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HarperCollins Publishers How to Sleep Like a Caveman
Book SynopsisSleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves. While sabre-toothed tigers were their biggest night-time worry, today it's stress and social media that keep us awake, but the solutions are the same, and sleep therapist Dr Merijn van de Laar offers understanding and advice to have you sleeping better within weeks.How to get a better night's sleep in 3 weeks:Don't believe everything you read or hear about sleepLet go of the 8-hour ruleUse the simple sleep diary in the back of this book to record your sleep pattern over 3 weeksDiscover your personal sleep needsExamine your attitude towards lying awake at nightShorter total bed times might be betterFocus on the reason for lying awake rather than on the reason for not sleepingReduce stressKeep regular bedtimesFollow the rules of natureRespect your personal circadian rhythmDon't tempt the night-time ghostsHuman sleep as we know it today evolved hundreds of thousands years ago, to suit a huntergatherer lifestyle. It's not always compatible with our modern lives, but remains an essential function, vital for our health, well-being and daytime functioning. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr Merijn van de Laar investigates the origins of sleep based on archaeological findings and anthropological studies in contemporary hunter-gatherers, looking at the major discrepancies between our primordial bodily needs and our current sleep-inhibiting behaviour.Cave dwellers lived in balance with the forces of nature. They had adapted perfectly to environmental influences such as light, temperature and seasonal variations. The way they ate and moved during the day must have had a positive effect on sleep quality. We need to look to their example, and adjust our eating, exercise, light, temperature and, last but not least: our expectations towards sleep. By taking on board the ancient wisdom of our ancestors, we will improve the quality of our sleep, the way our bodies were designed to do it.
£15.29
Bookvault Publishing Parma Eldalamberon 23 The Feanorian Alphabet Part 2 Eldarin Pronouns
£23.00
Max Hueber Verlag Deutsch uben: Wortschatz & Grammatik B1
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£14.50
Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Mit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat: Testbuch B2
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£25.46
Cambridge University Press B2 First Trainer 3 Trainer with Answers with Digital Pack
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£38.91
Princeton University Press Birds of the Horn of Africa
Book SynopsisOriginally published as: Second edition. (Helm field guides): London: Christopher Helm, 2011.Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition: "Birds of the Hom of Africa is another excellent publication in the Princeton Field Guides series."--Frederic Brock, Wildlife Activist Praise for the first edition: "A welcome addition to the literature on the birds of Africa... [A]n outstanding work."--Emil K. Urban, Augusta State University Praise for the first edition: "This eagerly awaited field guide is the first ever to cover the stunning birds of an outstanding region... With its unrivalled, truly authoritative coverage, Birds of the Horn of Africa is indispensable for birders and ornithologists alike."--C. Hilary Fry, University of Aberdeen Praise for the first edition: "This is one of the best field guides in the world. The writing is of a very high standard, and I am impressed by the overall quality of the plates and attention paid to local subspecies. Birds of the Horn of Africa is the premier field guide to the region."--Keith N. Barnes, editor of The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho, and SwazilandTable of ContentsIntroduction 9 Acknowledgements 10 How to use this book 11 The plates 11 Species accounts 11 Abbreviations 15 Maps 16 Taxonomy and nomenclature 17 Bird Identification 18 Learning to identify birds 18 Individual variation 19 Moult 20 Bird topography 21 Glossary 23 Geography, climate and habitats 26 Important Bird Areas 30 Organisations and websites 32 Species accounts 33 Ostriches STRUTHIONIDAE34 Albatrosses DIOMEDEIDAE 36 Petrels and shearwaters PROCELLARIIDAE 36-38 Storm-petrels HYDROBATIDAE 40 Tropicbirds PHAETHONTIDAE42 Frigatebirds FREGATIDAE 42 Boobies SULIDAE 44 Pelicans PELECANIDAE 46 Grebes PODICIPEDIDAE 46 Cormorants PHALACROCORACIDAE 48 Darters ANHINGIDAE 48 Finfoot HELIORNITHIDAE 48 Bitterns, herons and egrets ARDEIDAE 50-56 Hamerkop SCOPIDAE 58 Storks CICONIIDAE 58-62 Shoebill BALAENICIPITIDAE 62 Ibises and spoonbills THRESKIORNITHIDAE 64-66 Flamingos PHOENICOPTERIDAE66 Ducks and geese ANATIDAE 68-78 