The only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity Aeschylus' The Oresteia is translated by Robert fagles with an introduction notes & glossary written in collaboration with WB Stanford in Penguin Classics In the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder & revenge within the royal family of Argos As they move from darkness to light from rage to self-governance from primitive ritual to civilized institution their spirit of struggle & regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration In Agamemnon a king's decision to sacrifice his daughter & turn the tide of war inflicts lasting damage on his family culminating in a terrible act of retribution; The Libation Bearers deals with the aftermath of Clytemnestra's regicide as her son Orestes sets out to avenge his father's death; & in The Eumenides Orestes is tormented by supernatural powers that can never be appeased Forming an elegant & subtle discourse on the emergence of Athenian democracy out of a period of chaos & destruction The Oresteia is a compelling tragedy of the tensions between our obligations to our families & the laws that bind us together as a society Aeschylus (525-456 BC) was born near Athens He wrote more than seventy plays of which seven have survived all translated for Penguin Classics The Supplicants The Persians Seven Against Thebes Prometheus Bound Agamemnon The Libation Bearers & The Eumenides If you enjoyed The Oresteia you might like Euripides' Medea & Other Plays also available in Penguin Classics' Conveys more vividly & powerfully than any of the ten competitors I have consulted the eternal power of this masterpiece a triumph' Bernard Levin' How satisfying to read at last a modern translation which is rooted in Greek feeling & Greek thought both the stature & the profound instinctive genius of Aeschylus are recognised' Mary Renault author of The King Must Die ...

Author & neuroscientist Daniel Levitin tackles the problems of twenty-first century information overload in his New York Times & Sunday Times bestselling book The Organized Mind' Thought-provoking & practical Good advice based on sound neuroscientific principles' Sunday Times' Impressively wide-ranging & thoughtful There are fascinating facts & examples throughout' Wall Street Journal' Deservedly a bestseller Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks making his points with pithy stories' Independent' Levitin is about as knowledgeable a guide to neuroscience as one might hope for' New York Times Book Review' More insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know smart important exquisitely written' Daniel Gilbert author of Stumbling on Happiness' Sensible practical advice a comprehensive account of the way we think about organizing everything from our possessions to our friends' Financial Times Even the smartest mind can't beat the organized mind In the digital age we are overwhelmed by information Unable to make sense of it all our creativity plummets decision making suffers & we grow absent-minded The twenty-first century sees us drowning under emails forever juggling six tasks at once & trying to make complex decisions ever more quickly This is information overload In The Organized Mind we learn how we got here & why smart organization improves our memories & attention
- & makes us more imaginative & clear-sighted Using a combination of academic research & examples from daily life neuroscientist & bestselling author Daniel Levitin explains how to take back control of your life You'll discover that- Your brain has a daily processing limit
- why waste it on cat photos?- Pressing Send or clicking Like gives a dopamine hit
- it's addictive- Daydreaming is your brain at its most productive
- Multitasking is a bad way to do nearly everything This book will take you through every aspect of modern life from healthcare to online dating to raising kids showing that the secret to success is always organization Levitin's ideas are surprising powerful & will change the way you see the world By following the advice in The Organized Mind you'll function better go further & find more time to do the things you actually want to do



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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Relive the golden age of the steam train & a bygone era where only the select boarded the gleaming coaches of some of the most elegant trains in the world Experience travelling in unique luxury & style with sumptuous cuisine & a personal service which is beyond comparison as these journeys take you through ever changing landscapes in sheer decadence Visit some of the most exotic & wildest scenery in the world from the comfort of the most luxurious trains Included are The Great South Pacific Express (Australia) The Pride Of Africa (Africa) The Palace On Wheels (India) The Royal Scotsman (Scotland) The Imperial Express (Europe) & The Eastern & Oriental Express (Asia) ...

This is the account of Edward Proctor Hunt a Pueblo Indian Native American member of many secret societies who in 1928 broke with his people's social & religious codes to recite the origin myth of the Acoma Indians to scholars Recounting a classic Native American story of creation migration & residence this myth offers a unique window into indigenous cosmology & ancient history revealing how a pre-modern society addressed existential questions & formed its own narrative of the world This edition

Includes:: an introduction & notes by Peter Nabokov

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In this original & provocative book Ellen Meiksins Wood reminds us that capitalism is not a natural & inevitable consequence of human nature nor is it simply an extension of age-old practices of trade & commerce Rather it is a late & localized product of very specific historical conditions which required great transformations in social relations & in the human interaction with nature This new edition is substantially revised & expanded with extensive new material on imperialism anti-Eurocentric history capitalism & the nation-state & the differences between capitalism & non-capitalist commerce The author traces links between the origin of capitalism & contemporary conditions such as 'globalization' ecological degradation & the current agricultural crisis ...

Origin of Snakes Hardback 300 pages 4 Tables black & white; 20 Illustrations color; 52 Illustrations black & white ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its range of best-loved essential classics How fleeting are the wishes & efforts of man! how short his time! & consequently how poor will his products be compared with those accumulated by nature during whole geological periods' Still considered one of the most important & groundbreaking works of science ever written Darwin's eminently readable exploration of the evolutionary process challenged most of the strong beliefs of the Western world Forced to question the idea of the Creator mid-nineteenth century readers were faced with Darwin's theories on the laws of natural selection & the randomness of evolution causing massive controversy at the time However Darwin's theories remain instrumental in providing the backbone to modern biology today ...

With an Introduction by Jeff Wallace 'A grain in the balance will determine which individual shall live & which shall die' Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought & belief no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence with extinction looming for those not fitted for the task Yet The Origin of Species (1859) is also a humane & inspirational vision of ecological interrelatedness revealing the complex mutual interdependencies between animal & plant life climate & physical environment &
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- within the human world Written for the general reader in a style which combines the rigour of science with the subtlety of literature The Origin of Species remains one of the founding documents of the modern age

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DARWIN'S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER RUTH PADELWhen the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836 he brought with him the notes & evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection This theory published as The Origin of Species in 1859 is the basis of modern biology & the concept of biodiversity It also sparked a fierce scientific religious & philosophical debate which still continues today ...

Economics is changing radically This paradigm shift the biggest in the field for over a century will have profound implications for business government & society for decades to come In this groundbreaking book economic thinker & writer Eric Beinhocker surveys the cutting-edge ideas of the leading economists physicists biologists & cognitive scientists who are fundamentally reshaping economics & brings their work alive for a broad audience These researchers argue that the economy is a 'complex adaptive system' more akin to the brain the internet or an ecosystem than to the static picture of economic systems portrayed by traditional theory They claim it is the evolutionary process of differentiation selection & amplification acting on designs for technologies social institutions & businesses that drives growth in the economy over time If Adam Smith provided the inspiration for economics in the twentieth century it is Charles Darwin who is providing it in the twenty-first If we can understand how evolution creates wealth then we can better answer the question ' How can we create more wealth for the benefit of individuals businesses & society?' Beinhocker shows how ' Complexity Economics' turns conventional wisdom on its head in areas such as business strategy the design of organisations the workings of stock markets & public policy As sweeping in scope as its title The Origin of Wealth is a landmark book that shatters orthodox economic theory & will rewire our thinking about how we came to be here
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