Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English political philosopher, and his book Leviathan was one of the first truly modern works of philosophy. Richard Tuck shows that while Hobbes may indeed have been an atheist, he was far from pessimistic about human nature, nor did he advocate totalitarianism. By locating him against the context of his age, we learn that Hobbes developed a theory of

\"They\'re Not Pets, Susan,\" says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee, its wings sparkling in the evening sunlight.A lone office worker, less than an inch high, looks out over the river in his lunch break, \"Dreaming of Packing it All In.\" A tiny man makes his way back to a tiny car, with a tiny shopping bag: \"Shopping for one again.\" Another office worker sits atop a gigantic engagement

Rediscover the art of cooking and eating communally with a beautiful, simple collection of meals for friends and family. With her dinner series Sunday Suppers, Karen Mordechai celebrates the magic of gathering, bringing together friends and strangers to connect over the acts of cooking and sharing meals. For those who yearn to connect around the table, Karen s simple, seasonally driven recipes, evocative

Welcome to the bright and exciting world of biology. Dive in and explore the tree of life, ecosystems, the human body, the world of plants and why your planet needs you. With Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites about biology, from tiny microbes to entire

Historians of theatre face the same temptations and challenges as other historians: they negotiate assumptions (their own and those of others) about national identity and national character; they decide what events and actors to highlight--or omit--and what framework and perspective to use for telling the story. Personal biases, trends in scholarship, and sociopolitical contexts influence all histories;

For fans of &i>The Rosie Project&/i>, &i>The Flatshare&/i> and &i>Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine&/i>, &i>The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything&/i> is an utterly delightful reminder that the bonds of family and calculations of the heart are determined to follow a logic all of their own . .

Annie Grace\'s guides for alcohol-free living have ignited a movement across the country--now own them both with this boxed set including This Naked Mind, your intro to unpacking your relationship to drinking, and The Alcohol Experiment, a 30-day journal and plan for the sober curious Many people question whether drinking has become too big a part of their lives and worry that it may even be affecting

Physics of Continuous Matter: Exotic and Everyday Phenomena in the Macroscopic World, Second Edition provides an introduction to the basic ideas of continuum physics and their application to a wealth of macroscopic phenomena. The text focuses on the many approximate methods that offer insight into the rich physics hidden in fundamental continuum mechanics equations. Like its acclaimed predecessor,

Celebrating its eightieth birthday since being rebuilt in 1938, Liverpool\'s Royal Court Theatre is a vital part of the city\'s cultural identity. There has been a theatre on the site for nearly two hundred years, since Cooke\'s New Circus started life as the result of an argument about a broken sewer in 1826. Quickly renamed the Royal Amphitheatre (and affectionately known as the Amphi), the theatre

\'Doctor Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes\' - The most famous introduction in the history of crime fiction takes place in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\'s A Study in Scarlet, bringing together Sherlock Holmes, the master of science detection, and John H. Watson, the great detective\'s faithful chronicler. This novel not only establishes the magic of the Holmes myth but also provides the reader with a dramatic adventure

The thrilling 12th book in the NYT bestselling GhostWalker series, by the internationally bestselling author of the Carpathian

What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad\'s pleadings that he\'s stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad\'s every flinch at every punch the cop throws as further resistance and refusal to STAY STILL as

Ever felt anxious or like you don\'t belong? Like you\'re almost... invisible? Find your kindred spirits at The Sad Ghost Club. (You are not alone. Shhh. Pass it

Public policy is the business end of political science. It is where theory meets practice in the pursuit of the public good. Political scientists approach public policy in myriad ways. Some approach the policy process descriptively, asking how the need for public intervention comes to beperceived, a policy response formulated, enacted, implemented, and, all too often, subverted, perverted, altered,

Virginia Woolf was fifty-four on January 25, 1936, some three weeks after this final volume of her diary opens. Its last page was written four days before she drowned herself on March 28, 1941. Edited by Anne Olivier Bell, assisted by Andrew McNeillie; Index;

Now a hit anime! The new action fantasy set in a steampunk Tokyo from the creator of the smash hit Soul Eater!BEYOND THE LIMIT Shinra, Arthur, and Tamaki have returned to Asakusa to get another massive power up from training with Captain Shinmon. While Tamaki must win a game against the foul-mouthed twins, Hikage and Hinata, Shinra and Arthur are pushed past the limits of their limits. Can they get

Harry Jones braces himself for a tense, exhilarating race against time in Michael Dobbs\' superb new

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