Secretarybird SAGITTARIIDAE 80 Hawks, buzzards and eagles ACCIPITRIDAE 80-112 Falcons FALCONIDAE 114-122 Guineafowl NUMIDIDAE 124 Quails and francolins PHASIANIDAE 124-130 Buttonquails TURNICIDAE 130 Rails, crakes and gallinules RALLIDAE 132-138 Cranes GRUIDAE 140 Bustards OTIDIDAE 142-144 Jacanas JACANIDAE 146 Painted-snipe ROSTRATULIDAE 146 Crab-plover DROMADIDAE 148 Oystercatchers HAEMATOPODIDAE 148 Stilts and avocets RECURVIROSTRIDAE 148 Thick-knees BURHINIDAE 150 Coursers and pratincoles GLAREOLIDAE 152-154 Plovers CHARADRIIDAE 156-164 Sandpipers and allies SCOLOPACIDAE 164-176 Skuas STERCORARIIDAE 178 Gulls LARIDAE 180-184 Terns STERNIDAE 186-192 Skimmers RYNCHOPIDAE 190 Sandgrouse PTEROCLIDAE 194 Pigeons and doves COLUMBIDAE 196-204 Parrots and lovebirds PSITTACIDAE 206 Turacos MUSOPHAGIDAE 208 Cuckoos and coucals CUCULIDAE 210-216 Barn owls TYTONIDAE 218 Typical Owls STRIGIDAE 218-222 Nightjars CAPRIMULGIDAE 224-228 Swifts APODIDAE230-234 Mousebirds COLIIDAE 236 Trogons TROGONIDAE 236 Kingfishers ALCEDINIDAE 238-242 Bee-eaters MEROPIDAE 244-248 Rollers CORACIIDAE 248-250 Wood-hoopoes and scimitarbills PHOENICULIDAE 252-254 Hoopoes UPUPIDAE 254 Hornbills BUCEROTIDAE 256-258 Ground-hornbills BUCORVIDAE 258 Barbets and tinkerbirds CAPITONIDAE 260-264 Honeyguides INDICATORIDAE 266 Woodpeckers and wrynecks PICIDAE 268-270 Larks ALAUDIDAE 272-282 Swallows and martins HIRUNDINIDAE 284-288 Wagtails, pipits and longclaws MOTACILLIDAE 290-296 Cuckooshrikes CAMPEPHAGIDAE 298 Hypocolius HYPOCOLIIDAE 298 Pittas PITTIDAE 300 Bulbuls PYCNONOTIDAE 300-302 Thrushes and chats TURDIDAE 304-322 Warblers SYLVIIDAE 324-342 Cisticolas and allies CISTICOLIDAE 344-352 Flycatchers MUSCICAPIDAE 354-358 Monarch flycatchers MONARCHIDAE358 Wattle-eyes and batises PLATYSTEIRIDAE 360 Babblers TIMALIIDAE 362-364 Tits PARIDAE 366 Treecreepers CERTHIIDAE 366 Penduline-tits REMIZIDAE 368 White-eyes ZOSTEROPIDAE 368 Sunbirds NECTARINIIDAE 370-378 Shrikes LANIIDAE 380-384 Bush-shrikes MALACONOTIDAE 384-390 Nicators INCERTAE SEDIS 390 Helmetshrikes PRIONOPIDAE 392 Orioles ORIOLIDAE 394 Drongos DICRURIDAE 396 Crows CORVIDAE 396-400 Starlings and oxpeckers STURNIDAE 402-410 Sparrows and petronias PASSERIDAE 412-416 Weavers PLOCEIDAE 416-432 Waxbills ESTRILDIDAE 434-444 Whydahs and indigobirds VIDUIDAE 446-448 Canaries and seedeaters FRINGILLIDAE 450-456 Buntings EMBERIZIDAE 456-458 Checklist of the birds of the Horn of Africa 460 Appendix 1: Species endemic to the Horn of Africa 488 Appendix 2: Hypothetical species 491 Appendix 3: LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULL S 492 References and further reading 493 Index 495 Quick index to the main groups of birds 512
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National Gallery Company Ltd The National Gallery: Masterpieces of Painting
Book SynopsisAn exceptional introduction to European paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century through one of the greatest collections in the world. This richly illustrated and beautifully designed book offers an ideal introduction to European painting from the 13th to the early 20th century. The National Gallery, London, houses one of the finest collections of Western European art in the world. Its extraordinary range includes exceptional paintings from medieval Europe through the early Renaissance and on to Post-Impressionism, including masterpieces by Leonardo, Hans Holbein, Titian, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Turner, Monet, and Van Gogh. This volume showcases more than 250 of the Gallery’s most treasured pictures, providing an opportunity to make connections across this uniquely representative collection. Paintings are accompanied by numerous details, as well as brief and illuminating texts, providing an informative and visually rich survey of hundreds of years of European painting.Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
£45.00
Cornelsen Verlag GmbH & Co Das Leben Kurs und Ubungsbuch A1 inkl Audios
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£36.76
Cambridge University Press Cambridge Primary Path Level 4 Activity Book with Practice Extra
£26.66
Cambridge University Press Cambridge Little Steps Level 3 Students Book
Book SynopsisThe course has a unique combination of three learning pillars, which helps children take important little steps towards developing the skills needed for successful language learning. A focus on early literacy, oracy and creativity means children can communicate, collaborate and express themselves confidently, laying the groundwork for their next step into primary. Explore beautiful stories with your learners that develop rich, natural vocabulary, along with emotional competencies and values. In each unit, there''s a Big Question to investigate from a variety of angles.
