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Philosophy seeks to discover the nature of truth and knowledge. Philosophical reasoning helps us to make sense of the world around us and work out what we think and why. Sometimes it can enable us to become the people we believe we should be. Think Like a Philosopher is a fun introduction to the subject and shows how it has a clear practical purpose vital to our daily lives and thinking

Why does E=mc2? If Einstein was right, was Newton wrong? Can we really find a theory of everything? • Think Like Einstein will answer these questions and more in this fun and fascinating book. With topics ranging from spacetime to the atomic bomb, Robert Snedden takes a look at this extraordinary man and his ground-breaking theories. This illustrated book provides an accessible introduction to this incredible theoretical physicist

The unexamined life is not worth living • - Plato (c.427-347BC) • This book traces the historical development of philosophical thought from the Ancient Greeks through the Enlightenment to the present day. It explores the five main branches of philosophy - metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and aesthetics - and includes biographies of significant philosophers and accounts of important texts. It is an accessible and fascinating account of the preoccupations of some of the world's greatest thinkers • Topics include • The nature of being and reality • The existence of God • Free will and predestination • Ethics in daily life • How we might make a good society

In this newly revised and updated edition, unlock the secrets of your dreamlife with the most comprehensive A-Z reference book on dream interpretation you'll ever find • Have you ever wondered what your dreams are trying to tell you? Now you can finally find out • Packed with fascinating information, The Dream Dictionary from A to Z is an extensive collection of the symbols that appear in your dreams and how to interpret what they mean for you • Dreams are universal, and every culture throughout history has tried to unlock the secrets of the unconscious mind through the interpretation of dreams. Understanding the unique meanings of dream symbols can help in the way you experience your waking everyday lives and even foretell the future • Designed to be kept right near your bed, The Dream Dictionary is organised from A to Z, so you can easily look up instant answers about the people, places, and ideas that you dreamed the night before

Humans invented money from nothing, so why can’t we live without it? And why does no one understand what it really is? In this lively tour through the centuries, Jacob Goldstein charts the story of this paradoxical commodity, exploring where money came from, why it matters and whether bitcoin will still exist in twenty years • Full of interesting stories and quirky facts – from the islanders who used huge stones as a means of exchange to the merits of universal basic income – this is an indispensable handbook for anyone curious about how money came to make the world go round

The definitive book on the creations, career, and legacy of one of the world’s greatest sneaker designers • Often called the father of modern running and basketball sneakers, Jacques Chassaing has shaped and influenced sports and street fashion like few designers ever will. For the first time, Chassaing reveals the story behind the forty-year career of a pioneering designer who has continually pushed boundaries and led the creation of many of the world’s most beloved sneakers • Chassaing thrills and provokes readers with his life experiences, taking them on a journey of continual evolution and revolution. We learn about those who have inspired him and meet those he has inspired. We discover what drove his design philosophy and the process behind some of the greatest sneakers and sports technology ever created: the Forum, Rivalry, Lendl, Edberg, ZX series, Predator, EQT line, Torsion, and his Porsche Design collabs, to name but a few

Fully revised and updated by Oz, with new entries on key wineries, vineyards and producers from around the country • One of the great pleasures of wine is to drink it where it is grown and made. The opportunity to meet growers, winemakers and winery owners is what draws people to visit wineries and to ‘have an experience in the vineyard’. This is your essential guide to find out about England and its world beating sparklers and still wines that have captivated the wine world • The modern view of English wine is of a country amazingly blessed with vast tracts of soil suitable for viticulture, much of it almost indistinguishable from the chalky slopes of Champagne and Chablis, and of a country taking full advantage of the vagaries of climate change to ripen Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to levels perfect for sparkling wine, and increasingly excellent still wines

This account of the planets and other mysterious objects in our solar system tells the story of planetary exploration, from observations by the ancients to investigation by today’s pioneering spaceships. Our neighbours in space lay hidden until the invention of the telescope, but since Galileo made his first sketches we have sought to uncover the secrets of the planets and their companions, marshalling telescopes, spacecraft, landers, and rovers to help • The beautiful photographs and illustrations in this book are accompanied by author Anne Rooney’s informative text, which describes both the history of astronomy and the extraordinary observations and discoveries of recent decades

Featuring a giant timeline wallchart, this illustrated guide traces humankind's greatest achievements in mathematics, plotting a journey from innumerate cave-dwellers, through the towering intellects of the last 4,000 years, to where we stand today • In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics - Galileo (1564-1642) • For hundreds of thousands of years, we have sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that search, uncovering the patterns and rules that govern our world and beyond. This illustrated guide traces humankind's greatest achievements in mathematics, plotting a journey from innumerate cave-dwellers, through the towering intellects of the last 4,000 years, to where we stand today

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, A Degree in a Book: Psychology provides you with all the concepts you need to understand the fundamental issues • Filled with helpful diagrams, suggestions for further reading, and easily digestible features on the history of psychology, this book makes understanding the human mind easier than ever. Including the theories of Francis Galton, Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov, and many more, it covers the whole range of psychological research

ow do we learn? What is memory? How do we know how to behave? • The formal study of psychology as a scientific enterprise began in Germany in the late 19th century but the observation of human behaviour dates back to Ancient Greece. Defined as the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes, psychology has attained a range of branches including clinical, cognitive, developmental, evolutionary, forensic, health and neuropsychology. In a wide ranging, highly illustrated book, readers are introduced to the world of psychology and those who formed the science as we know it • With discussion of a number of key ideas including prejudice and discrimination, social cognition, how we develop attitudes and why and how we fall in love, as well as reference to the people who developed these ideas, the book is an accessible guide to this fascinating subject