Geography: Why It Matters

A celebration of the vital role of geography in our understanding of the big issues facing humanity and the planet today

In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Steven PinkerNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 29Cover type: Paperback / sof...

DescriptionLearn about how Supreme Court Justices can change the course of U.S. history.A True Book: Why it Matters series introduces young readers...

Paperback edition of the thought-provoking meditation on the nature of work and craftmanship, and why it matters that we value the process of makin...

Reducere. Rightly understood and rightly communicated, the Christian faith is one of great joy. It is an invitation to God's kingdom, where tears are replace...

Contributor(s): Author: Harm de BlijIn recent years our world has seen transformations of all kinds: intense climate change accompanied by signific...

Reducere. Contemporary American society, with its emphasis on mobility and economic progress, all too often loses sight of the importance of a sense of place...

Reducere. "Why, in the age of Trump and fake news, journalism matters more than ever"--

What is pretentiousness? Why are we afraid of it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? Drawing on the author's own expe...

What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on co...

Reducere. Free speech is the bedrock of all our liberties, and yet in recent years it has come to be mistrusted. A new form of social justice activism, which...

A short, powerful exploration of antisemitism - what it is, and why we urgently need to gain a firmer shared understanding

Reducere. Traleg Kyabgon discusses the notion of desire from Buddhist and other perspectives. He reviews commonly held beliefs of desire that are often misgu...

Description'Facts alone are wanted in life, ' exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens' Hard Times. Literature is not about facts alone, a...

`Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate deity ... Jesus, our Emmanuel.' Great words, from one of the most popular Christmas carols -- ...

Christ's bodily resurrection is the foundation of Christian faith; at least, it is supposed to be. But how often do we really consider what that me...

A new approach to structuring a business to support strategy and maximise efficiency.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Naomi StanfordNumber of...

A provocative exploration of what it means to be a Muslim today.

A provocative exploration of what it means to be a Muslim today.

Reducere. This ground-breaking resource challenges and equips Christians to think and act biblically and compassionately in matters of sexuality. Sexual abus...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): R WisemanNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 124 x 191 x 19Cover type: Paperback / softbackRede...

With Richard Herring's signature humour and insight, The Problem with Men is a book for anyone striving for an equal society, all year round.

With colorful graphics, approachable data, and a biblical foundation, A Christian's Guide to Planet Earth will reawaken your heart and mind to the ...

With Richard Herring's signature humour and insight, The Problem with Men is a book for anyone striving for an equal society, all year round.Publis...

Reducere. When did kindess become a sign of weakness? What if kindness actually has the power to change the world? Culture is at a crossroads when it comes t...

Reducere. 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 ...

Contributor(s): Author: Tim IngoldHumanity is at a crossroads. We face mounting inequality, escalating political violence, warring fundamentalisms ...

Discover the landmark new big idea that is revolutionising our understanding of human interaction

Discover the landmark new big idea that is revolutionising our understanding of human interaction

The life, thought and enduring importance of economist Adam Smith is taken stock of in this biography from the MP and author of biography }Edmund B...

"We conceive of the individual animal as a small world, existing for its own sake, by its own means. Every creature is its own reason to be. All it...

Reducere. When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you?"If you're like most people, you don't listen as often or as well...

Song of the Earth is a gripping and lovingly poetic biography of Earth. The book includes narrative sections about the lives of pioneering geologis...

You're Not Listening is New York Times contributor Kate Murphy's eye-opening wake-up call about the worldwide epidemic of not listening. If you're ...

Reducere. -Wherever the people are well informed, - Thomas Jefferson wrote, -they can be trusted with their own government.- But what happens when they are n...

Informed by deep economic research and political access at the highest level, the book is a no-holds-barred critique of the UK's chronic housing sh...

Informed by deep economic research and political access at the highest level, the book is a no-holds-barred critique of the UK's chronic housing sh...

Reducere. In this incisive and fascinating book, Andrew Doyle addresses head-on the most common concerns of free speech sceptics, and offers a timely and rob...

Contributor(s): Author: Susan WolfCommentaries by: John KoetheCommentaries by: Robert M. AdamsMost people, including philosophers, tend to classify...

For generations, the study of Greek and Latin was used to train the elites of the western world. Knowledge of classical culture, it was believed, p...

Reducere. "Hosts of all kinds, this is a must-read " --Chris Anderson, owner and curator of TED From the host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart, a...

It might seem as if globalization is making the whole world speak English. But spend time in any major city and you are likely to encounter a cornu...

An accessible and hard-hitting look at the facts behind air pollution in everyday life.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s): Chris WoodfordNumber of page...

In this incisive and fascinating book, Andrew Doyle addresses head-on the most common concerns of free speech sceptics, and offers a timely and rob...

Reducere. The acclaimed book Oliver Stone called "the best account I have read of this tragedy and its significance, " JFK and the Unspeakable details not ju...

Earth has been witness to mammoths and dinosaurs, global ice ages, continents colliding or splitting apart, and comets and asteroids crashing catas...

Written from the point of view of an on-the-ground practitioner after exceptional government and voluntary service abroad, Rufus Phillips III uses ...

Despite its reputation as a language only of spies and hackers, cryptography plays a critical role in our everyday lives. Though often invisible, i...