Muhammad: The Prophet — The Human Being Through Whom the World Began to Reach Completion is not a traditional biography of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family.
When a simple school assignment leads Azalea to question the nature of time, she stumbles upon a disturbing realization: no matter how closely she looks, she cannot find the moment where yesterday ends and today begins.
"e;Die inoffiziellen Erzählungen eines Zeitreisenden"e; ist ein zum Nachdenken anregender Roman, der spekulativen Futurismus, Philosophie und Mystery zu einer fesselnden Reise durch die Zeit verbindet.
The second volume of a classic account of 5,000 years of Indian artThe Art of Indian Asia is a unique work of scholarship and photography in two volumes (each sold separately).
A landmark account of how artistic expression arises from the collective unconsciousThis book brings together four essays by analytical psychologist Erich Neumann, who explores the connections between creativity and the unconscious mind.
The second volume of a classic account of 5,000 years of Indian artThe Art of Indian Asia is a unique work of scholarship and photography in two volumes (each sold separately).
A landmark account of how artistic expression arises from the collective unconsciousThis book brings together four essays by analytical psychologist Erich Neumann, who explores the connections between creativity and the unconscious mind.
Walk through a grocery store with an economist and they see price signals encoding weather patterns, labor negotiations, and currency fluctuation in a single banana sticker.
A lively and entertaining cultural history of a supremely annoying intellectual viceIntellectuals have long provoked scorn and irritation, even downright aggression.
A lively and entertaining cultural history of a supremely annoying intellectual viceIntellectuals have long provoked scorn and irritation, even downright aggression.
A panoramic history of Japan's iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the presentMount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan.
A panoramic history of Japan's iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the presentMount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan.
A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish originprominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of lettersbetween the fifteenth and eighteenth centuriesIn Strangers Within, Francisco Bethencourt provides the first comprehensive history of New Christians, the descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism in late medieval Spain and Portugal.
The contentious life and times of the most widely cited book of the New TestamentWritten some two thousand years ago, the Gospel of John is the only Christian Gospel to place Jesus at the creation of the world, and the only one where we find the stories of the raising of Lazarus, the woman taken in adultery, and the changing of water into wine at the wedding in Cana.
Tracing the influence and impact of Plato's Timaeusand its major themes, creation and beautythrough the centuriesMore than two thousand years after it was written, Plato's Timaeus continues to fascinate and intrigue its readers.
Tracing the influence and impact of Plato's Timaeusand its major themes, creation and beautythrough the centuriesMore than two thousand years after it was written, Plato's Timaeus continues to fascinate and intrigue its readers.
A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius's Consolation of Philosophya moving classic about facing life's worst events with courage and hopeWhat do you do when your life has fallen apart?
How to make sense of the divergence between philosophers' quest for a single morality and social scientists' assumption that there are multiple moralitiesWhen we speak of morals, what are we speaking of?
How to make sense of the divergence between philosophers' quest for a single morality and social scientists' assumption that there are multiple moralitiesWhen we speak of morals, what are we speaking of?
"e;Chains of Salvation"e; is a psychological thriller and, at the same time, a deep investigative work of nonfiction exploring the phenomenon of the anti-cult industry.
A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius's Consolation of Philosophya moving classic about facing life's worst events with courage and hopeWhat do you do when your life has fallen apart?
A global perspective on the nature and evolution of nationalism, from the early modern era to the presentThe current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity.
Why ';hopeful pessimism' is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitmentThe climate debate is rife with calls for optimism.
An entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkersand what they can teach us about today's most pressing political questions in China and beyondChina's most original, diverse, and fascinating political debates took place more than two millennia ago, but they have profoundly shaped Chinese political thinking and practice ever since and, remarkably, their influence on the country's leaders is only growing today.
An entertaining introduction to ancient Chinese thinkersand what they can teach us about today's most pressing political questions in China and beyondChina's most original, diverse, and fascinating political debates took place more than two millennia ago, but they have profoundly shaped Chinese political thinking and practice ever since and, remarkably, their influence on the country's leaders is only growing today.
Combining history, detective story, and memoir, a surprising and revealing account of the antisemitic myth of ';the Wandering Jew'The story behind the mythical figure of ';the Wandering Jew' is one of the most fascinating tales in European history.
