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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…

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
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• 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…

A critique of the Victorian nuclear family. It argues that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent…

• Počet stran 528
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• 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…

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…

Discusses truth, death, revenge, adversity, envy, marriage, love, goodness, superstition, friendship, ambition, aging,…

• 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…

• Čeština

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

By a detailed investigation of the universal phenomenon of dreaming, the author discovered a radical way of exploring the…

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• Počet stran 496
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• Rok vydání 2008

Does America’s pro-Israel lobby wield inappropriate control over US foreign policy? This book has created a storm of…

'Foucault leaves no reader untouched or unchanged' Edward Said Aesthetics, the second volume of the complete collection of…

The 3rd edition, revised by Janet Whitcut, has been completely reset and brought up-to-date for modern usage. This classic…

What were the twelve labors of Herakles? Why did Zeus turn himself into a shower of gold? What was the name of the guard-dog…

• Počet stran 272
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• Rok vydání 2025

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