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This reissed edition includes comprehensive notes, annotations and an introduction, all designed to be of use to undergraduates and interested readers.

In this powerful short work, Dr Bhagat Singh Thind extols the virtues of Nãm-meditation and describes its power to lift mankind from its earthbound state and unite us with the indwelling God. To Dr Thind, life is an adventure. "All things worthwhile in lifeare adventures in which the human spirit goes out to experience the realities of life." But in so doing, we encounter not only pleasure and happiness, but also hardship and suffering, which ...

A frank, funny and compelling look at ageing

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Sixteen philosophers offer specially written essays on the themes of mind, method and morality in the work of Aristotle, Aquinas, Descartes, and Wittgenstein. These themes reflect the contribution of Anthony Kenny to our understanding of the Western philosophical tradition, and of these thinkers in particular.

A study of the ancient library as a complex institution with many different functions: as an instrument of power, of memory, an articulation of a political ideal, an art gallery, a place for sociality. Too incidentally raises conceptual questions about modern libraries, bringing to these the insights that a study of antiquity can offer.

Lena Orlin paints a dense picture of everyday life in Renaissance England, with an emphasis on personal privacy, the built environment, and the life story of a remarkable undiscovered woman - merchant's wife and mother of four, Alice Barnham - with a central role in some of the most important untold stories of sixteenth-century women.

Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is the forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. This fifth volume is largely focused on the metaphysics of time, with sections on time travel, persistence through time, and time, space, and location. Anyone who wants to know what's happening in metaphysics can start here.

Michael Devitt presents a series of essays with four recurring themes: (i) a sharp distinction between metaphysical issues and semantic ones, (ii) the priority of metaphysical issues over epistemological and semantic issues, (iii) a naturalistic opposition to the a priori taken largely from Quine, (iv) an uncompromising 'realism about the external world'. Topics include Plato's 'one over many' problem, nonfactualism, truth, moral realism, biol...

Truth ¿ Meaning ¿ Reality presents a broad and unified deflationism that encompasses language, thought, knowledge, and reality. Horwich's story begins with his minimalist view of truth ¿ paving the way to an account of meaning as use. The fourteen essays constitute a coherent and complete expression of this three-pronged philosophy.

As this remarkable story begins, the Chinese people were just recovering from the devastating effects of the Cultural Revolution and the loss of the country's revered leader Chairman Mao. Deep pockets of ultra-leftist thinking remained, and reformers determined to help bring the Chinese economy and industry out of its backward state faced the challenge of a lifetime. Against tremendous odds and resistance, a determined team of reformers, led b...

Conservation Biology for All provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible.

With soaring rates of obesity, more and more people are taking responsibility for their own health and following a fitness regime or taking up a sport. This title offers what the athletes need to know to maximise their endurance and achieve their personal best. It features easy recipes, lists of nutrients, and tips for the 100 foods.

Cancer control is the term applied to the development of integrated population-based approaches to reduce the incidence and mortality from cancer and to minimize its impact on affected individuals and on the community. The integrated nature of cancer control is reflected in this multi-disciplinary text, the first in this rapidly developing field.

Boys Urgroßvater ist der beste Geschichtenerzähler der Welt. In seiner alten Hummerbude drechselt er neben Drehkreiseln vor allem Gedichte für Kinder. Boy ist überglücklich, als er mal wieder eine Woche bei seinem Urgroßvater verbringen darf. Sieben Tage lang dichten und erzählen die beiden, was das Zeug hält. Endlich gibt es den beliebten Krüss-Klassiker auch als Hörspiel!

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New edition of this picture book telling the legend of Nessie. Ages: 5+

A new edition of this popular Horrid Henry story, with new colour pictures and short chapters, ideal for newly confident readers.

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For every man and every woman in every marriage