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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days What is consciousness? Is the mind a machine? What makes us persons? What does it mean to aspire to human maturity? These are among the fundamental questions that Rowan Williams helps us to think about in this deeply engaging exploration of what it means to be human. The book ends with a brief but profound meditation on the person of Christ, inviting us to consider how, through him, 'our humanity in all its variety, in all its vulnerability, has been taken into the heart of the divine life'. Features Summary An exploration of the nature of human consciousness and personhood by one of the world's greatest theologians. Author Rowan Williams Publisher Spck Publishing Release date 20180315 Pages 128 ISBN 0-281-07975-7 ISBN 13 978-0-281-07975-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Globalization is now widely discussed, but the debates often focus on economic issues. A lucid and engaging writer, John Tomlinson goes far beyond traditional discussions to analyze the wide-ranging cultural, social, and moral aspects of globalization. Tomlinson begins this ambitious project by studying the relationship between globalization and contemporary culture, explaining the importance of time and space concerns, cultural imperialism, "deterritorialization," the impact of the media and communication technologies, and the possible growth of more cosmopolitan culture. We come to understand how someone may face unemployment as a result of downsizing decisions made at a company's head office on another continent, or how the food we find in our grocery stores is radically different today from twenty years ago. He discusses the uneven nature of the experience of global modernity in relation to first and third world countries, and concludes that a genuinely cosmopolitan culture is unlikely to emerge unless we respect cultural differences and share a common sense of commitment about the world. Features Summary This work analyzes the cultural, social and moral aspects of globalization. It studies the relationship between globalization and comtemporary culture... Author John Tomlinson Publisher University of Chicago Press Release date 19990715 Pages 256 ISBN 0-226-80768-1 ISBN 13 978-0-226-80768-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The Nature Squad is dedicated to saving the planet, so what will they do when they meet a homeless bluebird? Help him, of course B.B. shows the bird all sorts of silly places to live, but will the bear's hunger get the better of him? Or will he make the right choice and help Bluebird find a home? It's an engaging children's story - featuring the artwork of an Emmy-winning animator - with a subtle conservation message. Features Summary From the creative minds of a successful children's book author and the Emmy-winning animator of Pinky and the Brain, Scooby-Doo and Smurfs comes a team of forest animals dedicated to saving the planet... Author Ryan Jacobson Publisher Advance Publishing In.,US Release date 20101130 Pages 32 ISBN 1-59193-311-0 ISBN 13 978-1-59193-311-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Wogamatter by Esther Lawson is a compelling tale of a small mixed-race girl, growing up in post-war Britain, and her experiences of racism in all its forms from all quarters of society. A sad story, but one with a real moral at its heart, no reader will fail to be moved by the author's account of her life as a young child and developing teenager. Wogamatter is recounted through the eyes of a child, allowing the reader to feel keenly the bewilderment and confusion of someone persecuted for the way they look. The early narrative throws the naive optimism of a young child into sharp contrast with the abject misery she is subjected to. We are born into the Human Race, however there are no guarantees that you will be accepted; to obtain acceptance is a fight against an automatic classification of colour, rendering you as second class to our counterparts. No law in nature demanded any difference, we are all one. Features Summary Wogamatter by Esther Lawson is a compelling tale of a small mixed-race girl, growing up in post-war Britain, and her experiences of racism in all its forms from all quarters of society. Author Esther Lawson Publisher Austin & Macauley Publishers Release date 20160831 Pages 192 ISBN 1-78629-402-8 ISBN 13 978-1-78629-402-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Beauty does not linger, it only visits. Yet beauty's visitation affects us and invites us into its rhythm, it calls us to feel, think, and act beautifully in the world: to create and live a life that awakens the Beautiful. Beauty is a gentle but urgent call to awaken. Bestselling author John O'Donohue opens our eyes, hearts, and minds to the wonder of our own relationship with beauty by exposing the infinity and mystery of its breadth. His words return us to the dignity of silence, profundity of stillness, power of thought and perception, and the eternal grace and generosity of beauty's presence. In this masterful and revelatory work, O'Donohue encourages our greater intimacy with beauty and celebrates it for what it really is: a homecoming of the human spirit. As he focuses on the classical, medieval, and Celtic traditions of art, music, literature, nature, and language, O'Donohue reveals how beauty's invisible embrace invites us toward new heights of passion and creativity even in these uncertain times of global conflict and crisis. Features Summary The author of Anam Cara draws on Celtic wisdom and his philosophical imagination to explore the role of beauty in human life, contending that people facing an unprecedented level of anxiety can turn to fine works of music and art in order to rediscover hope... Author John O' Donohue Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20050301 Pages 261 ISBN 0-06-095726-3 ISBN 13 978-0-06-095726-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein. Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award--winning actor Geoffrey Rush as Einstein. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how Einstein's scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom. Einstein explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk--a struggling father in a difficult marriage who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate--became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos, the locksmith of the mysteries of the atom, and the universe. His success came from questioning conventional wisdom and marveling at mysteries that struck others as mundane. This led him to embrace a morality and politics based on respect for free minds, free spirits, and free individuals. Einstein, the classic #1 New York Times bestseller, is a brilliantly acclaimed account of the most influential scientist of the twentieth century, "an illuminating delight" (The New York Times). The basis for the National Geographic series Genius, by the author of The Innovators, Steve Jobs, and Benjamin Franklin, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein. Features Summary From Isaacson, the bestselling author of "Benjamin Franklin," comes the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all his papers have become available--a fully realized portrait of a premier icon of his era. Author Walter Isaacson Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20170411 Pages 675 ISBN 1-5011-7138-0 ISBN 13 978-1-5011-7138-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days Permanent Removal is a beautifully written political thriller focusing on the nature of justice, truth, betrayal, socio-political and ethical quandaries, complicity and moral agency. The novel introduces readers to a cast of players whose destinies intertwine in a particularly gruesome murder. The novel is set in apartheid South Africa and the start of the Rainbow Nation. South African security forces set up a roadblock to intercept a car near the city of Port Elizabeth. Two of the four anti-apartheid activists in the car were secretly targeted for assassination. The police abducted the four and murdered them in cold blood. Their burnt bodies were found later near the Port Elizabeth suburb of Bluewater Bay. These murders are one of apartheid's murkiest episodes. On the day of the funeral, President PW Botha declared a State of Emergency. It was the beginning of the end. Works such as Jacob Dlamini's penetrating and discursive Askari and the recent publication on Eugene de Kock as state sanctioned perpetrator of various evils will be complemented in no small measure by this intriguing fictionalised exploration of political executions and culpability/loss during the apartheid heyday. Features Summary ‘‘They will use the flashing patrol light to force the sky-blue Honda to pull over - an old trick, but it often worked. They will manacle their captives and switch license plates... Author Alan Cowell Publisher Jacana Media Release date 20160517 Pages 264 ISBN 1-4314-2343-2 ISBN 13 978-1-4314-2343-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Epictetus, a Greek stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicropolis in the early second century AD. His animated discussions were celebrated for their rhetorical wizardry and were written down by Arrian, his most famous pupil. Together with the Enchiridion, a manual of his main ideas, and the fragments collected here, The Discourses argue that happiness lies in learning to perceive exactly what is in our power to change and what is not, and in embracing our fate to live in harmony with god and nature. In this personal, practical guide to the ethics of stoicism and moral self-improvement, Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, illness and fear, family, friendship and love, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world. Features Summary Epictetus, a Greek stoic and freed slave, ran a thriving philosophy school in Nicropolis in the early second century AD. Together with the "Enchiridion"... Author Epictetus Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20080828 Pages 276 ISBN 0-14-044946-9 ISBN 13 978-0-14-044946-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The "New York Times" has said that "Jorie Graham's poetry is among the most sensuously embodied and imaginative writing we have," and this new collection is a reminder of how startling, original, and deeply relevant her poetry is. In "Sea Change," Graham brings us to the once-unimaginable threshold at which civilization as we know it becomes unsustainable. How might the human spirit persist, caught between its abiding love of beauty, its acknowledgment of continuing injury and damage done, and the realization that the existence of a "future" itself may no longer be assured? There is no better writer to confront such crucial matters than Jorie Graham. In addition to her recognized achievements as a poet of philosophical, aesthetic, and moral concerns, Graham has also been acknowledged as "our most formidable nature poet" ("Publishers Weekly"). As gorgeous and formally inventive as anything she has written, "Sea Change" is an essential work speaking out for our planet and the world we have known. Features Summary The New York Times has said that "Jorie Graham's poetry is among the most sensuously embodied and imaginative writing we have," and this new collection is a reminder of how startling... Author Jorie Graham Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20090501 Pages 56 ISBN 0-06-153718-7 ISBN 13 978-0-06-153718-9

