Theo Angelopoulos
The cinema of Theo Angelopoulos is celebrated as challenging the status quo. From the political films of the 1970s through to the more existential works of his later career, Vrasidis Karalis argues for a coherent and nuanced philosophy underpinning Angelopoulos' work. The political force of his films, including the classic The Travelling Players (1975), gave way to more essayistic works...PaperbackSold OutThe Number Bias
NOW WITH NEW PROLOGUE ABOUT DEMYSTIFYING CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS, DONALD TRUMP AND WHY STATISTICS MATTER MORE THAN EVER The Number Bias combines vivid storytelling with authoritative analysis to deliver a warning about the way numbers can lead us astray - if we let them. - TIM HARFORD Even if you don't consider yourself a numbers person, you are a numbers person....PaperbackSold OutThe Mini ADHD Coach
The first truly accessible self-help book for ADHD readers. With funny and relatable illustrations throughout, find out what it's really like to live with ADHD. When Alice Gendron was diagnosed with ADHD aged 29, she knew she didn't fit the usual ADHD stereotypes. And she knew she wasn't alone. With 10 percent of the population worldwide living with ADHD, it's...HardbackSold OutThe Little Book of Goddesses
Embrace the power of the divine in this beginner's guide to some of mythology’s fiercest females and most legendary ladies. Across thousands of years and countless civilizations, goddesses have been a powerful presence. Whether as leaders, mothers, warriors or lovers, these indomitable divinities have always been able to fascinate and seduce us. This pocket guide offers readers an engaging and...PaperbackSold OutThe Language of Breath
For breathwork fans who want to go deeper: 20+ science-backed breathing practices to boost your energy, unlock your mind-body connection, and heal from chronic stress. Breathwork expert Jesse Coomer reveals how to breathe our way to better health, increased vitality, and mental clarity by unlocking The Language of Breath. Using powerful, proven breathwork exercises, Coomer delivers a new paradigm to...PaperbackSold OutThe Joy Choice
"If you want a smart, science-based, and joyful approach to sustainable behaviour change, start here." Tom Rath, NYT bestselling author of Eat Move Sleep and StrengthsFinder 2.0 "The Joy Choice...reveals easy and fun ways to stay consistent with our health goals, while still tending to the meaningful people and demands in our lives." Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., NYT bestselling co-author...HardbackSold OutThe Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics
The Hackett Introduction to Medical Ethics addresses key debates and analyses prominent ethical perspectives on clinical medicine, healthcare policy, and human experimentation. Using numerous examples and case studies, Altman and Coe apply value theory to contemporary medical practice and trace the repercussions for such philosophical issues as autonomy, death, and justice. The book invites a range of readers to investigate...PaperbackSold OutThe Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
This is one of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition – impressive for both its bold philosophical imagination and its striking literary style. Accepting the challenge of translating this captivating classic in its entirety, Burton Watson has expertly rendered into English both the profound thought and the literary brilliance of the text. When referencing the title, avoid...HardbackSold OutThe Captive Imagination
A deeply humane and revolutionary new framework for understanding and treating addiction. What causes addiction, and how should we treat it? Today it is understood primarily as a brain disease, yet in this bold reimagining of addiction, pioneering psychiatrist Elias Dakwar argues that this is false. It fails to explain, among other things, why many people can enjoy drugs without...HardbackSold OutThe Automatic Fetish
The Automatic Fetish demonstrates the clarity and coherence of Marx’s critique in Capital III against the perennial tendency to shrug it off as a posthumous bundle of notes. Far from an incomplete theoretical system, Best identifies and elaborates a specific theory of movement and appearances (a “perceptual physics”) that lies at the heart of the matter of the third volume...PaperbackSold OutThe Art of Taking It Easy
From a psychologist and stand-up comedian comes a practical, yet laugh-out-loud guide to embracing humour to reduce stress and live a happier, fuller life. Dr. Brian King got a degree in psychology before becoming a world-touring comic and the host of humour therapy seminars attended by more than ten thousand people each year. In this brilliant guide, he presents hands-on...PaperbackSold OutRestorative Yoga
