Complex systems seem to magically emerge from the interactions of their parts. A whirlpool emerges from water molecules. A living cell from organic molecules. You emerge from the cells of your body. Not since chaos has a concept from physics spread like wildfire to other disciplines. Emergence can be found from chemistry to economics; from psychology to ecology. At its heart is the alluring idea that there’s more to the world than physics, that there is a holistic component to nature, an e...

“Following in the footsteps of Stephen Hawking's ‘A brief history of time’ and Simon Singh's ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ this exceptionally accessible book will you leave marveling at the wonders of the world and, if you didn't listen to your science teachers, wishing you had. Graham writes with the mind of a physicist and the soul of a poet.”Nicki Hayes, CCO, The Communications Practice, author of First Aid for Feelings.“Only a few writers have managed to turn...

Note: This audiobook is included (for free) inside its respective print and e-book versions.When we think about our identity or Self, we often think about it as a single entity. However, having one brain doesn’t imply having only one mind, and truth be told, isn’t it a little perplexing to make such a statement about the fascinating, not fully understood yet, human mind?Richard C. Schwartz's No Bad Parts articulately breaks down the Internal Family...

Note: This audiobook is included (for free) inside its respective print and e-book versions.In this Silva Mind Control Method Workbook, you’ll find:Clear and concise chapter-by-chapter summaries of the original José Silva's mind control book.Key takeaways at the end of each chapter, highlighting the chapter's main lessons.Step-by-step guidance and suggestions on implementing the Silva Method in your life.Personal...

This book contains forewords by Chris Del Mar and James Hutchinson respectively - Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Australia; Chief of Infectious Diseases Control, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Acute respiratory infections make up a quarter of all primary care consultations. This book is the ideal quick reference and teaching aid. In presenting best evidence on the epidemiology, causes and management of the most common acute respiratory infecti...

Note: This audiobook is included (for free) inside its respective print and e-book versions.To many people, trauma is something that happens to soldiers and refugees, far away and out of sight. But in fact, trauma is the single greatest threat to public health and well-being that America has ever seen. As humans, we are exposed to a horde of trauma, from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, to neglect, accidents, and the list can go on and on. And while the naked eye can see the ...

The Cyropaedia is Xenophon's fourth-century "education of Cyrus," a hybrid of biography, political theory, and historical romance that charts the formation and rule of Cyrus the Great. In lucid Attic prose and episodic scenes, Xenophon combines set speeches, tactical vignettes, and ethnographic asides to model imperial leadership. Its idealizing arc—from Cyrus's training through conquest and administration—ends with a sombre epilogue on Persian decline, inviting readers to test exemplar ag...

The Memorabilia gathers Xenophon's recollections of Socrates, arranged thematically as a sustained defense against charges of impiety and corruption. In concise dialogues and vignettes, Socrates tutors Euthydemus, Aristodemus, and even the hostile Anytus in practical ethics—self-control, justice, piety, friendship, and civic responsibility. Xenophon's lucid, unadorned prose favors exempla, preserving Prodicus's "Heracles at the Crossroads" and projecting a didactic counterpoint to Plato's ...

Through revisiting and challenging what we think we know about the work of Edward Burnett Tylor, a founding figure of anthropology, this volume explores new connections and insights that link Tylor and his work to present concerns in new and important ways.At the publication of Primitive Culture in 1871, Tylor was at the centre of anthropological research on religion and culture, but today Tylor's position in the anthropological canon is rarely acknowledged. Edward Bur...

Anabasis: The March of the Ten Thousand narrates Xenophon's service in Cyrus the Younger's bid for the Persian throne and the mercenaries' retreat from Cunaxa to the Black Sea. In lucid Attic prose, it blends battlefield reportage, logistics, and set speeches with ethnographic and geographic observation. Its third‑person self-portrait, ritual markers, councils, and the cry 'Thalatta!' place it between memoir and historiography in the post–Peloponnesian War world. An Athenian gentleman-sold...

Note: This audiobook is included (for free) inside its respective print and e-book versions.Are you looking to regain your life's vitality physically, emotionally, and mentally to create a harmonious balance in your life?Have you tried to find healing through contemporary methods, but nothing seems to be working the way you expect it to?Or do you simply want to be the healthiest and happiest possible version of yourself?

Inspired by the debut album from legendary rock star Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell is a stellar collection of mysteries from some of the best writers in the genre.The fourth installment in the Music and Murder Mystery series, edited by Don Bruns, Bat Out of Hell is a nonstop thrill ride of engrossing mysteries from some of the best authors in the business. An anthology unlike any other, this collection includes a brand-new Jack Reacher story from And...