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Introducing Philosophy for Everyday Life: a Practical Guide
Автор: Curnow Trevor Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 12 сентября 20172013-12-30
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This book will show how philosophy can help to improve your thinking about everyday life. And by improving the quality of your thinking, you can improve the quality of your life. It will make you more aware of what you think and why — and how you can change what you think.
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Introducing Mindfulness: A Practical Guide
Автор: Watt Tessa Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 224 Дата загрузки: 12 сентября 20172013-12-30
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Mindfulness is about teaching yourself to be more aware of your body and your environment, more present in the here and now, more focused and able to make choices about where you direct your attention, and more accepting of yourself and other people.
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Introducing Melanie Klein: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Hinshelwood R.D. Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20152016-03-26
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INTRODUCING guide to the pioneering child psychoanalyst. Born in Vienna in 1882, Melanie Klein became a pioneer in child psychoanalysis and developed several ground-breaking concepts about the nature and crucial importance of the early stages of infantile development. Although she was a devoted Freudian, many of her ideas were seen within the psychoanalytic movement as highly controversial, and this led to heated conflicts, particularly with Freud's daughter, Anna. Introducing Melanie Klein brilliantly explains Klein's ideas, and shows the importance of her startling discoveries which raised such opposition at the time and are only now being recognized for their explanatory power. Her concepts of the depressive position and the paranoid-schizoid position are now in common usage and her work has to be taken seriously by psychoanalysts the world over. She is also now important in many academic fields within the human sciences.
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Автор: Forsyth Mark Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 14 июля 20132017-08-24
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What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organized crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words. It's an occasionally ribald, frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language, taking in monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes, and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
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Capitalism: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Cryan Dan Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2009 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20132012-04-25
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Capitalism now dominates the globe, both in economics and ideology, shapes every aspect of our world and influences everything from laws, wars and government to interpersonal relationships. Introducing Capitalism tells the story of its remarkable and often ruthless rise, evolving through strife and struggle as much as innovation and enterprise. Tracing capitalism from its beginning to the present day, Dan Cryan and Sharron Shatil, alongside Piero's brilliant graphics, look at its practical and theoretical impact. They cover the major economic, social and political developments that shaped the world we live in, such as the rise of banking, the founding of America and the Opium Wars.This book explores the leading views for and against, including thinkers like Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Theodor Adorno and Milton Friedman, together with the connections between them and their historical context. Capitalism has influenced everything in the 21st-century world. For anyone who wants to gain a broad understanding of this fascinating subject, this book cuts across narrow academic lines to analyse an all-encompassing feature of modern life.
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Economics: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Orrell David Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2011 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20152014-04-25
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Brand-new INTRODUCING guide to the subject that really makes the world go round. Economics was described by the English economist Lionel Robbins in 1935 as 'the science of scarcity' but these days economics is everywhere, and it's never been more popular — as bestselling books such as Freakanomics attest. But what is economics really all about? What do the great economists think, and what can economics do for us today? David Orrell, author of Economyths, explains all in Introducing's trademark intelligent but witty stile, accompanied by brilliant illustrations from the legendary Borin van Loon.
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Management: A Practical Guide
Автор: Price Alison Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 192 Дата загрузки: 16 мая 20152015-02-16
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An INTRODUCING PRACTICAL GUIDE to improving your performance as a manager. INTRODUCING — THE PRACTICAL GUIDES bring you the world's greatest theories and research, to improve your life, your skills and your well-being. Packed full of straightforward, realistic advice that has immediate results, INTRODUCING — THE PRACTICAL GUIDES are engineered by experts in their fields to help you achieve your goals.
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Marx: A Graphic Guide
Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20152016-03-26
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Compact INTRODUCING guide to the influential philosopher, sociologist and economist. INTRODUCING MARX — A GRAPHIC GUIDE explores the life of the most famous Socialist figure, from his early years to meeting Engels in 1842. It provides a readable, understandable biography of Karl Marx as well as a fundamental account of his original philosophy, its roots in 19th century European ideology, his radical economic and social criticism of capitalism that inspired vast 20th century revolutions.
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Marxism: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Woodfin Rupert Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2009 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20132012-04-25
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Was Marx himself a 'Marxist'? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did Marx really say? Introducing Marxism provides a fundamental account of Karl Marx's original philosophy, its roots in 19th century European ideology, his radical economic and social criticism of capitalism that inspired vast 20th century revolutions. It assesses Marxism's Russian disciples, Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin who forged a ruthless dogmatic Communism. The book examines the alternative Marxist approaches of Gramsci, the Frankfurt School of critical theory and the structuralist Marxism of Althusser in the 1960s. It marshals postmodern interpretations of Marxism and raises the spectre of 'post-Marxism' in Derrida's confrontation with Fukuyama's 'end of history' doctrine.
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Philosophy: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Robinson Dave Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2007 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20102009-05-25
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Philosophers have always enjoyed asking awkward and provocative questions, such as: What is the nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is special about the human mind and consciousness? Are we free to choose who we are and what we do? Can we prove that God exists? Can we be certain about anything at all? What is truth? Does language provide us with a true picture of the world? How should we behave towards each other? Do computers think? Introducing Philosophy is a comprehensive graphic guide to the thinking of all the significant philosophers of the Western world from Heraclitus to Derrida. It examines and explains their key arguments and ideas without being obscure or solemn. Lively and accessible, it is the perfect introduction to philosophers and philosophical ideas for anyone coming to the subject for the first time.
