Tagore was a fierce opponent of British rule in India. In this work he discusses the resurgence of the East and the challenge it poses to Western supremacy, calling for a future beyond nationalism, based instead on cooperation and racial tolerance.GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history,...

Take a second look at the cover of this book--this time, turn it upside down. The title,and Wordplay, is an ambigram, which means you will be able to read it both right side up and upside down.You may be familiar with the John Langdon's...

Thandi is a black woman, but often mistaken for Hispanic or Asian.She is American, but doesn't feel as American as some of her friends.She is South African, but doesn't belong in South Africa either.Her mother is dying.

The #1 bestselling inspirational classic from the internationally known spiritual leader; a source of solace and hope for over 4 million readers.Since its original publication in 1981,and When Bad Things Happen to Good Peopleand has brought solace and hope to millions. In the preface...

The A List Shaman' -and The Times Magazine'A must-read packed full of aha moments.' - Naomie Harris OBE, Actor'It's interesting, fun and it's relevant to all of us ... Perhaps the key thing for me is the feeling that Jo is talking from her...

THE ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION FOR YOUR HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE. Get the prep you need for your best GRE score with The Princeton Review, including 7 full-length practice tests (2 in the book and 5 online; the MOST on the market!), thorough topic reviews, exclusive access...

The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is.Formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang and long-dead stars, at first it...

The answers to our daily worries and anxieties - big or small - lie at the heart of Stoic philosophy. Live Like a Stoic is the essential guide to help us live the good life. It offers a year-long programme of 52 weekly exercises...

The author demonstrates that there exist many human "intelligences", common to all cultures - each with its own pattern of development and brain activity, and each different in kind from the others. These potentials include linguistic, musical and logical/mathematical capacities, as well as spatial...

The Bard Review provokes the reader to ask the right question regarding the issues prevalent in our society: racism, feminism, misuse of history, mental illness. It follows through the avenues of literature to deal with these problems. A carefully selected team of intellectuals have...

The bestselling author ofand Lost Connectionsand andand Stolen Focusand takes a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it - sharing his personal experience on Ozempic and examining our ability to heal society's dysfunctional relationship with food, weight and...

THEand BIG PANDA AND TINY DRAGONand AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR JAMES NORBURY TELLS THE STORY OF THE CAT WHO LEARNED HOW TO BE MORE ZEN . . ."I've learnt that what we want is seldom what we need, and what we need is almost never...

The Book That Launched MAGA NationThe media scoffed at Trump's vision and the people who supported him; they were blinded by the Clinton machine. But their eyes were opened after Trump won sixty-two million votes and the Oval Office in 2016. Even Republican House...

The Communist Manifesto is a groundbreaking work that continues to shape political discourse. Translated into Malayalam, this influential text by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels presents a compelling critique of capitalism and advocates for a classless society. With its insightful analysis and powerful language,...

The definitive new translation of Max Weber's classic work of social theory-arguably the most important book by the foremost social theorist of the twentieth century.Max Weber'sand Economy and Societyand is the foundational text for the social sciences of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, presenting...

The digital age. An age of isolation, warped communication, disintegrating community. Where unfiltered and unregulated information pours relentlessly into our lives, destroying what it means to be human. Or an age of marvels. Where there is a world of wonder at our fingertips. Where...

The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestsellingand Other Mindsand in 2018 and continued withand Metazoaand in 2020.The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence...

The elegant pen-strokes and visual harmony of Chinese writing have long been admired in the west. Classical Chinese calligraphy is a popular and valuable art form, and with the increasing economic and cultural power of China, its writing is becoming more widely appreciated and...

The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic Ð at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Indeed, in...

'The finest, most representative instance of what Shakespeare can do' Harold BloomPrince Hal, the son of King Henry IV, spends his time in idle pleasure with dissolute friends, among them the roguish Sir John Falstaff. But when the kingdom is threatened by rebellious forces,...

The first book of the next crisis.and A history of interest rates by a leading financial commentator, updated with a new postscript.*Winner of the 2023 Hayek Book Prize**Longlisted for the 2022 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award*All economic and financial activities take...

The first volume in hisand Roads to Freedomand trilogy, Jean-Paul Sartre'sand The Age of Reasonand is a philosophical novel exploring existentialist notions of freedom, translated by Eric Sutton with an introduction by David Caute in Penguin Modern Classics.Set in the volatile Paris summer of...

The foremost work on the key democratic task: helping people to identify and challenge the sources of their oppression ... a transformative text' George Monbiot,and GuardianArguing that 'education is freedom', Paulo Freire's radical international classic contends that traditional teaching styles keep the poor powerless...

The Great Philosophers in one volume: the widely acclaimed series on the greatest philosophers by specialists writing for the general reader.The Great Philosophers brings together in one volume and in chronological order the best from our hugely successful series: Anthony Gottlieb on Socrates; Bernard...

The infamous and controversial work that made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and CamusWriting under the pseudonym of "Johannes de silentio," Kierkegaard expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion of the scene in...

The instantand New York Timesand bestseller.A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networks.“Captivating and compelling. -Theand New York Times"Niall Ferguson has again written a brilliant...

