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What Not to Say: Finding The Right Words At Difficult Moments
Everyone has such moments: 'I didn't know what to say' times when you are silenced - overwhelmed with embarrassment - because someone confronts you with a situation and you have...
Much Like Us: What Science Reveals about the Thoughts, Feelings, and
What really differentiates us from our relatives in the animal world? And what can they teach us about ourselves? Taking these questions as his starting point, Norbert Sachser presents fascinating...
The Joy of Abstraction: An Exploration of Math, Category Theory, and
Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you that mathematics can be flexible, creative, and visual. This joyful journey through the world of abstract...
Simple Pleasures: Life's Little Joys
A gift book celebrating how much happiness can be found in 100 simple, everyday things - from the feel of fresh sheets to the joy of daydreaming. The perfect antidote...
The President of Good and Evil: Taking George W. Bush Seriously
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Peter Singer's examination of Bush's ethics asks whether they are anything more than self-serving - an important question, since the actions which follow the rhetoric affect the lives of everyone...
Mirror, Mirror: The Uses and Abuses of Self-Love
Everyone deplores narcissism, especially in others. The vain are by turns annoying or absurd, offending us whether they are blissfully oblivious or proudly aware of their behavior. But are narcissism...
Logic Made Easy: How to Know When Language Deceives You
LOGIC MADE EASY is filled with anecdotal histories detailing the often muddy relationship between language and logic. Designed with dozens of visual examples, the book guides readers through those hair-raising...
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse
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THE UK'S BEST SELLING ADULT NON-FICTION BOOK OF ALL TIME. The book that inspired the BAFTA and Oscar-award-winning short animated film available on BBC and Apple+. A book for all...
Can Socialists be Happy?
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books No thinking person can or does genuinely keep out of politics, in an age like the present one Unfailingly wise and...
Why I am a Stoic
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Plagued by ill-health, violently sick at sea, irritated by renovation costs- Seneca is never less than sympathetically human. In these letters...
Things in Nature Merely Grow
'Unforgettable' SUNDAY TIMES 'Courageous' OBSERVER 'One of the most important books to be published in years' SARA COLLINS 'There are few writers with Li's power' DOUGLAS STUART The best book...
Bibliotherapy: Books to Guide You Through Every Chapter of Life
A beautiful, thoughtful guide to finding your perfect next read, no matter what life's throwing at you, from the founder of Aphra a.k.a. 'your inclusive AF feminist book club' Through...
Zeno and the Tortoise
Zeno and the Tortoise explains not just who each philosopher was and what he thought, but exactly how he came to think in the way that he did. Nicholas Fearn...
World History In The Light Of Anthroposophy; And As A Foundation For Knowledge Of The Human Spirit
$150.00 AUD
Author: Rudolf SteinerBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthroposophical Publishing Company, 1950Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Yellow cloth with minor marks and specks. A few ex-library markings on FEP. Otherwise...
Science In Sport Made Philosophy In Earnest
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Author: Robert Routledge (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Routledge, 1893Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Back cover inside paper has split but back board still attached, previous owner bookplate and...
There Is No Death: My Eyewitness Experiences With The Great Mediums
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Author: Florence MarryatBinding: HardbackPublished: Causeway Books, New York, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles Florence Marryat's personal journey into the...
Philosopher's Note Book
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Author: Monty BlandfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Hallcraft Publishing, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has tanning along spine and front, pages yellowedPhilosopher's Note Book"...
Pure-Land Zen; Zen Pure-Land: Letters From Patriarch Yin Kuang
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Author: Patriarch Yin KuangBinding: PaperbackPublished: Sutra Translation Committee of the United States and Canada, 1993Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded...
Pure Land Pure Mind: The Buddhism Of Masters Chu-Hung And Tsung-Pen
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Author: J.C. Cleary (trans.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Sutra Translation Committee of the United States and Canada, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded...
Concerning The Inner Life
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Author: Evelyn UnderhillBinding: HardbackPublished: The Religious Book Club, 1948Condition:Book: PoorJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner mark inside first page. Dust jacket damage, missing parts in places...
The Japanese And The Jews
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Author: Isaiah Ben-DasanBinding: HardbackPublished: Weatherhill, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket inside fold clipped (not price corner), previous owner name inside dust jacket otherwise has light general...
The Artificial Intelligence Debate; False Starts, Real Foundations
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Author: Stephen R. GraubardBinding: PaperbackPublished: The MIT Press., 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful work of intellectual history chronicles the complex...
The Bell
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Author: Iris MurdochBinding: HardbackPublished: CHATTO & WINDUS, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cloth cover has light tanning along spine and light staining from...
