Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was the most outstanding philosopher that emerged from the tumultuous period of change in Europe in the aftermath of the French Revolution. His ideas concerning change exerted a powerful influence on generations of thinkers and activists, including Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Whilst there are many books and articles on Hegel there are scant few that are accessible to those unfamiliar with philosophy. This book provides an introduction to Hegel for those wh...

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE, JULY 2020How proteins, machine learning and molecular chemistry can teach us about the complexities of human behaviour and the world around usHow do we understand the people around us? How do we recognise people's motivations, their behaviour, or even their facial expressions? And, when do we learn the social cues that dictate human behaviour?Diagnosed with ...

Una sola regola: niente può infrangere il nostro accordo da coinquilini. Peccato che Asher Hart renda impossibile rispettarla. Da mamma single, vivo seguendo piani, liste e non supero confini ben precisi. Poi nella mia casa — e nella mia vita — arriva lui: Asher Hart, il sexy giocatore di hockey dai tatuaggi che raccontano storie proibite. E all'improvviso tutte le mie regole iniziano a vacillare. Asher è deciso a far crollare ogni mia difesa. Mi guarda come se sapesse esattamente cosa des...

Those who enjoyed the TV series The Crown will enjoy this entertaining and well-researched book which fills in the background to centuries of arranged royal marriages and the arcane rules that governed them. For centuries marriages of princes could only take place to virginal Protestant princesses. Most were unhappy, royal wives were seen as baby factories (as Princess Diana observed). What mattered was the virginity of the bride so that she did not go to the altar bearing another...

Brought to you by Penguin.WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2020Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Dr Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own. Now armed with a...

The first joint biography of the women who have shaped - and shaken - the modern Royal Family._________________________________________________'Truly original .... full of insight and intrigue.' - Camilla Tominey, Daily Telegraph'Sympathetic, perceptive and sharp ... essential reading for understanding how royal marriages shape the monarchy - for good or ill.' Valentine Low, Sunday Times bestselling author of Courtiers...

The oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds is of fundamental importance in organic synthesis, due to the wide use of these products as precursors and intermediates for many drugs, vitamins and fragrances. However, traditional oxidants are often toxic and release considerable amounts of by-products. As an alternative, oxygen is among the cheaper and less polluting stoichiometric oxidants, and the implementation of a transition metal-based catalys...

Der unerwartete Tod von Königin Elizabeth II. erschütterte die Welt. Nun hat Charles III. den Thron bestiegen, ihm zur Seite Gemahlin Camilla. Doch wer ist diese Frau, die den neuen Monarchen schon seit über 50 Jahren kennt und die so lange auf ihn wartete? Die Adelsexpertin Angela Levin pflegt ein enges Vertrauensverhältnis zu Camilla und zeigt nun den Menschen hinter dem vermeintlich blassen Image. Sie beschreibt eine Frau, die aufgrund höfischer Konventionen viele Jahre lange im Abseits...

The first joint biography of the women who have shaped - and shaken - the modern Royal Family.Diana. Camilla. Catherine. Meghan.Outsiders by birth, insiders by marriage. Four women united by their decision to enter the most famous family in the world, and by their place in the centre of its greatest upheavals.From Diana’s emotional revolution to Camilla’s unlikely ascent, from Meghan’s dramatic break to Catherine’s quiet consolidation of power, these...