THE INSTANTand NEW YORK TIMESand BESTSELLER'In story after page-turning story,and Lives of the Stoicsand brings ancient philosophers to life.' - David Epstein, bestselling author of Range'Wonderful' - Chris Bosh, two-time NBA ChampionFor millennia, Stoicism has been the ancient philosophy that attracts those who seek...

THE INSTANTand SUNDAY TIMESand BESTSELLER'The mostand well-writtenand andand validatingand book on ADHD thatand I have ever read'and Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Wow! What an incredible insight into the life of ADHD!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Insightfuland andand compassionate.and This will help a lot of people'and Matt Haig'One of...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD'Is it the world that's busy, or my mind?'The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAand Guardian,and Daily Telegraph,and New Statesmanand andand Daily Expressand Book of the Year'Hugely, highly and happily recommended'and Stephen Fry'You should readand Humankind. You'll learn a lot (I did) and you'll have good reason to feel better about the human race'and Tim Harford'Made...

The Interpretation of Dreamsand is an essential work of psychological and cultural heritage and probably the most important of Freud's impressive output. Published in 1899 but revised by Freud himself many times, it outlines his theories on the unconscious and dream symbolism. Though largely...

The Joyous Science is a liberating voyage of discovery as Nietzsche's realization that 'God is dead' and his critique of morality, the arts and modernity give way to an exhilarating doctrine of self-emancipation and the concept of eternal recurrence. Here is Nietzsche at his...

The Lion and the Unicornand was written in London during the worst period of the blitz. It is vintage Orwell, a dynamic outline of his belief in socialism, patriotism and an English revolution. His fullest political statement, it has been described as 'one of...

The man with the gun pushed me down onto the carpet. I tried to cower to make my body curl smaller, instinctively covering my head. Oh God, please don't kill me.' My words clung to my teeth and now my whole body was so...

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destinyand by motivational speaker and author Robin Sharma is an inspiring tale that provides a step-by-step approach to living with greater courage, balance, abundance and joy.and The Monk Who...

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time In this enlightening series world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the essential foundations of mindful practice and meditation.

The monk who taught the world mindfulness' TimeIn this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wisdom on how to be the change we want to see in the world.In these troubling times we all yearn...

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' TimeOne breath, one step is all we need to feel at home and comfortable in the here and nowIn this enlightening series world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the essential foundations of mindful practise and mediation.From...

The monk who taught the world mindfulness'and TimeOne breath, one step is all we need to feel at home and comfortable in the here and nowIn this enlightening series, world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the foundations of mindfulness practice and meditation.By applying...

The mother-daughter relationship sets the stage for our state of health and well-being for our entire lives. Because our mothers are our first and most powerful female role models, our most deeply ingrained beliefs about ourselves as women come from them. And our behavior...

The Name of God is Mercy,and Pope Francis' exploration on the universal theme of mercy, is a spiritual inspiration to both followers of Christianity and non-Christians around the world. Drawing on his own experience as a priest and shepherd, Pope Francis discusses mercy, a...

Theand New York Timesand bestsellerand •and One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023and • Aand New York Timesand Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas,and Humanly Possibleand is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is...

The New York Timesand bestsellerFinancial Times, TLS, Evening Standard, New Statesmanand Books of the Year'Excellent, their advice is sound . . . liberal parents, in particular, should read it'and Financial TimesHave good intentions, over-parenting and the decline in unsupervised play led to the emergence...

The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin's Doubt and Intelligent Design scholar presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology. In 2004, Stephen C. Meyer, one of the preeminent scientists studying the origins of...

The Number One International bestseller'We need books like this one' - psychologist Steven PinkerAt last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday.Stupidity is all...

The official British Army book on what makes its leadership so successful, and how to become a better leader yourself - whatever your field. 'An extraordinary read for any leader. Truly brilliant' General Stanley McChrystal, author of Team of Teams 'Offers proven tools and...

The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the Stateand (1884), was a provocative and profoundly influential critique of the Victorian nuclear family. Engels argued that the traditional monogamous household was in fact a recent construct, closely bound up with capitalist societies. Under this...

THE PHILOSOPHY OF ILLUMINATION -(Hikamat al-Ishrāq by Shihāb al-Dīn al-Suhrawardī)Suhrawardī's Hikmat al-Ishrāq is counted among the most influential texts of Islamic intellectual history. The subject of Hikmat al-Ishrāq is the “science of lights - a science that Suhrawardī first learned through mystical exercises reinforced...

The powerful story of a woman who was ahead of her time'and Mishal Husain, presenter at BBC World News, BBC Weekend News, BBC News at Six, Radio 4'Terrific and necessary' Sonia Faleiro'This book is brilliant and terrifying' Meena Kandasamy_________________________A beautiful woman in winged eyeliner...

The profound Zen teachings of Suzuki Roshi brought to life by personal stories and anecdotes from his students.Shunryu Suzuki's extraordinary gift for conveying traditional Zen teachings using ordinary language is well known to the countless readers ofand Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Inand Zen Is...