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Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life: See the Bigger Picture
Paperback,
08/02/2018,
£7.99
£7.19
An Introducing Practical Guide to how philosophy can be used in everyday life
Practical Guide to Sport Psychology: Play Stronger, Better, Happier
Paperback,
08/02/2018,
£7.99
£7.19
Helps you become fitter and stronger, achieve your goals and enjoy exercise, with proven, expert techniques. This title is full of practical tips that can improve your performance whatever your sport or level of fitness, relieve stress and reduce anxiety about life's challenges, and make exercise a habit and feel better all round.
Introducing Existentialism
Paperback,
04/05/2006,
£9.99
£8.99
An erudite investigation of the philosophical and cultural movement that prioritises individual experience.
How to be a Productivity Ninja: Worry Less, Achieve More and Love What You Do
Paperback,
03/01/2019,
£10.99
£9.89
A completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling productivity guide
American Politics: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
04/02/2020,
£7.99
£7.19
The people, ideals and events that have shaped a nation - in comic book form
Behavioural Economics: Psychology, neuroscience, and the human side of economics
Paperback,
07/01/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
The controversial science that claims to have revolutionised economics.
Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
12/11/2010,
£17.99
£16.19
This book is a fully updated and expanded new edition of An Introduction to Continental Philosophy, first published in 1996. It provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to philosophy in the continental tradition.
Introducing Capitalism : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/04/2009,
£8.99
£8.09
Capitalism has influenced everything in the 21st-century world. This work tells the story of its remarkable and often ruthless rise, evolving through strife and struggle as much as innovation and enterprise. Tracing capitalism from its beginning, it looks at its practical and theoretical impact.
Introducing Chaos : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
04/09/2008,
£7.99
£7.19
Explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. This book also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity.
Introducing Critical Theory : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/04/2009,
£8.99
£8.09
Offers a route through the tangled jungle of competing ideas and provides an essential historical context, situating these theories within tradition of critical analysis going back to the rise of Marxism. This book presents the essential methods and objectives of each theoretical school.
Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
06/05/2010,
£8.99
£8.09
The term 'feminism' came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes much further back. This work surveys the major developments that have affected women's lives from the 17th century to the present day.
Introducing Epigenetics: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
07/04/2016,
£7.99
£7.19
A brand new science title in the renowned graphic novel-style of the Introducing Graphic Guide series.
Introducing Game Theory: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/03/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A highly accessible, illustrated introduction to Game Theory, a concept that helps us understand everything from our social lives to global politics.
Introducing Marx: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£8.99
£8.09
Compact INTRODUCING guide to the influential philosopher, sociologist and economist.
Introducing Jesus: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£7.99
£7.19
Compact INTRODUCING guide to Christianity's central figure.
Introducing the Freud Wars: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
06/09/2012,
£7.99
£7.19
Compact INTRODUCING guide on the debates surrounding psychoanalysis's most contested figure.
Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
07/03/2013,
£8.99
£8.09
Compact INTRODUCING guide to this commonly overlooked body of thought.
Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
07/03/2013,
£7.99
£7.19
A fascinating graphic novel-style introduction to the classical composer everyone has heard of - and few truly understand
Introducing the Holocaust: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/05/2013,
£7.99
£7.19
Introducing The Holocaust provides an introduction to the holocaust and how we see it.
Introducing Kierkegaard: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/05/2013,
£7.99
£7.19
Brilliantly written and illustrated Graphic Guide to proto-existentialist and Eeyore of philosophy, Danish writer Soren Kierkegaard
Introducing Family Psychology
Paperback,
02/05/2013,
£6.99
£6.29
A Practical Guide for parents and carers who want practical advice they can readily apply to difficult situations within the family unit
Imagine That - Football: The History of Football Rewritten
Paperback,
08/08/2013,
£6.99
£6.29
A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of football history going just that little bit differently...
Imagine That - Music
Paperback,
08/08/2013,
£6.99
£6.29
A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of music history going just that little bit differently...
Imagine That - Technology: The History of Technology Rewritten
Paperback,
08/08/2013,
£6.99
£6.29
A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of the history of technology going just that little bit differently...
Imagine That - Film
Paperback,
08/08/2013,
£6.99
£6.29
A flight of imagination that explores the consequences of film history going just that little bit differently...
Introducing Fascism: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
01/08/2013,
£8.99
£8.09
A compact Introducing Graphic Guide that examines the origins of Fascism in the 19th century, and the path leading to the 'logic' of the Holocaust.
Introducing Anthropology : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
01/07/2010,
£8.99
£8.09
Traces the evolution of anthropology from its genesis in Ancient Greece to its varied forms in contemporary times. This title examines the varieties of self-critical and postmodern anthropologies, and focuses on the leading question - of the impact of anthropology on non-Western cultures. It offers an invitation into anthropology.
