Stoic Warriors - The Ancient Philosophy behind the Mili...
While few soldiers may have read the works of Epictetus or M...
Seven Planes of Existence - The Philosophy Behind the T...
First developed twenty years ago by Vianna Stibal, ThetaHeal...
Inside the Mind of BTK - The True Story Behind the Thir...
A dramatic and compelling true-crime psychological thriller ...
The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth
Legend has it that hidden in the remote reaches of the Himal...
Retroactive 1 NSW Australian Curriculum History Stage 4...
Jacaranda will be publishing a 2nd edition of Jacaranda Retr...
International Relations in Political Thought: Texts fro...
International Relations in Political Thought: Texts from the...
Benefaction and Rewards in the Ancient Greek City: The ...
Benefaction and Rewards in the Ancient Greek City: The Origi...
Heist - The Oddball Crew Behind the $17 Million Loomis ...
The bizarre true story of the criminals behind the second-la...
The Making of Return of the Jedi - The Definitive Story...
Just as Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi completed t...
Annihilation - The Thrilling Book Behind the Most Antic...
A contemporary masterpiece Guardian THE FIRST VOLUME OF...
Annihilation - The Thrilling Book Behind the Most Antic...
A contemporary masterpiece GuardianTHE FIRST VOLUME OF T...
The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life - v. 1
Once, all life in the universe knew the Flower of Life as th...
The History of the Ancient World - From the Earliest Ac...
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common t...
Travelling to Infinity - The True Story Behind the Theo...
In this compelling memoir his first wife, Jane Hawking, rela...
Stoic Warriors - The Ancient Philosophy Behind The Military Mind
Delphi - A History of the Center of the Ancient World
The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the omphalosthe center or navelof the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphis oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions. In this richly illustrated account, Mich...
Cover Me - The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time
From the creator of the popular website covermesongs.com comes the perfect book for music fans: the inside stories behind 20 iconic cover songs and the artists who turned them into classics. A great cover only makes a song stronger Jimi Hendrixs version of Bob Dylans All Along the Watchtower; the Beatles rocking out with Twist and Shout.; Aretha Franklin demanding Respect. Wit...
The Boy Behind The Curtain
Being a coppers son, Ive always got one eye out for trouble. I cant help it. But I dont go looking for it anymore. In Tim Wintons fiction, chaos shapes the lives of his characters. So too Wintons own life. The extraordinarily powerful true stories that make up The Boy Behind the Curtain take us behind the scenes, revealing the accidents, both serendipitous and traumatic, that have...
Ratio - The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
Michael Ruhlmans groundbreaking New York Times bestseller takes us to the very truth of cooking: it is not about recipes but rather about basic ratios and fundamental techniques that makes all food come together, simply. When you know a culinary ratio, its not like knowing a single recipe, its instantly knowing a thousand. Why spend time sorting through the millions of cookie recipes ...
The Storm Weaver and the Sand
When the three runaways Sal, Shilly and Skender finally arrive at the remote island of the Haunted City, home of the Sky Wardens, Sals great-aunt, the Syndic, is determined to keep them under control. And if that means imprisonment, so be it. But the Syndic isnt the least of Sals worries. The ghosts that live behind the ancient glass of the city are restless and no one knows why or wh...
The Book of Hygge - The Danish Art of Living Well
The most beautiful guide to the Danish custom of hygge, the everyday life philosophy for better living. Hygge is a feeling of belonging and warmth, a moment of comfort and contentment. This beautiful little book will help you to find hygge and embrace it every day. Make a pot of coffee, relax in your favourite chair and discover for yourself how life is better with hygge. Best (book) for the ph...
Core of the Yoga Sutras - The Definitive Guide to the Philosophy of Yoga
The latest work from B.K.S. Iyengar, the worlds most respected yoga teacher. Foreword from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. B.K.S. Iyengar has devoted his life to the practice and study of yoga. It was B.K.S. Iyengars unique teaching style, bringing precision and clarity to the practice, as well as a mindset of `yoga for all, which has made it into a worldwide phenomenon. His seminal book, `L...
Magna Carta - The True Story Behind the Charter
A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta
his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining. Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good history is descriptive, narrative and analytical. This is good history. Gerard DeGroot, The Times At Runnymede, on the banks of the Riv...
