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Breakfast with Socrates

An Extraordinary (Philosophical) Journey Through Your Ordinary Day

by Robert Rowland Smith ...

What is the philosophy of sweat? Reality TV? Domestic warfare? Making up and having sex? Take a sparkling ride through an ordinary day with hilarious philosophical gadfly Robert Rowland Smith in Breakfast with Socrates.Ever want to have a bagel with Hegel? Eggs with Bacon? Or spend a day with Socrates, Mill, Herodotus, or Kant, able to pick their brains about the most mundane moments of your life? ... Read more

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What is the philosophy of sweat? Reality TV? Domestic warfare? Making up and having sex? Take a sparkling ride through an ordinary day with hilarious philosophical gadfly Robert Rowland Smith in Breakfast with Socrates.Ever want to have a bagel with Hegel? Eggs with Bacon? Or spend a day with Socrates, Mill, Herodotus, or Kant, able to pick their brains about the most mundane moments of your life?
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The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles Tatius

by Longus, Of Emesa Heliodorus, Achilles Tatius ...

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The "Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus, and Achilles Tatius" is a rich tapestry of themes encompassing love, adventure, and the intricate tapestry of human emotion set against the backdrop of an ancient world. This anthology is a vibrant portrayal of the Hellenistic imagination, offering readers an immersive experience into the fervent yearnings and capricious fates that define classical ... Read more

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The "Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus, and Achilles Tatius" is a rich tapestry of themes encompassing love, adventure, and the intricate tapestry of human emotion set against the backdrop of an ancient world. This anthology is a vibrant portrayal of the Hellenistic imagination, offering readers an immersive experience into the fervent yearnings and capricious fates that define classical
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The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus and Achilles Tatius

Exploring Ancient Greek Romance: Love, Adventure, and Myth

by Achilles Tatius, Longus, of Emesa Heliodorus ...

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The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus, and Achilles Tatius offers a captivating exploration of the intricacies of Greek literature through the lens of romance. This anthology presents readers with a kaleidoscope of narratives that weave together themes of love, adventure, and identity, all set against lush and vividly portrayed settings. The collection stands out for its rich blend of narrative ... Read more

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The Greek Romances of Heliodorus, Longus, and Achilles Tatius offers a captivating exploration of the intricacies of Greek literature through the lens of romance. This anthology presents readers with a kaleidoscope of narratives that weave together themes of love, adventure, and identity, all set against lush and vividly portrayed settings. The collection stands out for its rich blend of narrative
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Red Skies

10 Essential Conversations Exploring our Future as the Church

by Brian Sanders, L. Rowland Smith ...

When it is evening, you say, "It will be fair weather, for the sky is red." And in the morning, "It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening." You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.MATTHEW 16:2-3Our world is changing faster than ever. Digital culture is rapidly accelerating, climate change threatens the future of our ... Read more

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When it is evening, you say, "It will be fair weather, for the sky is red." And in the morning, "It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening." You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.MATTHEW 16:2-3Our world is changing faster than ever. Digital culture is rapidly accelerating, climate change threatens the future of our
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Driving with Plato

The Meaning of Life's Milestones

by Robert Rowland Smith ...

Learn to ride a bicycle with Einstein, have your first kiss with Kant, get your first job with Adam Smith, and weather midlife with Dante. Let history’s greatest minds illuminate life’s turning points.In Breakfast with Socrates, Robert Rowland Smith brought the power of philosophy down to earth by proving, in a very engaging and entertaining way, that human moments meet big ideas on a regular ... Read more

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Learn to ride a bicycle with Einstein, have your first kiss with Kant, get your first job with Adam Smith, and weather midlife with Dante. Let history’s greatest minds illuminate life’s turning points.In Breakfast with Socrates, Robert Rowland Smith brought the power of philosophy down to earth by proving, in a very engaging and entertaining way, that human moments meet big ideas on a regular
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On Modern Poetry

From Theory to Total Criticism

by Dr Robert Rowland Smith ...

