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  • A Philosophy of Shame
    Can shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed of obscene wealth amid wider deprivation. We feel ashamed of humanity for its ruthless and relentless exploitation of the earth. We feel ashamed of the racism and sexism that permeate society and our everyday lives. This...
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  • Animals, Robots, Gods
    How do we live ethical lives alongside others? A fascinating exploration of our moral universe. We have always lived with ethically significant others, whether they are the pets we keep, the gods we believe in, or the machines we are endowing with life. How should we treat them as our world changes? In Animals, Robots, Gods, acclaimed anthropologist Webb Keane...
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  • Amigurumi Affirmations
    Crochet your way to a brighter day as you create these supercute amigurumi characters, each holding a sign inscribed with a cheerful affirmation. Amigurumi Affirmations offers the perfect way to combine your love of crochet with a touch of positivity and mindfulness. Created by Lee Sartori (@cococrochetlee), this delightful collection features kawaii-style crochet projects that are both easy to create...
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  • Alone
    A book for our times: a moving meditation on the tension between loneliness and freedom, individualism and love. At no time before have so many people lived alone, and never has loneliness been so widely or keenly felt. Why, in a society of individualists, is living alone perceived as a shameful failure? And can we ever be happy on our...
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  • All You Need is Rhythm and Grit
    Everything Wharton-Malcolm does has the aim of helping people achieve the best version of themselves – Evening Standard Think running isn't for you? Running coach Cory Wharton-Malcolm challenges this idea head-on with this joyful love letter to running and motivational guide for beginners. Advocating running as an inclusive and community-focused activity, Cory shows us how to celebrate the incredible mind-body...
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  • A Happy Poem to Start Every Day
    This poetry anthology provides a bright and cheery way to start your day, with one joyful poem for every morning of the year. Whether you wake up to the chirping of birds or stumble out the door in a last-minute rush, it's important to take some time for yourself in the mornings to boost your mood. Before stepping into the...
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  • Whose Body?
    With philosophical nerve and unforgettable thought experiments, Judith Jarvis Thomson's "A Defense of Abortion" transformed the moral debate on reproductive rights. First published in 1971, it became a cornerstone of modern moral philosophy, widely taught, fiercely debated, and endlessly cited. Few essays have so deeply shaped public discourse-or made abstract reasoning feel so urgently and disarmingly human.
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  • The Pocket Self-Care
    Embrace the power of self-care with this empowering pocket guide that blends science-backed insights and practical tips to help you nurture your mind, body, and soul. From creating daily rituals to managing stress and boosting mental clarity, this book offers essential strategies for cultivating a balanced and fulfilling life. Perfect for wellness enthusiasts and those seeking balance in a busy...
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  • The Invincible Brain
    Dr Majid Fotuhi, world-renowned neurologist and medical director of NeuroGrow Brain Fitness Center, is leading the charge in revolutionising how we understand human intelligence, brain health and age-related cognitive decline. In this groundbreaking book, he reveals the true wonder of how the brain works and its infinite potential for growth and change. Supported by over 35 years of original research,...
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  • The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude
    "There are only four or five who maintain the dictator… not the six thousand but a hundred thousand, and even millions, cling to the tyrant by this cord to which they are tied." Tyranny is not imposed; it is invited. La Boétie maps how power metastasizes through favors, flattery, and fear-how millions bend the knee so a few can rise....
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  • The Beautiful Things Along the Way
    Embark on a heartfelt journey of self-discovery and resilience with Rozemijn Aalpoel's inspirational parable about finding beauty and meaning in every step you take toward fulfilling your dreams. Every step in your life can bring you joy, even the difficult ones. Poetic prose and gorgeous watercolor landscapes invite readers to reflect on the passage of time, the beauty of nature,...
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  • The Anti-Burnout Book
    In this easy-to-digest, science-based guide to avoiding and healing burnout, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn offers a lifeline to those feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. A few years ago, Dr Hepburn personally experienced burnout, so she knows the devastating impact it can have on your mental and physical well-being—and how to come out the other side feeling stronger than ever. Paired...