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Hackett Publishing Co, Inc A Workbook for Arguments: A Complete Course in
Book SynopsisDavid Morrow and Anthony Weston build on Weston's acclaimed A Rulebook for Arguments to offer a complete textbook for a course in critical thinking or informal logic. Features of the book include: Homework exercises adapted from a wide range of actual arguments from newspapers, philosophical texts, literature, movies, YouTube videos, and other sources. Practical advice to help students succeed when applying the Rulebook's rules. Suggestions for further practice that outline activities students can do by themselves or with classmates to improve their critical thinking skills. Detailed instructions for in-class activities and take-home assignments designed to engage students in critical thinking. An appendix on mapping arguments, a topic not included in the Rulebook, that introduces students to this vital skill in evaluating or constructing complex and multi-step arguments. Model responses to odd-numbered exercises, including commentaries on the strengths and weaknesses of selected model responses as well as further discussion of some of the substantive intellectual, philosophical, and ethical issues raised by the exercises. The third edition of Workbook contains the entire text of the recent fifth edition of the Rulebook, supplementing this core text with extensive further explanations and exercises.Updated and improved homework exercises ensure that the examples continue to resonate with today’s students. Roughly one-third of the exercises have been replaced with updated or improved examples.A new chapter on engaging constructively in public debates—including five new sets of exercises—trains students to engage respectfully and constructively on controversial topics, an increasingly important skill in our hyper-partisan age. Three new critical thinking activities offer further opportunities to practice constructive dialogue.Trade ReviewOn the first edition: "Quite simply, one of the best critical-thinking texts I have read. Unlike many critical-thinking books, there is a particular and efficacious focus on helping the reader write an argumentative essay. . . . The expository clarity is as good as it gets." —Chris Jackson, Teaching Philosophy
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture
Book SynopsisThe cuneiform script, the writing system of ancient Mesopotamia, was witness to one of the world''s oldest literate cultures. For over three millennia, it was the vehicle of communication from (at its greatest extent) Iran to the Mediterranean, Anatolia to Egypt. The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture examines the Ancient Middle East through the lens of cuneiform writing. The contributors, a mix of scholars from across the disciplines, explore, define, and to some extent look beyond the boundaries of the written word, using Mesopotamia''s clay tablets and stone inscriptions not just as ''texts'' but also as material artefacts that offer much additional information about their creators, readers, users and owners.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Thanks are due to the K. Radner and E. Robson for the care with which they edited this voluminous book. * Bibliotheca Orientalis *Table of ContentsI. Materiality and literacies 1: Jonathan Taylor: Tablets as artefacts, scribes as artisans 2: Robert K. Englund: Accounting in proto-cuneiform 3: Grégory Chambon: Numeracy and metrology 4: Niek Veldhuis: Levels of literacy 5: Brigitte Lion: Literacy and gender II. Individuals and communities 6: Benjamin R. Foster: The person in Mesopotamian thought 7: Frans van Koppen: The scribe of the Flood Story and his circle 8: Hagan Brunke: Feasts for the living, the dead, and the gods 9: Michael Jursa: Cuneiform writing in Neo-Babylonian temple communities 10: Eva von Dassow: Freedom in ancient Near Eastern societies III. Experts and novices 11: Yoram Cohen & Sivan Kedar: Teacher-student relationships: two case studies 12: Dominique Charpin: Patron and client: Zimri-Lim and Asqudum the diviner 13: Michel Tanret: Learned, rich, famous and unhappy: Ur-Utu of Sippar 14: Nele Ziegler: Music, the work of professionals 15: Silvie Zamazalová: The education of Neo-Assyrian princes IV. Decisions 16: Sophie Démare-Lafont: Judicial decision-making: judges and arbitrators 17: Karen Radner: Royal decision-making: kings, magnates and scholars 18: Andreas Fuchs: Assyria at war: strategy and conduct 19: Anne Löhnert: Manipulating the gods: lamenting in context 20: Daniel Schwemer: Magic rituals: conceptualisation and performance V. Interpretations 21: Ulla Susanne Koch: Sheep and sky: systems of divinatory interpretation 22: John M. Steele: Making sense of time: observational and theoretical calendars 23: Fabienne Huber Vulliet: Letters as correspondence, letters as literature 24: Eckart Frahm: Keeping company with men of learning: the king as scholar 25: Heather D. Baker: From street altar to palace: reading the built environment of urban Babylonia VI. Making knowledge 26: Eleanor Robson: The production and dissemination of scholarly knowledge 27: Steve Tinney: Tablets of schools and scholars: a portrait of the Old Babylonian corpus 28: Mark Weeden: Adapting to new contexts: cuneiform in Anatolia 29: Francesca Rochberg: Observing and describing the world through divination and astronomy 30: Geert De Breucker: Berossos between tradition and innovation VII. Shaping tradition 31: Frans Wiggermann: Agriculture as civilization: sages, farmers, and barbarians 32: Barbara Böck: Sourcing, organising, and administering medicinal ingredients 33: Nicole Brisch: Changing images of kingship in Sumerian literature 34: Caroline Waerzeggers: The pious king: royal patronage of temples 35: Philippe Clancier: Cuneiform culture's last guardians: the old urban notability of Hellenistic Uruk
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Pearson Education Viva 3 Verde Segunda Ediçion Workbook Pack of 8
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£36.69
Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A. Preparacion DELE: Claves - A2 (Edicion 2020)
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Haynes Manuals Inc Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX (2007-2019) (USA)
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£27.00
Rockridge Press The English Grammar Workbook for Adults: A
Book SynopsisThe engaging, self-guided way to sharpen your grammar and write better!Mastering English grammar can be a real challenge. But never fear! The English Grammar Workbook for Adults is here to help improve your writing fluency so you can feel confident while crafting emails, cover letters, birthday cards and more.No matter your current skill level, this English grammar workbook has everything you need to learn essential elements, including nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, tenses, and beyond. Then, you''ll apply what you''ve learned to everyday situations you could encounter at school, at work, social situations, creative writing, online, and more.Fun & functionalThis clear, concise book is essential for ESL/EFL and other grammar students who want to work on writing English.Situational successGet expert tips on how grammar applies to real-world scenarios.Easy to useFind quick answers to your English grammar questions using text boxes and the expanded index in the back of the book.Learning how to communicate more clearly is a snap with The English Grammar Workbook for Adults.
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Harvard Education PR Leading Strategically
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Princeton University Press The Technology Trap
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Oxford University Press Inc Not Your Parents Politics
Book SynopsisSocial media has become a key space for young people to experiment with their political voice and to hone it through interaction with others. However, authors Neta Kligler-Vilenchik and Ioana Literat argue that in order to seriously consider social media as a space for youth political expression, we need to put aside conventional expectations about the forms that political expression should take. According to longstanding criteria for evaluating good citizens, political expression should be serious, focused on facts and rationality, and detached and objective. By contrast, the authors uncover political expression that is humoristic or cynical, colorful, and frequently infused with popular culture references. It is deeply emotional and often profoundly personal. If we look at this political speech through traditional lenses, we may not only miss it, but misunderstand young people''s relationship to politics.Grounded in empirical research on three case studies of youth political expression on three different social media sites, Not Your Parents'' Politics offers insights into the varied ways young people engage with political issues on the social media platforms most popular with youth audiences. On a theoretical level, the book offers a conceptual framework for analyzing how different platforms shape political expression through the interaction between their affordances, norms, and contents. This empirical and theoretically-based investigation sets the stage for a normative discussion, asking how the forms of expressive citizenship identified throughout the book might bolster-or hinder-democratic engagement. Ultimately, the book considers what it means to take youth political expression on social media seriously, and what the stakes are for political socialization and democratic participation.
