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'The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time, and the drug that catapulted them out of it' Guardian Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays and various TV documentaries, Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is the extraordinary account of a group of twenty patients. Rendered catatonic by the sleeping-sickness epidemic that swept the world just after the First World War, all twenty had spent forty years in hospital: motionless and speechless; aware of the world around them, but exhibiting no interest in it - until Dr Sacks administered the then-new drug, L-DOPA, which caused them, temporarily, to awake from their decades-long slumber.

"e;The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences. "e; --from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul GrahamWe are living in the computer age, in a world increasingly designed and engineered by computer programmers and software designers, by people who call themselves hackers. Who are these people, what motivates them, and why should you care?Consider these facts: Everything around us is turning into computers. Your typewriter is gone, replaced by a computer. Your phone has turned into a computer. So has your camera. Soon your TV will. Your car was not only designed on computers, but has more processing power in it than a room-sized mainframe did in 1970. Letters, encyclopedias, newspapers, and even your local store are being replaced by the Internet.Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul Graham, explains this world and the motivations of the people who occupy it. In clear, thoughtful prose that draws on illuminating historical examples, Graham takes readers on an unflinching exploration into what he calls "e;an intellectual Wild West."e;The ideas discussed in this book will have a powerful and lasting impact on how we think, how we work, how we develop technology, and how we live. Topics include the importance of beauty in software design, how to make wealth, heresy and free speech, the programming language renaissance, the open-source movement, digital design, internet startups, and more.

An insightful look inside the life of a hive and the bees that make it a home.

"How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?"- Epictetus, Stoic philosopherWhere can you find joy? Gain strength? How should we face our fears? Deal with the death of a loved one? And what about those reoccurring depressing thoughts?While traditional schooling doesn't address such questions, it's exactly what ancient schools of philosophy were all about: They taught you how to live. Even though these schools don't exist anymore, you and I and most people are in as much need of a philosophy that guides us through life as we ever were.This compelling, highly actionable guide shows you how to deal more effectively with whatever life throws at you and live up to your best self.A mix of timeless wisdom and empowering advice, The Little Book of Stoicism will point the way to anyone seeking a calm and wise life in a chaotic world.

The author challenges the conventional wisdom that light is just another physical entity. He outlines a new role of light in the formation of the three main components of the universe - God, still light; the dual light waves emanated from God and the material world both organic and inorganic which is made of light bent into various spiral forms. Reading this book "is an important step toward understanding both the intellectual and spiritual balances that exist in the universe."

Le Bon's superb and innovative study of crowd psychology is published here without abridgment.First appearing in the 1890s, Gustav Le Bon's account of the crowd is an important work of early psychology. In life, Le Bon was famous for mastering aspects of several scientific disciplines, forging progress in each. This is true with his investigations on crowd psychology compiled in this book.Le Bon first examines the mental characteristics of all crowds. Whether they possess moral constraints, can adopt ideas or reason out circumstances, or carry a religious undercurrent is investigated.The second part investigates the various beliefs and sentiments which can develop within a crowd. What opinions a crowd may form about aspects remote to it, and close to it, are discussed. All are impeccably and comprehensively categorized by Le Bon, who turns to each in detail.The book's final stages classify various different crowds. He discusses types of crowd defined as criminal - such as rioters and looters.

This insightful manual by Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, sheds light upon the thinking and practices of osteopathy - in so doing, he reveals the history behind the treatment.By explaining the fundamental reasoning behind osteopathic procedure, Still offers readers a blueprint of his own medical practice. Descriptions of treatment inclusive of case studies make this text a valuable document in the history of osteopathy. We learn how processes of the body involving the bones, organs, blood and nerves interact - these processes form pillars of A. T. Still's attitude to human maladies and disease. Chapters of this book are devoted to regions of the body which Still holds to be significant to osteopathy. The functions of the organs are discussed, and their behavior when confronted with sickness and fever detailed. More curiously, Still also appends a chapter on earwax - a useful substance which he held in high regard as the example of nature never making anything in vain.

The mysterious phenomena that could unlock the secrets of the universe.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.