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  • Rousseau's Lost Children
    Paris, 1777. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau receives a mysterious letter from a foreign visitor, Gavin Mulvany, asking whether the great man will take walks with him. Against his better judgement, Rousseau agrees. Might this stranger, who claims to be from the twenty-first century, be the true friend that Rousseau has been searching for his whole life? Paris, 2022. Gavin, a...
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  • Lynchian
    'Terrifically lucid and compact . . . an unassumingly intuitive and insightful brief history . . . will tell you more about [Lynch's] life and filmmaking than a thousand academic studies' PETER BRADSHAW, THE SPECTATOR The loss of David Lynch in January 2025 produced an extraordinary outpouring of love and grief that revealed how deeply he mattered. But the strength...
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  • Liberalism as a Way of Life
    Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriously Where do you get your values and sensibilities from? If you grew up in a Western democracy, the answer is probably liberalism. Conservatives are right about one thing:...
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  • In Praise of Cosmetics
    "Everything beautiful and noble is the result of reason and calculation." Nature, Baudelaire says, is ugly-and art is what saves us from it. This wicked, brilliant fragment defends makeup not as deception but as devotion: a ritual rebellion against decay, chance, and animal life. To paint the face is to reject nature's chaos and choose artifice-freely, proudly, and exquisitely.
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  • How We Think
    We are becoming more and more divided in how we see the world. Why is it some people think so differently to the way others do? Bringing together for the first time startling new evidence from neurobiology, psychology, philosophy, behavioural economics, and more, Marius Ostrowski takes us on an eye-opening tour of the mind and the surprising factors that shape...
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  • How To Disagree Better
    In this revolutionary book, pioneering Harvard Kennedy School professor and behavioural scientist Julia Minson reveals the counterintuitive secret to a life of less drama and more impact. We are in a disagreement crisis. The average person would rather go to the dentist than have a twenty-minute conversation with someone that they strongly disagree with. Yet disagreement is both inevitable and...
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  • This Book Will Make You Happy
    This brand-new gift series taps into an exciting and never-more prescient trend: moving away from screens and phone addiction and finding happiness, productivity and energy in the simplicity of the everyday.In This Book Will Make You Happy, psychologist Dr Katie Cooper teaches the reader to adopt new habits through daily activities that will stimulate these essential brain chemicals, helping you...
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  • This Book Will Give You Energy
    This brand-new gift series taps into an exciting and never-more prescient trend: moving away from screens and phone addiction and finding happiness, productivity and energy in the simplicity of the everyday.In This Book Will Give You Energy, psychologist Dr Katie Cooper teaches the reader to adopt new habits through daily activities that will stimulate these essential brain chemicals, helping you...
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  • The Power of Confidence
    Your fuss-free guide to showing up, standing tall and owning your space. Whether you’re second-guessing yourself before a big meeting, overthinking a text, or just feeling a little off your game, The Power of Confidence is here to empower you. Packed with bite-sized advice, smart exercises, and straight-talking wisdom from bestselling author Dr Sarah Arnold, this pocket-size book is your...
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  • The Power of Calm
    Your personal pause button for everyday stress. Life is busy and sometimes just plain overwhelming – whether you’re stuck in traffic, prepping for a big presentation or simply juggling too many things at once, The Power of Calm is your go-to guide for staying grounded when life gets too much. With expert tools, short exercises and inspirational tips from bestselling...
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  • Resolute
    An Instant New York Times Bestseller The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Saved tells the remarkable story of his harrowing recovery after surviving a deadly Russian missile attack in Ukraine and shares the most profound lessons he learned about the power of resilience. After suffering horrific, nearly-fatal injuries while covering the war in Ukraine in 2022, Benjamin...
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  • One-Minute Wellness: Self-care
    One page, one thought, one minute at a time. Self-care isn’t selfish – it’s essential. Amid busy schedules, endless responsibilities and digital noise, it’s easy to forget to care for the one person who needs you most: you. One-Minute Wellness: Self-care is a gentle companion for anyone craving balance, comfort and compassion. Designed to be read one page, one minute...