All too often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a tale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line, 'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists.Drawing on the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory, On Modern Poetry tries to get beyond the opposition between them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws ... Read more

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All too often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a tale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line, 'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists.Drawing on the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory, On Modern Poetry tries to get beyond the opposition between them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws
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The Reality Test

Still relying on strategy?

by Robert Rowland Smith ...

How is it that the most carefully-laid business strategies can go horribly wrong when put into practice? Robert Rowland Smith's answer, based on years of experience in high-level consultancy, is that 'reality eats strategy for breakfast': strategy, based on projections and assuming business is a rational pursuit, can't deal with the messy reality of life.More helpful are these practical questions ... Read more

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How is it that the most carefully-laid business strategies can go horribly wrong when put into practice? Robert Rowland Smith's answer, based on years of experience in high-level consultancy, is that 'reality eats strategy for breakfast': strategy, based on projections and assuming business is a rational pursuit, can't deal with the messy reality of life.More helpful are these practical questions
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How Will Capitalism End?

Essays on a Failing System

by Wolfgang Streeck ...

One of the “Best Books of the Year”: Guardian • Financial Times • Times Higher EducationA major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time.After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to ... Read more

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One of the “Best Books of the Year”: Guardian • Financial Times • Times Higher EducationA major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time.After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to
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The Goddess and the Bull

Catalhoyuk: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization

by Michael Balter ...

Thousands of years before the pyramids were built in Egypt and the Trojan War was fought, a great civilization arose on the Anatolian plains. The Goddess and the Bull details the dramatic quest by archaeologists to unearth the buried secrets of human cultural evolution at this huge, spectacularly well-preserved 9,500-year-old village in Turkey.Here lie the origins of modern society -- the dawn of ... Read more

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Thousands of years before the pyramids were built in Egypt and the Trojan War was fought, a great civilization arose on the Anatolian plains. The Goddess and the Bull details the dramatic quest by archaeologists to unearth the buried secrets of human cultural evolution at this huge, spectacularly well-preserved 9,500-year-old village in Turkey.Here lie the origins of modern society -- the dawn of
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Pacification

Social War and the Power of Police

by Mark Neocleous ...

This provocative book offers the first sustained critique of the theory and practice of pacificationIn his new book, critical theorist Mark Neocleous engages in a sustained critique of the theory and practice of pacification. Combining philosophical analysis with historical detail, Neocleous analyses the development of pacification as a key concept through which capitalist modernity has been ... Read more

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This provocative book offers the first sustained critique of the theory and practice of pacificationIn his new book, critical theorist Mark Neocleous engages in a sustained critique of the theory and practice of pacification. Combining philosophical analysis with historical detail, Neocleous analyses the development of pacification as a key concept through which capitalist modernity has been
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Capitalism

A Global History

by Sven Beckert ...

**A New York Times Notable Book • A Financial Times Best Book of the Year*"*A learned, formidable and vivid story… Readers around the world will study and ponder this monumental work of history, agreeing and arguing with it, all the while affirming its generational importance, for decades to come." — Marcus Rediker, The New York Times“Epic… Read this book and you will learn innumerable things you ... Read more

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**A New York Times Notable Book • A Financial Times Best Book of the Year*"*A learned, formidable and vivid story… Readers around the world will study and ponder this monumental work of history, agreeing and arguing with it, all the while affirming its generational importance, for decades to come." — Marcus Rediker, The New York Times“Epic… Read this book and you will learn innumerable things you
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The Infinity Machine

Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence

by Sebastian Mallaby ...

**An Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of NPR's Best Books of the Year • Nominated for the Financial Times Business Book of the YearFrom one of our leading chroniclers of the intersection of innovation and capitalism, a landmark reckoning—based on unprecedented access—with one of the world’s most brilliant and driven tech visionaries, and his game-changing company**Even by the standard of a ... Read more

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**An Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of NPR's Best Books of the Year • Nominated for the Financial Times Business Book of the YearFrom one of our leading chroniclers of the intersection of innovation and capitalism, a landmark reckoning—based on unprecedented access—with one of the world’s most brilliant and driven tech visionaries, and his game-changing company**Even by the standard of a
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