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Bristol University Press Queering Science Communication
Book SynopsisWritten by leading experts, this collection examines representations of queerness in popular science and media, asks what it means for the field to 'queer' science communication theories and research agendas and offers practical examples and case studies for fostering radical inclusivity and equity in the science communication field.
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Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Deutsch intensiv: Wortscatz B2
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Yale University Press Japanese The Spoken Language Part 1 Yale
Book SynopsisOne of the most reliable classroom textbooks of Japanese for beginners.Yoshiko Nakano, Language Thisfirst book of Japanese: The Spoken Language initiates a course in modern spoken Japanese that teaches current usage through drills and functional exchanges. The series is entirely romanized. Accompanying audio and video materials are availableTrade Review"For a quarter of a century Eleanor Jorden’s Beginning Japanese has been a colossus bestriding the narrow world of Japanese-language teaching, a monument to the endeavors of linguistic pedagogy. For thoroughness it has been virtually without rival, and few among the current generation of US and even European scholars of Japan can fail to have come under its influence. Now we have a new colossus, under a new name, even larger, more impressive and more magnificently panoplied than its predecessor."—Penny Francks, Journal of the British Association for Japanese Studies
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Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Deutsch intensiv Deutsch fur die Pflege B2
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University of Hawai'i Press Integrated Korean Workbook Intermediate 1 KLEAR
Book SynopsisThis workbook accompanies the thoroughly revised third edition of Integrated Korean: Intermediate 1. It provides students with extensive skill-using activities based on the skills learned in the main text.
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Taylor & Francis Class Conflict and Modernization in India
Book SynopsisIn the days of the British Raj Calcutta was a great port city. Thousands of men, women, and children worked there, loading and unloading valuable cargoes that sustained the regional economy, and contributed significantly to world trade. In the second half of the nineteenth century, in response to a shift from sailing ships to steamers, port authorities in Calcutta began work on a massive modernization project. This book is the first study of port labor in colonial Calcutta and British India. Drawing on primary source material, including government documents and newspaper records, the author demonstrates how the modernization process worsened class conflict and highlights the important part played by labor in the shaping of the portâs modernization. Class Conflict and Modernization in India places this history in a comparative context, highlighting the interconnected nature of port and port labor histories. It examines how the portâs modernization affectedTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The Last Days of Sail2. The Beginnings of a Modernization Project3. A Dangerous and Difficult Workplace4. The Culmination of a Crisis5. The Limits of ResistanceConclusion
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Elements of Style
Book SynopsisSo friendly, so classic, so delightful . . . Kalman has taken 'the little book' and made it even more elegant and uplifting. —Los Angeles TimesThe only style manual to ever appear on a bestseller list now refreshed by one of our most beloved illustratorsEvery English writer knows Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. The book’s mantra, make every word tell, is still on point. This much-loved classic, now in its fourth edition, will forever be the go-to guide when in need of a hint to make a turn of phrase clearer or a reminder on how to enliven prose with the active voice. The only style manual to ever appear on bestseller lists has explained to millions of readers the basic principals of plain English, and Maira Kalman’s fifty-seven exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear.
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Duckworth Books The Man Who Wasnt There Tales from the Edge of
Book SynopsisReveals the mind boggling neuroscience connecting brain, body, mind, and society, by examining a range of brain disorders, in the tradition of Oliver Sacks.
£9.49
Oxford University Press Rollercoasters The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Book SynopsisWhere is 'Outwith' and who is Bruno? How is he connected? Soon he will meet the boy in striped pyjamas and befriend him. But why must the boy stay behind the wire?Trade Review`My class of naughty Year 8s have been transformed by this book - they have LOVED reading it so much that a couple of them suggested that instead of moving on to the next unit (which is on animation, usually a sure-fire winner) we should just re-read the book. ' TES Staffroom `The students were totally bowled over by it.' Ms Theobald, Head of English, Slough Grammar School
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Cambridge University Press Cambridge Primary Path Level 5 Students Book with Creative Journal
£31.51
Pearson Education High Note 3 Workbook
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The Catholic University of America Press Introduction to Classical and New Testament
Book SynopsisThe defining feature of this textbook is the treatment of classical and New Testament Greek as one language using primary sources. All the example sentences the students will translate are real Greek sentences, half of which are taken from classical literature and philosophy and half of which are taken directly from the New Testament. The advantage of this approach is that it highlights the linguistic, literary, and historical connections between classical Greece and early Christianity. Rather than having students memorize isolated tables and artificial sentences, Michael Boler spent years combing through thousands of pages of literature, philosophy, and scripture to find short, powerful sentences that not only teach the grammatical concepts in each chapter, but also contain seeds of wisdom that will spark wonder and discussion.Introduction to Classical and New Testament Greek is born out of classroom experience in a Catholic liberal arts university whose students were disappointed to be forced to choose between textbooks that taught classical Greek in isolation and ones that focused exclusively on the New Testament. By the end of this book, students will have read over 200 lines of scripture and an equal amount of ancient literature from Homer to Aristotle. They will also have the grammatical knowledge to continue to read classical and New Testament Greek. Each chapter contains a section at the end that delves deeply into the etymology and background of the words and passages encountered in the respective chapter. Professors will thus be able to use these chapters as a bridge to philosophical, theological, historical, and literary topics that will enrich the class.
