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Kierkegaard's The Sickness Unto Death: A Critical Guide by Jeffrey Hanson 9781108793308
$57.54The Sickness unto Death (1849) is commonly regarded as one of Kierkegaard's most important works – but also as one of his most difficult texts to understand. It is a meditation on Christian existentialist themes including sin, despair, religious faith... -
Data-Driven Personalisation in Markets, Politics and Law by Uta Kohl 9781108813082
$57.54The most fascinating and profitable subject of predictive algorithms is the human actor. Analysing big data through learning algorithms to predict and pre-empt individual decisions gives a powerful tool to corporations, political parties and the state... -
Law and Mind: A Survey of Law and the Cognitive Sciences by Bartosz Brożek 9781108736923
$57.54Are the cognitive sciences relevant for law? How do they influence legal theory and practice? Should lawyers become part-time cognitive scientists? The recent advances in the cognitive sciences have reshaped our conceptions of human decision-making and... -
Charles Peirce and Modern Science by T. L. Short 9781009223522
$53.45In this book, T. L. Short places the notorious difficulties of Peirce's important writings in a more productive light, arguing that he wrote philosophy as a scientist, by framing conjectures intended to be refined or superseded in the inquiries they... -
Kant's Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science: A Critical Guide by Michael Bennett McNulty 9781108701709
$53.45In his Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science (1786), Kant accounts for the possibility of an acting-at-a-distance gravitational force, demonstrates the infinite divisibility of matter, and derives analogues to Newtonian laws of motion. The work is... -
Aquinas on Efficient Causation and Causal Powers by Gloria Frost 9781009225380
$53.45In this innovative book, Gloria Frost reconstructs and analyses Aquinas's theories on efficient causation and causal powers, focusing specifically on natural causal powers and efficient causation in nature. Frost presents each element of Aquinas's... -
A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time by Adrian Bardon 9780197684108
$68.88This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time--from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and beyond... -
Constitutional Challenges in the Algorithmic Society by Hans-W. Micklitz 9781108823890
$57.54New technologies have always challenged the social, economic, legal, and ideological status quo. Constitutional law is no less impacted by such technologically driven transformations, as the state must formulate a legal response to new technologies and... -
The Politics of Comprehensive School Reforms: Cleavages and Coalitions by Katharina Sass 9781009235198
$57.54Why are school systems structured differently across countries? The Politics of Comprehensive School Reform examines this question through an in-depth analysis of school politics in Germany and Norway during the post-war period of educational expansion... -
A Cosmopolitan Jurisprudence: Essays in Memory of H. Patrick Glenn by Helge Dedek 9781108795258
$57.54H. Patrick Glenn (1940–2014), Professor of Law and former Director of the Institute of Comparative Law at McGill University, was a key figure in the global discourse on comparative law. This collection is intended to honor Professor Glenn's intellectual... -
State-Building as Lawfare: Custom, Sharia, and State Law in Postwar Chechnya by Egor Lazarev 9781009245944
$57.54State-Building as Lawfare explores the use of state and non-state legal systems by both politicians and ordinary people in postwar Chechnya. The book addresses two interrelated puzzles: why do local rulers tolerate and even promote non-state legal... -
Recognition Politics: Indigenous Rights and Ethnic Conflict in the Andes by Lorenza B. Fontana 9781009265508
$57.54This pioneering work explores a new wave of widely overlooked conflicts that have emerged across the Andean region, coinciding with the implementation of internationally acclaimed indigenous rights. Why are groups that have peacefully cohabited for... -
Beyond Borders: The Human Rights of Non-Citizens at Home and Abroad by Molly Katrina Land 9781108823975
$57.54States have long denied basic rights to non-citizens within their borders, and international law imposes only limited duties on states with respect to those fleeing persecution. But even the limited rights previously enjoyed by non-citizens are eroding... -
Qualitative Consciousness: Themes from the Philosophy of David Rosenthal by Josh Weisberg 9781108738132