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Postmodernism: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Appignanesi Richard Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2007 Страниц: 189 Дата загрузки: 27 августа 20092012-08-11
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What connects Marliyn Monroe, Disneyworld, The Satanic Verses and cyber space? Answer: Postmodernism. But what exactly is postmodernism? This graphic guide explains clearly the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to define the world's cultural condition over the last three decades. Introducing Postmodernism tracks the idea back to its roots by taking a tour of some of the most extreme and exhilarating events, people and thought of the last 100 years: in art — constructivism, conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol; in politics and history — McCarthy's witch-hunts, feminism, Francis Fukuyama and the Holocaust; in philosophy — the work of Derrida, Baudrillard, Foucault and Heidegger. The book also explores postmodernism's take on today, and the anxious grip of globalisation, unpredictable terrorism and unforeseen war that greeted the dawn of the 21st century. Regularly controversial, rarely straightforward and seldom easy, postmodernism is nonetheless a thrilling intellectual adventure. Introducing Postmodernism is the ideal guide.
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Psychology of Success: A Practical Guide
Автор: Price Alison Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2011 Страниц: 217 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20142014-02-19
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What is it about entrepreneurs or medal-winning athletes that makes them successful? What secrets about their brains could the rest of us benefit from knowing to improve our own careers? This accessible guide explores how successful people think, and how the organizations they work in foster a culture of success.
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Psychology: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Benson Nigel Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2007 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20102009-05-25
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What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To what extent is it scientific? Introducing Psychology answers all these questions and more, explaining what the subject has been in the past and what it is now. The main schools of thought and the sections within psychology are described, including Introspection, Biopsychology, Psychoanalysis, Behaviourism, Comparative (Animal) Psychology, Cognitive Approaches (including the Gestalt movement), Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Humanism. The key figures covered include: Freud, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, Piaget, Bowlby, Maslow and Rogers, as well as many lesser-known but important psychologists.
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Shakespeare: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Groom Nick Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2010 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20142013-04-25
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Much more than a biography or a guide to his plays and sonnets, Introducing Shakespeare is tour through the world of Will and concludes that even after centuries, Shakespeare remains the battlefield on which our very comprehension of humanity is being fought out.
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Economyths: How the Science of Complex Systems is Transforming Economic Thought
Автор: Orrell David Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 320 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20142013-06-15
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A groundbreaking look at how the science of complex systems is changing economics. Economics has for decades claimed that the economy is a rational, stable, efficient machine, governed by well-understood laws. Mathematician David Orrell traces the history of this idea from ancient Greece to the financial centres of London and New York, showing exactly how it is mistaken — and then brilliantly illustrates how new ideas in mathematics, psychology, and environmentalism are helping to reinvent economics for the 21st century.
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Buddha: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Hope Jane Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2008 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112010-05-25
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Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, but it also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student. Superbly illustrated by Borin Van Loon, the book illuminates this process through a rich legacy of stories and explains the practices of meditation, Taoism and Zen. It goes on to describe the role of Buddhism in modern Asia and its growing influence on Western thought.
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Ethics: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Robinson Dave Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2008 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112010-05-25
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What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is identity now a last-ditch cultural defence of ethnic nationalisms and competing fundamentalisms? In a climate of instant information, free markets and possible ecological disaster, how do we define rights, self-interest and civic duties? What are the acceptable limits of scientific investigation and genetic engineering, the rights and wrongs of animal rights, euthanasia and civil disobedience? Introducing Ethics confronts these dilemmas, tracing the arguments of the great moral thinkers, including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes and Kant, and brings us up to date with postmodern critics.
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Evolution: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Evans Dylan Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2010 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 апреля 20142013-04-25
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In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory — evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs. Introducing Evolution provides a step-by-step guide to 'Darwin's dangerous idea' and takes a fresh look at the often misunderstood concepts of natural selection and the selfish gene. Drawing on the latest findings from genetics, ecology and animal behaviour — as well as the work of best-selling science writers such as Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker — a string of brilliant examples, superbly illustrated by Howard Selina, reveals how the evidence in favour of evolutionary theory is stronger than ever. With wit and clarity, Dylan Evans addresses many puzzling issues: Did life first evolve on other planets? What's the advantage of having sex? Why do your parents look after you? And what good to a bird is half a wing? From the death of the dinosaurs to the development of digital organisms, Introducing Evolution brings Darwin up-to-date with the latest scientific discoveries. This is the ideal guide to the most important idea ever to appear in the history of science.
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Feminism: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Jenainati Cathia Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2013 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20162017-03-26
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The term 'feminism' came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes much further back. This completely new and updated edition of Introducing Feminism surveys the major developments that have affected women's lives from the 17th century to the present day. Introducing Feminism is an invaluable reference book for anyone seeking the story of how feminism reconfigured the world for women and men alike.
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Freud: A Graphic Guide
Автор: Appignanesi Richard Жанр: Icon books ltd Издательство: Icon books ltd Год: 2012 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 марта 20152016-03-26
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Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean? Introducing Freud successfully demystifies the facts of Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis. Irreverent and witty but never trivial, the book tells the story of Freud's life and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century Vienna, his early medical career and his encounter with cocaine, to the gradual evolution of his theories on the unconscious, dreams and sexuality. With its combination of brilliantly clever artwork and incisive text, this book has achieved international success as one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to the father of psychoanalysis.
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