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Harvard University Press Blockchain and the Law
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn important new book…[It] attempts to do for blockchain what the likes of Lawrence Lessig and Tim Wu did for the Internet and cyberspace—explain how a new technology will upend the current legal and social order…A fine, deeply-researched book that can be expected to show up on law school syllabi for years to come…Blockchain and the Law is not just a theoretical guide. It’s also a moral one. -- Jeff John Roberts * Fortune *Blockchain and the Law perfectly links technical understanding with practical and legal implications. Blockchains will matter crucially; this book, beautifully and clearly written for a wide audience, powerfully demonstrates how. -- Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law SchoolUseful to an educated readership…If you…don’t ‘get’ crypto, this is the book-length treatment for you. It sees merit and potential in crypto, without buying into any particular claim just for the sake of hype. -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *De Filippi and Wright stress that because blockchain is essentially autonomous, it is inflexible, which leaves it vulnerable, once it has been set in motion, to the sort of unforeseen consequences that laws and regulations are best able to address. -- James Ryerson * New York Times Book Review *De Filippi and Wright offer neither a jeremiad nor a gospel; unlike the breathlessness that pervades much writing on blockchain technology, they stick to sensibleness and sobriety. -- Nathan Schneider * America *Explores the implications of the technology in its broadest sense, positioning it in context of the evolution of the internet, and the development of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems which are continually touching more areas of our daily lives…A fascinating and comprehensive read that poses many questions we should debate and settle before blockchain technology becomes ubiquitous. * Breaker *At long last—a deeply researched, thoughtful, and measured analysis of blockchain technology and the policies that could help us harvest its opportunities and avoid its pitfalls. Blockchain and the Law should be required reading for anyone serious about understanding this major emerging element of our technological ecosystem. -- Yochai Benkler, author of The Wealth of NetworksA well-written and comprehensive book that cuts through the blockchain hype. It not only highlights the powers and limitations of blockchain technology, but solidly grounds it in a larger social and legal context. -- Bruce Schneier, author of Data and GoliathIf you are looking to understand the intricacies of the relationship between the law and blockchain technology, then this book should be on your list…[It] makes it clear that regulators must redefine their approach because restrictive regulations will stifle the growth of the industry. -- Alexander Lielacher * BTCManager *
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Pearson Education Limited Gold Experience 2nd Edition A2 Class Audio CDs
Book SynopsisAll audio files conveniently available on CD.
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Pan Macmillan Good Habits, Bad Habits: How to Make Positive
Book Synopsis‘Wendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit.What if you could harness the extraordinary power of your unconscious mind, which already determines so much of what you do, to achieve your goals? Shockingly, we spend nearly half our day repeating things we've done in the past without thinking about them. How we respond to the people around us; the way we conduct ourselves in meetings; what we buy; when and how we exercise, eat and drink – a truly remarkable number of things we do every day, we do by habit.And yet, whenever we want to change something about ourselves, we rely on willpower alone. We hope that our determination and intention will be enough to effect positive change. And that is why almost all of us fail.Professor Wendy Wood is the world's foremost expert on habits. By drawing on three decades of original research, she explains the fascinating science of how we form habits and provides the key to unlocking our habitual mind in order to make the changes we seek.Combining a potent mix of neuroscience, case studies and experiments conducted in her lab, Good Habits, Bad Habits is a comprehensive, accessible and highly practical book that will change the way you think about almost every aspect of your life.Trade ReviewIf you’ve ever struggled to make or break a habit, this is the book you need to read. Wendy Wood is widely recognized as the authority on the science of habits -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take, and host of the TED podcast WorkLifeWendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential -- Angela Duckworth, author of GritEnlightening and insightful . . . Wood’s research and perspective on the malleability of habits will bring hope to any reader looking to create long-term behavioural change * Publishers Weekly *Wendy Wood . . . is the most thoughtful, innovative person who understands the role of habits in human behaviour . . . I can’t imagine a better person writing this book -- Dan ArielyThere is no one in all of psychology who could write a more compelling book on habits and behaviours -- James W. PennebakerNo one has studied how habits form and direct behaviour better than Professor Wendy Wood . . . She has described how to change negative habits into positive versions better than anybody. She's the researcher best able to write the next big book on the topic -- Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-SuasionFascinating and fun, this book will change a lot of lives . . . Wood brings state-of-the-art social science into contact with the most pressing issues in daily life. She’s a tremendous guide -- Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, and author of How Change HappensA fascinating tour of the science of habits, and Wendy Wood is the consummate tour guide. One of the world’s leading habit researchers -- Professor Adam Alter, New York Times bestselling author of Drunk Tank Pink and IrresistibleA huge achievement. Wendy Wood manages to distil the science of habit formation, most of which emerges from her own lab, in a manner that is fascinating but also, above all, extremely useful for people looking to make positive change in their life -- David Kessler, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Overeating and CaptureMany authors have written about habits . . . but Wood is also a premier scientist in psychology, working on how habits affect and are affected by the human mind. Top tip: Willpower isn’t enough. But through her original research, Wood explains what does work * Washington Post *In Good Habits, Bad Habits . . . the social psychologist Wendy Wood refutes both [William] James’s determinism and glib exhortations to be proactive, and seeks to give the general reader more realistic ideas for how to break habits. Drawing on her work in the field, she sees the task of sustaining positive behaviors and quelling negative ones as involving an interplay of decisions and unconscious factors . . . Even people who score high on self-control questionnaires may owe their apparent virtue to situational factors rather than to sheer fortitude . . . This observation leads to the crux of her book’s thesis: the path to breaking bad habits lies not in resolve but in restructuring our environment in ways that sustain good behaviors. * The New Yorker *Table of ContentsUnit - Part I: How We Really Are Chapter - 1: Persistence and Change Chapter - 2: The Depths Beneath Chapter - 3: Introducing Your Second Self Chapter - 4: What About Knowledge? Chapter - 5: What About Self Control? Unit - Part II: The Three Bases of Habit Formation Chapter - 6: Context Chapter - 7: Repetition Chapter - 8: Reward Chapter - 9: Consistency is for Closers Chapter - 10: Total Control Unit - Part III: Special Cases, Big opportunities, and the World Around Us Chapter - 11: Jump Through Windows Chapter - 12: The Special Resilience of Habit Chapter - 13: Contexts of Addiction Chapter - 14: Happy with Habit Chapter - 15: You Are Not Alone Section - i: Epilogue Section - ii: How to Stop Looking at Your Phone So Often Section - iii: Notes Section - iii: Bibliography Acknowledgements - iv: Acknowledgements Index - v: Index
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Oxford University Press Oxford Resources for IB DP Extended Essay Course
Book SynopsisEquip learners to achieve in the Extended Essay. Matched to the first teaching 2025 syllabus, this essential resource provides learners with a step-by-step pathway to maximize achievement. With complete guidance for every aspect of writing and researching, use this resource to strengthen performance.