Letters Of Four Seasons
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Author: Daisaku Ikeda And Yasushi InoueBinding: HardbackPublished: Kodansha USA Inc, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of correspondence presents a unique dialogue between two prominent Japanese intellectuals,...
Individual Morality
$15.00 AUD
Author: James HemmingBinding: HardbackPublished: Thomas Nelson And Sons, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Lightly bumped spineTitle: Individual Morality,...
Naturalism And Agnosticism: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before The University Of Aberdeen In The Years 1896-1898 (Two-Volume Set)
$50.00 AUD
Author: James WardBinding: HardbackPublished: Adam and Charles Black, 1899Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Green cloths...
Hermsprong; Or, Man As He Is Not
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Author: Robert BageBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No slipcase. Robert Bage's "Hermsprong" is a captivating work of 18th-century philosophical fiction that critiques societal...
The Reasons Of The Heart: A Journey Into Solitude And Back Again Into The Human Circle.
$20.00 AUD
Author: John S. DunneBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsIn this profound work of spiritual philosophy, "The Reasons of the Heart: A Journey...
The Muse In The Machine: Computers And Creative Thought
$15.00 AUD
Author: David GelernterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Fourth Estate, London, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this insightful work of non-fiction, David Gelernter presents...
The Mathematical Experience
$35.00 AUD
Author: Philip J. Davis And Reuben HershBinding: HardbackPublished: The Harvester Press Limited, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this seminal work of non-fiction, "The Mathematical Experience," Philip J....
The Homing Spirit: A Pilgrimage Of The Mind, Of The Heart, Of The Soul
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Author: John S. DunneBinding: HardbackPublished: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis profound work of spiritual philosophy by John S. Dunne invites readers on...
Gray Matters
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Author: William HjortsbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Science Fiction Book Club., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWilliam Hjortsberg's "Gray Matters" is a satirical science fiction novel that transports readers to a future...
The Ascent Of Man
$25.00 AUD
Author: J. BronowskiBinding: HardbackPublished: BBC, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIn this seminal work of non-fiction, "The Ascent of Man," J. Bronowski presents a sweeping intellectual history of...
Understanding The Representational Mind
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Author: Josef PernerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bradford Books/The MIT Press, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this foundational academic text, "Understanding The Representational Mind,"...
Abelard & Heloise: The Story Of His Misfortunes And The Personal Letters
$30.00 AUD
Author: Betty RadiceBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. This historical non-fiction work presents the tragic and enduring love story of...
The Way Of The Warrior: The Paradox Of The Martial Arts
$20.00 AUD
Author: Howard Reid And Michael CroucherBinding: HardbackPublished: Century Publishing., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis insightful non-fiction work, "The Way Of The Warrior: The...
The Ascent Of Man
$30.00 AUD
Author: J. BronowskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight bumps on cover, minor sun fading...
Foucault's Pendulum
$35.00 AUD
Author: Umberto EcoBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, New York, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUmberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum" is a complex and erudite work of literary fiction, blending...
Young's Night Thoughts; With Life, Critical Dissertation, And Explanatory Notes
$50.00 AUD
Author: Edward Young, Rev. George GilfillanBinding: HardbackPublished: James Nichol ; James Nisbet and Co. ; W. Robertson , Edinburgh ; London ; Dublin, 1853Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some...
Mind, Machines, And Human Consciousness: Are There Limits To Artificial Intelligence?
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Author: Robert L. NadeauBinding: HardbackPublished: Contemporary Books., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun damage to dust jacket and tanning and foxing.This...
The Ascent Of Man
$30.00 AUD
Author: J. BronowskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight dent in spine and yellowed cover.In this seminal work of non-fiction, "The Ascent...
Medieval Logic And Metaphysics
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Author: D.P. HenryBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hutchinson University Library, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis academic text presents a comprehensive examination of medieval logic and metaphysics, offering a detailed analysis...
Adam: The first human?
We all know the story: a couple (naked) in a beautiful garden, surrounded by peaceful animals and only themselves to please--an idyllic existence. Enter a talking snake, the offer of...
Autobiography
One of the greatest prodigies of his era, John Stuart Mill (1806-73) was studying arithmetic and Greek by the age of three, as part of an astonishingly intense education at...
The Story of Time
Multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural, The Story of Time is published to mark the millennium and examine the very quality that gives the millennium its meaning.'
Into the Dark: What darkness is and why it matters
Drawing on science, literature, art and psychology, Jacqueline Yallop explores our fascination with the dark. Can you remember the first time you encountered true darkness? The kind that remains as...
The Meaning of Truth (Concise Edition)
William James's influential collection of essays demonstrating his clear theories for a pragmatic conception of truth. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. A clear, accessible introduction...