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  • Ecocriticism, Ecology, and the Cultures of Antiquity

    by Anna Banks, Christopher Chinn, Katharina Donn, Terry Gifford, Laurence Grove, Richard Hutchins, Marguerite Johnson, Lars Keßler, Aneta Klisczc, Joanna Komorowska, Lucy Mercer, Konrad Ott, Vittoria Prencipe, Kate Rigby, Laura Sayre, Thomas Sharkie, Justine Walter, Jingcheng Xu, Serenella Iovino, Roman Bartosch, Hannes Bergthaller, J. Donald Hughes ...
    Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
    Although current environmental debates lay the focus on the Industrial Revolution as a sociopolitical development that has led to the current environmental crisis, many ecocritical projects have avoided historicizing their concepts or have been characterized by approaches that were either pre-historic or post-historic: while the environmental movement has harbored the dream of restoring nature to ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable

    Enriched edition.

    by John Bunyan, Lucy Aikin, Annabelle Mercer ...
    The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable presents a captivating reimagining of John Bunyan's classic allegory, bringing the illustrious journey of Christian to contemporary readers in its most accessible form. This anthology merges the richness of Bunyan's narrative with the linguistic clarity of Lucy Aikin's adaptation, inviting reflection on timeless themes such as faith, redemption, and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Too Little, Too Hard

    Edited by Lucy Mercer, Livia Franchini ...
    In recent years, countless arguments have been made for and against the enduring value of literature: reading improves mental health and offers refuge from the news cycle; the novel is dead, poetry obsolete, writers replaceable by AI. Too Little, Too Hard adds nuance to these discussions by examining a topic that tends to be left unexplored: the working conditions of professional writers. What ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Free Your Mind

    The new world of manipulation and how to resist it

    by Laura Dodsworth, Patrick Fagan ...
    The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerLearn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind.There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, ‘Still or sparkling?’Free Your Mind is your field manual to surviving the information battlefield. In this ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • I Eat the Stars

    How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World

    by Sarah Wilson ...
    **INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apart**It’s hard to escape the feeling that something is deeply wrong . . . that life has become precariously off-balance. We are hit hourly with headlines about catastrophic wildfires, unprecedented flooding, record heat ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • A Story is a Deal

    How to use the science of story to motivate and persuade

    by Will Storr ...
    A fascinating exploration of how to use the power of storytelling to create irresistible pitches, build passionate brand loyalty, motivate teams and lead with charisma.'Will Storr is a genius' Rory Sutherland'A captivating and enlightening read . . Will Storr is an unusually talented and insightful writer' Adam Grant'Storr shares profound insights' Seth Godin'Whip smart, insightful and ridiculo... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Curious

    The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It

    by Ian Leslie ...
    A fun yet provocative look at the importance of staying curious in an increasingly indifferent worldEveryone is born curious. But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning, and discovering as they grow older. Those who do so tend to be smarter, more creative, and more successful. But at the very moment when the rewards of curiosity have never been higher, it is misunderstood and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Framers

    Human Advantage in an Age of Technology and Turmoil

    by Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Francis de Véricourt ...
    “Cukier and his co-authors have a more ambitious project than Kahneman and Harari. They don’t want to just point out how powerfully we are influenced by our perspectives and prejudices—our frames. They want to show us that these frames are tools, and that we can optimise their use.”—ForbesFrom pandemics to populism, AI to ISIS, wealth inequity to climate change, humanity faces unprecedented ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Infantilised: How Our Culture Killed Adulthood

    by Keith J. Hayward ...
    Have you noticed that in more and more areas of everyday life, rather than being addressed like a mature adult, you're increasingly treated like an irresponsible child in constant need of instruction and protection? Perhaps you've experienced this feeling when passing by unnecessary health and safety signage telling you how to walk up a flight of stairs or use a handrail, or when instructed by ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Peripathetic

    Notes on (un)belonging

    by Cher Tan ...
    ?There was something so captivating about always being on the edge, on that shaky precipice of promise — something new and something cool was just lurking around the corner and we' d arrive at it if we kick around long enough.' Peripathetic is about shit jobs. About being who you are and who you aren' t online. About knowing a language four times. About living on the interstices. About thievery. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Solitude

    In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World

    by Michael Harris ...
    The author of The End of Absence shares a "gorgeously written and fascinating" inquiry into the transformative power of being alone (Michael Finkel, New York Times best-selling author of True Story).The capacity to be alone, properly alone, is one of life's subtlest skills. Real solitude is a crucial ingredient for a rich interior life. It inspires reflection, allows creativity to flourish, and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Trust

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Katherine Hawley ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Trust is indispensable, yet it can be dangerous. Without trusting others, we cannot function in society, or even stay alive for very long, but being overly-trustful can be a bad strategy too. Trust is pragmatic, but it also has a moral dimension: trustworthiness is a virtue, and well-placed trust benefits us all. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Hawley explores the key ideas about trust ... Read more

    $7.99 USD