Paperback. English. Signet. 1964. Fair/Good. Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds human life¿the life proper to a rational being¿as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature, with the creative requirements of his survival, and with a free society.

Softcover. English. Penguin. 1993. 256pp. In fair/good condition. The trial and death of Socrates (469-399 BC) have almost as central a place in Western consciousness as the trial and death of Jesus. In four superb 'dialogues', Plato provided the classic account. Socrates spent a lifetime analysing ethical issues, and the Euthyphro finds him outside the court-house, still debating the nature of piety with an arrogant acquaintance. The Apology is both a robust rebuttal to the charges of impiety and corrupting young minds and a definitive defence of the philosopher's life. Later, condemned and imprisoned in the Crito, Socrates counters the arguments of friends urging him to escape. And finally, in the Phaedo, Plato shows him calmly confident in the face of death, skilfully arguing the case for the immortality of the soul. Such works, as Harold Tarrant explains in his fine introduction, are no longer regarded by scholars as direct transcriptions of real events; their power to move us-and to challenge our moral assumptions-remains undiminished.

The benefits of food gardens are many. They deepen our connection with nature, quieten our minds and create a new understanding of life. The food that is grown gives physical sustenance. The experience of growing it feeds the soul. Can we grow ourselves out of the environmental problems that overwhelm the planet today? There is hope that we can if we know how to get going and use the goods and services provided by Mother Nature that enable us to work in harmony with the environment. This beautiful and, above all, practical book will teach you all you need to know about growing your own food and is a celebration of the wonders of the natural world. Format:paperback Pages:192

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) In his latest title Five Minds for the Future, Howard Gardner writes: "We...have not figured out how to prepare youngsters so that they can survive and thrive in a world different from one ever known or imagined before". With its groundbreaking approach, The Brave 'New' world of education provides a solution to this challenge, enabling educators to cultivate excellence in learning quality within a social, moral and ethical consciousness. The Brave 'New' world of education: explores the reasons why education needs to change radically and swiftly to face these challenges of the future; identifies what essentially needs to change in education; suggests - based on substantive research - how this required change can be implemented successfully in practice; shows how teachers can be educated to become effective change agents. The accompanying CD Rom contains support material and examples, and forms an essential part of the book. Format:paperback Pages:192