The Joy of Pain: Schadenfreude and the Dark Side of Human Nature, Paperback - Richard H. Smith

Reducere. Few people will easily admit to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. But who doesn't enjoy it when an arrogant but untalented contestant i...

Reducere. DescriptionA fascinating history that reveals the ways in which the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationalityIt's a story...

Reducere. From sex and music to religion and politics, a history of irrationality and the ways in which it has always been with us--and always will be In thi...

Reducere. This exploration begins by tracing the concentration of IT in Greater Silicon Valley and the resulting growth in start-ups, jobs, and wealth. This ...

In the latest fruit of a brilliant career, Michael Nagler argues that nonviolence--not just as a tactic but as a way of being--is the only way to u...

Reducere. Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley d...

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Originally released in 1973, The Dark Side of The Moon became Pink Floyd’s first number 1 album in the US, remaining on the chart for 741 weeks bet...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Dark Side of Paradise blends together Richard Kerr's professional experiences from his over-thirty-year career as a high-ranking off...

J M Barrie has long been a controversial figure; as D H Lawrence observed in 1921, 'Barrie has a fatal touch for those he loves. They die'. The fiv...

First published in 1739 to an unenthusiastic British public, Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" has since been referred to as one of the most sign...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdIllustration(s): 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 366Collection: R...

Cyberspace is all around us. We depend on it for everything we do. We have reengineered our business, governance, and social relations around a pla...

Reducere. Speak To Me - 1: 30Breathe (In The Air) - 2: 43On The Run - 3: 30Time - 6: 53The Great Gig In The Sky - 4: 15Money - 6: 30Us And Them - 7: 51Any Co...

DescriptionThe Oxford Philosophical Texts series consists of truly practical and accessible guides to major philosophical texts in the history of p...

Reducere. This monumental work of investigative journalism reveals the Kennedy White House as never before. With its meticulously documented & compulsively r...

DescriptionPeople have always been xenophobic, but an explicit philosophical and scientific view of human racial difference only began to emerge du...

An intelligently provocative book about Darwin's 'other' theory discusses the curious ways in which sexual attraction has influenced the evolution ...

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Reducere. Now in paperback from the New York Times bestselling author of Manic--a gripping and eloquent account of the unfolding of her debilitating bipolar ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Moira GreylandForeword by: Vox DayMarion Zimmer Bradley was a bestselling science fiction author, a feminist icon, and was ...

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Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Kaylynn LeeNumber of pages: 73Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 139 x 204 x 10Cover type: Paperback / softb...

This book focuses on 'the dark side' of emotional labour, exploring the work that is emotionally disturbing, wearying, deeply upsetting and sometim...

Reducere. Speak To Me - 2: 46Breathe (In The Air) - 2: 51On The Run - 5: 09Time - 6: 32The Great Gig In The Sky - 6: 50Money - 8: 41Us And Them - 8: 10Any Co...

Reducere. A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, Armenia, the Nazi Holocaust, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda) a...

Reducere. Barrie later altered Sylvia's will after her death so that he could become the boys' legal guardian, while pushing several members of the family to...

'A profoundly illuminating book on humans by a great primatologist' John Gray, author of Straw Dogs

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): S L SlavenIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 202 x 23Cov...

The first academic text to shine a light on the darker side of global business, providing an illuminating and critical approach to the study of bus...

The first academic text to shine a light on the darker side of global business, providing an illuminating and critical approach to the study of bus...

The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip "Fast-paced and absorbing. ....

Reducere. The Dark Side of Memory examines the largely unknown history of the state sponsored kidnapping of children in Uruguay and Argentina during the Cold...

DescriptionWhat does it mean to have a constitutional right in an era in which most rights must yield to 'compelling governmental interests'? After...

Reducere. Over six previous editions, Twelve Theories of Human Nature has been a remarkably popular introduction to some of the most influential developments...

At last available in paperback, this book anticipates and explains the post-structuralist turn to empiricism. Presenting a challenging reading of D...