In The Righteous Mind psychologist Jonathan Haidt answers some of the most compelling questions about human relationships Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' & 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? Why is it so hard to see things from another viewpoint? Why do we come to blows over politics & religion? Jonathan Haidt reveals that we often find it hard to get along because our minds are hardwired to be moralistic judgemental & self-righteous He explores how morality evolved to enable us to form communities & how moral values are not just about justice & equality
- for some people authority sanctity or loyalty matter more Morality binds & blinds but using his own research Haidt proves it is possible to liberate ourselves from the disputes that divide good people'A landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself' The New York Times'A truly seminal book' David Goodhart Prospect'A tour de force
- brave brilliant & eloquent It will challenge the way you think about liberals & conservatives atheism & religion good & evil' Paul Bloom author of How Pleasure Works ' Compelling a fluid combination of erudition & entertainment' Ian Birrell Observer' Lucid & thought-provoking deserves to be widely read' Jenni Russell Sunday Times Jonathan Haidt is a social & cultural psychologist He has been on the faculty of the University of Virginia since 1995 & is currently a visiting professor of business ethics at New York University's Stern School of Business He is the co-editor of Flourishing Positive Psychology & the Life Well Lived & is the author of The Happiness Hypothesis Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

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Though an Englishman by birth he reacted violently against the political order of eighteenth-century England & in favour of radical reform RIGHTS OF MAN & COMMON SENSE are the two short books in which he elaborates his political & social theories in vivid simple prose which can still be read with pleasure & excitement today 360 pages Paine Thomas ...

Humane humorous & deeply felt this is a unique book about reading The Rights of the Reader which has sold over a million copies in France grew from celebrated French writer Daniel Pennac's experiences of teaching in challenging schools Central to the book is his belief that readers have rights to read what how where & when they want &
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- the right NOT to read This fresh new translation combines the talents of award-winning translator Sarah Adams & renowned artist Quentin Blake who illustrates & introduces the work

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In The Rime of the Ancient Mariner one of the best-known & best-loved poems in the English language a grizzled old sailor stops a man on his way to a wedding & tells a terrifying story He speaks of how he doomed the crew of his ship by shooting dead an albatross awakened the wrath of ocean spirits met Death himself & must now walk the earth for ever & share his tragic tale of sin guilt &
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- redemption This Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's longest major poem features illustrations by Gustave Dore the most remarkable wood engraver of the nineteenth century & an introduction by writer & journalist Ned Halley Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARINA WARNER & ILLUSTRATIONS BY MERVYN PEAKE Coleridge's celebrated poem was written at the suggestion of William Wordsworth in the early days of their friendship & published for the first time in 1798 It is the story of a nightmare voyage to the South Pole told by the sole survivor the bright-eyed ancient mariner whose wanton killing of an albatross a bird of good omen brought misfortune on the ship & all its crew The poem is brilliantly illustrated by Mervyn Peake His powerful arresting images perfectly express the qualities of the text its gothic atmosphere & supernatural terrors ultimately softened by pity & the hope of redemption ...

JACK FLETCHER IS ON THE RUNWith no sensei to guide him he has just his wits & his swords against many new & unknown enemies as he journeys along the treacherous road to the port of Nagasaki & perhaps home But the Shogun's samurai are hot on his trail Barely escaping their clutches Jack runs headlong into a trap Kidnapped by ninja & led to their village deep in the mountains Jack has no means of escape The only question is who will kill him first
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JACK FLETCHER FACES HIS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE YETAfter a snowstorm forces him to take shelter Jack comes across a village in need of protection from raiding mountain bandits Torn between moving on or helping Jack is persuaded to stay & fight the villagers' cause But Jack is the first & only samurai to do so Now he must enlist other warriors to the villagers' aid before the bandits return to steal their harvest No easy task when the reward is so little & he is a foreigner If only he had his friends to call on Using the Ring of Fire can Jack overpower the bandits & win? ...

The most popular alternate history series of all continues When an inexplicable cosmic disturbance hurls your town from twentieth century West Virginia back to seventeenth century Europe—and into the middle of the Thirty Years War—you&d better be adaptable to survive & the natives of that time period faced with American technology & politics need to be equally adaptable Here’s a generous helping of more stories of Grantville the American town lost in time & its impact on the people & societies of a tumultuous age Edited by Eric Flint & Walt Boyes the editor of the Grantville Gazette magazine from which the best selections are made these are stories that fill in the pieces of the Ring of Fire series begun with Flint’s novel 1632 The setting has become a political economic social & cultural puzzle as supporting characters we meet in the novels get their own lives loves & life-changing stories The future & democracy have arrived with a bang—an historical explosion with a multitude of unforeseen consequences About the Author Eric Flint is a modern master of alternate history fiction with three million books in print He’s the authorcreator of the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series starting with first novel 1632 With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the “ Belisarius” alternate Roman history series & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 & 1634 The Baltic War & latest Honorverse series entry Cauldron of Ghosts Flint&s latest Ring of Fire novel is 1636 The Ottoman Onslaught Flint was for many years a labor union activist He lives near Chicago Illinois ...

Packed with historical action-adventure the eighth & final book in Chris Bradford's blockbuster Young Samurai series reaches a thrilling conclusion The Shogun has deemed that any Christian or foreigner now discovered outside the bounds of an official trading port will be instantly put to death For Jack Nagasaki is within reach but the Shogun's samurai are closing in with the help of Jack's old school rival Kazuki who has a score to settle Will Jack make it to the city alive? Will he keep hold of the precious rutter? Can he find a ship bound for England or will he be burned at the stake? wwwyoungsamuraicom 'A fantastic adventure that floors the reader on page one & keeps them there until the end'
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Fans of the Bartimaeus sequence will devour this book
- a cracking adventure brimming with magic intrigue & a treasure trove of
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