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  • How to Think Like a Philosopher
    In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought – and what they thought about – Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives. With a lightness of touch, he addresses questions such as: Is there anything ‘out there’ that gives meaning to our lives? Does...
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  • One-Minute Wellness: Mindful Living
    One page, one thought, one minute at a time. In a world that moves at lightning speed, peace often feels just out of reach. But what if mindful living wasn’t about big changes or hours of meditation, and instead about tiny, intentional moments? One-Minute Wellness: Mindful Living is your gentle guide to rediscovering calm, clarity and connection – one mindful...
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    GOTH Colouring Book
    “There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness” – Edgar Allan Poe The GOTH Colouring Book is your invitation to embrace the darkness, with 50 pages featuring macabre, morbid and melancholic scenes.The shadows are calling as you immerse yourself into all things gloomy with this sinister new colouring book. Prepare to colour your way into the abyss with crows, skulls...
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  • Enchanted
    Unlock a world of creativity with ENCHANTED, a stunning coloring book that invites you to immerse yourself in over 70 exquisite illustrations.Leave the stress of everyday life behind you with this magical escape. From whimsical windmills and blooming wildflowers to cascading waterfalls and hidden wishing wells, every page is brought to life with intricate detail and inspires both creativity and...
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  • The World's Most Evil Men
    Step into the sinister world of history's most notorious villains and explore the twisted motivations of evil men from around the world. Ever wondered what has driven some men to commit the most heinous acts in history? The World's Most Evil Men journeys through the recesses of human nature, offering a compelling look at some of the world's most infamous...
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  • The Experience Society
    In today's 'experience society', everything is judged by personal experience, from online shopping to funerals. Value is measured by how satisfying an individual finds their experience, and the experience economy thrives on this desire for entertainment and fulfilment. Yet debates often reach an impasse when reduced to subjective feelings—whether offence is taken or criticisms are dismissed. Svend Brinkmann explores this...
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  • Carl Schmitt
    Carl Schmitt is one of the most widely read and influential German thinkers of the twentieth century. His fundamental works on friend and enemy, legality and legitimacy, dictatorship, political theology, and the concept of the political are read today with great interest by everyone from conservative Catholic theologians to radical political thinkers on the left. In his private life, however,...
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  • Wonders of the World Coloring Book
    Take a globe-spanning journey to some of the world's most iconic sites with this delightful colouring book. The 100+ colouring pages included will inspire you to contemplate magnificent landmarks such as the Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China. You may not have yet travelled to dream destinations such as Stonehenge or Machu Picchu, but they are closer than...
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  • Travel Your Way
    Travel is the opposite of prejudice; it is curiosity, openness, and connection. Now, when our world is in flux, travel matters more than ever. How we travel has changed, but why we travel has not. With barriers and restrictions coming and going at a dizzying rate, now is the time to learn how to make the most out of whatever...
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  • Think Dog
    In the 1980s and 1990s, John Fisher revolutionised dog training, first in England, then in the US. With his self-deprecating manner and 'Oh! So British' sense of humour, he taught us to Think Dog. In this seminal pet psychology book, he examines the mind of the dog with examples taken from his practical experience, explaining to owners how the world...
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  • The Book Your Dog Wishes You Would Read
    'Britain's top dog whisperer... a canine-human Esther Perel' The Observer Wouldn't you love to know what your dog was thinking? The truth is that your dog is communicating with you all the time but, unless you know the signs, you aren't picking up on what your dog wants you to know. Louise Glazebrook is a dog behaviourist, trainer and television...
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  • Teach Yourself Dog
    Teach Yourself Dog by Louise Glazebrook and Gerrard Gethings offers a fascinating insight into understanding your canine companion. FIND OUT WHAT YOUR DOG IS THINKING and better understand your pet by learning to read their body language. PUT YOUR MEMORY SKILLS TO THE TEST as you match up photographs of different dogs doing the same gestures. SIMPLE GAME PLAY that...