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge History of Italian Americans
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Taylor & Francis Introducción a la sintaxis del español
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Oxford University Press Medieval Philosophy
Book SynopsisPeter Adamson presents a lively introduction to six hundred years of European philosophy, from the beginning of the ninth century to the end of the fourteenth century. The medieval period is one of the richest in the history of philosophy, yet one of the least widely known. Adamson introduces us to some of the greatest thinkers of the Western intellectual tradition, including Peter Abelard, Anselm of Canterbury, Thomas Aquinas, John Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, and Roger Bacon. And the medieval period was notable for the emergence of great women thinkers, including Hildegard of Bingen, Marguerite Porete, and Julian of Norwich. Original ideas and arguments were developed in every branch of philosophy during this period - not just philosophy of religion and theology, but metaphysics, philosophy of logic and language, moral and political theory, psychology, and the foundations of mathematics and natural science.Trade ReviewAccessible and comprehensive. * Alban McCoy, The Tablet, Books of the Year 2019 *Peter Adamson's Medieval Philosophy gives fantastically compendious account of medieval philosophy. Adamson manages to be accessible, lucid, witty, incisive; luminously conveying the rambunctious ambivalences of the logic-chopping, devout, doubting, bawdy, bloodthirsty, mystical medievals. * Jane O'Grady, The Tablet *a volume that— despite its weight and heft—one could easily give to a non-philosopher as a first introduction to the field. For even the most obscure authors (such as that most prolific of medieval philosophers, Anon) and the most arcane of topics comes to life under Adamson's magic touch. But what is most impressive about the book is its sheer scope of knowledge. . . . If you want a good, light-touch, yet still not glossing over the difficulties, introduction to medieval philosophy, this is the book for you. * Sara L. Uckelman, Philosophical Quarterly *Adamson's history of medieval philosophy has, among its many merits, two great ones. First, is very clearly written and philosophically acute. . . .A second merit is that it proposes an updated interpretation of medieval philosophy, obtained by taking into account the most dominant trends present in literature. This makes Peter Adamson's volume a fine piece of work and a recommended volume. The history of medieval philosophy is investigated in its depth and full development, no significant gap can be found indeed in the proposed reconstruction. * Fabrizio Amerini, Philosophical Inquiries *Let me say at once on the evidence of this volume, [Adamson] succeeds brilliantly. Over some 78 sections he covers a huge range of figures ... Special attention is given - and rightly so - to female philosophers, such as Catherine of Siena ... This book (and the others in the series), which are a delight to read, will be of great interest to general readers, aside from students of culture. * Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic *Adamson writes with a light style, beginning each short chapter with an anecdote, which rewards both sticking with the long narrative and dipping in and out. * Nick Mattiske, Journey, Isolation Reading Recommendations *A staggering philosophical achievement ... the clarity of the animated text is further enhanced by the authors humour, bringing a light touch to complex matters ... This volume will surely attain classic status, and can be read either sequentially or consulted as a detailed encyclopaedia of mediaeval philosophy and its variegated personalities. * Paradigm Explorer *Table of ContentsPreface Early Medieval Philosophy 1: Arts of Darkness: Introduction to Medieval Philosophy 2: Charles in Charge: Alcuin and the Carolingian Period 3: Grace Notes: Eriugena and the Predestination Controversy 4: Much Ado About Nothing: Eriugena's Periphyseon 5: Philosophers Anonymous: The Roots of Scholasticism 6: Virgin Territory: Peter Damian on Changing the Past 7: A Canterbury Tale: Anselm's Life and Works 8: Somebody's Perfect: Anselm's Ontological Argument 9: All or Nothing: The Problem of Universals 10: Get Thee to a Nunnery: Heloise and Abelard 11: It's the Thought that Counts: Abelard's Ethics 12: Learn Everything: The Victorines 13: Like Father, Like Son: Debates over the Trinity 14: On the Shoulders of Giants: Philosophy at Chartres 15: The Good Book: Philosophy of Nature 16: One of a Kind: Gilbert of Poitiers on Individuation 17: Two Swords: Early Medieval Political Philosophy 18: Law and Order: Peter Lombard and Gratian 19: Leading Light: Hildegard of Bingen 20: Rediscovery Channel: Translations into Latin 21: Straw Men: The Rise of the Universities The Thirteenth Century 22: No Uncertain Terms: Thirteenth Century Logic 23: Full of Potential: Thirteenth Century Physics 24: Stayin' Alive: Thirteenth Century Psychology 25: It's All Good: The Transcendentals 26: Do the Right Thing: Thirteenth Century Ethics 27: A Light That Never Goes Out: Robert Grosseteste 28: Origin of Species: Roger Bacon 29: Stairway to Heaven: Bonaventure 30: Your Attention Please: Peter Olivi 31: None for Me, Thanks: Franciscan Poverty 32: Begin the Beguine: Hadewijch and Mechtild 33: Binding Arbitration: Robert Kilwardby 34: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Albert the Great's Natural Philosophy 35: The Shadow Knows: Albert the Great's Metaphysics 36: The Ox Heard Round the World: Thomas Aquinas 37: Everybody Needs Some Body: Aquinas on Soul and Knowledge 38: What Comes Naturally: Ethics in Albert and Aquinas 39: What Pleases the Prince: The Rule of Law 40: Onward Christian Soldiers: Just War Theory 41: Paris When it Sizzles: The Condemnations 42: Masters of the University:
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Princeton University Press The Technology Trap
