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Pub. Date
2023.
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What if you woke up one morning and found you'd acquired another self—a double who was almost you and yet not you at all? What if that double shared many of your preoccupations but, in a twisted, upside-down way, furthered the very causes you'd devoted your life to fighting against? Not long ago, the celebrated activist and public intellectual Naomi Klein had just such an experience—she was confronted with a doppelganger whose views...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xviii, 250 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
The author offers a groundbreaking examination of human perception.
Can we trust our senses to tell us the truth? Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. How can it be possible that the world we see is not objective reality? And how can our senses be useful if they...
4) Elemental
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Set in Element City, where residents of Fire, Water, Earth and Air live together. The story introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.
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Publisher
Watkins Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxxix, 534 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Argues that specific genetic markers in human DNA are designed to transform core beliefs and raise humankind to a higher level of awareness, and reveals the underlying genetic patterns governing relationships, finances, and health.
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Publisher
Editorial Oc�eano de M�exico, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
628 pages ; 23 cm
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Amoral, inmisericorde, despiadada y sobre todo, muy instructiva, esta incisiva obra concentra tres mil a�nos de historia del poder en cuarenta y ocho leyes clras y concisas. Robert Greene detalla las leyes del poder en su esencia m�as cruda, sintetizando el pensamiento de Maquiavelo, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clasewitz y otros grandes te�oricos y estrategas.
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Get the Summary of Ryan Holiday's Discipline Is Destiny in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Discipline Is Destiny" by Ryan Holiday explores the pivotal role of discipline in achieving greatness and self-mastery. The book draws on historical figures like Lou Gehrig, whose consistent performance and modest lifestyle exemplified discipline, and Toni Morrison, who maintained a disciplined writing routine amidst challenges....
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
x, 180 pages ; 20 cm
Description
The Aṭṭhakavagga, or “Book of Eights,” is believed by scholars to be among the earliest of written Buddhist texts, and in it we find the Buddha's teaching pared down to its most uncomplicated essence. Gil Fronsdal's translation and commentary reveals the text's central concern to be the joy that comes from recognizing and letting go of attachment to the illusory views that create suffering. It's simple medicine that works for us today as well...
10) Human heart, cosmic heart: a doctor's quest to understand, treat, and prevent cardiovascular disease
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Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
165 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Publisher
North South
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"A humorous bedtime story for budding philosophers "There's a rhinoceros in my room!" Ludwig claims. His father doesn't think so. He looks for the huge pachyderm in every corner, but he just can't find it. There CANNOT be a rhinoceros in Ludwig's room. It's way too small for a rhinoceros. But Ludwig shows his father that something can be there, even if you can't see it. Ludwig Wittgenstein discussed this philosophical problem with his professor Bertrand...
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Publisher
Paidós (Ediciones Culturales Paidós)
Pub. Date
mayo de 2022.
Physical Desc
300 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Juan Diego Gómez Gómez, autor de cuatro best sellers, presenta en este sorprendente e inspirador libro, ideas sobre cómo progresar a partir de cero, tal y como él lo hizo. Con nuevas revelaciones, sugerencias prácticas y lecciones útiles, el autor te lleva de la mano a explotar tu potencial y vivir una vida más próspera y feliz. Un viaje fascinante, cargado de sabiduría y determinación, salpicado, como siempre, del buen humor y la irreverencia...
13) When Rubin plays
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"Rubin loves the beautiful sounds that are played by the orchestra. He wants to learn to play the violin and make his own music. But when Rubin plays, it doesn't sound like he imagines it should. Rubin goes into the forest to practice alone and despite only getting the violin to screech, he finds an unlikely audience that loves his unique style"--
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Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"With each generation, we have drifted further and further away from our ability to recognize and connect with the source of our original design. In this modern world, we spend our attention in ways that benefit the powers that be, and not ourselves or the earth. But what if we called upon the knowledge of our roots to move us forward, individually and collectively as a society? Direct descendant of Grandpa Chief Sitting Bull and American Lakota spiritual...
15) I'm not small
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Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"A young boy can feel small in a world made up of big, big things, but when he takes a closer look, he discovers that he is big, too"--
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Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits (some colour) ; 27 cm
Description
Leap into the fantastic world of philosophy and critical thinking with this friendly introduction. Find out why it is so important, who the great thinkers are, and how to become a philosopher! Get to know: Philosophy is filled with ideas and theories to get brains working. It explores big topics, such as the mind, politics, religion, and even the whole universe.
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Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xi, 260 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
More than 120 years after Oscar Wilde submitted The Picture of Dorian Gray for publication in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, the uncensored version of his novel appears here for the first time in a paperback edition. This volume restores all of the material removed by the novel’s first editor. Upon receipt of the typescript, Wilde’s editor panicked at what he saw. Contained within its pages was material he feared readers would find “offensive”—especially...
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La historia de la Unión Europea es nuestra responsabilidad. Tenemos que hacernos cargo de ella, volver sobre nuestros pasos, corregir los errores del pasado y mirar hacia adelante, estar a la altura de los eventos que las vicisitudes del destino, la inteligencia y la estupidez humana hacen y deshacen continuamente.
Hoy, como a finales del siglo XIX, la idea de los Estados Unidos de Europa se vuelve una exigencia política para preservar el precario...
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Enfrentar una enfermedad terminal es una experiencia que no solo afecta la salud física, sino también la esfera emocional y espiritual de quienes la padecen y de sus seres queridos. La perspectiva de la terminalidad plantea preguntas difíciles y provoca una reflexión sobre la vida y su significado.Aunque la realidad de una enfermedad terminal es innegable, hay aspectos a considerar para abordarla de manera más completa. En este contexto, la supervivencia...
20) Thinking reeds
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Thinking Reeds is an evocative collection of contemplations, delving into the vast tapestry of human existence and the intricacies of our emotional landscapes. Through 'Thoughts,' 'Second Thoughts,' and 'Afterthoughts,' readers are invited on a profound journey, exploring the depths of love and hate, the complexities of life and death, the shadows of friendship and enmity, and the stark contrasts between wealth and poverty, truth, and falsehood. This...
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