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  • South
    The South has long since cast its spell on our collective imagination. Writers and artists, from Goethe and Poe, to Gauguin, Lawrence and Kerouac, were captivated by it. Landscapes of ice and snow, sand and sea, have lured explorers southwards for centuries, often with fatal consequences. South explores the idea of the South, following in the footsteps of Cook, Scott,...
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  • Rome as a Guide to the Good Life
    A unique, portable guidebook that sketches Rome’s great philosophical tradition while also providing an engaging travel companion to the city. This is a guidebook to Rome for those interested in both la dolce vita and what the ancient Romans called the vita beata—the good life. Philosopher Scott Samuelson offers a thinker’s tour of the Eternal City, rooting ideas from this...
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  • Restaurant
    Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. In the last few decades, restaurants and food culture have achieved extraordinary cultural presence. Chefs are heroes and thought leaders, well-executed entrées go viral, dining out has become theatre, plating has become art and ubiquitous Instagram content. However, in recent years, restaurants have...
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  • Poacher's Pilgrimage
    The islands of Scotland's Outer Hebrides boast some of the most remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They also feature an astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic and prehistoric eras. Over a twelve-day journey, Alastair McIntosh returned to the islands of his childhood to explore the meaning of...
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  • How to Raise a Happy Cat
    How to Raise a Happy Cat focuses on the happiness to be found in the person/pet relationship and includes dozens of ideas for activities and hacks you can build into daily life with your pet, from spontaneous play and activities to making them the perfect sleep spot. We know how important happiness is for ourselves, but when it comes to...
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  • Existential Dogs
    From the depths of their existential angst, these profound pooches ask some of the most pertinent questions of their time. What if I never find out who’s a good boy? Is it better to have eaten something and thrown it up, and then eaten it again, than never to have eaten it at all? What if the tail I’ve been...
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  • Eco-Freud From A to Z
    An unprecedented conceptual portrait of Freud as an ecological thinker, this book analyses our current approaches to ecology and the environmental crisis through the lens of psychoanalysis. Conceived as a theoretical tool-kit, the alphabetically arranged entries—from “Geo-psycho-analysis” to “Trauma extensions” and from “Fetishism and the Climate” to “Obsessive Self-Blaming”—guide the reader toward a deeper appreciation of the unconscious forces at...
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  • Be More Sausage
    A love letter to the small but mighty dachshund or, as it’s more affectionately known, the Sausage Dog. This book – almost as adorable as its namesake – proves that sausage dogs are not just sweet, soft and a little bit silly to look at. They can be an example to us all. Despite having the odds stacked against it,...
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  • The Times Bumper Book of Codewords Book 1
    Challenge yourself with word and number puzzles. The Times Bumper Book of Codewords Book 1 features 300 compelling and addictive word and number puzzles from The Times. Appearing daily in the newspaper, Codeword is the cracking alternative to Su Doku and Crosswords. The concept is simple: each number represents a letter. Starting with the solved letters, use your logic and...
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  • The Great Image Has No Form, or On the Nonobject through Painting
    In premodern China, elite painters used imagery not to mirror the world around them, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering their art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, The Great Image Has No Form explores the "nonobject"—a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings. François Jullien argues that this nonobjectifying approach stems from the...
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  • Writing on Empty
    Bestselling author and teacher Natalie Goldberg has been writing for the past fifty years. But at the beginning of the pandemic, she suddenly wasn't able to write anymore. Her imaginative wellspring had dried up, and she was forced to ask herself: what do I do when what has always worked for me doesn't work anymore? In this beautifully written, inspiring...
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  • The Little Book of Success
    From the legendary author of Think and Grow Rich, The Little Book of Success is a collection of Napoleon Hill's most inspiring and life-changing wisdom on personal success. The writings and wisdom of Napoleon Hill have transformed millions of lives, making him one of the most influential writers on personal success and an incomparable bestseller. His invaluable classic, Think and...
