Jean-Paul Sartre is an undisputed giant of twentieth-century philosophy. His intellectual writings popularizing existentialism combined with his creative and artistic flair have made him a legend of French thought. His tumultuous personal life - so inextricably bound up with his philosophical thinking - is a fascinating tale of love and lust, drug abuse, high profile fallings-out and political and cultural rebellion.This substantial and meticulously researched biography is accessib...

Leaders must create a culture of continuous improvement (CI) in their organizations to survive and thrive. This book was inspired by W. Edwards Deming's insight, "It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best." Through the journey of Sherry, a general manager navigating her team through a server-downtime crisis, readers are shown what to do in fostering a growth and improvement mindset among their teams. It stands as an interactive guide, and an essentia...

Do life's big questions perplex you? This book, now available in paperback, will give you answers to some of them while revealing that others have no answer. A humorous but informed instruction manual to questions philosophers have been asking and attempting to answer for centuries, How to Be A Philosopher will help you:• Think, talk, argue and persuade like a philosopher.• Win every agument by tying people in philosophical knots.• Ask questions and raise dou...

The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness is an entertaining philosophical guide to life, love, hate, freedom, sex, anxiety, God and death; a guide to everything and nothing. Gary Cox, bestselling author of How to Be an Existentialist and How to Be a Philosopher, takes us on an exciting journey through the central themes of existentialism, a philosophy of the human condition. The Existentialist's Guide fascinates, informs, provokes and inspires as it explor...

Gary Cox guides us through 42 of the most misunderstood, misquoted, provocative and significant quotes in the history of philosophy providing a witty and compelling commentary along the way. This entertaining and illuminating collection of quotes doesn't merely list who said what and when, it explores who each philosopher is and what he or she really meant when they said what they said.Viewing each quote as a philosophical thesis in itself, Cox probes the writings of everyone from ...

Cuando escuchamos mencionar la palabra existencialismo, en seguida pensamos en un puñado de rostros borrosos envueltos en humo asomando por el cuello de largas gabardinas, probablemente recortados sobre un fondo en blanco y negro. Gente antigua y rara, vaya, y además bastante deprimente. Sin embargo, como se encarga de recordarnos Gary Cox, «los existencialistas son seres con los pies en la tierra, entre otras cosas porque se preocupan por temas prácticos como la existencia, la experiencia...

What is God? Does he exist? Can we know?The God Confusion offers a down-to-earth beginner's guide for anyone interested in these questions. It does not evangelize for God and religion or, indeed, for atheism, secularism and science. Instead, it explores in a witty yet objective and balanced way the idea of God and the strengths and weaknesses of the standard arguments for his existence. Gary Cox shows that the philosophical reasoning at the heart...

'Hell is other people!' So said the great French existentialist philosopher, novelist and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre. The Reality of Others explores Sartre's infamous maxim in detail-when, where and why he said it, what he really meant by it, and what it means for us today.In comprehensively answering that crucial question, author Gary Cox provides an in-depth account of what Sartre and other philosophers and psychologists have said about the human condition, the nature o...

No object encapsulates the subtle, mysterious richness of cricket as much as its most famous character, the cricket ball: the swinging, bouncing, spinning heart of the glorious game.Gary Cox tells us the life story of the ball in its many guises: new ball, old ball, live ball, dead ball, no-ball, lost ball, swing ball and dot ball. He untangles the complexities of spin bowling (with a little help from Shane Warne), the tricks and cheats involved in ball tampering (including a look ...

The 10th anniversary edition of a witty classic about the philosophy of existentialism. It is also a genuine self-help book offering clear advice on how to live according to the principles of existentialism formulated by Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, and the other great existentialist philosophers.An attack on contemporary excuse culture, the book urges us to face the hard existential truths of the human condition. By revealing that we are all inescapably free and responsible - 'condem...

What is goodness? Is goodness achievable, and if so, how? If being a good person is a matter of doing the right thing, then what is the right thing to do? Is it acting rationally, promoting happiness, exercising moderation in all things or respecting the freedom of others, or is it somehow a concoction of all these abilities, wisely adjusted to suit circumstances?In this instructive, entertaining and often humorous book, Gary Cox, best-selling author of How to ...

After terrifying her teachers at Compton Prodigy College, a school for the ultra-gifted in Chicago, Tildey Starling, fifteen, moves with her parents to Moab Utah– so she can try being a "normal" girl. Shortly after starting school at Grand Valley High, she meets climate change activist, Carmella Blacksnake, a Navajo. Together the two become outrageous climate change activists set on upending the world of the wrestling team, the school principal, a County Commissioner, and a team of academi...