From the creator of the webcomicxkcdand author of the #1New York TimesbestsellerWhat If?, a series of brilliantlyand simply!annotated blueprints that explain everything from nuclear bombs to ballpoint pens

Hellenistic astrology is a tradition of horoscopic astrology that was practiced in the Mediterranean region from approximately the first century BCE until the seventh century CE. It is the source of many of the modern traditions of astrology that still flourish around the world today, although it is only recently that many of the surviving texts of this tradition have become available again for astrologers to study. Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune is one of the first comprehensive surveys of this tradition in modern times. The book covers the history, philosophy, and techniques of ancient astrology, with a special focus on demonstrating how many of the fundamental concepts underlying the practice of western astrology originated during the Hellenistic period. 

Deviate by world-renowned neuroscientist Beau Lotto is 'a more accessible, fun, interactive version of Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow' (David Rowan, editor-at-large, Wired)

Features photos from the archives of NASA, each with explanatory text that contextualises its places in the cosmic ballet of planets, stars, dust and matter. With an introduction by Bill Nye.

The collaboration of the philosopher Gilles Deleuze and the psychoanalyst Felix Guattari has been one of the most profoundly influential partnerships in contemporary thought. Anti-Oedipus is the first part of their masterpiece, Capitalism and Schizophrenia. Ranging widely across the radical tradition of 20th-century thought and culture that preceeded them - from Foucault, Lacan and Jung to Samuel Beckett and Henry Miller - this revolutionary analysis of the intertwining of desire, reality and capitalist society is an essential read for anyone interested in postwar continental thought.

Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat.

The author takes on contemporary 'dating agency' conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for re-invention, in a constant exploration of otherness and difference that leads the individual out of an obsession with identity and self.

In Self Comes to Mind, world-renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio goes against the long-standing idea that consciousness is separate from the body, presenting compelling new scientific evidence that consciousness - what we think of as a mind with a self - is in fact a biological process created by a living organism.

In tune with the needs of students, Thinking Clearly focuses squarely on core issues of critical reasoning.

This book challenges, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity.

In a single work of colossal scope one of the world's greatest scientists has given us a complete and unrivalled guide to the glories of the universe that we all inhabit. 'Roger Penrose is the most important physicist to work in relativity theory except for Einstein.

George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning.

Bind 1 af naturlige næringsstoffer til et sundere liv,sætter fokus på vitaminerne og deres optimaleforekomst i naturlige fødevarer. Under de enkeltevitaminer er der omfattende levnedsmiddel tabeller,der viser næringsindholdet i forskellige naturligefødevarer. Der skitseres forskellige forslag til dagligforebyggelse af velfærdssygdomme, gennem optimaleindtag af næringsstofferne og forskellige udrensningskure.Bogen indeholder også nogle råd til advarselssignalerfor om man er ved at udvikle sygdomme og forslag tilhvordan man kan bruge mad som medicin.

Bogen giver nogle retningslinjer eller anbefalinger til esoteriske healere og healingsgruppers samarbejde, med åndelig healing og gruppeindvielse i den nye tid.Der beskrives de grundlæggende, avancerede og strålehealingsmetoderne i esoterisk healing og hvordan healerne kan arbejde med de kosmiske livsenergier.Lovene og reglerne i esoterisk healing belyses og der gives en dybere esoterisk forståelse af livs- og dødsvidenskab.Bogen indeholder desuden et omfattende appendiks med kompendiet for de esoteriske healingsuddannelser i Esoterisk Healing i Skandinavien, samt inspiration til at arbejde med mange forskellige healingstriangler.

Denne bog har været undervejs i flere år. Desværre er problemstillingen omkring et dominerende sygdomsbegreb, som ikke tilpasses efter de sygdomme som opstår og forandrer sig hen ad vejen, stadig aktuel.Det betyder at sygdomstilstande som kan behandles, ikke bliver det.Sagen kompliceres yderligere af at de systemer, det sociale og det sundhedsfaglige, som har ansvaret for behandlingen af befolkningens sygdomme, i virkeligheden opererer ud fra hver sin forståelse af sygdom. Resultatet bliver en zig – zag kurs i forhold til behandlingen af de sygdomstilstande som både påvirker- og påvirkes af såvel krop som psyke.

Celebrated photographer and author Ricardo Labougle invites us on an exploration of the most innovative and superbly decorated homes in Paris. Labougle's beautiful photography displays the rich variety of Paris interiors?from classical, lush rococo visions to more modern, bright interpretations of decor. Whatever the inspiration, Paris never does things by half