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50 quantum physics ideas you really need to know
£9.9950 quantum physics ideas you really need to know
Following on from the highly successful ’50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know’, author Joanne Baker consolidates the foundation concepts of physics and moves on to present clear explanations of the most cutting-edge area of science: quantum physics. With 50 concise chapters covering complex theories and their advanced applications – from string theory to black holes, and quarks to quantum computing – alongside informative two-tone illustrations, this book presents key ideas in straightforward, bite-sized chunks.
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A Book of Your Own
£6.99A Book of Your Own
Drawing on the author’s decades of experience as a psychologist, trainer and advocate for women, this small but perfectly formed, pocket-sized book contains bite-sized snippets of insight and inspiration on communication, relationships, work, body image, overwhelm, emotional trials and more.ÂÂ
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A History of Ideas
£22.00A History of Ideas
A collection of humanity’s most inspiring ideas throughout time, bringing perspective to the challenges and wonders of being alive.
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A Therapeutic Atlas
£22.00A Therapeutic Atlas
A selection of unique and beautiful destinations around the world, which offer powerful new perspectives on life.
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A Therapeutic Library
£22.00A Therapeutic Library
The School of Life has put together an ideal library that can speak helpfully to our individual needs and longings. Ranging across history and drawing on world literature, offering the same essential thing: true friends through the complex places of life with kindness and wisdom.
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An Event, Perhaps
£16.99An Event, Perhaps
Philosopher, film star, father of ‘post truth’: the real story of Jacques Derrida
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Animal Liberation
£17.99Animal Liberation
In this influential book, Peter Singer discusses the evolution of the animal rights movement. He also graphically updates his account of what is being done to animals in the laboratory or on the farm.
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Art Against Despair
£22.00Art Against Despair
An inspiring selection of 100 images offering us hope and comfort, reminding us that we are not alone in our sorrow.
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Bibliophobia
£35.00Bibliophobia
Richly illustrated with manuscripts, printed objects, and art works, Bibliophobia tells a 5000-year history of writing and of books to give readers a fascinating account of why books matter and how they impact on our lives.
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Dressed
£10.99Dressed
We are all dressed. But how often do we pause to think about the place of our clothes in our lives? What unconscious thoughts do we express when we dress every day? Can memories, meaning and ideas be wrapped up in a winter coat? These are the questions that interest Shahidha Bari, as she explores the secret language of our clothes. Ranging freely through literature, art, film and philosophy, ‘Dressed’ tracks the hidden power of clothes in our culture and our daily lives. From the depredations of violence and ageing to our longing for freedom, love and privacy, from the objectification of women to the crisis of masculinity, each garment exposes a fresh dilemma. Item by item, the story of ourselves unravels. Evocative, enlightening and dazzlingly original, ‘Dressed’ is not just about clothes as objects of fashion or as a means of self-expression.
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Ethics
£6.95Ethics
What is a good life, and how is it related to a happy one? What are virtues, and how do they affect the nature of friendships? Here, ethicists Gregory Beabout and Mike Hannis describe various approaches, ancient and modern, to these timeless questions.
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Flourish
£16.99Flourish
What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish? Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. In a quest to find answers, she turns off the soundtrack of the media, rids herself of technology, and with little more than books as carry-on luggage, she journeys from Buenos Aires to Paris, from Barcelona to Byron Bay, seeking guidance from ancient philosophers and modern-day psychologists on what is a good life, and what is a life worth living. Along the way she discovers why winning the lottery doesn’t make you happy, why making is better than having, and how love and belonging are vital to our sense of selves. Packed with insight into life’s big questions, ‘Flourish’ will take you on a riveting journey in search of what matters most.
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How to Control the Uncontrollable
£12.99How to Control the Uncontrollable
A practical exploration of how we can use the principals of Stoicism as a modern day ‘operating system’ to help enhance mental resilience to enable us to better cope with life’s ups and downs.
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How to Deal With Idiots
£9.99How to Deal With Idiots
Idiocy is all around us, whether it’s the uncle spouting conspiracy theories, the colleagues who repeat your point but louder, or the commuters who still don’t know how to use an escalator. But what is the answer to this perpetual scourge? Here, philosopher Maxime Rovere turns his attention to the murkiest of intellectual corners. With warmth, wit and wisdom, he illuminates a new understanding of idiots, one which examines our relations to others and our own ego, offers tools and strategies to dismantle the most desperate of idiotic situations, and even reveals how to stop being the idiots ourselves (because we’re always someone else’s idiot). Expertly translated by David Bellos, this is an erudite, enjoyable and much-needed solution to a most familiar vexation.
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How to stay sane
£9.99How to stay sane
A helpful handbook from the author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read.
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How to Think Like a Philosopher
£16.99How to Think Like a Philosopher
As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with real world problems? Drawing on decades of work in philosophy including a huge range of interviews with contemporary philosophers, Julian Baggini sets out how philosophical thought can promote incisive thinking. Introducing everyday examples and contemporary political concerns – from climate change to implicit bias – ‘How to Think Like a Philosopher’ is a revelatory exploration of the techniques, methods and principles that guide philosophy, and how they can be applied to our own lives.
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