In An Appeal to the World, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet illuminates the way to peace in our time, arguing for a form of universal ethics that goes beyond religion - values we all share as humans that can help us create unity and peace to heal our world.
Vicky Beeching, called "e;arguably the most influential Christian of her generation"e; in The Guardian, began writing songs for the church in her teens.
HarperCollins is proud to present this masterpiece of social satire, featuring one of literature's best-loved characters, Becky Sharp, as part of our range of timeless literary classics.
'Highly readable, subtle and thought-provoking scientific history' ScotsmanIn this penetrating work, Pyenson and Pyenson identify that major advances in science stem from changes in three distinct areas of society: the social institutions that promote science, the sensibilities of scientists themselves and the goal of the scientific enterprise.
A fascinating and comprehensive history, 'Demanding the Impossible' is a challenging and thought-provoking exploration of anarchist ideas and actions from ancient times to the present day.
Celebratory, witty and incredibly insightful, Harry Bingham explores the eccentricities and customs of the British nation in a bid to answer a question which has everyone debating - Who are we?
Following on from his epic '1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow', bestselling author Adam Zamoyski has written the dramatic story of the Congress of Vienna.
In this powerful collection of interviews, Noam Chomsky exposes the problems of our world today, as we stand in this period of monumental change, preparing for a more hopeful tomorrow.
The bestselling author of 'Maharanis' recreates the lives of six remarkable women who, in a time of violent revolution, leapt at the chance to exercise their considerable charm, intelligence and acumen, and make their mark on history.
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time-war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism-in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.
Voltaire's Treatise on Toleration is one of the most important essays on religious tolerance and freedom of thought A powerful, impassioned case for the values of freedom of conscience and religious tolerance, Treatise on Toleration was written after the Toulouse merchant Jean Calas was falsely accused of murdering his son and executed on the wheel in 1762.
The powerful, beautiful and chilling sequel to the bestselling Straw DogsJohn Gray draws on an extraordinary array of memoirs, poems, fiction and philosophy to make us re-imagine our place in the world.
'I cannot help but see the bodies of my near ancestors in the current caravans of desperate souls fleeing from place to place, chased by famine, war and toxins.
'Entertaining and absorbing' - The Sunday Times A wonderfully written and entertaining book which places Britain under the microscope and asks who we are today and how we've changed as a nation.
Aquest assaig exhaustiu i revelador repassa la cosmogonia de Bola de Drac, i il·lustra la manera en què la història, la natura, la tecnologia i l'existència humana s'han expressat en les pàgines del manga més influent de tots els temps, fins a convertir-se en una sèrie adorada per la infància de tot el planeta Terra.
Este ensayo exhaustivo y revelador repasa la cosmogonía de Dragon Ball, e ilustra de qué manera la historia, la naturaleza, la tecnología y la existencia humana se han expresado en las páginas del manga más influyente de todos los tiempos, hasta convertirse en una serie adorada por la infancia de todo el planeta Tierra.
Jean Birnbaum retoma, tras El coraje del matiz, el pulso de la política y la introspección con una pregunta aparentemente sencilla: ¿qué sucede cuando llega un hijo al mundo?
Philosophie im Alltags-CheckWas der Philosoph Robert Pfaller in seinen großen Büchern ausführlich hergeleitet hat, wird hier in knapper Form anhand akuteller Themen erklärt.
Son temática primordial de la revista las disciplinas clásicas de la filosofía y su historia: metafísica, epistemología, lógica, ética, filosofía de la ciencia y de la mente, filosofía de la religión, estética o filosofía de la historia.
Intellectuals under Tyranny: Berlin on Culture and Fear is a penetrating exploration of how intellectual life survives—and is transformed—under conditions of political domination.
