The Mystery of Common Things
Author | : Stephanie Marcellus |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2004 |
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Author | : Stephanie Marcellus |
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Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2004 |
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Author | : David Macaulay |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 1979-10-11 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 0547770723 |
It is the year 4022; all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. Imagine, then, the excitement that Howard Carson, an amateur archeologist at best, experienced when in crossing the perimeter of an abandoned excavation site he felt the ground give way beneath him and found himself at the bottom of a shaft, which, judging from the DO NOT DISTURB sign hanging from an archaic doorknob, was clearly the entrance to a still-sealed burial chamber. Carson's incredible discoveries, including the remains of two bodies, one of then on a ceremonial bed facing an altar that appeared to be a means of communicating with the Gods and the other lying in a porcelain sarcophagus in the Inner Chamber, permitted him to piece together the whole fabric of that extraordinary civilization.
Author | : A.C. Grayling |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 199 |
Release | : 2010-12-09 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0297865684 |
Following the huge success of THE MEANING OF THINGS and THE REASON OF THINGS, a third collection of bestselling essays from Britain's top philosopher. 'Human genius has done much, and promises much, in the way of removing the mystery from many things in our world; at the same time it recognises and honours the mystery in things too.' In this collection A.C. Grayling extends the range of his previous two books to show how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world by reflecting on the lessons offered by science, the arts (including literature) and history. Covering subjects as diverse as Jane Austen's EMMA, the Rosetta Stone, Shakespeare, the Holocaust, quantum physics, Galileo, and even alien abductions, A..C. Grayling's latest collection is a rich source for reflection and contemplation over the mysteries of life.
Author | : Robert Reiner |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2016-06-20 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1509510761 |
Crime is a source of endless fascination and fear. Yet behind the apparent consensus that crime must be fought, there is considerable conflict about what should or should not be treated as criminal, and even the most shocking crimes can inspire divisive debate. This concise book explores the seemingly simple, common-sense concept of crime revealing the huge complexities, ambiguities and tensions that lie beneath it. Criminal law is often at odds with different moral perspectives and the practices of different cultures. The mass media distort the picture profoundly, as do politicians in pursuit of law and order votes. The criminal justice system tackles only a limited range of crimes – almost entirely ones committed by the poor and relatively powerless – while often neglecting the most dangerous and harmful activities of corporations and states, from the carnage of unjust wars to the tragedies engendered by austerity. It is only by examining the multiple and varied perspectives on crime that we can begin to understand and respond appropriately to this social phenomenon. Written by a world-leading criminologist, this insightful book will be an invaluable and captivating introduction for students and interested readers of criminology, law, sociology and politics.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2016-08-05 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 9781333158026 |
Excerpt from All About It, or the History and Mystery of Common Things Roots. Their allies in the sustenance of Plants. Varieties of Roots. Bulbs. Dura tion of Roots. The cities of Stems in Plants. The various Classes. The rise of the Sap. Functions of Leaves. Cli'cot of Light upon Plants. Lint-house Plants. Operations 0! Leaves. Mysteries of Vegetation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : James TAYLOR (of Bakewell.) |
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Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1862 |
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Author | : England. [Appendix. - Finance.] |
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Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1862 |
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Author | : All |
Publisher | : Palala Press |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2016-05-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781357523909 |
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Author | : Duncan J. Watts |
Publisher | : Atlantic Books |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2011-07-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0857895060 |
Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Why did Facebook succeed when other social networking sites failed? Did the surge in Iraq really lead to less violence? And does higher pay incentivize people to work harder? If you think the answers to these questions are a matter of common sense, think again. As sociologist and network science pioneer Duncan Watts explains in this provocative book, the explanations that we give for the outcomes that we observe in life-explanations that seem obvious once we know the answer-are less useful than they seem. Watts shows how commonsense reasoning and history conspire to mislead us into thinking that we understand more about the world of human behavior than we do; and in turn, why attempts to predict, manage, or manipulate social and economic systems so often go awry. Only by understanding how and when common sense fails can we improve how we plan for the future, as well as understand the present-an argument that has important implications in politics, business, marketing, and even everyday life.
Author | : James Taylor |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1863 |
Genre | : Finance |
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