How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World
An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century.
| The Long European Reformation
This text places the European Reformation in a broader context of early modern history. It traces the roots of Protestant and Catholic reforms among the crises of the 14th century and follows the legacies of religious reformation into the 18th centur
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Mein Kampf
Hitler's infamous political tract was first published in 1925-26 and has been widely translated since. This edition contains a detailed introduction which analyses Hitler's background, his ideology and his ruthless understanding of political power.
| The God Delusion
Presenting arguments for atheism, this audiobook adopts a scientific approach and applies it to the questions of religion, religious faith and the existence of God. The issues discussed include: morality, where it becomes extra-religious; and the fac
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Basic Writings
A concise introduction to this controversial and important twentieth-century philosopher. David Farrell Krell has improved this collection by adding 'The Way to Language' and the complete version of 'The Origin of the Work of Art'.
| The Meaning of Things
A refreshing distillation of insights into the human condition, by one of the best-known and most popular philosophers in the UK.
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The Places That Scare You
One of the most inspiring spiritual teachers of our time offers simple, practical advice for living with less fear, less anxiety and a more open heart. Bought in a hotly contested auction, The Places That Scare You is now available in massmarket, tak
| Straw Dogs
'Straw Dogs' is a radical work of philosophy that challenges our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human. John Gray explores how the world and human life look once humanism has been finally abandoned.
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A Long Walk to Freedom
*The autobiography of one of the greatest men of the twentieth century reissued to coincide with the publication of Anthony Holden's biography coming from HarperCollins
| I Count
Tells you how to stop climate chaos. Discover the power of off, find your favourite jumper and spend time in the bath with your friends. Here are 16 steps to get you started.
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Not Quite the Diplomat
Describes what has been happening in Britain, Europe and the world since 1997. This book explores the questions: will the British still be trying to work out who we are and what we want to be as the world moves on? Does the Western alliance still hav
| The Prince
Today The Prince is still seen as the Bible of realpolitik, read by strategists, businessmen and political animals everywhere as the ultimate guide to gaining and maintaining power in a dangerous world.
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The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village, which enables him to amass a fortune of millions of pounds. This historical detective story features a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchment
| Conversations with God: Bk. 1
Neal Donald Walsch was experiencing a low period in his life when he decided to write a letter to God, venting his frustrations. As he finished his letter, he was moved to continue writing - and out came extraordinary answers to his questions. This i
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Mao
Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book is the story of the life of Mao. It is full of revela
| Thinking for a Change
Subtitled: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life And Work this book explores the concept that success is really just a frame of mind.
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The Cold War
In 1950, international communism seemed on the offensive. As Britain once more finds itself in a global confrontation with an implacable ideological enemy, this title provides an account of the strategic dynamics that drove this age, beginning with t
| The Dignity of Difference
Jonathan Sacks' best selling book appears for the first time in paperback and has been revised in response to the controversy it caused. It presents a major global statement by a Jewish leader about racial, political and religious conflict in the mod
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The Heart of Things
The new bestseller from one of Britain's most pre-eminent philosophers and arguably the best known, A.C. Grayling
| After the Neocons
Francis Fukuyama used to regard himself as a 'neocon'. But, attacking the right-wing policymakers he had previously worked with, he argues here that the Bush administration, in the war in Iraq, has wrongly applied the principles of neoconservatism -
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