Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty and Truth, Paperback - A. O. Scott

Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Using his own film criticism as a starting point, the author expands outwards, easily...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jonathan ClementsThere are those who think the goal of investing is to beat the market and amass as much wealth as possible...

A fall during a clinic on horsemanship forces the author to rekindle his passion for working with horses and their owners. By studying the Japanese...

'Feelings are something we have, not something we are.' Revealing the complexity of emotions such as happiness, anger, fear, and jealousy, and how ...

The tale of two very unlikely partners in crime set in New York City's Roaring Twenties. Nola is a poor white girl living on the streets who has le...

How to Think about Abstract Algebra provides an engaging and readable introduction to its subject, which encompasses group theory and ring theory.

A look at how and why exercise affects the way we think and feelPublisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): The School of LifeNumber of pages: 192Collection...

Analysis (sometimes called Real Analysis or Advanced Calculus) is a core subject in most undergraduate mathematics degrees. It is elegant, clever a...

The Freakonomics books have come to stand for something: challenging conventional wisdom; using data rather than emotion to answer questions; and l...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Kate DarlingNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 26Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Reducere. Devoted to train-hopping, graffiti, and railroad culture, Aaron Dactyl's Railroad Semantics series describes the sights, sounds, successes, and def...

The Freakonomics books have come to stand for something: challenging conventional wisdom; using data rather than emotion to answer questions; and l...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionAn accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insight...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Hamish McRaeNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 240 x 37Cover type: Hardback...

DescriptionFrom celebrated public intellectual and New York Times bestselling author, Stanley Fish, comes an urgent and sharply observed look at on...

Reducere. We live in a culture that teaches us to both fear and ignore our sexuality, and repress our sensuality. Women are largely uneducated about their fu...

DescriptionThe mother of all conspiracy theories concerns the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Many of its elements have even become par...

A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfully How to Thi...

This book empowers you to seek a deeper perspective on the education system and to develop as a critically informed teacher able to challenge the s...

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Reducere. DescriptionA vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero's influential writings on the Stoic idea of the divineMost ancient Romans were deeply r...

What are the Chances of That? discusses chance and the importance of understanding how it affects our lives. It goes beyond a mathematical approach...

The jaw-dropping and inspiring story of accidental queer icon Norman Scott (the hero of tv drama A Very English Scandal) and the part he played in ...

Reducere. Time magazine called Mortimer J. Adler a "philosopher for everyman." In this guide to considering the big questions, Adler addresses the topics all...

Every coparenting relationship is unique and if it is unproductive it will continue to be so until you can identify where the problems are. By addr...

Think more about sex by thinking about it in a different way

Reducere. It's the best time on Earth to be a writer.More writers are making money today than at any other time in history. For centuries few have been able ...

Reducere. Go beyond surviving to reclaim your sexual self.If you have experienced sexual abuse, assault, harassment, or rape, you may feel disconnected from ...

In an era when more people are taking psychiatric drugs than ever before, Joanna Moncrieff's explosive book challenges the claims for their mythica...

A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfullyHow to Thin...

As a runner, your biggest asset (or sometimes your greatest enemy) is your brain. What you think and feel on and off the road also has a huge influ...

All of us talk to ourselves, carrying on inner dialogues much of the day. Some of this self-talk frees us, but much of it keeps us captive to negat...

'This book could save lives' STEPHEN FRY Alastair Campbell's honest, moving and life affirming account of his lifelong struggle with depression

Reducere. DescriptionFor ten years my husband endured the pain and misery of gout. It was destroying our lives. In horrendous pain he was told by an orthopae...

Reducere. Covering the most troublesome aspects of parenthood, this book is full of real, sensible, down-to-earth guidance. It restores you confidence in you...

Do you want to learn how to navigate this chaotic life without wasting it? Are you looking for effective ways to stop worrying about the past or fu...

Reducere. Communication skills can make a big difference in whether people tell you the truth or not. Knowing when to ask the next question, the behaviors th...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Tori (Tori Press) PressNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 210 x 29Cover type: Hard...

Reducere. Today's workforce is experiencing job burnout in epidemic proportions. Workers at all levels, both white- and blue-collar, feel stressed out, insec...

With lessons on dogs' desires, skills, and abilities to learn, care and feeding, health and safety, preparation, and shooting, Training and Hunting...

Contributor(s): Author: Simeon LindstromThe world is a vast, complicated and sometimes downright hostile place... Today, more than ever, human bein...

Reducere. Do you want to stop caring about what others think of you?Discover proven ways to be yourself confidently and unapologetically.In this conversation...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Allison DuBoisKnown as the inspiration for the hit television show Medium, Allison DuBois regularly encounters spirits who ...