Philosophy and Thought

Joe Moran / Shrinking Violets

Our success as a species is built on sociability, so shyness in humans should be an anomaly. But it's actually remarkably common - we all know what it's like to cringe in embarrassment, stand...

Anne Rooney / Philosophy

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...

Sheila Ostrander & Lynn Schroeder / Superlearning (Older Edition Small Paperback)

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Edward De Bono / The De Bono Code Book

A fascinating introduction to a comprehensive coding system which enables us to communicate in a higher order language. Language is the biggest barrier to human progress. Perceptions formed in the...

George Steiner / Proofs and Three Parables

This collection of short stories includes "Proofs", a literary thriller which explores the conflict between fact and fiction in life and literature. Also included are "Noel, Noel", "Desert Island...

Nigel Calder / Einstein's Universe: A Guide to the Theory of Relativity (Pelican S.) (Older Edition Small Paperback)

Nigel Calder's landmark book has been acclaimed for making Albert Einstein's theories of relativity accessible to the public. The universe that Einstein built is an astonishing skyscape of bent...

Chogyam Trungpa / Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior: A Guide to Enlightened Living from the Founder of the Naropa Institute (Older Edition Small Paperback)

Since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression...

Dave DeLuca / Vivekananda (Large Paperback)

This book contains selections from the most important and inspired teachings on Clical Yoga ever offered. They were written or given in lectures throughout the 1890's by Swami Vivekananda...

Jay Heinrichs / Winning Arguments

Everyone is always trying to persuade us of something: politicians, advertising, the media, and most definitely our families. With all the wisdom of the ages, from Aristotle and Stalin to Yoda and...

Robert Bly / Iron John

Robert Bly writes that it is clear to men that the images of adult manhood given by popular culture are worn out, that a man can no longer depend on them. Iron John searches for a new vision of what...

Raymond Tallis / Michelangelo's Finger

In this startlingly original and persuasive book, Raymond Tallis shows that it is easy to underestimate the influence of small things in determining what manner of creatures humans are. He reveals...

Stuart Sim / Derrida and the End of History

Derrida's critique of Fukuyama's claim that history "as we know it" has ended is highlighted as one of his most valuable contributions to the postmodern cultural debate. This book places Derrida's...

John Berger / Hold Everything Dear

Hold Everything Dea r is John Berger's vital response to today's global economic and military tyranny. From Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 and 7/7, to resistance in Ramallah and traumatic dislocation in the...

Slavoj Zizek / On Belief

What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion? Slavoj Zizek, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all...

Julia Angwin / Dragnet Nation (Large Paperback)

An inside look at who's watching you, what they know and why it matters. We are being watched. We see online ads from websites we've visited, long after we've moved on to other interests. Our...

Leigh Brasington / Right Concentration (Large Paperback)

The Buddhist jhanas successive states of deep focus or meditative absorbtion--demystified. A very practical guidebook for meditators for navigating their way through these states of bliss and...

Ivan Illich / Deschooling Society (Large Paperback)

Schools have failed our individual needs, supporting false and misleading notions of ''progress'' and development fostered by the belief that ever-increasing production, consumption and profit are...

Marsha Sinetar / Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics (Large Paperback)

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Nicholas Capaldi / Art of Deception (Large Paperback)

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Douglas Murray / The Madness of Crowds (Large Paperback)

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year Updated with a new afterword by the author 'Douglas Murray fights the good fight for freedom of speech... A truthful look at...

Simon Winchester / Knowing What We Know (Large Paperback)

'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times 'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and...

Dolores Cannon / Jesus and the Essenes (Large Paperback)

The authorised version of the origins of Christianity, and of the content of Jesus' teaching is the result of political wrangling in the early Church. The emergence of the Dead Sea Scrolls, carefully...

Robert Barron / Thomas Aquinas (Large Paperback)

The life and spiritual teachings of the Catholic Church's greatest classical theologian as seen through the eyes of a contemporary theologian. Robert Barron examines the life and work of...

Kahlil Gibran / The Prophet Collection (Large Paperback)

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Joseph Nguyen / No te creas todo lo que piensas (Large Paperback)

El dolor es inevitable, pero el sufrimiento es opcional. Vuelve a confiar en tu mente. Descubre el libro que ha ayudado a más de 2 millones de lectores a superar la ansiedad, las dudas y el...

Robert Hughes / Culture of Complaint (Large Paperback)

This is a call for the re-knitting of a fragmented and over-tribalized America. It is a passionate book, filled with barbed wit and asides on public life, both left and right of centre. To the right,...

