Social Sciences and Humanities

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Price Of Death - The Funeral Industry In Contemporary Japan

by Hikaru Suzuki

92,75€ + 10% CARD

 Funerary practices are a classic topic of anthropological inquiry, which has tended to focus on death rituals as expressions and reinforcers of community ties and values. In this book, the author looks at funerals as an urban business, based on her fieldwork at a large Japanese funeral company.
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Limits Of The Criminal Sanction

by Herbert L. Packer

59,63€ + 10% CARD

 What are we trying to do by defining conduct as criminal and punishing people who commit crimes? To what extent are we justified in thinking that we can or ought to do what we are trying to do? This book deals with these questions.
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Revolutions - A New History

by Donald Sassoon

~~13,25€~~ 11,93€ 10% OFF

 Sweeping comparative history from leading historian of big ideas with books on socialism, capitalism and European culture
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Women'S Emancipation Movements In The Nineteenth Century - A European Perspective

46,38€ + 10% CARD

 The nineteenth century, a time of cultural, political, and socio-economic transformation in Europe, brought about fundamental changes in the role of women. Women achieved this by fighting for their rights in the legal, economic, and political spheres. This volume provides a context to the movement by including countries from all regions of Europe.
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Genji & Heike - Selections From The Tale Of Genji And The Tale Of The Heike

53,00€ + 10% CARD

 Renowned translator Helen Craig McCullough has selected representative portions of these two major classical Japanese works with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes.
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Where The Sun Rises Square - Mass Incarceration And The Binds Of Reform In Brazil

by David C. Thompson

~~27,81€~~ 25,03€ 10% OFF

 Brazil's prison population, estimated at 90,000 in 1990, has exploded to over 650,000, the third highest in the world behind the US and China. Systematically targeting poor, Black communities, Brazil's prisons have become infamous for their overcrowding and mismanagement. And yet, this landscape of punishment is built on top of a set of progressive laws that center reform as the primary aim and concern of incarceration. Every morning, when black, windowless vans carry the newly incarcerated to their destinations, they pass through prison gates emblazoned with the words, "Resocialize to Conquer the Future." Through long-term fieldwork within the prisons of Rio de Janeiro, David Thompson investigates the legal and moral impulse to "resocialize" as it animates the prison system of Brazil. Following incarcerated people, psychologists, attorneys, and missionaries, he draws attention to the forms of prison life and governance that reform and resocialization bring forth, from parole applications and psycho-social evaluations to prison escapes. He argues these institutions are driven by a set of unfulfilled promises: the image of a reformed, future self; the insistence that a more "humane" prison is possible; the promise of Brazilian democracy itself; and the stalled project of Black emancipation. Across these domains, Thompson charts how imprisonment forces its captives to constantly navigate between the hope of reform and the weaponization of this hope against them.
Atlas Linguae: The Layers Of Language Behind Everyday Life

by Studio Ochenta

~~7,99€~~ 7,19€ 10% OFF

 Why does a McDonald's slogan, no matter the language, make you want to buy their product? Is that subtitled movie you just watched truly better than the dubbed one? How do we communicate gender-neutral pronouns? And, most importantly... Are you sure you sent the right emoji just now? From the hit language podcast produced by Studio Ochenta comes Atlas Linguae: The Layers Of Language Behind Everyday Life, the audiobook version. Come and listen to dozens of experts who shed light into the wonderful complexity of everyday communication, as well as additional exclusive commentaries on each episode with brand new insights and examples on the subject that we can't stop thinking about - how humans translate everything that comes their way.
Historiens Mektigste Kvinner

by Historie

5,51€ + 10% CARD

 Katarina den store trives ikke i rollen som støttespiller for ektemannen, den russiske tsaren. Med hjelp fra innflytelsesrike elskere sørger hun for at tsaren blir satt i fengsel og hun inntar selv tronen i 1762. Andre maktsyke kvinner bruker enda mer brutale metoder for å nå til topps. Agrippina forgifter to ektemenn og tvinger flere rivaler til selvmord for å sikre at sønnen Nero blir Romas keiser. Heldigvis finner noen kvinner fredeligere veier til storhet. Marie Curie oppdager radioaktivitet, og Florence Nightingale redder tusenvis av soldater i Krimkrigen. Velkommen til 144 sider om historiens tøffeste kvinner.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
Seriemordere

