Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality & how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy & explores their most compelling ideas about the world & how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters Nigel Warburton takes us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting & often quirky stories of the lives & deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself to Peter Singer who asks the disquieting philosophical & ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible he offers inspiration to think argue reason & question in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy" presents the grand sweep of humanitys search for philosophical understanding & invites all to join in the discussion." ...

Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space the tiniest living organism the human body the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world & harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein & Watson & Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today men & women have wondered examined experimented calculated & sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world
- or themselves
- in an entirely new way. This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope as the sun replaces the earth at the centre of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet charts the evolution of chemistrys periodic table introduces the physics that explain electricity gravity & the structure of atoms. It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule & opened unimagined new vistas for exploration. Emphasizing surprising & personal stories of scientists both famous & unsung A Little History of Science" traces the march of science through the centuries. The book opens a window on the exciting & unpredictable nature of scientific activity & describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas. With delightful illustrations & a warm accessible style this is a volume for young & old to treasure together."

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In 1935 with a doctorate in art history & no prospect of a job the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly he completed the task in an intense six weeks & Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna to immediate success & is now available in twenty-five languages across the world. In forty concise chapters Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colourful picture of wars & conquests grand works of art & the spread & limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates & facts but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries a guide to humanity's achievements & an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous & humane sensibility this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history." ...

E.H. Gombrich's Little History of the World" though written in 1935 has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in English in 2005. The Yale edition alone has now sold over half a million copies & the book is available worldwide in almost thirty languages. Gombrich was of course the best-known art historian of his time & his text suggests illustrations on every page. This illustrated edition of the " Little History" brings together the pellucid humanity of his narrative with the images that may well have been in his mind's eye as he wrote the book. The two hundred illustrations
- most of them in full colour
- are not simple embellishments though they are beautiful. They emerge from the text enrich the author's intention & deepen the pleasure of reading this remarkable work. For this edition the text is reset in a spacious format flowing around illustrations that range from paintings to line drawings emblems motifs & symbols. The book incorporates freshly drawn maps a revised preface & a new index. Blending high-grade design fine paper & classic binding this is both a sumptuous gift book & an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history."

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In 1935 with a doctorate in art history & no prospect of a job the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly he completed the task in an intense six weeks & Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna to immediate success & is now available in twenty-five languages across the world. In forty concise chapters Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colourful picture of wars & conquests grand works of art & the spread & limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates & facts but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries a guide to humanity's achievements & an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous & humane sensibility this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history." ...

Inside the little house in the big woods live the Ingalls family: Ma Pa Mary Laura & baby Carrie. Outside the little house are the wild animals: the bears & the bees. the deer & the wolves. This is the classic tale of how they live in harmony mostly but sometimes in fear... ...

The sun-kissed prarie stretches out around the Ingalls family smiling its welcome after their long hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving as they soon find that they must share the land with wild bears & Indians. Will there be enough room for all of them? ...

Here we are Caroline!" said Pa. Right here we'll build our house." The sun-kissed prairie stretches out around the Ingalls family smiling its welcome after their long hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving & they soon find out that they must share the land with wild bears & Indians. Will there be enough land for all of them?" ...

Mingzhi is the formidable Master Chai's first grandson & groomed for a grand destiny from the very moment of his birth. But while Master Chai beats out orders with his dragon stick there are threats to the future he has planned from both within & without. Inside the mansion there are secrets lies & plots; in the surrounding fields there is the newly planted opium that signifies trouble ahead; & further away still the foreign devils intent on taking their own piece of the pie that is China. ' Like a good Chinese drawing but always in motion.. .with the same breadth of scope & wealth of characters as many great nineteenth-century novels' ALASDAIR GRAY TLS ' Chiew-Siah Tei is a master storyteller & a rare talent with that magical ability of being able to weave a spell over her readers with riveting plots & prose that glows with life' Time Out HK ...

National Geographic Little Kids Big Book of Animals" devotes four pages to each of 32 high-interest animals including dolphins tigers butterflies frogs penguins lions wolf pups polar bears pandas sea turtles & more. Each profile

Includes:: wonderful photos 150 to 200-word entries focused on each animal plus facts kids love to know (size diet where it lives sounds it makes etc.). Throughout the book (and many happy hours of browsing) child-friendly text introduces young readers to the world of animals explaining how animal parents take care of young how baby animals change as they grow up how they learn to hunt & eat & much more. The short text & large type are perfect for young readers or for parents & other caretakers to read aloud to children."

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