$53.45Qualitative consciousness is conscious experience marked by the presence of sensory qualities, like the experienced painfulness of having a piano dropped on your foot, or the consciousness of seeing the brilliant reds and oranges of a sunset. Over his... -
Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists by Katherine A. Houpt 9781119861102
RRP: $194.25$168.50Fully updated revision of a classic text offering a thorough understanding of the normal behavior of domestic animals The Seventh Edition of Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists is a fully updated revision of this popular,... -
Cognition and the Symbolic Processes: Volume 2 by Walter B. Weimer 9781032783147
$195.22Originally published in 1982, this book (following the previous volume published in 1974) continued to look at current issues in theoretical and cognitive psychology and looked for new directions for fruitful theory and research. The major concern for... -
Primary Process Impacts and Dreaming the Undreamable Object in the Work of Michael Eigen: Becoming the Welcoming Object by Loray Daws 9781032346045
RRP: $62.98$55.94Primary Process Impacts and Dreaming the Undreamable Object in the Work of Michael Eigen examines Eigen’s rich phenomenological work on becoming a welcoming object.The contributors to this collection explore the core theme with reference to key Eigen... -
The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence by Tony Prescott 9780367543112
RRP: $27.28$25.07What is Artificial Intelligence? How will AI impact society? Is AI more powerful than human intelligence?The Psychology of AI explores all aspects of the psychology–AI relationship, asking how closely AI can resemble humans, and whether this means they... -
Taking Funny Music Seriously by Lily E. Hirsch 9780253069955
RRP: $62.98$43.30Take funny music seriously! Though often dismissed as silly or derivative, funny music, Lily E. Hirsch argues, is incredibly creative and dynamic, serving multiple aims from the celebratory to the rebellious, the entertaining to the mentally uplifting... -
Cultivating Systemic Resilience in Therapy: Applications and Interventions for Families, Relationships, and Individuals by Christie Eppler 9781032447070
$63.69Therapists intuitively know that the families, partnerships, and individuals they treat have strengths, but may not know how to identify or utilize them. This edited collection aims to help therapists understand and apply concepts of systemic resilience... -
Gorbachev's Third World Dilemmas by Kurt M. Campbell 9781032376264
RRP: $60.88$52.69Gorbachev's Third World Dilemmas (1989) examines the strategic, political and ideological criteria which shaped Soviet policies toward the developing world. Organized around particular themes and issues, it pays attention to both theoretical fundamentals... -
Leadership Selection and Patron–Client Relations in the USSR and Yugoslavia by T.H. Rigby 9781032376325
RRP: $60.88$52.69Leadership Selection and Patron-Client Relations in the USSR and Yugoslavia (1983) examines the system of nomenklatura, the semi-secret network of quasi-bureaucratic rules and personal relationships through which careers in Soviet politics were managed... -
Music and Parental Mental Wellbeing by Rosie Perkins 9780192863287
RRP: $94.48$85.81There is compelling evidence that music can enhance parental wellbeing, yet to date there have been few attempts to bring together current endeavours in the field. Music and Parental Mental Wellbeing provides readers from music, health, and beyond, with... -
Intersectionality: A Philosophical Framework by Naomi Zack 9780197693070
RRP: $41.98$35.97In Intersectionality, philosopher Naomi Zack presents a novel philosophical account of intersectionality - the process by which people already oppressed, experience more oppression because of their intersecting identities. Examples include women who... -
The Politics of Relations: How Self-Government, Infrastructures, and Care Transform the State in Serbia by André Thiemann 9781805395515
RRP: $207.90$168.99Rethinking the contributions of the Manchester School of Social Anthropology for political ethnography, the Politics of Relations elaborates its relational approach to the state along four interlaced axes of research – embeddedness, boundary work,... -
The USSR and Latin America: A Developing Relationship by Eusebio Mujal-León 9781032375595
RRP: $62.98$55.94The USSR and Latin America (1989) is an authoritative analysis of the Soviet Union’s strategy and policy towards the region. The contributors cover a variety of topics, including Latin America’s place in Soviet strategy for the developing world, US... -
Nicaragua: Revolution and Democracy by José Luis Coraggio 9781032783567