A step-by-step guide to this gentle, calming form of yoga that uses props to support movements. Are you new to yoga and seek a calming introduction to the practice? Or an experienced practitioner who seeks a gentler style that will help heal your body while calming your soul? Unlike more strenuous forms of yoga, restorative yoga emphasises long, gentle stretches,...PaperbackSold OutPsychology in Minutes
To what extent is memory based on mood? Why do we compare ourselves to others? Are there different types of intelligence? How do we change with age? This book answers all these questions and many more in 200 short and accessible essays. From Pavlov's dogs to experimental ethics and from the development of personality to cognitive behavioural therapy, this book...PaperbackSold OutPolitics of Affect
The capacity to affect and to be affected. This simple definition opens a world of questions—by indicating an openness to the world. To affect and to be affected is to be in encounter, and to be in encounter is to have already ventured forth. Adventure: far from being enclosed in the interiority of a subject, affect concerns an immediate participation...PaperbackSold OutParenting on Earth
Being parents and being human - building hope for our children in a fragile world. Environmental catastrophes, pandemics, antibiotic resistance, institutionalised injustice, and war – in a world so out of balance, what does it take, or even mean, to be a good parent? This book is one woman's search for an answer, as a moral philosopher, activist, and mother....HardbackSold OutNever Ending Nightmare
How do we explain the strange survival of the forces responsible for the 2008 economic crisis, one of the worst since 1929? How do we explain the fact that neoliberalism has emerged from the crisis strengthened? When it broke, a number of the most prominent economists hastened to announce the ‘death’ of neoliberalism. They regarded the pursuit of neoliberal policy...HardbackSold OutMy Story
What was your best birthday? Who is your strangest family member? What is your greatest fear about falling in love? What is the craziest thing you've ever done? My Story is a one-of-a-kind keepsake that asks funny, loving, and tough personal questions and provides space for special photos and memories. Insightful and often humorous questions about childhood, family, fears, dreams,...HardbackSold OutMindful Running
'A must-read for anyone looking to improve performance and add richer meaning to the sport, activity and art of running.' Dean Karnazes, ultra-marathoner and New York Times bestselling author Discover how mindfulness can enhance your running and make you a happier, more fulfilled person. By applying mental fitness training to your running regime, you tap into a powerful mind-body connection...PaperbackSold OutMake Yourself at Home
From the author of the blockbuster hit journals The 52 Lists Project and 52 Lists for Happiness, comes a book to help you design your space to discover what is really important to you and express your creativity and style! Discover how to style your home for a deeper sense of comfort, with guidance from the creator of the 52...HardbackSold OutMade with Love
Dive headfirst into the world of crochet and knitting! With Tom Daley as your coach, learn everything you need to know to practise these versatile crafts. Tom Daley is on a mission to inspire the next generation of crafters. In Made with Love, you will learn how to knit and crochet with 30 gold-medal standard patterns for stylish clothing, covetable...HardbackSold OutLittle House Life Hacks
A humorous yet practical book of life lessons from the seminal Little House on the Prairie, blending Laura Ingalls Wilder's timeless teachings with her surprisingly timely penchant for homesteading, crafting, and the lifestyle we now call Cottagecore. The Little House on the Prairie was a childhood TV classic for a generation of kids, and Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels have never...HardbackSold OutLittle Book of Circle Processes
Our ancestors gathered around a fire in a circle, families gather around their kitchen tables in circles, and now we are gathering in circles as communities to solve problems. The practice draws on the ancient Native American tradition of a talking piece. Peacemaking Circles are used in neighbourhoods to provide support for those harmed by crime and to decide sentences...PaperbackSold OutLessons in Diplomacy
