Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention (Jackson Maggie)(Paperback)

Distracted: Reclaiming Our Focus in a World of Lost Attention (Jackson Maggie)(Paperback)

In the first edition of this groundbreaking book, Maggie Jackson sounded a prophetic warning of a looming crisis: the fragmentation of attention that is eroding our abilities to problem-solve, innovate, and care for one another. Now in this updated edition with an incisive new preface, she offers

Attention!: The power of simple decisions in a distracted world (Hatch Rob)(Paperback)

Discover how to reclaim your ability to make intentional decisions about where to place your time and attention, to improve your creativity, happiness, and

The Healing Reawakening: Reclaiming Our Lost Inheritance (Macnutt Francis)(Paperback)

For the first three hundred years of Christian history, healing prayer was fundamental in the life of the church. It even proved the main method of converting the unbelievers of the day. Then began the long slide of healing prayer into near insignificance. Ironically, Christians themselves, by

Literacy Edition Storyworlds Stage 8, Our World, Lost in the Mist(Paperback / softback)

Divine Conspiracy - Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God (Willard Dallas)(Paperback / softback)

First published in 1998, The Divine Conspiracy captured the attention of Christians across the world, by offering a timely and challenging call back to the true meaning of Christian

The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning (Nelson Maggie)(Paperback)

Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath's poetry to Francis Bacon's paintings, from the Saw franchise to Yoko Ono's

Born Digital - The Story of a Distracted Generation (Wigley Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Our attention has been hijacked by the tsunami of devices, games and social media which now dominate our lives. This new technology brings efficiency, cost-savings and instantaneous information. But when our attention is the currency being traded by big tech firms, what price are we willing to pay

The Lost World (Doyle Arthur Conan)(Paperback)

In The Lost World, the first in a series of books to feature the bold Professor Challenger--a character many critics consider one of the most finely drawn in science fiction--Challenger and his party embark on an expedition to a remote Amazonian plateau where, as the good professor puts it, 'the

Human Body in Minutes (Jackson Tom)(Paperback / softback)

The structures and workings of our bodies explained in 200

The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision (Bachiochi Erika)(Paperback)

Erika Bachiochi offers an original look at the development of feminism in the United States, advancing a vision of rights that rests upon our responsibilities to others.In The Rights of Women, Erika Bachiochi explores the development of feminist thought in the United States. Inspired by the

Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World (Jackson Zakiyyah Iman)(Paperback)

Argues that blackness disrupts our essential ideas of race, gender, and, ultimately, the human Rewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World breaks open the

Lost Dimension (Virilio Paul)(Paperback)

A vision of the city as a web of interactive, informational networks that turn our world into a prison-house of illusory transcendence.'Where does the city without gates begin? Perhaps inside that fugitive anxiety, that shudder that seizes the minds of those who, just returning from a long

The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World (Gazzaley Adam)(Paperback)

Tentacles Longer Than Night: Horror of Philosophy (Thacker Eugene)(Paperback)

Our contemporary horror stories are written in a world where there seems little faith, lost hope, and no salvation. All that remains is the fragmentary and occasionally lyrical testimony of the human being struggling to confront its lack of reason for being in the vast cosmos. This is the terrain

Our Knowledge of the External World (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

Our Knowledge of the External World is a compilation of lectures Bertrand Russell delivered in the US in which he questions the very relevance and legitimacy of philosophy. In it he investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge and questions the means in which we

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Newport Cal)(Pevná vazba)

Master one of our economy's most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this 'exciting' book (Daniel H. Pink) from an 'exceptional' author (New York Times Book Review). Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you

Sport: A Very Short Introduction (Cronin Mike)(Paperback)

Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a

The Memory Palace: A Book of Lost Interiors (Hollis Edward)(Paperback)

A brilliant, ambitious follow-up to The Secret Lives of Buildings, in which Hollis turns his focus from the great architectural constructions of the past and present to the now-vanished chambers they once

Hyperfocus: How to Manage Your Attention in a World of Distraction (Bailey Chris)(Paperback)

A practical guide to managing your attention--the most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful life Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains struggle to multitask. Despite this, we feel

Lost World (Rodriguez David)(Paperback / softback)

Hidden somewhere in South America, a world full of adventure awaits, but only the extravagant Professor Challenger believes in its existence. When he joins a reporter in search of adventure, a brave nobleman and a colleague ready to prove him wrong, Challenger will, at last, have the opportunity to

Lost World of Norman Cornish(Paperback / softback)

Villa Rouge (Ross Maggie)(Paperback / softback)

Secrets, lies, lust and adultery by the Thames estuary in the shadow of World War

The Lost Interview (Lee Bruce)(Paperback)

In 'The Lost Interview,' step into the world of the legendary martial artist and philosopher, Bruce Lee, as never before. This captivating book unveils a long-forgotten and exclusive interview with the icon himself, shedding new light on his life, philosophy, and untold stories.Bruce Lee,

Adrift - How Our World Lost Its Way (Maalouf Amin)(Paperback / softback)

Breathtaking analysis of the current global crisis from one of the Arab world's most respected