The Collapse Pattern: Why Civilizations Repeat the Same MistakesThroughout history, civilizations have risen to extraordinary heights before slowly collapsing beneath the weight of their own success.
The quirky offspring of 'QI' and 'Freakonomics', 'Geekspeak' melds ingenious statistical analysis with edifying trivia to explain away some curious facts of life.
Philosophy of life: The Human Person, Dignity, and Fate between Medicine, History, Politics, and the Age of AI is an interdisciplinary scholarly and humanistic work by Minh Hưng / Nguyễn Đông Hưng.
Updating ancient philosophy with modern cognitive and social science, a leading philosopher reveals how a sceptical approach is the perfect guide to a good life The ancient Greeks and Romans devised an approach to life based on the notion that we don't know as much as we think we do, and that adjusting our beliefs to the evidence while keeping in mind that we could be wrong about things is the path to a happy and meaningful life and a just society.
This e-book is a shorter version of the paperback, with the same beautifully designed content excluding the practical exercise pages - perfect to dip in and out, and choose which bits work best for you.
The Library of Impossible Books: Mysteries of Lost, Forbidden & Alien Tomes is a guided tour through strange, controversial, unreadable, hidden, and allegedly supernatural books that challenge ordinary ideas about language, history, knowledge, and reality.
Dieses Buch eroffnet, wie der stoische Lehrer Epiktet die Vorstellung von Freiheit radikal verandert: nicht als Abwesenheit von Hindernissen, sondern als Fahigkeit, sich selbst zu bestimmen - unabhangig davon, was um einen herum geschieht.
Amor: A Dialogue on Love and Wisdom is the first dialogue in a cycle of Christian Neoplatonic works centered on Lady Wisdom and the contemplative community gathered around her.
What if the simple application of logic to some of the more obvious facets of human psychology offers the best path to enlightenment, transcendence, and realising our true nature?
Paul Mas'ad wrote this book to mark the nine hundredth anniversary of the death of the scholar Ibn Sina (Avicenna), considered one of the most influential philosophers in the Islamic world and Europe.
THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Bristles with pure, crystalline intelligence, deep knowledge and human sympathy' Richard DawkinsIs modernity really failing?
This new ebook from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.
**As seen on Lorraine**Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Rangan Chatterjee reveals how to make positive change that actually lasts in his latest, most innovative book to date.
A beautiful guide for learning to love ourselves, from the author of the internationally bestselling The Things You Can See Only When You Slow DownNo one is perfect.
Winner of the 2023 Business Book Award for Wellness and Wellbeing'This book is exactly what we need in this moment' Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why'Learning how to manage your energy changes your life.
'Expertly crafted' AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG'A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste' SCARLETT CURTIS'An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom' BILLIE JD PORTERA deep dive into the joy and power of personal pleasures, quirks, obsessions and bad taste, from zine royalty, Ione Gamble.