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Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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New from the award winning 50 Classics series the most influential ideas that shaped the political agenda are brought to life. From the great thinkers in political philosophy such as Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu and Machiavelli, to the practitioners of power and influence including Lincoln, Mao, Churchill, Kennedy, Gandhi, Thatcher and Mandela. Who came up with the term 'soft power'? What is the 'clash of civilizations'? Do we now live in...
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Economics drives the modern world and shapes our lives, but few of us feel we have time to engage with the breadth of ideas in the subject. 50 Economics Classics is the smart person's guide to two centuries of discussion of finance, capitalism and the global economy. From Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations to Thomas Piketty's bestseller Capital in the Twenty-First Century, here are the great reads, seminal ideas and famous texts, clarified and illuminated...
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Nicholas Brealey Publishing
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English
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"For over 2000 years, philosophy has been our best guide to the experience of being human, and the true nature of reality. From Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus, Confucius, Cicero and Heraclitus in ancient times to 17th century rationalists Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza, from 20th-century greats Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Baudrillard and Simone de Beauvoir to contemporary thinkers Michael Sandel, Peter Singer and Slavoj Zizek, 50 Philosophy Classics explores...
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Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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From Abraham Lincoln to Nelson Mandela, and from Aristotle to George Orwell, 50 Politics Classics distills the essence of the books, pamphlets, and speeches of the major leaders and great thinkers that drive real-world change.
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Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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What did Freud actually say in "The Interpretation of Dreams"? What did Carl Jung mean by the term "collective unconscious"? What can the new neuroscience add to our knowledge of the human condition? This book provides insights on key books that have influenced the way we think about thought, emotions, memory, intelligence, and motivation. This brand new edition of the bestselling 50 Psychology Classics includes new classics like Thinking, Fast and...
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Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"A brand new updated edition of the only book to distill the classic, life-chaging texts on happiness and fulfilment. New chapters include The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and The Power of Habit. Thousands of books have been written offering the 'secrets' to personal fulfillment and happiness: how to walk The Road Less Traveled, Win Friends and Influence People, or Awaken the Giant Within. But which are the all-time...
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