Is a diplomat's life really as glamorous as a royal visit, or as dramatic as a coup d'etat in Turkey? Lessons in Diplomacy by Leigh Turner offers a glimpse into the fascinating life of a diplomat. Leigh Turner, a former British ambassador with posts in Ukraine, Turkey, and Austria, takes readers on a witty globe-trotting adventure through one of the...HardbackSold OutIntroductions to the Wissenschaftslehre and Other Writings (1797-1800)
These selections provide a brief but comprehensive introduction to Fichte's philosophical system and his place in the history of German Idealism. In addition to some of Fichte's most influential texts, such as the First and Second Introductions to the Wissenschaftslehre and The Basis of Our Belief in a Divine Governance of the World, Breazeale has translated, for the first time...PaperbackSold OutIntoxicating Lies
Earned First Place for Delaware Press Association (DPA) Communications Contest 2023 Meg never hit a rock bottom. Most people think that in order to acknowledge and address a drinking problem, you must first hit rock bottom, but this heartfelt story reveals the truth that grey area drinking comes in many shades. Alcohol consumption exists on a spectrum with a vast...PaperbackSold OutI Am More Than My Body
I Am More Than My Body by Bethany C. Meyers Inc. is a timely new book about how body neutrality can help us find joy within. Some days we love our body, some days we hate our body, but every day we respect our body. This is a book to help you introduce the life-changing concept of body neutrality into...PaperbackSold OutHow to Smash Stress
Stress is a nasty infectious rash, but it's how we deal with it that counts. This book gives you forty ways to manage it and stop it spreading. You'll learn how smashing plates works wonders, that watching lambs (not eating them) can help, and that you should always, always listen to someone called Gina. It's for anyone who has woken...PaperbackSold OutHow To Read Lacan
Slavoj Zizek's passionate defence of Lacan reasserts the ethical urgency of psychoanalysis. Traditionally, psychoanalysis was expected to allow the patient to overcome the obstacles which prevented access to 'normal' sexual enjoyment; today, however, we are bombarded from all sides by different versions of the injunction 'Enjoy!' Lacan reminds us that psychoanalysis is the only discourse in which you are allowed...PaperbackSold OutHow to Cope with Almost Anything with Hypnotherapy
As seen in British Vogue Awarded Silver at 2024 Health & Wellbeing Awards – Best Wellbeing Book ACCESS TO 23 HYPNOTHERAPY AUDIO SESSIONS INCLUDED Discover how one of the oldest forms of healing can transform your life. What if there was something that could improve your mental health, reduce your stress levels, enhance your coping strategies in the face of...PaperbackSold OutHistory of Philosophy Volume 1
‘A monumental history . . . learned, lucid, patient and comprehensive.’NEW STATESMAN ‘We can only applaud at the end of each act and look forward to applauding again at the final curtain.’TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Frederick Copleston was Professor of the History of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at London University. This eleven-volume work is one of the...PaperbackSold OutHelp Your Child Cope with Change
This accessible guide will help you to support your child through difficult experiences brought on by life changes, including divorce, new siblings, or the loss of a loved one. Change is part of life, but for a child, it can be scary and bewildering. Whether it's the prospect of starting school, dealing with changes in the family, or seeing unsettling...PaperbackSold OutGood Relations
Brilliantly empowering and truly life-changing... a must-read for improving relationships.' - Gwyneth Paltrow Utterly fantastic. Read immediately' - Claudia Winkleman We all want to get on with people better. Consider this your personal toolkit to developing more productive and satisfying relationships in every aspect of your life. Do you long to have deeper, more meaningful connections with your loved ones?...PaperbackSold OutFrom Montaigne to Montaigne
From Montaigne to Montaigne collects two previously unpublished lectures charting the renowned anthropologist's intellectual engagement with the sixteenth-century French essayist Michel de Montaigne. In January 1937, between the two ethnographic trips he would describe in Tristes Tropiques, Claude Lévi-Strauss gave a talk to the Confédération Générale du Travail in Paris. Only recently discovered in the archives of the Bibliothèque Nationale...PaperbackSold OutExistentialism Is a Humanism
It was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre, the most dominant European intellectual of the post-World War II decades, accepted an invitation to speak on October 29, 1945, at the Club Maintenant in Paris. The unstated objective of his lecture, Existentialism Is a Humanism, was to expound his philosophy as a form of “existentialism,” a term...PaperbackSold OutEclipse of God
