The ancient Taoist text that forms the central part of this book was discovered by Wilhelm, who recognized it as essentially a practical guide to the integration of personality. Foreword...
Chosen by Eliot himself, the poems in this volume represent the poet's most important work before Four Quartets. Included here is some of the most celebrated verse in modern literature-"The...
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A clear and imaginative approach to the definition, importance and meaning of the photograph...
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A lively examination of architecture, its cultural significance and tradition. 25 b/w illus...
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A translation of the Irish epic Tain Bo Cuailnge. 31 b/w brush drawings. New edition...
A non-technical introduction to the key issues of poitical philosophy...
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All aspects of ancient warfare are examined, from philosophy to technical skills...
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New in the popular Very Short Introduction series, this is aimed at the general reader and students of classical studies. It looks into how myths continue to fascinate both in high...
A brand new translation by Michael Moriarty...
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"The greatest historian that ever lived. " Such was Macaulay...
Paperback editions of the illustrated surveys for students and the general reader, each with approx 50 colour and 75 b/w illus...
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A short and accessible guide, aimed at general readers and students, from the author of Think...
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One of the most exciting and fast-growing areas of mathematics and physical science explained for the non-mathematician...
An ancient Chinese treatise on war stresses the importance of speed, sound tactics, subterfuge, discipline, appropriate form of attack, and accurate intelligence...
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In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry...
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A major scientific revolution has begun, a new paradigm that rivals Darwin's theory in importance. At its heart is the discovery of the order that lies deep within the most complex...
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Widely acclaimed fresh perspective that rejects the prevailing reductionist trend. "A startling first book" Economist. "One of the best science books of the year" Sunday Times...
This book provides an intimate, highly readable tour of the sciences of complexity, which seek to explain how large-scale complex, organized, and adaptive behavior can emerge from simple...
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A revised fourth edition, with a new foreword, afterword and further reading list...
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A symbol for what is not there, an emptiness that increases any number it's added to, an inexhaustible and indispensable paradox. As we enter the year 2000, zero is once again...
A story of how Americans endured, and eventually conquered the calamities of the Great Depression and World War II...
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Richard Feynman once quipped that "Time is what happens when nothing else does. " But Julian Barbour disagrees: if nothing happened, if nothing changed, then time would stop. For time...
Here is the eagerly awaited new edition of The Oxford Book of American Poetry brought completely up to date and dramatically expanded by poet David Lehman. It is a rich, capacious volume,...
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