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Technology, Axiom Business Book Awards""One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2019: Business""One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019: Technology""12 must-read books for 2019 as recommended by Tech Crunch's Extra Crunch readers""One of Five Books' Best Economics Books of 2019""University of Chicago 2019 Recommended Reading""One of Handelsblatt's Best Technology Books of 2019""One of Época Negócios's Best Books of 2019""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""A Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019""A Financial Times Best Book of the Year""Winner of the Richard A. Lester Prize for the Outstanding Book in Industrial Relations and Labor Economics, Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University""A superb guide to 21st-century automation and its disruptive effects."---John Harris, The Guardian"The Technology Trap may well ensnare doom-seekers’ attention with its ominous-sounding title. But it should ultimately hearten anyone who reads it." * The Economist *"Anybody interested in the economic impact of digital and AI, in particular on jobs, will want to read [The Technology Trap]."---Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist"[Frey] takes a provocative, original long view on current concerns, examining the fallout from past technological advances . . . to mass production and artificial intelligence."---Andrew Hill, Financial Times, Summer Books of 2019"I have been lost in [The Technology Trap] for the last 10 days."---John Harris, The Guardian"Frey’s analysis is worth taking seriously because the Oxford economic historian and economist has researched his subject deeply and has co-authored one of the most widely cited studies on automation . . . . Frey’s story is well argued and — at times — deeply alarming about the stability of western democracies given he predicts the further concentration of wealth in a few hands and in even fewer locations"---John Thornhill, Financial Times"An excellent analysis of past industrial revolutions, the technologies that emerged within them, and the way societies adapted to those changes."---Adi Gaskell, Forbes"As [Frey] points out in his new book The Technology Trap, for all that the robots may make the world more local, they may have other painful side-effects, putting millions of people out of work and sparking an almighty backlash."---Ed Conway, The Times"The Technology Trap is the perfect book for higher ed people to read . . . . deeply researched and [convincingly] argued."---Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Education"If you're an optimist about the robotic future, you likely hear talk that we're all going to lose our jobs or suffer a big pay cut, and tell friends to relax — the new technology revolution is going to turn out like all the others since the dawn of the Industrial Age. But if history is your best hope, you should probably think again: [The Technology Trap has] a strong case."---Steve Levine, Axios"Anybody interested in the economic impact of digital and AI, in particular on jobs, will want to read Carl Frey’s new book."---Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist"In his bracing new book The Technology Trap, Carl Frey extrapolates from the history of the industrial revolution to offer a vision of the future in which Amazon Go, AI assistants and autonomous vehicles are 'worker replacement' technologies."---Greg Williams, Wired"A fascinating history of technical change."---Chris Dillow, Stumbling and Mumbling"One of Frey’s most salient points is that our attitudes and actions toward technology can play a pivotal role in how it impacts us. A lot of stock has been put into Frey and Osborne’s prediction of 47 percent automation. But if Frey’s book gets even half the attention the paper got, it should serve to quell some of our fears around a bleak machine-dominated future."---Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Singularity Hub"Carl Benedikt Frey has written an important and timely book . . . . A great deal of effort, thought, and scholarship went into its writing, and it shows. There is much food for thought here and I can envision this assigned in upper division economics classes as well as some graduate courses."---Alexander Field, EH.net"Frey offers a refreshingly human-centered analysis of technological progress."---Oscar Schwartz, Stanford Social Innovation Review"It’s clear The Technology Trap has plenty to teach us, and should automatically be on the reading list of any serious policy maker or politician."---Ben Ramanauskas, Cap X"Frey explores automation and its consequences, taking the reader on a long sweep of UK and US industrial history that demonstrates the distinction between labour-enabling and labour-replacing technologies. . . As arguably the most comprehensive account of automation to date, this book deserves to be read widely"---Liam Kennedy, London School of Economics Review of Books"[The Technology Trap] offers a fascinating history of technology’s effects on employment from the Industrial Revolution to today and attempts to tackle how we might avoid a repeat of past social ills, as the Computer Revolution sweeps away a majority of human jobs."---Robert Elliott Smith, Medium"Narrator Richard Lyddon performs an almost impossible feat—making a very theoretical audiobook sound absorbable in a truly entertaining way . . . . Cheers to both Frey and Lyddon, a pairing that listeners may wish to hear again." * AudioFile Magazine *"An extremely useful history of the effect of technology on jobs and income inequality."---John Judis, The National Interest"[E]rudite and thoughtful, and the questions [The Technology Trap] raises are important and pertinent."---Joel Mokyr, Journal of Economic History"[Frey] investigates the short, medium, and long-term consequences of the Industrial Revolution on workers, finding that in fact the changes had extraordinarily negative consequences in the short term. His lessons from this pivotal moment in history can help technology leaders avoid the biggest risks today in how we design human/AI systems in the coming age of automation." * TechCrunch *"I highly recommend [The Technology Trap]."---Randal C. Picker"There is little reason to doubt the contemporary relevance of Frey’s analysis into the consequences of automation on the labour market, and the broader socio‐political implications of those technological changes which are highly anticipated to reshape our working lives and economic existence as we know it. The voluminous public commentary about technology, and public protests against the ramifications of technology change (such as taxi drivers decrying peer‐to‐peer ride‐sharing services which rely on smartphone apps), serve as sufficient warrant to pay attention to Frey’s contribution."---Mikayla Novak, Economic Record"Excellently written, full of examples and studies I hadn't previously encountered, and I learned a lot."---Tim Harford"[The Technology Trap] is a reminder that the future of work depends on policy choices. It is well worth reading."