Biblical in origin, the expression eclipse of God refers to the Jewish concept of hester panim, the act of God concealing his face as a way of punishing his disobedient subjects. Though this idea is deeply troubling for many people, in this book Martin Buber uses the expression hopefully—for a hiding God is also a God who can be found....PaperbackSold OutDress Your Best Life
From the world's first fashion psychologist, a pioneering guide to a calmer, happier and more confident you. What you wear affects your mood, how you feel about yourself and how others think about you. How you dress matters. As a qualified therapist, designer, fashion PR and former model, Dawnn Karen understands better than anyone the intimate relationship between what you...PaperbackSold OutDiscourse on Voluntary Servitude
Drawn from James B. Atkinson and David Sices' Montaigne: Selected Essays, this annotated translation of Étienne de La Boétie's political masterpiece offers an ideal opportunity to become acquainted with the thought of a brilliant though short-lived sixteenth-century French thinker. He is known for "his mortal and sworn hatred for all vice," as his friend Michel de Montaigne put it, "but...PaperbackSold Out"discourse and Truth" and "parresia"
This volume collects a series of lectures given by the renowned French thinker Michel Foucault late in his career. The book is composed of two parts: a talk, Parresia, delivered at the University of Grenoble in 1982, and a series of lectures entitled Discourse and Truth, given at the University of California, Berkeley in 1983, which appears here for the...HardbackSold OutCrisis as Form
Criticism of contemporary art is split by an opposition between activism and the critical function of form. Yet the deeper, more subterranean terms of art judgment are largely neglected on both sides. These essays combine a re-examination of the terms of judgement of contemporary art with critical interpretations of individual works and exhibitions by Luis Camnitzer, Marcel Duchamp, Matias Faldbakken,...PaperbackSold OutCreative Block
Creative Block is a book set out to ruffle feathers, get out of ruts and start those juices flowing. Focussing on creative process and theory, it is filled with over 100 tasks to get your head into a conceptual and creative space, encouraging experimentation and playfulness in art. Ideal for artists, industry creatives and individuals who simply want to delve...PaperbackSold OutConversations on Kindness
Hello, and thank you in advance for reading this book. It’s about the experiment I undertook after I decided that I would do a kind thing for a stranger every single day for a year. This story I’m about to tell is a pretty messy one. Some of it is sad. Some of it is joyful. Bits are funny, silly,...HardbackSold OutConnect
Why do some people radiate energy when they speak whilst others fizzle out before they've even begun? How do some writers make our hearts race whilst others make us feel like closing the book? Why are some work colleagues seemingly more influential, or funnier, than others? Top speechwriter Simon Lancaster explains that the secret of brilliant communication is all about...PaperbackSold OutCBT Good Habit Journal
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is now hugely popular as a self-help technique that has helped millions of people in the UK alone, and as an NHS-funded treatment for illnesses like depression. It is recommended by healthcare professionals for the treatment of issues from anxiety and eating disorders to stress and anger management. This fun and interactive journal combines practical learning-focused actions...PaperbackSold OutBlackness at the Intersection
A ground-breaking collection applying Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality to the black diasporic experience in Britain. In the 1980s, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw first coined the term ‘intersectionality’. Since then, the concept has spread across national and disciplinary boundaries, and has had a transformative impact on the way in which we understand identity and the experience of discrimination. But outside the US,...PaperbackSold OutBig Dress Energy
This is a makeover for more than just your wardrobe, it's about improving your overall well-being. Your days of screaming 'I have nothing to wear' while clawing your way out of a heaving pile of clothes are officially over. In this unique and transformational style guide, fashion psychologist Shakaila Forbes-Bell explores how our wardrobe acts as an extension of our...HardbackSold OutBe Kind
