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  • Drive for Five

    The Remarkable Run of the 2016 Patriots

    by Christopher Price, Matthew Slater ...
    Drive for Five presents the behind-the-scenes look at the legendary 2016 New England Patriots season from the rocky start to the Super Bowl finish by award-winning sportswriter Christopher Price.Foreword by Patriots safety Devin McCourtyAfterword by Patriots wide receiver Matthew SlaterThere are certain moments that simply transcend sports. They become larger than life and bigger than anyone ever ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    The Greatest

    The Quest for Sporting Perfection

    by Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting Ltd ...
    Narrated by Simon Slater ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 29 min

    What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity?What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians?What can cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to the brains of sportspeople when they perform?And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning?Matthew Syed, the 'Sports Journalist of the Year 2016', answers these questions... ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Science

    New Essays

    Edited by Matthew Slater, Zanja Yudell ...
    The question of the proper role of metaphysics in philosophy of science is both significant and contentious. The last few decades have seen considerable engagement with philosophical projects aptly described as "the metaphysics of science:" inquiries into natural laws and properties, natural kinds, causal relations, and dispositions. At the same time, many metaphysicians have begun moving in the ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Carving Nature at Its Joints

    Natural Kinds in Metaphysics and Science

    Edited by Joseph Keim Campbell, Michael O'Rourke, Matthew H. Slater ...
    Series series Topics in Contemporary Philosophy
    Reflections on the metaphysics and epistemology of classification from a distinguished group of philosophers.Contemporary discussions of the success of science often invoke an ancient metaphor from Plato's Phaedrus: successful theories should "carve nature at its joints." But is nature really "jointed"? Are there natural kinds of things around which our theories cut? The essays in this volume ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    Black Box Thinking

    Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes--But Some Do

    by Matthew Syed ...
    Narrated by Simon Slater ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 15 min

    **Nobody wants to fail. But in highly complex organizations, success can happen only when we confront our mistakes, learn from our own version of a black box, and create a climate where it’s safe to fail.　**We all have to endure failure from time to time, whether it’s underperforming at a job interview, flunking an exam, or losing a pickup basketball game. But for people working in safety-critical ... Read more

    $22.50 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Environment

    Philosophy, Science, and Ethics

    Edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, Matthew H. Slater ...
    Series series Topics in Contemporary Philosophy
    Original essays by leading scholars consider the environment from biological and ethical perspectives.Philosophical reflections on the environment began with early philosophers' invocation of a cosmology that mixed natural and supernatural phenomena. Today, the central philosophical problem posed by the environment involves not what it can teach us about ourselves and our place in the cosmic order ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Communities

    by Marjorie Mayo, Gerald Koessl, Matthew Scott, Imogen Slater ...
    EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Access to justice for all, regardless of the ability to pay, has been a core democratic value. But this basic human right has come under threat through wider processes of restructuring, with an increasingly market-led approach to the provision of welfare. Professionals and volunteers in Law Centres in Britain are struggling to provide ... Read more

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    The Long Game

    How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World

    by Dorie Clark ...
    Narrated by Dorie Clark ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 23 min

    Your personal goals need a long-term strategy.It's no secret that we're pushed to the limit. Today's professionals feel rushed, overwhelmed, and perennially behind. How can we break out of the cycle and create the kind of interesting, meaningful lives that we all seek?Just as CEOs who optimize for quarterly profits often fail to make the strategic investments necessary for long-term growth, the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Atomic Habits

    An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

    by James Clear ...
    Narrated by James Clear ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 35 min

    **The #1 New York Times bestseller.Over 25 million copies sold!Translated into 60+ languages!Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results**No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

  • Mind and Cosmos:Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

    Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

    by Thomas Nagel ...
    The modern materialist approach to life has conspicuously failed to explain such central mind-related features of our world as consciousness, intentionality, meaning, and value. This failure to account for something so integral to nature as mind, argues philosopher Thomas Nagel, is a major problem, threatening to unravel the entire naturalistic world picture, extending to biology, evolutionary ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • Ethics and Science

    An Introduction

    by Adam Briggle, Carl Mitcham ...
    Series series Cambridge Applied Ethics
    Who owns your genes? What does climate science imply for policy? Do corporations conduct honest research? Should we teach intelligent design? Humans are creating a new world through science. The kind of world we are creating will not simply be decided by expanding scientific knowledge, but will depend on views about good and bad, right and wrong. These visions, in turn, depend on critical thinking ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction

    by Samir Okasha ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What is science? Is there a real difference between science and myth? Is science objective? Can science explain everything? This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. Beginning with a short history of science to set the scene, Samir Okasha goes on to investigate the nature of scientific reasoning, scientific explanation, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD