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ROUSSEAU : Oeuvres Majeures

Les 7 Oeuvres Complètes de Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU

by Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU ...

Cet ouvrage, optimisé pour la lecture sur la gamme Kobo, regroupe les 7 oeuvres majeures de Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU.Un soin tout particulier a été apporté à la mise en page et à la correction des oeuvres.Pour améliorer votre plaisir de lecture:- un sommaire dynamique au début de l'ouvrage permet d'atteindre instantanément chacune des oeuvres proposées dans ce volume- une table des matières dynamique ... Read more

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Cet ouvrage, optimisé pour la lecture sur la gamme Kobo, regroupe les 7 oeuvres majeures de Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU.Un soin tout particulier a été apporté à la mise en page et à la correction des oeuvres.Pour améliorer votre plaisir de lecture:- un sommaire dynamique au début de l'ouvrage permet d'atteindre instantanément chacune des oeuvres proposées dans ce volume- une table des matières dynamique
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Extraordinary Canadians: Marshall McLuhan

by Douglas Coupland ...

Series series Extraordinary Canadians
The importance of Marshall McLuhan and his communication theories cannot be overstated, but his written works—dense, at times even daunting—are more often cited than read. Nonetheless, his predictions have been borne out: in the early 1960s, McLuhan wrote that visual, individualistic print culture would be replaced by what he called "electronic interdependence," creating a new "global village" ... Read more

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The importance of Marshall McLuhan and his communication theories cannot be overstated, but his written works—dense, at times even daunting—are more often cited than read. Nonetheless, his predictions have been borne out: in the early 1960s, McLuhan wrote that visual, individualistic print culture would be replaced by what he called "electronic interdependence," creating a new "global village"
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The Complete Marcus Aurelius: The Meditations

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

by Marcus Aurelius ...

Series series Texts From Ancient Rome
Marcus Aurelius was Emperor of Rome from 161 AD until 180 AD, and is remembered as the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and also one of the most important of the "Stoic" school of philosophers."Meditations" was originally titled "To Myself", and was not intended to be made widely read, but was rather written by Marcus Aurelius for his own edification. It was written in Greek whilst on Campaign ... Read more

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Marcus Aurelius was Emperor of Rome from 161 AD until 180 AD, and is remembered as the last of the "Five Good Emperors", and also one of the most important of the "Stoic" school of philosophers."Meditations" was originally titled "To Myself", and was not intended to be made widely read, but was rather written by Marcus Aurelius for his own edification. It was written in Greek whilst on Campaign
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Examined Lives

From Socrates to Nietzsche

by James Miller ...

A New York Times Notable Book: "Endlessly rich . . . An earnest, wistful collection of biographical sketches of a dozen preeminent 'lovers of wisdom.'" — The Wall Street JournalWe all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what ... Read more

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A New York Times Notable Book: "Endlessly rich . . . An earnest, wistful collection of biographical sketches of a dozen preeminent 'lovers of wisdom.'" — The Wall Street JournalWe all want to know how to live. But before the good life was reduced to ten easy steps or a prescription from the doctor, philosophers offered arresting answers to the most fundamental questions about who we are and what
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Ernest Gellner

An Intellectual Biography

by John A. Hall ...

Ernest Gellner (1925–95) was a multilingual polymath and a public intellectual who set the agenda in the study of nationalism and the sociology of Islam. Having grown up in Paris, Prague, and England, he was also one of the last great Jewish thinkers from Central Europe to experience directly the impact of the Holocaust. His intellectual trajectory differed from that of similar thinkers, both in ... Read more

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Ernest Gellner (1925–95) was a multilingual polymath and a public intellectual who set the agenda in the study of nationalism and the sociology of Islam. Having grown up in Paris, Prague, and England, he was also one of the last great Jewish thinkers from Central Europe to experience directly the impact of the Holocaust. His intellectual trajectory differed from that of similar thinkers, both in
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Albert Camus

A Life

by Olivier Todd ...

