Penses (Pascal Blaise)(Paperback)

Penses (Pascal Blaise)(Paperback)

Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. The Pense s is a collection of philosohical fragments, notes and essays in which Pascal

Pensees (Pascal Blaise)(Paperback / softback)

Human Happiness (Pascal Blaise)(Paperback / softback)

Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in this work are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at

Pensees and Other Writings (Pascal Blaise)(Paperback)

For much of his life, Pascal (1623-62) worked on a magnum opus which was never published in the form the philosopher intended. Instead, Pascal left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. These became known as the Pensees, and they occupy a crucial place in Western

Action Versus Contemplation: Why an Ancient Debate Still Matters (Summit Jennifer)(Paperback)

'All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone,' Blaise Pascal wrote in 1654. But then there's Walt Whitman, in 1856: 'Whoever you are, come forth Or man or woman come forth / You must not stay sleeping and dallying there in the house.' It is truly an

Modesty Blaise (O'Donnell Peter)(Paperback)

In her first adventure for British Intelligence Modesty Blaise with her loyal lieutenant, Willie Garvin, must foil a multi-million pound diamond heist. Bored and restive, Modesty is looking for a mission when she is approached by the head of the British Intelligence. Britain is shipping ten million

Complete Poems (Cendrars Blaise)(Paperback)

Blaise Cendrars was a pioneer of modernist literature. The full range of his poetry--from classical rhymed alexandrines to cubist modernism, and from feverish, even visionary, depression to airy good humor--offers a challenge no translator has accepted until now.Here, for the first time in English

Fauverie (Petit Pascale)(Paperback)

Modesty Blaise: The Murder Frame (O'Donnell Peter)(Paperback)

As dangerous as she is desirable, Modesty Blaise, the cult creation of best-selling writer Peter O'Donnell, returns for four more thrilling adventures Features the stories The Murder Frame, Fraser's Story, Tribute to the Pharaoh and The Special

Modesty Blaise: The Children of Lucifer (O'Donnell Peter)(Paperback)

Continuing the only complete collection of Modesty Blaise adventures The return of the 'ass-kicking femme fatale'. Full of classic action and adventure and dripping with '60's

Tiger Girl (Petit Pascale)(Paperback)

Pascale Petit's Tiger Girl marks a shift from the Amazonian rainforests of her previous work to explore her grandmother's Indian heritage and the fauna and flora of subcontinental jungles. Tiger girl is the grandmother, with her tales of wild tigers, but she's also the endangered predators Petit

The Late Mattia Pascal (Pirandello Luigi)(Paperback)

Mattia Pascal endures a life of drudgery in a provincial town. Then, providentially, he discovers that he has been declared dead. Realizing he has a chance to start over, to do it right this time, he moves to a new city, adopts a new name, and a new course of life--only to find that this new

Blood-Soaked Buddha/Hard Earth Pascal (Cicero Noah)(Paperback)

How's the Pain? [editions Gallic] (Garnier Pascal)(Paperback)

New edition of the classic noir of seaside misadventure by 'true heir to Simenon' Pascal Garnier, introduced by John

Where Is the Tower of London? (Pascal Janet B.)(Paperback)

Night Train To Lisbon (Mercier Pascal)(Paperback / softback)

Pascal Mercier's haunting novel of the paths not taken, the choices not made, the lives not lived, Night Train to Lisbon has captured the hearts of readers across Europe, with over two million copies sold worldwide. 'A treat for the mind. One of the best books I have read in a long time.' Isabel

Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought (Boyer Pascal)(Paperback)

Many of our questions about religion, says the internationally renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, were once mysteries, but they no longer are: we are beginning to know how to answer questions such as Why do people have religion? and Why is religion the way it is? Using findings from

The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology: Revised Edition (Denault Pascal)(Paperback)

'Pascal Denault deserves many thanks for his labor in researching and describing the nuances of English covenant theology in the Seventeenth Century. He has uncovered significant factors contibuting to the differences between Presbyterian and Particular Baptist thought and practice, describing

The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal (Franklin James)(Paperback)

How did we make reliable predictions before Pascal and Fermat's discovery of the mathematics of probability in 1654? What methods in law, science, commerce, philosophy, and logic helped us to get at the truth in cases where certainty was not attainable? In The Science of Conjecture, James Franklin

Threads of Suspicion (Henderson Dee)(Paperback)

Dee Henderson Pens Another Compelling Cold Case MysteryEvie Blackwell's reputation as a top investigator for the Illinois State Police has landed her an appointment to the governor's new Missing Persons Task Force. This elite investigative team is launched with plenty of public fanfare. The

PENS INK & PLACES (Blake Quentin)(Paperback / softback)

FOLLOWING FROM THE ENORMOUS SUCCESS OF WORDS AND PICTURES AND BEYOND THE PAGE , THIS NEW PAPERBACK EDITION OF BLAKE'S THIRD VOLUME CONTINUES A NARRATIVE OF VISUAL ADVENTURES OF UNUSUAL

The Gravediggers' Bread (Dard Frdric)(Paperback)

A claustrophobic thriller about love gone wrong, from the French master of noir Blaise should never have hung around in that charmless little provincial town. The job offer that attracted him in the first place had failed to materialize. He should have got on the first train back to Paris, but Fate

Brush Lettering and Watercolour (Haas Katja)(Paperback)

Brush lettering--hand lettering with brush pens--and creating designs with watercolor paints guarantees you plenty of colorful creative fun The combination of beautiful lettering with a colorful gloss and the delicacy of watercolors opens up a range of new design possibilities. Katja Haas presents

Murder at Queen's Landing (Penrose Andrea)(Paperback)

A wealthy lord (who also happens to be a brilliant scientist) and a young widow (who secretly pens satirical political cartoons) in Regency London team up to chase down rumors of corruption within the powerful East India Company and the mysterious disappearance of friends in Andrea Penrose's fourth