…

Shows that Shakespeare was a man of the theatre, one among a community of artists in the teeming world of Renaissance…

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is universally celebrated as one of the greatest artists of all time, yet iconic…

• Rok vydání 2005

'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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\nAn account of feng-shui, a Chinese art providing the ability to live in harmony with nature and at peace. Skinner outlines…

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