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 this 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 for all.
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on being, truth and meaning - revised and updated for modern times where the big questions of how to think, how to be and how to see, have never been more important.
"This brand new updated edition of Tom Butler-Bowdon's guide to the texts that will help you find success in your professional and personal life. Contains eight brand new chapters summarising recent classics such as Grit by Angela Duckworth and Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Millions of us are drawn each year to find the one great book that will capture our imagination and inspire us to chart a course to personal and professional fulfillment. 50 Success Classics is the first and only 'bite-sized' guide to the books that have helped legions of readers unleash their potential and discover the secrets of success. Mapping the road to prosperity, motivation, leadership and life success, 50 Success Classics summarizes each work's key ideas to make clear how these timeless insights and techniques can inform, inspire and illuminate a path to authentic achievement"--www.amazon.com.
Since its publication in 1974, scholars throughout the humanities have adopted G M A Grube's masterful translation of the Republic as the edition of choice for their study and teaching of Plato's most influential work. In this brilliant revision, C D C Reeve furthers Grube's success both in preserving the subtlety of Plato's philosophical argument and in rendering the dialogue in lively, fluent English, that remains faithful to the original Greek. This revision includes a new introduction, index, and bibliography by Reeve.
Spanning fifty books and hundreds of ideas, 50 Psychology Classics examines questions regarding cognitive development and behavioral motivations, summarizing the myriad theories that psychologists have put forth to make sense of the human experience. Butler-Bowdon covers everything from humanism to psychoanalysis to the fundamental principles where theorists disagree, like nature versus nurture and the existence of free will. In this book, you will find Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Alfred Kinsey, and the most significant contributors to modern psychological thought. --From publisher's description.
Your shortcut to the most important ideas on freedom, equality and power - revised and updated for our politically charged times.
50 Spiritual Classics captures the diversity of life journeys that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular from the historical The Book of Chuang Tzu to modern insight from the Kabbalah, from St. Augustine’s Confessions to Rick Warren’s phenomenon The Purpose-Driven Life . The first and only bite-sized guide to the very best in spiritual writing.
Renowned parapsychologist W. E. Butler outlines simple procedures to develop, perfect, and control the four basic psychic powers that we all possess.Outlines techniques and tools, using the strength of intuition, for self-transformation on a deep levelOpens the path toward a lifetime of psychic exploration and discoveryOver 15,000 copies soldIn clear-cut language, renowned parapsychologist W. E. Butler outlines simple procedures by which anyone can develop, perfect, and control the four basic psychic powers that we all possess. Using the strength of your intuition you • Read the Aura--Perceive and understand the meaning of the glowing field of vital energy that surrounds all living beings.• Understand Psychometry--Read the emanations of all objects to learn their historical and emotional significance.• Awaken Your Telepathic Powers--Transmit and receive thoughts solely through your mind's Power.• Experience Clairvoyance--See the past, the future, and the boundless present in vivid clarity.Research continues to confirm the existence of paranormal powers. With these techniques you can develop your higher faculties, enriching your own life and that of others, and enabling self-transformation on a new and deeply satisfying level. These tools open the path toward a lifetime of exploration and discovery.
Comprehensively updated to cover PHP 8 and modern best practice, this highly practical and fun book covers everything from installation through to creating a complete online content management system.
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