Passion Of The Western Mind - Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View (Tarnas Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Passion Of The Western Mind - Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View (Tarnas Richard)(Paperback / softback)

The Passion of the Western Mind is a complete guide to Western civilisation and the philosophical ideas that have shaped our world

21 Speeches That Shaped Our World: The People and Ideas That Changed the Way We Think (Abbott Chris)(Paperback)

A thought-provoking collection of 21 speeches that have shaped the modern worldIn this fascinating book, a political analysttakes a close look at 21 key speeches which have shaped the world today. He examines the power of the arguments embedded in these speeches to inspire people to achieve great

Great Speeches of Our Time: Speeches That Shaped the Modern World (Williams Hywel)(Paperback)

'Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfil themselves.' These powerful words, spoken by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address as the new president of South Africa, are taken from just one of the forty important and thought-provoking speeches in this

Books that Shaped Art History - From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss (Shone Richard)(Paperback / softback)

The essential roadmap to the ideas and debates that have formed the history of art, told through 16 key books published over the course of the 20th

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

Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View (Tarnas Richard)(Paperback)

From a philosopher whose magisterial history of Western thought was praised by Joseph Campbell and Huston Smith comes a brilliant new book that traces the connection between cosmic cycles and archetypal patterns of human experience. Drawing on years of research and on thinkers from Plato to Jung,

Stamped from the Beginning - The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Kendi Ibram X.)(Paperback / softback)

Redefining history of anti-Black racist ideas that changes our understanding of the causes and extent of racist thinking, this book chronicles the journey of racist ideas and shows how these ideas were developed and eventually enshrined in American society. It also includes answers to some of the

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

Cosmopolitanism - Ethics in a World of Strangers (Appiah Kwame Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Challenges the separatist doctrines which have come to dominate our understanding of the world. This work revives the ancient philosophy of Cosmopolitanism, which dates back to the Cynics of the 4th century, as a means of understanding the complex

100 Ideas That Changed Art: (A Concise Resource Covering the Forces That Have Shaped World Art) (Bird Michael)(Paperback)

From the earliest cave paintings through to the internet and street art, 100 Ideas that Changed Art chronicles the 100 most influential ideas that have shaped the world of art. Arranged in broadly chronological order, it provides a unique and compelling take on the history of art. The book shows

Railroads to Superhighways: A Handbook on Big Ideas That Have Made Our World Smaller (Liew David)(Pevná vazba)

An exciting book on the revolution of ideas that have sparked change in the way we connect--from the steam train to the information superhighway With the first railroad, the world's axis shifted along with it. Since then, revolutionary ideas have changed the way we live, work, play and connect

Crucible - The Year that Forged Our World (Fenby Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

One year shaped the world we know today. This is the page-turning story of the pivotal changes which were forged in

Poetry Please: The Seasons (Poets Various)(Paperback / softback)

As the year changes, so we change with it. Since time out of mind our daily lives have been shaped and directed by the seasons. This book features poems about harvest and hardship, growth and new life, the warmth of the life-giving sun, Christmas and the closing of the

12 Books That Changed The World - How words and wisdom have shaped our lives (Bragg Melvyn)(Paperback / softback)

Melvyn Bragg explores a controversial selection of British books and their huge impact on

Psychology 101: The 101 Ideas, Concepts and Theories That Have Shaped Our World (Furnham Adrian)(Paperback)

Psychology as an academic discipline, as well as a profession, is blooming. There are over 100,000 licensed practitioners in America and a similar number of students in Britain; the American Psychological Association has 55 specialist fields alone. Psychologists have always shone a torch, and often

100 Ideas That Changed Film: (A Concise Resource Covering Movie Concepts, Technologies, Techniques and Movements) (Parkinson David)(Paperback)

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped film since its inception. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a concise history as well as being a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of film, the ideas

Cosmic Consciousness (Bucke M. D. Richard Maurice)(Paperback)

Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind is Richard Bucke's theory that our mental states are evolving and that to date we have experienced three stages in the development of consciousness: the 'simple consciousness' of animals, the 'self-consciousness' of the vast majority

Invisible Enemies: A Handbook on Pandemics That Have Shaped Our World (Goh Hwee)(Pevná vazba)

COVID-19 seizes the world in 2020. From the likes of the plague, the Spanish Flu and SARS, invisible enemies have changed our lives, bringing death and widespread fear. Yet, knowledge and the scientific quest for answers -- along with a dogged sense of resilience -- are our best weapons in the epic

100 Ideas That Changed Design (Fiell Peter)(Paperback)

This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped industrial and product design. Written by two experts on modern design, it provides both a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. From the origins or modern

Island That Disappeared - Old Providence and the Making of the Western World (Feiling Tom)(Paperback / softback)

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

The ideas that became the blueprints for the world we live

Beginning of Infinity - Explanations that Transform The World (Deutsch David)(Paperback / softback)

In our search for truth, how far have we advanced? This book explores the furthest reaches of our understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's

Figuring (Popova Maria)(Paperback / softback)

A history of women who have changed our understanding of the universe, from the creator of Brain

Slow Burning Fuse: The Lost History of the British Anarchists (Quail John)(Paperback)

In the accounts of the radical movements that have shaped our history, anarchism has received a raw deal. Its visions and aims have been distorted and misunderstood, its achievements forgotten. The British anarchist movement during the years 1880-1930, while borrowing from Europe, was self-actuated