Translated by Benjamin Ivry ...

Drawing on personal correspondence, notebooks, and public records never before tapped, as well as interviews with Camus's family, friends, fellow workers, writers, mentors, and lovers, here is the enormously engaging, vibrant, and richly researched biography of the Nobel Prize winning author.Todd shows us a Camus who struggled all his life with irreconcilable conflicts—between his loyalty to ... Read more

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Drawing on personal correspondence, notebooks, and public records never before tapped, as well as interviews with Camus's family, friends, fellow workers, writers, mentors, and lovers, here is the enormously engaging, vibrant, and richly researched biography of the Nobel Prize winning author.Todd shows us a Camus who struggled all his life with irreconcilable conflicts—between his loyalty to
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The Life of Bertrand Russell

by Ronald Clark ...

The eloquent and intimate biography of one of the most significant figures of the last century.Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and won the Nobel Prize for literature. Born into the high world of the Whig aristocracy, among people for whom Waterloo was still almost a personal memory, Russell lived to inspire ... Read more

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The eloquent and intimate biography of one of the most significant figures of the last century.Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and won the Nobel Prize for literature. Born into the high world of the Whig aristocracy, among people for whom Waterloo was still almost a personal memory, Russell lived to inspire
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Voltaire

by François Jacob ...

"Les hommes sont des insectes se dévorant les uns les autres sur un petit atome de boue." Qui est exactement Voltaire (1694-1778) ? Est-il d’abord le défenseur des Calas, Sirven, La Barre, c’est-à-dire l’apôtre de la tolérance, celui dont le nom, encore aujourd’hui, mobilise les foules sur toute la planète ? Est-il surtout, avec son Siècle de Louis XIV et son Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des ... Read more

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"Les hommes sont des insectes se dévorant les uns les autres sur un petit atome de boue." Qui est exactement Voltaire (1694-1778) ? Est-il d’abord le défenseur des Calas, Sirven, La Barre, c’est-à-dire l’apôtre de la tolérance, celui dont le nom, encore aujourd’hui, mobilise les foules sur toute la planète ? Est-il surtout, avec son Siècle de Louis XIV et son Essai sur les mœurs et l’esprit des
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autobiography of yogi

with detailed biography and pictures

by paramhansa yogananda ...

paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh on January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, India, into a devout and well-to-do Bengali family. From his earliest years, it was evident to those around him that the depth of his awareness and experience of the spiritual was far beyond the ordinary.Both his parents were disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya, the renowned master who was instrumental in reintroducing ... Read more

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paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh on January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, India, into a devout and well-to-do Bengali family. From his earliest years, it was evident to those around him that the depth of his awareness and experience of the spiritual was far beyond the ordinary.Both his parents were disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya, the renowned master who was instrumental in reintroducing
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At the Existentialist Café

Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails

by Sarah Bakewell ...

Great philosophy meets powerful biography in this entertaining and immensely readable portrait of mid-20th century Paris and the fascinating characters of Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, and their circle, who loved and hated, drank and debated with each other—and forever changed the way we think about thinking.At the Existentialist Café is a thrilling look at the famous group of post-war thinkers who ... Read more

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Great philosophy meets powerful biography in this entertaining and immensely readable portrait of mid-20th century Paris and the fascinating characters of Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, and their circle, who loved and hated, drank and debated with each other—and forever changed the way we think about thinking.At the Existentialist Café is a thrilling look at the famous group of post-war thinkers who
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Cosmic Trigger II

Down to Earth

by Robert Anton Wilson ...

