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Balance: How It Works and What It Means (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Paul Thagard explores the physiological workings and metaphorical resonance of balance in the brain, the body, and society. Bridging philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, Balance shows how an unheralded concept’s many meanings illuminate the human condition.
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The Analyst: A Daughter's Memoir (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
The Analyst is an intimate and searching portrait of Milton Wexler, written by his daughter, an acclaimed historian. Alice Wexler illuminates her father’s intense private... Læs mere
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When the Garden Isn’t Eden: More Psychodynamic Concepts from Life (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Through poignant and sometimes painful stories from their personal and professional lives, three practicing psychoanalysts demonstrate... Læs mere
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The Dalai Lama's Special Envoy: Memoirs of a Lifetime in Pursuit of a Reunited Tibet (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari spent decades striving for resolution of the Tibetan-Chinese conflict. He was the Dalai Lama’s... Læs mere
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Investing in the Era of Climate Change (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Bruce Usher offers an indispensable guide to the risks and opportunities for investors as the world faces climate change. He explores the role that investment... Læs mere
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Chronos: The West Confronts Time (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
In Chronos, a leading French historian ranges from Western antiquity to the Anthropocene, pinpointing the crucial turning points in our relationship to time.... Læs mere
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Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Backfire explores the surprising ways sanctions affect multinational companies, governments, and ultimately millions of people around the... Læs mere
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Notre-Dame of Amiens: Life of the Gothic Cathedral (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Notre-Dame of Amiens is one of the great Gothic cathedrals. In this beautifully illustrated magisterial chronicle, Stephen Murray tells the cathedral’s story from the overlapping perspectives of the social groups connected to it.
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On John Stuart Mill (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Sharing insights from teaching John Stuart Mill for many years, the eminent philosopher Philip Kitcher makes a cogent case for why we should read this nineteenth-century thinker now. He reflects on Mill’s ideas in the context of contemporary ethical, social, and political issues.
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Warren Buffett: Investor and Entrepreneur (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Todd A. Finkle provides striking new insights into Warren Buffett’s career through the lens of entrepreneurship. This book demonstrates that although Buffett is thought of primarily as an investor, one of the secrets to his success has been running Berkshire as an entrepreneur.
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The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Rob Verchick explores what climate resilience looks like on the ground, taking the reader on a journey into the field. Engaging and accessible for nonexpert concerned citizens, this book empowers readers to face the climate crisis and shows what we can do to adapt and thrive.
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Climate Travels: How Ecotourism Changes Mindsets and Motivates Action (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This book is a travelogue that spotlights what a changing climate looks like on the local level—for wherever local happens to be. Michael M. Gunter, Jr. takes readers around the United States to bear witness to the many faces of the climate crisis.
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