Unlock the incredible power of kindness today Packed with inspirational quotes and words of wisdom from famous personalities, experts, and inspirational leaders alike, each page of this beautiful book will help you be kinder to yourself, to other people, and to the planet. With contributions from Fearne Cotton and Matt Haig, Melanie B and Dr Julie Smith, and many more,...PaperbackSold OutArt as Medicine
This book shows how the expressive arts therapies contain the potential for renewal in both art and psychotherapy. The author first describes the theoretical basis for his vision of art as medicine, citing the archetypal psychology of James Hillman, writers such as D.H. Lawrence and Friedrich Nietzsche, and mythologies from Mircea Eliade, Henri Corbin and British scholar Jane Harrison, among...PaperbackSold OutAriana Grande Lines To Live By
Be empowered by the life philosophy of pop icon Ariana Grande, with her best motivational quotes. For fans of Pocket Ru Paul Wisdom (17k TCM) and Pocket Dolly Wisdom (4k TCM). We are not objects or prizes. We are queens. After bursting onto the music scene with smash hit after smash hit and an instantly iconic ponytail, Ariana Grande has...HardbackSold OutAquinas
The ultimate introduction to the greatest medieval philosopher, Saint Thomas Aquinas “At last. A concise, accessible and compelling introduction to Aquinas’s thought.” Kelly James Clark, Professor of Philosophy, Calvin College The greatest of the medieval philosophers, Thomas Aquinas sought to reconcile Christian doctrine with the classical philosophy of Aristotle and Plato. As controversial in his time as he is influential...PaperbackSold OutAgainst the Tide
'His moral courage shines through from the start.' - Sunday Telegraph The definitive edition of the late Sir Roger Scruton's philosophical and political essays and reviews, now collected in one volume. The philosopher Roger Scruton was the leading conservative thinker of the post-war years. In Against the Tide are assembled the very best of his essays and commentaries, arranged thematically....HardbackSold OutThe Pain Management Workbook
Change your brain, change your pain with this powerful, evidence-based workbook. If you're struggling with chronic pain, you're not alone: more than one hundred million Americans currently live with chronic pain. Yet, despite its prevalence, chronic pain is not well understood. Fortunately, research has emerged showing the effectiveness of a treatment model for pain management grounded in biology, psychology, and...PaperbackSold OutThe World as Will and Representation, Vol. 2
Volume 2 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought. This edition corrects nearly 1,000 errors and omissions found in the older Haldane-Kemp translation. For the first time, this edition of The World as Will and Representation, Vol. 2 translates and...PaperbackSold OutThe Happiness High
If you feel like you’re doing everything “right” but still feel overwhelmed or waiting to feel happy once things finally fall into place, you’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In a world that constantly tells us to “stay positive,” happiness can feel frustratingly out of reach, especially when you’re navigating stress, self-doubt, and emotional overwhelm. We’re taught that happiness comes...HardbackSold OutEssentials of the Tests of Dyslexia
Administer, score, and interpret the TOD-S, TOD-E, and TOD-C dyslexia assessments Essentials of the Tests of Dyslexia (TOD) provides important insights into the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the three direct dyslexia assessment components and the co-normed rating scales. The book shows how the TOD instructional guide facilitates linking assessment results to interventions and is designed to expand understanding of...PaperbackSold OutPoetics of Relation
Édouard Glissant's most celebrated, scintillating philosophical work sets out a new poetic vision for the world. 'We cry our cry of poetry. Our boats are open, and we sail them for everyone.' In Poetics of Relation, his most celebrated philosophical work, Édouard Glissant turns the Caribbean reality of his life into a complex, energetic vision of a world in transformation....PaperbackSold OutThe Road Ahead: Timeless Inspiration for Graduates
The Road Ahead is the perfect graduation gift: a pocket-sized volume of advice and motivation that has stood the test of time. Classic writers and philosophers including Marcus Aurelius, Jane Austen, and Booker T. Washington offer up guiding words of wisdom for anyone navigating the road ahead. Dip into five uplifting sections of essays, bite-size quotes, and short, meditative poems....HardbackSold OutThe One and the Ninety-Nine
