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Seizure the Day: Living a Happy Life With Illness
Brian Orend
Popular philosophy; Popular medicine & health; Coping with illness
Paperback
Everyone can live a happier life, especially those with chronic illnesses. Brian Orend's smart and accessible guide for people... [more]
Incontinence of the Void: Economico-Philosophical Spandrels
Slavoj Zizek (University of Ljubljana Slovenia)
Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Popular philosophy; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
Paperback
The formidably brilliant Zizek considers sexuality, ontology, subjectivity, and Marxian critiques of political economy by... [more]
Philosophy in 100 Quotes
Gareth Southwell
Popular philosophy
Paperback
Newton's famous quote - if I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants - reveals a universal... [more]
The Sea: A Philosophical Encounter
David Farrell Krell (DePaul University and Brown University, USA)
History of Western philosophy; Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Popular philosophy; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
Paperback
Humankind has a profound and complex relationship with the sea, a relationship that is extensively reflected in biology, psychology,... [more]
Right and Wrong: How to decide for yourself, make wiser moral choices and...
Hugh Mackay
Ethics & moral philosophy; Popular philosophy
Paperback
Hugh Mackay s provocative bestseller now in updated B format. [more]
Writings 1997-2003
Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU)
Popular philosophy; Occult studies
Paperback
Startling pulp theory-fictions, forays into cyberculture, occultural studies and popular numerics, paranoid cosmic conspiracy,... [more]
The Death Algorithm and Other Digital Dilemmas
Roberto Simanowski (Professor, City University of Hong Kong)
Popular philosophy; Media studies; Ethical & social aspects of computing
Paperback
Provocative takes on cyberbullshit, smartphone zombies, instant gratification, the traffic school of the information highway,... [more]
Reading Wittgenstein with Anscombe, Going On to Ethics
Cora Diamond
Analytical philosophy & Logical Positivism; Ethics & moral philosophy; Popular philosophy
Hardback
Cora Diamond follows two major philosophers as they think about thinking, and about our ability to respond to thinking that... [more]
How to Be Human in the Digital Economy
Nicholas Agar (Professor, Victoria University of Wellington)
Popular philosophy; Impact of science & technology on society; Machine learning
Hardback
An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy. [more]
Made Out of Stars: A Journal for Self-Realization
Meera Lee Patel
Popular philosophy; Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem; Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation
Paperback
Meera Lee Patel's first guided journal, Start Where You Are, inspired thousands of readers through a rare combination of stunning... [more]
What Would de Beauvoir Do: How the greatest feminists would solve your everyday...
Tabi Jackson Gee, Freya Rose
Ethics & moral philosophy; Popular philosophy; Feminism & feminist theory; Gender studies: women; Comparative politics
Paperback
Explore the theories and concepts of the greatest feminists of all time, and get an answer to all of your everyday problems.... [more]
That Sense of Wonder: How to Capture the Miracles of Everyday Life
Francesco Dimitri
Popular philosophy; Popular psychology
Hardback
A storytelling-driven self-help book about how to reclaim wonder in our lives, and thereby achieve the good life. [more]
The Meaning of Life
The School of Life
Phenomenology & Existentialism; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Popular philosophy; Family & relationships; Popular psychology
Hardback
A practical guide to one of the greatest questions we will ever face, this book considers a range of options for where meaning... [more]
How to Travel
The School of Life
Popular philosophy; Popular psychology; Travel & holiday; Travel tips & advice: general; Travel & holiday guides
Hardback
An original and comprehensive look at what it is we seek when we set off on an adventure abroad - and at how we can travel... [more]
Waste: A New Media Primer
Roberto Simanowski (Professor, City University of Hong Kong)
Popular philosophy; Media studies
Paperback
On Facebook and fake news, selfies and self-consciousness, selling our souls to the Internet, and other aspects of the digital... [more]
Getting Dressed: Conformity and Imitation in Clothing and Everyday Life...
Carrie Yodanis (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Popular philosophy; Sociology
Paperback
Getting Dressed teaches sociology through the everyday decision of what to wear. It is about the rules that shape how we dress... [more]
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness: Practical wisdom for everyday life: embrace...
Donald Robertson
Popular philosophy
Paperback
Ancient truths that will revolutionize your life.<br /><br />Discover how... [more]
Why Does Patriarchy Persist?
Carol Gilligan, Naomi Snider
Popular philosophy; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Political science & theory
Paperback
What is it about patriarchy that seems to make it so resilient and resistant to change? In this highly original and persuasively... [more]
Portrait of the Manager as a Young Author: On Storytelling, Business, and...
Philipp Schonthaler
Fiction companions; Popular philosophy; Company secretary: role & responsibilities
Paperback
What happens to the relationship between business and literature when storytelling becomes a privileged form of communication... [more]
300 Arguments
Sarah Manguso
Literary essays; Popular philosophy; Popular psychology; Humour
Paperback
A brilliant and exhilarating sequence of aphorisms from one of the most exciting literary non-fiction writers in the US. [more]
The Moon: 365 reflections
Poetry anthologies; Popular philosophy; Popular science; Popular astronomy & space
Paperback
Throughout history, legend and myth, the Moon has symbolized immortality and eternity, enlightenment and adventure and has... [more]
A Short History of Truth: Consolations for a Post-Truth World
Julian Baggini
Popular philosophy
Paperback
The thinking person's tonic for our troubling times [more]
The Amateur: The Pleasures of Doing What You Love
Andy Merrifield
Popular philosophy; Popular psychology
Paperback
A passionate manifesto for the liberated life, one that questions authority and reclaims the non-team player as a radical... [more]
Alone Time: Four seasons, four cities and the pleasures of solitude
Stephanie Rosenbloom
Popular philosophy; Classic travel writing
Paperback
In Alone Time, New York Times travel columnist Stephanie Rosenbloom travels alone in four seasons to four remarkable cities... [more]
Getting Dressed: Conformity and Imitation in Clothing and Everyday Life...
Carrie Yodanis (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Popular philosophy; Sociology
Hardback
Getting Dressed teaches sociology through the everyday decision of what to wear. It is about the rules that shape how we dress... [more]