Series Book 2 - Cosmic Trigger
The first book in the Cosmic Trigger trilogy reveals the enlightening secret of the Illuminati while presenting the daunting metaphor of Chapel Perilous where the unprepared can get lost in a spirited journey. Volume Two of the series presents the metaphor of the Bridge and the lessons of Bob's early life that brought him to the wisdom of the Model Agnostic's perspective. In Bob's typical wide ... Read more

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The first book in the Cosmic Trigger trilogy reveals the enlightening secret of the Illuminati while presenting the daunting metaphor of Chapel Perilous where the unprepared can get lost in a spirited journey. Volume Two of the series presents the metaphor of the Bridge and the lessons of Bob's early life that brought him to the wisdom of the Model Agnostic's perspective. In Bob's typical wide
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Savage Messiah

How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization

by Jim Proser ...

A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of bestselling writer and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, by award-winning author Jim Proser.Who is psychologist, professor, bestselling author, and YouTube personality Dr. Peterson? What does he believe in? Who are his followers? And why is he so controversial? These are among the many questions raised in this compelling, exhaustively ... Read more

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A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of bestselling writer and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, by award-winning author Jim Proser.Who is psychologist, professor, bestselling author, and YouTube personality Dr. Peterson? What does he believe in? Who are his followers? And why is he so controversial? These are among the many questions raised in this compelling, exhaustively
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Caribbean Reasonings: Culture, Politics and Diaspora - The Thought of Stuart Hall

by Brian Meeks (Editor) ...

Stuart Hall, in whose honour this volume is compiled, has made significant contributions to contemporary social and political discourse. Constantly praised for his scholarly prescience, he was at the helm of the forging and definition of the discipline of Cultural Studies and nurtured an entire cadre of young intellectuals who continue to make remarkable contributions in the fields of Cultural ... Read more

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Stuart Hall, in whose honour this volume is compiled, has made significant contributions to contemporary social and political discourse. Constantly praised for his scholarly prescience, he was at the helm of the forging and definition of the discipline of Cultural Studies and nurtured an entire cadre of young intellectuals who continue to make remarkable contributions in the fields of Cultural
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF YOGI

BONUS EDITION

by Paramahansa Yogananda, James M. Brand ...

HE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF YOGIBONUS EDITIONThis is an autobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (January 5, 1893–March 7, 1952) first published in 1946. Paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, in a Bengali family.Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader into the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both ... Read more

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HE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF YOGIBONUS EDITIONThis is an autobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (January 5, 1893–March 7, 1952) first published in 1946. Paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, in a Bengali family.Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader into the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both
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50 CLASSIC BIOGRAPHIES

by Various ...

H.G. WELLSLIFE OF CHARLES DICKENSLIFE OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEENATHANIEL HAWTHORNEFREDERICK DOUGLASSROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONHONORE DE BALZACABRAHAM LINCOLNALFRED TENNYSONHOMER AND HIS AGESAINT AUGUSTINTHE STORY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRAABELARD AND HELOISEQUEEN ELIZABETH AND THE EARL OF LEICESTERMARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND LORD BOTHWELLQUEEN CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN AND THE MARQUIS MONALDESCHIK... ... Read more

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H.G. WELLSLIFE OF CHARLES DICKENSLIFE OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEENATHANIEL HAWTHORNEFREDERICK DOUGLASSROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONHONORE DE BALZACABRAHAM LINCOLNALFRED TENNYSONHOMER AND HIS AGESAINT AUGUSTINTHE STORY OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRAABELARD AND HELOISEQUEEN ELIZABETH AND THE EARL OF LEICESTERMARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND LORD BOTHWELLQUEEN CHRISTINA OF SWEDEN AND THE MARQUIS MONALDESCHIK...
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just trying 2 figure this shit out!

by Mr.SociallyAwkward ...

I’m Jaylen Marcus Cooper, better known as Mr. Socially Awkward. It’s January 22, 2019, 8:12 a.m. I’m three months away from turning twenty (damn, I’m getting old, or at least I feel like it). As I begin to transition out of my teens into a twenty-year-old man, I’m starting to feel stagnant. And this feeling of no progression has me questioning a few things.Maybe I’ve been chasing after the wrong ... Read more

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I’m Jaylen Marcus Cooper, better known as Mr. Socially Awkward. It’s January 22, 2019, 8:12 a.m. I’m three months away from turning twenty (damn, I’m getting old, or at least I feel like it). As I begin to transition out of my teens into a twenty-year-old man, I’m starting to feel stagnant. And this feeling of no progression has me questioning a few things.Maybe I’ve been chasing after the wrong
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Exact Thinking in Demented Times

The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science

by Karl Sigmund, Douglas R Hofstadter ...

