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A Series of Fortunate Events: Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You by Sean B. Carroll
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Category: Science | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
From acclaimed writer and biologist Sean Carroll, a rollicking, awe-inspiring story of the surprising power of chance in our lives and the world Why is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does everything happen for a reason or are some things left to chance? Philosophers and theologians ha ...Show more
Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human by Rob Dunn, Monica Sanchez
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Category: Food & Cooking | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolution What are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? Delicious is a supremely entertaining foray into the heart of such questions. With generous helpings of warmth and wit, Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez offer new ...Show more
How to Think Like Shakespeare - Lessons from a Renaissance Education by Scott L. Newstok
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Category: Plays, Theatre & Dance | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
A lively and engaging guide to vital habits of mind that can help you think more deeply, write more effectively, and learn more joyfullyHow to Think like Shakespeare offers an enlightening and entertaining guide to the craft of thought — one that demonstrates what we've lost in education today, and how ...Show more
Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life by John Kaag
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
From the celebrated author of American Philosophy: A Love Story and Hiking with Nietzsche, a compelling introduction to the life-affirming philosophy of William James In 1895, William James, the father of American philosophy, delivered a lecture entitled "Is Life Worth Living?" It was no theoretical que ...Show more
The Great Guide: What David Hume Can Teach Us about Being Human and Living Well by Julian Baggini
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from one of the Enlightenment's greatest philosophers David Hume (1711–1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. Yet Hume's philosop ...Show more
The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, A Philosophy, A Warning by Justin E. H. Smith
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
An original deep history of the internet that tells the story of the centuries-old utopian dreams behind it — and explains why they have died today.Many think of the internet as an unprecedented and overwhelmingly positive achievement of modern human technology. But is it? In The Internet Is Not What Yo ...Show more
Think Least of Death - Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die by Steven Nadler
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Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Princeton ANZ Paperbacks Ser.
From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Steven Nadler, an engaging guide to what Spinoza can teach us about life's big questions In 1656, after being excommunicated from Amsterdam's Portuguese-Jewish community for "abominable heresies" and "monstrous deeds," the young Baruch Spinoza abandoned his family's impo ...Show more
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