Introducing Aristotle: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/09/2010,
£7.99
£7.19
Aristotle's authority extended beyond his own lifetime to influence fundamentally Islamic philosophy and medieval scholasticism. This title takes the reader through various theories, ranging from the establishment of systematic logic to the earliest rules of science.
Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/09/2010,
£8.99
£8.09
A guide to the state of consciousness studies. It presents the history of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, and covers the scientific attempts to explain consciousness in terms of neural mechanisms, cerebral computation and quantum mechanics. It also introduces readers to zombies, ghosts in machines and Schrodinger's cat.
Visual aid 2:You can never know enough stuff
Paperback,
17/08/2009,
£7.95
£7.16
This follow-up to the successful "Visual Aid" delves deeper into the factual world, looking at the informative, useful, and quirky things that people have been told, may have once known, or probably should know. Illustrations throughout.
Introducing Machiavelli : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/06/2011,
£7.99
£7.19
Illustrated guide to the crucial Italian philosopher and author of The Prince
Introducing Walter Benjamin: A Graphic guide
Paperback,
06/03/2014,
£8.99
£8.09
A Graphic Guide to Walter Benjamin, tracing his influence on modern aesthetics and cultural history as well as his particular focus on the tension between Marxism and Zionism, and between word and image in modern art.
Introducing Levi-Strauss: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
05/06/2014,
£7.99
£7.19
An Introducing Graphic Guide to the father of modern anthropology.
Introducing Psychoanalysis : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
31/03/2011,
£8.99
£8.09
INTRODUCING guide to the history and theory of still controversial 'speaking cure'.
Introducing Sartre: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
03/02/2011,
£7.99
£7.19
INTRODUCING guide to the father of existentialism and one of 20th century philosophy's most famous characters.
Introducing Rousseau: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/06/2011,
£8.99
£8.09
Illustrated guide to the crucial French philosopher who denied bring a philosopher at all
Introducing Melanie Klein : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
31/03/2011,
£8.99
£8.09
INTRODUCING guide to the pioneering child psychoanalyst
Introducing Artificial Intelligence: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
03/05/2012,
£7.99
£7.19
Unique graphic guide to the fascinating developments in AI and their philosophical implications
Introducing Slavoj Zizek: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
01/09/2011,
£7.99
£7.19
Slovenian philosophy Slavoj Zizek inspires dramatic headlines. But what does he really think?
Introducing Philosophy Of Science: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
01/09/2011,
£7.99
£7.19
Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field.
Introducing Thatcherism: A Graphic guide
Paperback,
01/09/2011,
£8.99
£8.09
Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field.
Introducing Bertrand Russell: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
03/11/2011,
£7.99
£7.19
Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field.
Introducing Joyce: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
02/02/2012,
£8.99
£8.09
Introducing Joyce provides an introduction to the life and work of the great pioneer of modernism.
Introducing Statistics : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
03/09/2009,
£8.99
£8.09
Statistics have given shape to the world we inhabit. Exploring the history, mathematics, philosophy and practical use of statistics, this book traces the rise of statistics from the ancient Babylonians, Egyptians and Chinese, to the censuses of Romans and the Greeks, and the modern emergence of the term itself in Europe.
Introducing Relativity : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
05/02/2009,
£8.99
£8.09
It is more than a century since Einstein's theories of Special and General Relativity began to revolutionise our view of the universe. Beginning near the speed of light and proceeding to explorations of space-time and curved spaces, this work takes readers through the thought experiments that have given shape to contemporary physics.
Introducing Marxism : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
05/02/2009,
£8.99
£8.09
Was Marx himself a 'Marxist'? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did Marx really say? This book provides a fundamental account of Karl Marx's original philosophy, its roots in 19th century European ideology, and his radical economic and social criticism of capitalism.
Introducing Quantum Theory : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
06/09/2007,
£7.99
£7.19
Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. This book takes us on a step-by-step tour with the key figures, including Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrodinger.
Introductng Freud: A Graphic Guide to the Father of Psychoanalysis
Paperback,
06/09/2007,
£8.99
£8.09
Demystifies the facts of Freud's discovery of psychoanalysis. This book tells the story of Freud's life and ideas from his upbringing in 19th-century Vienna, his early medical career and his encounter with cocaine, to the gradual evolution of his theories on the unconscious, dreams and sexuality.
Introducing Psychology : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
06/09/2007,
£8.99
£8.09
What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To what extent is it scientific? This book aims to answer these questions and more, explaining the subject. It describes the "schools" of thought and the sections within psychology.
Introducing Ethics : A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
04/09/2008,
£7.99
£7.19
Addresses such questions as: What is the place of individual choice and consequence in a post-Holocaust world of continuing genocidal ethnic cleansing? Is "identity" now a last-ditch cultural defence of ethnic nationalisms and competing fundamentalisms? And how do we define "rights", self-interest and civic duties?
Introducing Nietzsche: A Graphic Guide
Paperback,
04/09/2008,
£8.99
£8.09
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of Friedrich Nietzsche for our epoch. This title serves as a guide to the philosopher.
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