The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith, and the Friendship That Shaped Modern Thought, Hardcover - Dennis C. Rasmussen

Reducere. The story of the greatest of all philosophical friendships--and how it influenced modern thoughtDavid Hume is widely regarded as the most important...

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An engaging and witty compendium of ninety-four notable men and women who shaped and experienced one of the most creative and inventive periods in ...

Patent documents describe inventions and offer accurate information about the history of technology. This book shows how patents and the inventions...

Widely regarded as the leading work on this subject. Provides a lucid and wide #ranging account of the English Legal System covering the institutio...

In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette.Thomas...

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A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of ...

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Luigi Taparelli, SJ, 1793-1862, in his Theoretical Treatise of Natural Right Based on Fact, 1840-43, presents a neo-Thomistic approach to social, e...

Reducere. Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and remains the single most important account of th...

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This book sets out to provide a coherent history of the fortunes of this ship-type in the twentieth century. It begins with a brief summary of deve...

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From bronze axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteader's felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. A...

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): Matthew C. DavidNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 235 x 187 x 20Cover type: Paperbac...

Reducere. In this riveting political and social history of the American South during the second half of the twentieth century, acclaimed journalist Curtis Wi...

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Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): John CampbellIllustration(s): 174 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 616Publication da...

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Reducere. Now complete in seven titles/eight volumes, this series is the first uniform collection of Adam Smith's writings. The Glasgow edition is published ...

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An illuminating and evocatively illustrated tour of 40 of the great cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations, and which in turn h...

Reducere. How can a state be represented by Jesse Helms and John Edwards at the same time? Journalist Rob Christensen answers that question and navigates a c...

Reducere. In his book, Smith fervently extolled the simple yet enlightened notion that individuals are fully capable of setting and regulating prices for the...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Paul SagarNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 242 x 27Cover type: HardbackR...

It is the Georgian heritage that most strongly defines Ireland's capital city. Here, Diarmuid O Grada shows us a Dublin quite unlike that depicted ...

In his first work of narrative nonfiction, Matthew Pearl, bestselling author of acclaimed novel The Dante Club, explores the little-known true stor...

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In the early twentieth century, St. Louis was a hotbed for ragtime and blues, both roots of jazz music. In 1914, Jelly Roll Morton brought his musi...

Reducere. DescriptionHow silver influenced two hundred years of world history, and why it matters todayThis is the story of silver's transformation from soft...

DescriptionMid-Century Modern Interiors explores the history of interior design during arguably its most iconic and influential period. The 1930s t...

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Napoleon is one of history's most fascinating figures. But his complex relationship with Rome--both with antiquity and his contemporary conflicts w...