How do you become your true self without losing everyone else? We are living in an era of crisis where becoming a whole person means navigating constant external pressure. Some of us dissolve into group identities, while others withdraw into temporary and sometimes dangerous online collectives. Both are symptoms of the same problem: a fragmented sense of self in an...PaperbackSold OutShatterproof
Insightful - Brené Brown, bestselling author of Dare to Lead Life-changing - Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author and the world's #1 Leadership Thinker From New York Times bestselling organisational psychologist Dr Tasha Eurich comes the myth-busting guide to transforming adversity into strength. The world is more chaotic than ever, and resilience alone isn't enough anymore. Based on groundbreaking research, Shatterproof introduces...PaperbackSold OutThe Warrior Walker
In 2020, Paul Harris, aka The Warrior Walker, set off on a walking pilgrimage around the UK that would rebuild his life from rock bottom and change the way he saw the world forever. Weighed down by a traumatic military past, a brief but surreal moment as a reality TV contestant, and a temporary teaching career in Thailand, Paul was...HardbackSold OutLet's (Not) Talk About (Transgender) Sex
For decades, trans studies and queer theory have treated the trans body as a theoretical construct – a site for identity, dysphoria, and gender politics – leaving erotic realities largely unexamined. Desire, pleasure, and real sex have been pushed to the margins, rendered almost unspeakable. Let's (Not) Talk About (Transgender) Sex challenges that silence. It asks why sexuality – once...PaperbackSold Out(Designing) Beyond the Modern
(Designing) Beyond the Modern is the second volume in a trilogy by Eduardo Staszowski and Virginia Tassinari, following Designing in Dark Times: An Arendtian Lexicon (2020). This book is a provocation: how can we begin to move beyond the modern when so much of how we think and make remains entangled in its logic? Among the forces that have both...HardbackSold OutBullsh*t Comparisons
Life is complicated, comparisons are easy. We consume enormous quantities of information every day from sources that are reliable, and those less trustworthy, including journalists, politicians, friends and social media. One of the most common tools we use to communicate is comparison. Are we suffering a 'hurricane' of migrants? Do dogs look like their owners? Is Oxford better than Harvard?...PaperbackSold OutAbolish Everything?
Abolish Everything? confronts the question of whether it is possible or even desirable to envision a world without institutions such as the state, police, and money, among many other examples. Drawing on Spinoza’s philosophical corpus to reconceptualise the notion of the “institution” itself, Lordon tests this question against solutions provided by a wide range of forms of anti-institutional thought prevalent...PaperbackSold OutThe Neurotic Personality of Our Time
Her topics range from the neurotic need for affection, to guilt feelings and the quest for power, prestige and possession. The Neurotic Personality of Our Time offers insightful exploration into the complexities of human emotions and behaviours. Karen Horney delves into the psychological struggles that individuals face, providing an in-depth analysis of the driving forces behind our actions. This work...PaperbackSold OutStranger Faces
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New Yorker Best Book of 2020 "Wise, warm, witty and dizzyingly wide-ranging."—The New York Times "Serpell's vital treatise is one readers will find themselves returning to again and again."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review If evolutionary biologists, ethical philosophers, and social media gurus are to be believed, the face is the basis for what we...PaperbackSold OutBrain Model & Puzzle – Anatomy and Functional Areas of the Brain
An ideal tool for helping your clients to visualise the complexities of the brain and mental health disorders, and a useful refresher for practitioners who find brain anatomy overwhelming, this colour-coded brain puzzle puts it all in perspective. The Brain Model & Puzzle – Anatomy and Functional Areas of the Brain allows users to deconstruct the major functional areas of...UndefinedSold OutWhy Good People Behave Badly at Work
Do you upset people despite your good intentions? Do you become irritable under pressure? Do you put others' needs before your own? Do you hate taking unpopular decisions? Do you work with someone who never engages with the team? Does your line manager forget to offer people positive feedback? If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, you are...PaperbackSold OutThe Psychology of Luck
