The scientific work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) represents a style of learning & understanding which is largely ignored today Modern science tends to break objects down in a purely analytical way; by contrast Goethe was interested in the 'whole' of a phenomenon & in particular the relationship between the object & the observer In this illuminating study Henri Bortoft examines the phenomenological & cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science He argues that Goethe's insights far from belonging to the past represent the foundation for a future science respectful of nature ...

Low on petrol after taking a long detour on his road trip John finds a small caf the only establishment in a remote area that appears to be in the middle of nowhere Despite his intention only to refuel & be on his way he finds himself sitting at one of the caf's comfortable booths facing a platter of food & three questions on the menu Why Are You Here? Do You Fear Death? Are You Fulfilled? With these questions to ponder & with the guidance of his waitress Casey the ownercook Mike & fellow patron Anne John embarks on a journey of self-discovery that takes him from the executive suites of the advertising world to the sandy beaches of tropical islands A Jonathan Livingston Seagull for the 21st century The Why Are You Here Caf offers readers much food-for-thought & a new & original way to see themselves & the world around them ...

Based on groundbreaking original research The Why Axis is a colourful examination of why people do what they do
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Every ninety years twelve gods incarnate as humans They are loved They are hated In two years they are dead The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers Young Avengers & Phonogram reunite to start a new ongoing superhero fantasy with a beautiful oversized issue Welcome to The Wicked The Divine where gods are the ultimate pop stars & pop stars are the ultimate gods But remember just because you&re immortal doesn&t mean you&re going to live forever Collects The Wicked The Divine 1-5 ...

After the detonation of FANDEMONIUM the gods-as-pop-stars of THE WICKED THE DIVINE try living in the long dark shadow Team Wic Div are joined by a stellar cast of guest artists to put the spotlight of each of the gods The multiple Eisner-award nominated series continues in the only way it knows how darker weirder faster Don&t worry It&s going to be okay ...

When you&re at the peak of your powers there&s only one way to go The question becomes – how many people are you willing to drag down with you? The bestselling critically-acclaimed comic by Kieron Gillen Jamie Mc Kelvie & Matt Wilson reaches its most dramatic arc yet Collects issues 29 through 33 ...

Kieron Gillen Jamie Mc Kelvie & Matthew Wilson return with an Eisner Award-nominated modern fantasy where gods are the ultimate pop stars & pop stars are the ultimate gods Revel in the opulence of this over-sized hardback! Revel in it! Collects issues 1 through 11 ...

Ananke is dead What do the gods do? Whatever they want What can go wrong? Everything Literally everything The final volume of the commercial pop sensation is so momentous it can't be held in one volume Join us for this two-book package that brings our cycle to an end It's going to be okay Oversized hardcover edition in two joint volumes collecting issues 34 to 45 including the six Specials & supplementary material ...

The second volume of the award-winning urban fantasy series where gods are the ultimate pop stars & pop stars are the ultimate gods Following the tragic & unjust death of Lucifer it takes a revelation from Inanna to draw Laura back into the worlds of Gods & Superstardom to try & discover the truth behind a conspiracy to subvert divinity

Includes:: issues 6-11 of the series plus supplementary material More from this Author The Wicked The Divine Volume 1 Phonogram Volume 2 The Singles Club Phonogram Rue Britannia Suburban Glamor Long Hot Summer

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Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017 Early in the morning of Monday 8 July 1895 thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes & his twelve-year-old brother Nattie set out from their small yellow-brick terraced house in East London to watch a cricket match at Lord's Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday the boys told their neighbours & their mother was visiting her family in Liverpool Over the next ten days Robert & Nattie spent extravagantly pawning their parents' valuables to fund trips to the theatre & the seaside But as the sun beat down on the Coombes house a strange smell began to emanate from the building When the police were finally called to investigate the discovery they made sent the press into a frenzy of horror & alarm & Robert & Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the penny dreadful' novels that Robert loved to read In The Wicked Boy Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder & morality
- it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case but also a compelling account of its aftermath & of man's capacity to overcome the past
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