Howard Gardner / Frames of Mind (Large Paperback)

First published in 1983 and now available with a new introduction by the author, Gardner's trailblazing book revolutionized the worlds of education and psychology by positing that rather than a...

John Ruskan / Emotional Clearing (Large Paperback)

There is more and more discussion today about our vital need to release trapped, negative feelings as a way of reaching personal fulfilment and optimal health. In this ground-breaking, highly praised...

Fulcanelli / Fulcanelli: Master Alchemist (Large Paperback)

In 1926 the fabled alchemist Fulcanelli left his remarkable manuscript concerning the Hermetic Study of Gothic Cathedral Construction with a student. He than disappeared. The book decodes the...

Ken Wilber / The Atman Project (Large Paperback)

Wilber traces human development from infancy into adulthood and beyond, into those states described by mystics and spiritual adepts. The spiritual evolution of such extraordinary individuals as the...

Ulrich Beck / Reflexive Modernization (Large Paperback)

Three prominent social thinkers discuss how modern society is undercutting its formations of class, stratum, occupations, sex roles, the nuclear family, and more. Reflexive modernization, or the way...

Raman Selden / A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory (Large Paperback)

Reflecting the continuing change and development in modern literacy theory, the key features of this book includes its clarity, brevity, equal coverage of the main literary theories and useful...

Jean Piaget / The Moral Judgement of the Child (Large Paperback)

The seminal book by this century's most important developmental psychologist chronicles the evolution of children's moral thinking. The Moral Judgement of the Child traces children's moral thinking...

Susan Jacoby / Freethinkers (Large Paperback)

"Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion." -Los Angeles Times Book Review At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never before,...

Pema Chodron / Start Where You Are (Large Paperback)

Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can...

Jordan B. Peterson / Beyond Order (Large Paperback)

The long-awaited sequel to 12 RULES FOR LIFE, which has sold more than five million copies around the world In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson...

David Cousins / A Handbook for Light Workers (Large Paperback)

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John Matthews / The Druid Source Book (Large Paperback)

A collection of archive and classic writings on the origins, development and revival of the druidic tradition. The text covers customs and practices, Celtic roots and modern interpretation     This...

Diasaku Ikeda / Faith Into Action (Large Paperback)

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Mark Joyner / Simpleology (Hardback)

Success is simple, and scientifically reproducible, if you know the 5 Laws Simpleology proves that success and happiness are easier to achieve than most people think they are. In fact, people can...

Michael Martin / The improbability of God (Hardback)

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Margaret Crosland / Simone De Beauvoir (Hardback)

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Kahlil Gibran / The eye of the prophet (Hardback)

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Erich Fromm - The Crisis of Psychoanalysis : Essays on Freud, Marx and Social Psychology - Pelican PB 1973 (Originally 1970)

A Pelican PB, 1973, of Erich Fromm's The Crisis of Psychoanalysis  Originally 1970. Crease to centre of spine, and light tanning to pages, no other marks noted.   

Cherie Carter Scott / If Life is a Game, These Are the Rules: Ten Rules for Being Human (Older Edition Small Paperback)

Bestselling author Cherie Carter-Scott gives vital, real-world advice to help you create the level of personal success that you wish for. The 10 rules * Each person has their own definition of...

David Zindell / The Broken God: Bk. 1 (Older Edition Small Paperback)

Book One of David Zindell’s epic trilogy set in Neverness, legendary City of Light, where inner space and outer space meet … where the god programme is up and running. Into its maze of colour-coded...

Lee Iacocca / Talking Straight (Older Edition Small Paperback)

Provides straight talk about the major concerns of our lives including our values, American business and economics, and our families.   The picture shown is the actual book you will receive   Our...

Laurence Gane / Nietzsche for Beginners (Large Paperback)

Traces the life of the philosopher in illustrations, examines his major ideas, and introduces the individuals who influenced his work.     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Sam Harris / The End of Faith (Large Paperback)

Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous...

Christopher S. Kilham / The Five Tibetans (Large Paperback)

The Five Tibetans is a yogic system of highly energizing postures and exercises that originated in the Himalayas. Liberating and enhancing the innate energetic power of the human body and mind, these...

David Swartz / Culture and Power (Large Paperback)

Pierre Bourdieu is one of the world's most important social theorists and is also one of the great empirical researchers in contemporary sociology. However, reading Bourdieu can be difficult for...

Sandra G. Harding / The Science Question in Feminism (Large Paperback)

Can science, steeped in Western, masculine, bourgeois endeavors, nevertheless be used for emancipatory ends? In this major contribution to the debate over the role gender plays in the scientific...