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A Treatise on Matter, Information, Life and ThoughtThis book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. This unity engenders the "e;complex familiarity"e; of the world in which we live and which can be described in "e;strangely simple"e; theoretical terms, leading to surprising new...

An Intellectual Biography of a Victorian ProphetJames Anthony Froude is among the most frequently cited but gravely misunderstood figures in Victorian intellectual life. This is the first coherent survey of Froude's intellectual life from his early days as an Oxford enfant terrible to his final years as a pillar of the establishment and...

McEvoy addresses the phenomenon of the Roman child-emperor during the late fourth century. Tracing the course of their reigns, the book looks at the sophistication of the Roman system of government which made their accessions possible, and the adaptation of existing imperial ideology to portray boys as young as six as viable rulers....

In this updated and extended edition of their book, Goodale and Milner explore one of the most extraordinary neurological cases of recent years--one that profoundly changed scientific views on the visual brain. Taking us on a journey into the unconscious brain, this book is a fascinating illustration of the power of the &'unconscious&' mind....

Substance and ThoughtThis book offers a new and radical interpretation of the core of Spinoza's metaphysics. The first half of the book, which concentrates on the metaphysics of substance, suggests a new reading of Spinoza's key concepts of Substance and Mode, of Spinoza's pantheism and monism, and of his understanding of causation....

How Illicit Trade Made AmericaSmuggler Nation is the first book that retells the story of America and its foreign relations as a series of intense battles over illicit trade, from molasses and gunpowder in colonial times to drug trafficking and migrant smuggling today. As Andreas argues in this fascinating and provocative account, clandestine...