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A Very Short IntroductionAmong the many laws of science, there are four laws that direct and constrain everything that happens in the Universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the unfurling of a leaf they help us understand the course of life itself. In this   Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins' explains what the four...

ReissuedGrey Area, like all of Will Self's fiction, is funny, bizarre and disturbing. From a London where every waiter is an aspiring writer to a supply teacher killed by the colossal philistinism of his pupils, this is a truly inimitable showcase of short stories....

Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly FalseThe modern materialist approach to life has conspicuously failed to explain such        central mind-related features of our world as consciousness, intentionality,        meaning, and...

Frisbee Sheffield argues that the   Symposium has been unduly marginalized by philosophers. Although the topic -   eros - and the setting at a symposium have seemed anomalous, she demonstrates that both are intimately related to Plato's preoccupation with the nature of the good life, with virtue, and how it is acquired and...

The Origins of the Cold War in AsiaIn this novel and intriguing book, Michael Schaller traces the origins of the Cold War in Asia to the postwar occupation of Japan by U.S. troops. Determined to secure Japan as a bulwark against both Soviet expansion and Asian revolution, the U.S. instituted ambitious social and economic reforms under the...

A Practical Guide to Specialist Nurse ManagementThis is a practical book for nurses on the management of patients with chronic cardiac disease. With the number of patients who have survived a heart attack but need continuous monitoring increasing, the role of nurse specialists is becoming ever more important. This book provides the necessary...