How to Win an Argument - An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether were trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinctand often floundering or failing as a resultwed win more arguments if we learned the timeless art of verbal persuasion, rhetoric. How to Win an Argument gathers...
The Southern Reach Trilogy - The Thrilling Series Behind Annihilation, the Most Anticipated Film of 2018
A contemporary masterpiece Guardian ALL THREE VOLUMES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN, OSCAR ISAAC, GINA RODRIGUEZ AND TESSA THOMPSON For years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearan...
The Complete Book Of Ayurvedic Home Remedies - A comprehensive guide to the ancient healing of India
Readers of my work will find this book an invaluable resource. The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies is a comprehensive encyclopedia of self-healing. Based on an ancient healing tradition from India that dates back thousands of years, it is the definitive guide to safe, effective alternatives to Western medical treatments. Dr Lad, the worlds leading expert in Ayurvedic medicine, explain...
Annihilation - The Thrilling Book Behind the Most Anticipated Film of 2018
A contemporary masterpiece Guardian THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness...
Annihilation - The Thrilling Book Behind the Most Anticipated Film of 2018
A contemporary masterpiece GuardianTHE FIRST VOLUME OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN REACH TRILOGY NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALEX GARLAND (EX MACHINA) AND STARRING NATALIE PORTMAN AND OSCAR ISAAC For thirty years, Area X has remained mysterious and remote behind its intangible border an environmental disaster zone, though to all appearances an abundant wilderness.T...
Selling War - A Critical Look at the Military's Pr Machine
In the spring of 2004, army reservist and public affairs officer Steven J. Alvarez waited to be called up as the U.S. military stormed Baghdad and deposed Saddam Hussein. But soon after President Bushs famous PR stunt in which an aircraft carrier displayed the banner Mission Accomplished, the dynamics of the war shifted. Selling War recounts how the U.S. military lost the information war in ...
The Urantia Book - Revealing the Mysteries of God, the Universe, World History, Jesus, and Ourselves
This publication speaks to the people of our planet, Urantia, and offers an organized record of mankinds origin, history and destiny. It tells about Deity; the organization and administration of universes and the relation of the planet on which we live to the universe; the genesis and destiny of man and his relation to God and the teachings of Jesus Christ. It is an attempt to speak to mans de...
The Shadow World - Inside the Global Arms Trade
A gripping and urgent investigation into the secretive world of the global arms trade from a former member of the African National Congress Revealing the corruption and the cover-ups at the heart of ex-President Jacob Zumas South Africa Andrew Feinstein delves behind BAEs controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the revolving-door relationships that char...
A History of Western Philosophy - And Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to ...
Hailed as lucid and magisterial by The Observer, this book is universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject of Western philosophy. Considered to be one of the most important philosophical works of all time, the History of Western Philosophy is a dazzlingly unique exploration of the ideologies of significant philosophers throughout the agesfrom Plato and Aristotle th...
The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand
Garry Winogrand-along with Diane Arbus and Lee Friedlander-was one of the most important photographers of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as one of the worlds foremost street photographers. Award-winning writer Geoff Dyer has admired Winogrands work for many years. Modeled on John Szarkowskis classic book Atget, The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand is a masterfully curated selection of one ...
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, one of the best-known and best-loved poems in the English language, a grizzled old sailor stops a man on his way to a wedding and tells a terrifying story. He speaks of how he doomed the crew of his ship by shooting dead an albatross, awakened the wrath of ocean spirits, met Death himself, and must now walk the earth for ever and share his tragic tale of sin, gu...
Children's Book of the Movies - Explore the Magical, Behind-The-Scenes World of the World
Now kids can explore the magical, behind-the-scenes world of cinema in the Childrens Book of the Movies. Exploring the glamorous world of the movies with child-friendly text and pictures, this definitive guide to cinema reveals how movies work: who makes them, the jobs they have, and the tools and techniques they use. It showcases top movie stars and characters, introduces groundbreaking mus...
Science(ish) - The Peculiar Science Behind the Movies
Just like you, Dr Michael Brooks and Rick Edwards have watched movies and been sucked into those fictional worlds. Unlike you, theyve written an amusing book exploring and unpicking these much-loved stories, revealing the science within. Theyve chatted to some of the most respected names in science to get to the bottom of these alternate realities. And if at any point the reader is confused, r...