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A Little History of the United States
A Little History of Literature
Krótka historia filozofii w.2020
A Little History of Science
E. H. Gombrichs lille verdenshistorie
A Little History of Economics

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  • A Little History of Economics

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    • 9 uur lezen
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    A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field "A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear and accessible primer."--Laura Garmeson, Financial Times What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy helpful, or harmful? While the answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, the unfamiliar language and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economic concepts, and for readers of all ages who want to better understand economic history and ideas. Economic historian Niall Kishtainy organizes short chapters that center on big ideas and events. He introduces us to some of the key thinkers--Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others--while examining topics ranging from the invention of money to the Great Depression, entrepreneurship, and behavioral economics. The result is an enjoyable book that succeeds in illuminating the economic ideas and forces that shape our world.

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  • A Little History of Science

    • 272bladzijden
    • 10 uur lezen
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    Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world, or themselves, in an entirely new way. This book tells the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces the Earth at the center of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, introduces the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the structure of atoms. It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule and opened unimagined new vistas for exploration. Emphasizing surprising and personal stories of scientists both famous and unsung, this book traces the march of science through the centuries. It opens a window on the exciting and unpredictable nature of scientific activity and describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas

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  • Krótka historia filozofii w.2020

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    Filozofia zaczyna się wtedy, gdy pytamy o naturę rzeczywistości i o to, jak powinniśmy żyć. To właśnie intrygowało Sokratesa, który na ateńskim rynku stawiał przechodniom niewygodne pytania i wprawiał ich w zakłopotanie, udowadniając, jak niewiele rozumieją z otaczającego ich świata. W czterdziestu krótkich rozdziałach tej fascynującej książki poznamy wielkich myślicieli europejskich i najciekawsze idee dotyczące świata oraz tego, jak w nim żyć. Dowiemy się o frapujących, często wręcz kuriozalnych historiach z życia największych filozofów, począwszy od tych, którzy działali w antycznej Grecji i debatowali na temat wolności i duszy, aż po Petera Singera rozważającego najbardziej niepokojące problemy etyczne naszych czasów. Prześledzimy historię ludzkich przemyśleń na temat rzeczywistości i kondycji człowieka. Ta książka sprawia, że filozofia staje się zrozumiała i przystępna, a nawet pełna humoru. Inspiruje do myślenia, dyskusji, argumentowania i stawiania pytań. Nigel Warburton, filozof. Autor wielu książek popularyzujących filozofię. Prowadzi też blogi philosophybites i virtualphilosopher oraz audycje w BBC.

    Krótka historia filozofii w.2020

  • A Little History of Literature

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    • 11 uur lezen
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    From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter, this rollicking romp through the world of literature reveals how writings from all over the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human

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  • A Little History of the United States

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    Describes how the United States developed from the first contact between extremely different cultures to its role as a superpower and explores how a country based on diversity seeks the sometimes contradictory goals of freedom and equality.

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  • A little history of philosophy

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    • 10 uur lezen
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    Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them howlittle they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton takes us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and question in the tradition of Socrates. "A Little History of Philosophy" presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

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  • A Little History of the World

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    In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in seventeen languages across the world. Toward the end of his long life, Gombrich embarked upon a revision and, at last, an English translation. A Little History of the World presents his lively and involving history to English-language readers for the first time. Superbly designed and freshly illustrated, this is a book to be savored and collected. In forty concise chapters, Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts, but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history.

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  • A little book of language

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    A narrative history of language ranges from the first words of an infant to the modern dialect of text messaging, discussing linguistic styles, the origin of accents, and the search for the first written word.

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