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  • Sensing Ground
    Sensing Ground offers a unique, science-backed approach to healing for highly sensitive people. Vestibular audiologist and neuroplasticity therapist Joey Remenyi teaches readers to decode their body's signals, using techniques like body scanning and intuitive self-connection to navigate physical and emotional challenges. Building on the success of her first book Rock Steady, which helped thousands overcome vertigo and tinnitus, Sensing Ground...
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  • Craft Happy
    Craft Your Heart Out Carve out some much needed "you-time" with this one-of-a-kind craft collection from Nirali Shah. Known for her DIY creations that offer both reflection and repose, Nirali's projects are the key to capturing your own beloved memories and moments in craft-form. With accessible templates and easy-to-follow instructions, it's never been easier to unlock your creative side. Some...
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  • A Companion to Pascal
    An interdisciplinary exploration of Pascal's philosophy across theology, science, and political thought Blaise Pascal has emerged as a central figure in early modern thought whose legacy transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. A Companion to Pascal addresses the growing scholarly need for an integrated perspective on his philosophy, bringing together essays by leading scholars that contextualize, analyze, and extend Pascal's work. It...
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  • Living with the Qur’an
    Discover the transformative power of the Qur'an in your everyday life from Sunday Times bestselling author Aliyah Umm Raiyaan. "A must-have for every Muslim home." - Mufti Menk Your companion and compass. Let Allah's Words guide you. In Living with the Qur’an, Sunday Times bestselling author Aliyah Umm Raiyaan invites you to embark upon a beautiful and interactive year-long journey...
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  • Indian Block Printing
    Immerse yourself in India’s textile heritage with 14 projects on fabric, card, paper and clay. These modern step-by-step projects draw inspiration from the artisans working in traditional block print workshops around Jaipur. From simple motifs to intricate patterns – and from tablecloths and tote bags to air-dry clay and gift wrapping – the instructions can be followed both by beginners...
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  • Have a Good Day on Purpose
    Portable pep talks and affirmations from Alethea Crimmins that are as bold, vibrant, and funny as the "positivity queen" herself. Sometimes, you just need a hype girl to get your mind clear and start your day off right. That's why Alethea Crimmins would give herself pep talks in her car before work, which she then filmed and shared online. To...
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  • What Animals Teach Us About Families
    Reading the Bible and rabbinic literature to reimagine the bonds between animals. Moving beyond debates about the ethics of animal consumption to focus on animals' intimate lives, Beth A. Berkowitz examines the contribution of religious traditions and sacred texts to contemporary conversations about animals. Reading the four "animal family" laws of the Bible alongside their rabbinic interpretations from ancient times...
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  • Unbecoming Persons
    A damning genealogy of modern personhood and a bold vision for a new ethics rooted in belonging rather than individuality. In the face of ecological crisis, economic injustice, and political violence, the moral demands of being a good person are almost too much to bear. In Unbecoming Persons, Ladelle McWhorter argues that this strain is by design. Our ideas about...
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  • Things Unseen
    A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing programme. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. How do you know the nature of another person: who she is, or what she is capable of? In four exploratory essays, a seasoned historian examines the mechanisms by which ancient people came to have knowledge—not...
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  • Things Needed to Get Better
    In this book, Things Needed to Get Better, Jürgen Habermas offers a wide-ranging reflection on his life, work, and the factors that shaped the development of his thought. He discusses the motives behind his work, the circumstances under which it emerged, and the changes it has undergone over the course of his long and productive career. He speaks about the...
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  • The Teacher. Teaching Christianity
    Magisterial pedagogy. Aurelius Augustine (AD 354-430), one of the most important figures in the development of western Christianity and philosophy, was the son of a pagan, Patricius of Tagaste, and his Christian wife, Monnica. While studying to become a rhetorician, he plunged into a turmoil of philosophical and psychological doubts, leading him to Manichaeism. In 383, he moved to Rome...
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  • The Solution Mindset
    Unleash your inner creative genius and transform every challenge into an opportunity with powerful problem-solving techniques. In a world filled with bad news, renowned author and creativity expert Nir Bashan finally offers some good news: Each problem we cause ourselves as humans, we can also solve as humans by looking at the world with curiosity. In The Solution Mindset: Mastering...