RRP: $182.68$158.63First published in 1986, Nicaragua, written from an insider's point of view breaks the barrier of disinformation which has surrounded the Sandinista revolution. To accomplish this task the author discusses the major forces that have shaped Nicaragua’s... -
A Practitioner's Guide to Ancillary Orders in Criminal Courts by Elaine Freer 9781526528742
$216.15‘Sets out the criteria and law surrounding orders and explains them clearly and in detail: it addresses an often overlooked area of the law but one that it is essential we understand and apply correctly.’ Sir Brian Leveson, former President of the... -
Prophets, Politics and Nations by Emma Stark 9780768477566
RRP: $33.58$27.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780768477566Author Emma StarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Destiny ImagePublisher Destiny Image -
Critical Illness Outside the ICU, An Issue of Critical Care Clinics: Volume 40-3 by David N. Hager 9780443294907
RRP: $134.38$117.71In this issue of Critical Care Clinics, guest editors Drs. David N. Hager, Kyle Gunnerson, and Stephen Macdonald bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Critical Illness Outside the ICU. Top experts cover key topics such as flight transport of... -
MacBook For Dummies by Mark L. Chambers 9781394252749
RRP: $48.28$31.86Discover the best tips and tricks for using your new Mac laptop For years, MacBook For Dummies has been making it easy to learn new technology. This new edition keeps the easy-to-follow instructions coming. Learn the basics of customizing your Dock and... -
What is Health? by Ruth Cross 9781509556489
RRP: $105.00$91.37What is health? What does health mean to people? How do we make sense of health and experience it? There are no simple answers to these questions. Health is complex, subjective and varied. Drawing on theory, research and contemporary debates, Ruth... -
Think Python: How To Think Like a Computer Scientist by Allen B. Downey 9781098155438
RRP: $81.88$58.15Python is an excellent way to get started in programming, and this clear, concise guide walks you through Python a step at a time-beginning with basic programming concepts before moving on to functions, data structures, and object-oriented design. This... -
The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America by Elizabeth Dias 9781250881397
RRP: $69.28$42.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250881397Author Elizabeth DiasFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 454g -
Bit by Bit: A Graphic Introduction to Computer Science by Ecy Femi King 9781503638761
RRP: $44.08$39.94Originally designed as an educational supplement for the renowned Stanford courses Computer Science 106A and 106B, Bit by Bit is a comic-style resource that uses fractal grids, custom-drawn characters, and fun graphics as a visually immersive... -
Embracing Ethnography: Doing Contextualised Construction Research by David Oswald 9781032455716
RRP: $96.58$84.27This book calls for those interested in robust construction research to embrace ethnography – in all its forms, including rapid ethnographies, ethnographic-action research, autoethnography, as well as longer-term ethnographies.The diversification of... -
Quantum Geometry, Matrix Theory, and Gravity by Harold C. Steinacker 9781009440783
RRP: $125.98$125.18Building on mathematical structures familiar from quantum mechanics, this book provides an introduction to quantization in a broad context before developing a framework for quantum geometry in Matrix Theory and string theory. Taking a physics-oriented... -
A Practical Guide to Data Analysis Using R: An Example-Based Approach by John H. Maindonald 9781009282277
$147.40Using diverse real-world examples, this text examines what models used for data analysis mean in a specific research context. What assumptions underlie analyses, and how can you check them? Building on the successful 'Data Analysis and Graphics Using R,'... -
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology by Tim Wreghitt 9781009334419
RRP: $125.98$125.18Since the first edition was published in 2009, there have been significant advances in diagnostics and management of viral infections, as well as newly discovered viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus. This new edition provides up-to-date information... -
Freedom: How we lose it and how we fight back by Nathan Law 9781804994863
RRP: $23.08$16.32'Nathan Law's agonising account of China's ruthless takeover of Hong Kong provides a terrible insight into Beijing's ambitions - the world needs to read this.' - Jon Snow 'In Freedom, Nathan Law paints a deeply personal portrait of sheer courage... An...