---Ravi Venkatesan, Book Review Literacy Trust"A . . . danger is that Luddite efforts to avoid the short-term costs associated with a new technology will end up denying access to its long-term benefits—something Carl Benedikt Frey, an Oxford academic, calls a 'technology trap'." * The Economist *"Excellent."---Masood Ahmed, CGD Policy Blog"Magisterial."---Chris Gibbons, Acumen"Frey’s observations and detailed historical analysis are useful for even those of us who cling to a more optimistic view of the long run."---Micheal Munger, Law & Liberty"[A] historical odyssey."---Jane Humphries and Benjamin Schneider, Project Syndicate"Frey provides a longue durée examination of the economic, social, and political interplay that drives technological change. Careful, erudite, elegantly written, and full of insight, the book sets the current overwrought debate about automation and AI on a firm contextualized footing."---Jayati Ghosh, Project Syndicate"Frey’s book is a history with a policy purpose . . . the book reveals an enormous scope of reading."---Kenneth Lipartito, American Historical Review"I was hugely impressed by this well-researched book, which provides a fascinating historical analysis of the interplay between government policy and technical change around the world. At the same time, it provides clues about how similar dynamics may shape the ongoing wave of automation, and what that might mean for wealth distribution within and among countries."---Sami Mahroum, Project Syndicate"Even when we learned enough about how the world works to change and manipulate it — to disrupt the status quo — stasis had its defenders. And it still does today. So many historical examples of this in the great 2019 book, The Technology Trap."---James Pethokoukis, AEI"The Technology Trap offers a rich account of the history of automation. . . . If anything, the corona-crisis has made this 2019 publication even more relevant. The lockdowns will likely accelerate automation in the workplace, and in the wake of the resulting economic decline and rising unemployment, questions around jobs and automation will become more politically fraught than they had been up to now."---Justin Nogarede, The Progressive Post"’The Technology Trap’ . . . made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently. . . . Techies and economists love to point out that the textile machines the Luddites opposed in the 19th century brought greater prosperity to all — but it took three generations before the benefits kicked in, and there was a lot of pain and suffering in the meantime. And as Frey points out, history is made in the short term."---David Byrne, New York Times Book Review"A powerful historical synthesis on the question of the relationship between man and machine." * Wall Street Journal *
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Columbia University Press Humanist Reason
Book SynopsisEric Hayot argues that it is time to make a positive case for what the humanities are and what they can become. Humanist Reason lays out a new vision that moves beyond traditional disciplines to demonstrate what the humanities can tell us about our world.Trade ReviewEric Hayot writes so beautifully, and with such breathless command of a central epistemological dilemma, that the book’s excitement reaches well beyond the confines of German philosophy. Witty, thrilling, and even moving in the depth of its commitment, this short book is about nothing less than rethinking the university. -- William Germano, coauthor of Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes EverythingIn Humanist Reason, Eric Hayot brings a distinctive mix of chutzpah and erudition to bear on what have seemed to be intractable debates about the role of the humanities in public life, the organization of academic disciplines, and the future of higher education. With clarity of purpose, bravery, and admirable pragmatism, he calls not only for new thinking—but also for new action. -- Rebecca L. Walkowitz, author of Born Translated: The Contemporary Novel in an Age of World LiteratureThe history of the humanities is a catalogue of grand moral claims and ethical exhortations. The humanities shape souls, form democratic citizens, reveal a common humanity. They are said to do whatever they are needed to do for any given group at any given time. With pithy prose, careful argument, and obvious excitement, Hayot casts these mythological accounts aside in order to draw our attention on the practice of humanist reason. By focusing on what humanist scholars do and not what they or their self-appointed spokespeople say they do, he reminds us that whatever consolations and succor the humanities might afford, humanities scholarship is a distinct form of reason that helps us know, understand, and care for this world and the people and objects that constitute it. This book is not another anxious apology or resentful jeremiad about the decline of the humanities. This is a confident and liberating gift that shows us how and why to practice humanist reason now. -- Chad Wellmon, coauthor of Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted AgeHumanist Reason proves that it is possible to launch a full-blown defense of the humanities that is centered not around discrete humanistic results or skills, but around what they contribute to the way in which we view and construct knowledge altogether. * 3 Quarks Daily *Students presently earning degrees in humanities and interdisciplinary studies will benefit from the situational awareness this text brings to the seemingly endless debates regarding the role of the humanities. But the book will be most useful to chairs, deans, and university leadership defending the liberal arts in the trenches. For them, Hayot’s innovative reorganization of undergraduate courses of study and his 'nine articles of humanist reason' will be excellent grist for the mill. * Choice Reviews *Hayot writes with the lucidity that matches his commitment to rational debate. He bravely threads the needle where others might stay vague. * Public Books *Challenges us to think anew about what it might mean to engage in a practice overtly identified as humanist reason. * German Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Rise of Idiographism: Or the Origins of Humanist Metadiscourse2. The Future OF Singularity: Sentimental Value After Kant3. Articles of Reason: How Humanists Really (Ought to?) Think4. Classrooms, Universities, MethodsNotesWorks CitedIndex
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