Praised as a book that 'brings you luck the moment you open it', this book contains lessons on how to understand — and use — the psychology of luck. Why are successful people so obsessed with luck? Because they want to draw things of value to them. The average person will experience at least a couple of lucky breaks in...HardbackSold OutThe Idiot Brain
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION AND AFTERWORD 'A great read.' JON RONSON 'A wonderful introduction to neuroscience.' INDEPENDENT Have you wondered why we recognise people's faces but forget their names? Or why we get motion sickness? Or jet lag, too, for that matter. And why do we overthink even the smallest things in our lives? For something supposedly so brilliant and...PaperbackSold OutThe Beginning Comes After the End
'An old world is dying; a new world is being born; now is the time of monsters' Antonio Gramsci Solnit maps the extraordinary revolution of ideas and rights that we've experienced over the last fifty years, which has profoundly changed our world. In recognising the interdependent and symbiotic relationships in nature and among humans, this revolution is beginning to overturn...HardbackSold OutSome of Our Parts
Exploring the complexity of identity labels through memoir with warmth, insight and signature humour, considering how we might figure out who the hell we are in a world so eager to tell us. "I have worn a lot of labels, by choice and otherwise. Here, I consider the ones I've picked up, rejected, lost, had stuck to my back like...PaperbackSold OutRepresentations of the Intellectual
Are intellectuals merely the servants of special interests, or do they have a larger responsibility? In these wide-ranging essays, one of our most brilliant and fiercely independent public thinkers addresses this question with extraordinary eloquence. Edward W. Said sees the intellectual as an exile and amateur whose role it is 'to speak the truth to power' even at the risk...PaperbackSold OutRare Tongues
The most delightful parts of Rare Tongues are the most eccentric... extremely interesting. - The Scotsman Any book such as this ... is to be welcomed with sobbing gratitude. - The Spectator Thought-provoking - Kirkus A fresh and personal perspective - K. David Harrison An enthralling tour around the rarest languages in the world. From the whistling languages of La...PaperbackSold OutLet Go
As we grow older, human beings accumulate more and more unnecessary things just by living. And not just objects, we accrue connections and status in addition to expensive goods. If you don't throw these things away as soon as possible, you become a person who can't throw things away. Before you know it, your life is full of noise. You're...HardbackSold OutHow to Find Flow
Finding flow when it matters is the single most important strategy for performing under pressure and delivering our best work. It is also key to personal well-being. In How to Find Flow, Dr Cameron Norsworthy brings over 20 years of study and work as a 'Flow Coach' to transform Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's important theory of flow into a fully accessible 3-step...HardbackSold OutHow Not to Kill Yourself
The last time Clancy Martin tried to kill himself was in his basement with a dog leash. He didn’t write a note. How Not to Kill Yourself is an affirmation of life by someone who has tried to end it multiple times. It’s about standing in your bathroom every morning, gearing yourself up to die. It’s about choosing to go...PaperbackSold OutFrom Mistakes to Meaning
While very few people start enormous companies or discover lifesaving medical cures, we all make mistakes. Yet there are lots of books about successful entrepreneurs, massive failures, and compelling scientific discoveries, and no book that helps us understand how our personalities drive mistakes and how mistakes shape our lives. Longtime friends Michael Lynton and Joshua L. Steiner made mistakes that...HardbackSold OutCalm & Serene Coloring Book
Step away from the rush of daily life as you add your choice of colours to soothing patterns and doodles. In our hectic world, colouring is a relaxing activity everyone can enjoy—it’s a quiet invitation to pause, breathe deeply, and rediscover your inner peace through the simple, meditative act of putting colours on a page. Calm & Serene Coloring Book...PaperbackSold OutThe Power of Language
An acclaimed psycholinguist reveals how language shapes our brain and moulds the way we look at the world. Why should we learn more than one language? Can it change the way we think? Does it have the power to transform how we see the world? You may think you speak only one language. In fact, your mind is interpreting multiple...HardbackSold Out