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  • The Sealed Envelope
    An award-winning author argues for the necessity of cultural critics and intellectuals to American democracy This incisive collection of essays investigates the moral imagination of modernism and our intellectual and political inheritance. George Scialabba offers a series of portraits of, and arguments with, American and European thinkers of the past hundred years, ranging from conservatives such as John Gray, William...
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  • The Rest Is Silence
    A moving, intimate portrait of the Enlightenment philosophers as they faced the end of their lives and their historical moment. What would the Enlightenment look like if we viewed it through the eyes of the philosophers as they were facing death? Joanna Stalnaker turns our habitual perspective on the Enlightenment on its head, bringing to light a set of works...
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  • The Racialized Brain
    Race is a fundamental reality of life. It shapes our experiences and interactions whether we are conscious of it or not. But does this mean that humans are wired for racism from birth? Is racial bias inevitable? This sharp-sighted book offers nuanced answers to such impactful questions by unfolding the ways the human brain learns and enables the racial patterning...
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  • The Paradox of the Organism
    Leading evolutionary theorists and philosophers come together to understand how organisms persist, even as they are riddled with internal conflict, from cancer cells to selfish genes. How does a vast menagerie of organs, tissues, cells, and genes coalesce to form a unified organism? For centuries, biologists and philosophers have taken this astonishing feat for granted, treating it as a matter...
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  • The Moral Circle
    Today, human exceptionalism is the norm. Despite occasional nods to animal welfare, we prioritize humanity, often neglecting the welfare of a vast number of beings. As a result, we use hundreds of billions of vertebrates and trillions of invertebrates every year for a variety of purposes, often unnecessarily. We also plan to use animals, AI systems, and other nonhumans at...
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  • The Four Realms of Existence
    A Seminary Co-op Notable Book "A big picture perspective on the mind, decision-making, and consciousness… Provocative and stimulating." – Philosophical Psychology "LeDoux's aim is to provide a new theory of being human by dividing our evolutionary past into four realms: biological at the bottom, then neurobiological, cognitive and conscious… Along the way are excellent accounts of the evolution of brain...
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  • The Essential Guide for Counseling Black Women
    As the fastest growing population in education, economics, entrepreneurship, and international travel, Black women are forging a world of their own. They are breaking generational cycles, reinventing social norms, and developing new identities. However, as a double marginalized minority, Black women are also navigating socially constructed ideas of race, oppression, and privilege. Many well-intentioned clinicians lack the skills and knowledge...
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  • The Complete Notebooks
    The first complete translation of Albert Camus's personal notebooks written between 1933 and 1959, including new material never before published in English. Throughout his career, French writer and philosopher Albert Camus kept a series of notebooks that offers an unrivalled glimpse into the writer at his most personal and reflective. These notebooks contain his thoughts on politics, solitude, personal failings...
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  • The Character Sketch as Philosophy
    An insightful exploration of the moral and political power of the character sketch in early modern Europe—and the implications for our own relationship to this genre today. In the fourth century BCE, the philosopher Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle, composed thirty character sketches depicting ordinary Athenian vices: idle chatter, bad timing, cowardice, shamelessness, and superstition, among others. Centuries later, this...
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  • Superweak
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Philosophy & Psychology

Welcome to our Philosophy & Psychology section, where profound questions meet insightful answers. If you’re curious about the nature of existence, the workings of the mind, or the foundations of human behavior, this collection offers a wide range of books to deepen your understanding.

Discover classic works from great philosophers, contemporary explorations of ethics, logic, and metaphysics, and engaging texts that bridge philosophy with modern psychology. Whether you’re interested in the philosophical underpinnings of human thought or the psychological theories that explain why we think, feel, and act the way we do, there’s something here for every inquiring mind.

From thought-provoking essays and groundbreaking studies to accessible introductions and comprehensive guides, our Philosophy & Psychology books invite you to explore new ideas and perspectives. Dive in and start your journey of self-discovery and reflection today.