Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos (Natarajan Priyamvada)(Paperback)

Mapping the Heavens: The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos (Natarajan Priyamvada)(Paperback)

For all curious readers, a lively introduction to radical ideas and discoveries that are transforming our knowledge of the universe This book provides a tour of the 'greatest hits' of cosmological discoveries--the ideas that reshaped our universe over the past century. The cosmos, once understood

After Dante: Divine, Design, and the Cosmos (Cookson Smith Peter)(Paperback)

The book focused initially on the philosophical, artistic, and scientific forces that impacted on the humanist of the late Medieval and Renaissance period, profuse in the exchange of ideas and discovery, behind much of which was the impact of Dante's Divine Comedy with a message which continues to

Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos (Geach James)(Paperback)

Each night, we are able to gaze up at the night sky and look at the thousands of stars that stretch to the end of our individual horizons. But the stars we see are only those that make up our own Milky Way galaxy--but one of hundreds of billions of galaxies in the whole of the universe, each

Ideas That Matter (Grayling A. C.)(Paperback)

Leading philosopher's guide to the ideas that will shape the 21st century 'Ideas are the cogs that drive history, and understanding them is half way to being aboard that powerful juggernaut rather than under its wheels'. This is a book that celebrates the power of ideas: thought can, and does,

Dream Cities - Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World (Graham Wade)(Paperback / softback)

The ideas that became the blueprints for the world we live

Race and the Making of American Political Science (Blatt Jessica)(Paperback)

Race and the Making of American Political Science shows that changing scientific ideas about racial difference were central to the academic study of politics as it emerged in the United States. From the late nineteenth century through the 1930s, scholars of politics defined and continually

Mapping the Heavens (Whitfield Peter)(Pevná vazba)

In this beautifully illustrated book, Peter Whitfield reveals some of the ways in which the structure of the universe has been conceived, explained and depicted. This new edition is updated to include a wider range of stunning maps of the skies in full colour, including imagery from the latest

The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit (Alexander Bruce)(Paperback)

'The Globalization of Addiction' presents a radical rethink about the nature of addiction. Scientific medicine has failed when it comes to addiction. There are no reliable methods to cure it, prevent it, or take the pain out of it. There is no durable consensus on what addiction is, what causes it,

100 Ideas That Changed Photography (Marien Mary Warner)(Paperback)

This compelling book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography from the invention of the daguerreotype in the early 19th century up to the digital revolution and beyond. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly

Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe (Lwy Michael)(Paperback)

Revolutionary ideas and strategies to save the

Being and the Cosmos: From Seeing to Indwelling (Wood Robert E.)(Paperback)

Robert Wood's aim in Being and the Cosmos is to reestablish a speculative view of the cosmos that goes back to the ancient Greeks and that corresponds to the holism of contemporary physics. There are two sets of problems in contemporary thought that militate against any such attempt. Most

Mindware - Tools for Smart Thinking (Nisbett Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Many scientific and philosophical ideas are so powerful that they can be applied to our lives to help us think effectively about our behaviour and the world around us. This book shows how to reframe common problems - whether professional, business, or personal - in such a way that these scientific

The Mystique of Enlightenment: The Radical Ideas of U.G. Krishnamurti (Krishnamurti U. G.)(Paperback)

An underground spiritual classic distributed widely for the first time in the U.S., this is the story of one of the most unusual figures in contemporary spirituality, U.G. Krishnamurti, in his own words. The Mystique of Enlightenment is a scathing critique of contemporary spirituality. In a world

100 Ideas That Changed Fashion (Worsley Harriet)(Paperback)

Charting the movements, developments, and ideas that transformed the way women dress, this book gives a unique perspective on the history of twentieth-century fashion. From the invention of the bias cut and the stiletto heel to the designers who changed the way we think about clothes, the book is

Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning to the Radical Mission of the Local Church (McKnight Scot)(Paperback)

An Award-Winning Challenge to Popular Ideas of the KingdomAccording to Scot McKnight, 'kingdom' is the biblical term most misused by Christians today. It has taken on meanings that are completely at odds with what the Bible says and has become a buzzword for both social justice and redemption. In

Breakthrough - Spectacular stories of scientific discovery from the Higgs particle to black holes (Chown Marcus)(Paperback / softback)

The spellbinding stories of the scientists whose eureka! breakthroughs in modern physics reveal science's astonishing predictive power.'An excellent popular science book.'DARA Ó BRIAIN'A thoroughly informative and entertaining read.'ANNA BURNS, Booker Prize-winning author of Milkman'One of the

Theology and the Scientific Imagination: From the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century, Second Edition (Funkenstein Amos)(Paperback)

Theology and the Scientific Imagination is a pioneering work of intellectual history that transformed our understanding of the relationship between Christian theology and the development of science. Distinguished scholar Amos Funkenstein explores the metaphysical foundations of modern science and

100 Ideas That Changed Architecture (Weston Richard)(Paperback)

100 Ideas That Changed Architecture chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. Starting with the basic

Noah's Flood: The New Scientific Discoveries about the Event That Changed History (Ryan William)(Paperback)

Heaven's Design Team 2 (Hebi-Zou)(Paperback)

God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE THIS WAY! After

Heaven's Design Team 5 (Hebi-Zou)(Paperback)

God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. TINY DESIGNERS, BIG IMAGINATIONS!

Heaven's Design Team 3 (Hebi-Zou)(Paperback)

God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. IT'S TIME TO LEND A HELPING HAND Ueda

Heaven's Design Team 1 (Hebi-Zou)(Paperback)

God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. On the seventh day, God rested. But it

Heaven's Design Team 6 (Hebi-Zou)(Paperback)

God created the heavens and the Earth -- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. On the seventh day, God rested. But it