Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our altruistic tendencies, and our culture? The book tackles these issues by drawing on two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory. The guiding assumption is that humans are animals, and that like all animal...

In A Billion Years of Sex Differences, evolutionary psychologist Steve Stewart-Williams tackles some of science's most controversial questions: How do men and women differ? Where do the differences come from? And how do they shape modern life?The result is the most up-to-date, balanced, and engaging account of human sex differences yet written, covering everything from dating and mating to aggression and parenting, from children's toy preferences and workp...

The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our child-rearing patterns, our moral codes, our religions, our languages, and science? The book tackles these issues by drawing on ideas from two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory. The guiding assumpti...

If you accept evolutionary theory, can you also believe in God? Are human beings superior to other animals, or is this just a human prejudice? Does Darwin have implications for heated issues like euthanasia and animal rights? Does evolution tell us the purpose of life, or does it imply that life has no ultimate purpose? Does evolution tell us what is morally right and wrong, or does it imply that ultimately 'nothing' is right or wrong? In this fascinating and intriguing book, Steve Stewart...

The Ape That Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our child-rearing patterns, our moral codes, our religions, our languages, and science? The book tackles these issues by drawing on ideas from two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory.The guiding a...

This practcal, self-help book reveals how the ravages of faulty beliefs about self can be reversed, enabling the reader to develop a firm belief in his or her attributes, accomplishments and abilities. Through a series of exercises and case studies it provides strategies for building self-esteem; it will help readers set clear goals and work steadily towards them. It is also a valuable handbook for those who work in healthcare and counselling.

Global warming, renewable energy, expanding populations, sustainability--Climate of Uncertainty examines all issues with an objectivity and grace in an arena often fraught with dissent and extremism. Perfect for anyone seeking an understanding of all sides of the climate change debate, Climate of Uncertainty has garnered praise from every part of the ideological spectrum, proving that sometimes the most powerful voices are not the loudest, but the most rational.

Many people suffer from differing degrees of anxiety. Mild anxiety is a feeling common to us all - an unavoidable part of human personality. Severe anxiety, on the other hand, can control our lives. The aim of ths book is to provide a knowledeg base for sufferers and others, and suggest strategies that will help people manage and regain control of their lives. It is also a valuable handbook for for those who work in healthcare and counselling.

For some, self-counselling may be a valuable substitute for face-to-face counselling, for others it can provide a support to professional counselling sessions. In this practical self-help book, William Stewart introduces many self-counselling skills and techniques and uses case studies, and exercises working with dreams, imagination and intuition, to develop both a deeper self-awareness and the ability to solve propblems.

This book explores the counselling process and will help you to choose a counsellor to suit your needs. Counselling isn't always problem centred. It can enable you to develop self-awareness and introduce you to ways in which you can manage your life more effectively. This book will show you how.

William Stewart says, "Everything we think, everything we say, everything we do is either health-creating or health-negating. When we begin to look at health and healing that way, we can enter the realm of health creation from anywhere - nutrition, exercise, contemplative practice, relationship."