A dazzling group biography of the early twentieth-century thinkers who transformed the way the world thought about math and scienceInspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in ... Read more

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A dazzling group biography of the early twentieth-century thinkers who transformed the way the world thought about math and scienceInspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in
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Synopsis On The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

Adaptation, Conflict, and Power: A Chronicle of Modern Warfare kindle edition by David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts:

by Raymond J. Garnett ...

The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine" is a compelling and insightful book authored by General David Petraeus and historian Andrew Roberts. This book offers a comprehensive examination of how warfare has transformed and evolved from the end of World War II to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. It serves as a historical narrative, a strategic analysis, and a guide for understanding the ... Read more

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The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine" is a compelling and insightful book authored by General David Petraeus and historian Andrew Roberts. This book offers a comprehensive examination of how warfare has transformed and evolved from the end of World War II to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. It serves as a historical narrative, a strategic analysis, and a guide for understanding the
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First, We Make the Beast Beautiful

A New Journey Through Anxiety

by Sarah Wilson ...

New York Times Bestseller"Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read.” – Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckThe Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.Sarah Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir An Unquiet Mind, an... ... Read more

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New York Times Bestseller"Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I’ve ever read.” – Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckThe Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.Sarah Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir An Unquiet Mind, an...
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Walden

by Henry David Thoreau, Wyatt North ...

This edition of Walden is specially formatted with illustrations and a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents.Henry David Thoreau was born David Henry Thoreau on July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. Mr. Thoreau was an author, poet, abolitionist, naturalist, surveyor, transcendentalist, and philosopher. Thoreaus works intertwine his love of history philosophy and nature. Many of his theories about ... Read more

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This edition of Walden is specially formatted with illustrations and a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents.Henry David Thoreau was born David Henry Thoreau on July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. Mr. Thoreau was an author, poet, abolitionist, naturalist, surveyor, transcendentalist, and philosopher. Thoreaus works intertwine his love of history philosophy and nature. Many of his theories about
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The Book of Eels

Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

by Patrik Svensson ...

Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is a captivating work of narrative nonfiction that is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human conditionRemarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become ... Read more

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Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is a captivating work of narrative nonfiction that is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human conditionRemarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become
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How to Live

A Life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer

by Sarah Bakewell ...

How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live?This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. Into these essays he put whatever was in his head: his tastes in wine and food, his childhood memories, ... Read more

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How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love? How to live?This question obsessed Renaissance nobleman Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92), who wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. Into these essays he put whatever was in his head: his tastes in wine and food, his childhood memories,
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Story of Philosophy

by Will Durant ...

This brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—is "a delight" (The New York Times) and remains one of the most important books of our time.Will Durant chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and ... Read more

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This brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—is "a delight" (The New York Times) and remains one of the most important books of our time.Will Durant chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and
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The Price of Peace

Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes

by Zachary D. Carter ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “outstanding new intellectual biography of John Maynard Keynes [that moves] swiftly along currents of lucidity and wit” (The New York Times), illuminating the world of the influential economist and his transformative ideas“A timely, lucid and compelling portrait of a man whose enduring relevance is always heightened when crisis strikes.”—The Wall Street Journal* ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “outstanding new intellectual biography of John Maynard Keynes [that moves] swiftly along currents of lucidity and wit” (The New York Times), illuminating the world of the influential economist and his transformative ideas“A timely, lucid and compelling portrait of a man whose enduring relevance is always heightened when crisis strikes.”—The Wall Street Journal*
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