by Historie

5,51€ + 10% CARD

 John Reginald Christie lever et rolig liv i et rekkehus i London med sin kone Ethel. Hun vet ingenting om hans grusomme hobby. Sju kvinner og et spedbarn blir myrdet og en uskyldig mann hengt, før Christie blir avslørt.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
Månelandingen Og Andre Konspirasjonsteorier

by Historie

5,51€ + 10% CARD

 I dag trekker de fleste av oss på smilebåndet av forfedrenes tro på hekser og troll. Vi har kastet overtroen på den historiske søppeldyngen og ser oss selv som opplyste mennesker. Sannheten er likevel mer nyansert, og i mange tilfeller har konspirasjonsteorier tatt over plassen etter heksene og trollene. Undersøkelser har avslørt at rundt halvparten av den amerikanske befolkningen tror på minst én konspirasjonsteori. Mange av teoriene kan lett tilbakevises som rent tøv. Men som en vitenskapshistoriker sier senere i boken: De stjeler fokus fra de virkelige sammensvergelsene i verden. Her går vi konspirasjons teoriene godt etter i sømmene og presenterer fakta og motargumenter som ofte drukner når noen roper om sammensvergelse.I bokserien VITENSKAPENS NYE VERDEN deler forskerne sine beste spådommer for de neste store vitenskapelige gjennombruddene fram mot år 2050 - gjennombrudd som blant annet omfatter et botemiddel mot kreft, utvikling av roboter som ikke kan skjelnes fra mennesker, og oppdagelse av de første sikre tegnene til liv i verdensrommet.
5 Human Types Volume 7

by Elsie Benedict

9,28€ + 10% CARD

 Recognizing that every individual possesses unique abilities, the author guides readers on a journey of self-discovery, helping them identify the type of work that aligns with their natural talents and inclinations. By understanding their own individual nature and the activities they are naturally drawn to, readers can gain clarity on the specific areas where they can excel and make a meaningful impact. Benedict highlights the significance of pursuing a vocation that is well-suited to one's personality, training, education, environment, and experience. By considering these factors, individuals can find a vocation that not only aligns with their natural abilities but also takes into account the practical aspects of their lives. The book provides practical guidance on how to evaluate and select a career path that will allow individuals to thrive and make a unique contribution to the world. Read in English, unabridged.
5 Human Types Volume 6

by Elsie Benedict

9,28€ + 10% CARD

 A profound exploration of human nature and the complexities of finding the right partner for a fulfilling and harmonious relationship. Drawing upon extensive knowledge and understanding of individual types, this book provides valuable insights into the dynamics of love relationships and the significance of compatibility. Benedict emphasizes the importance of aligning one's work and personal life to achieve true fulfillment. With the belief that these aspects are essential for a successful and satisfying existence, the author guides readers on a journey to discover their own unique nature and the qualities that contribute to their happiness. By gaining a deep understanding of oneself, individuals can make informed decisions about their careers and relationships. Read in English, unabridged.
5 Human Types Volume 5

by Elsie Benedict

3,30€ + 10% CARD

 "The 5 Human Types: The Thinker, The Hungry Philosopher Volume 5" by Elsie Benedict takes readers on a fascinating exploration of human personality through the lens of distinct archetypes: The Thinker and The Hungry Philosopher. In this insightful volume, Elsie Benedict delves into the intricate workings of the human mind, unraveling the characteristics, behaviors, and motivations that define these two intriguing types. Through engaging anecdotes, thought-provoking analysis, and practical insights, Benedict unveils the inner workings of The Thinker-a person driven by intellect, introspection, and a relentless quest for knowledge. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how Thinkers perceive the world, process information, and approach problem-solving, as well as the unique challenges they face in their pursuit of intellectual fulfillment. Read in English (unabridged).
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Age Of Magical Overthinking - Notes On Modern Irrationality

by Amanda Montell

~~14,72€~~ 13,25€ 10% OFF

 In the modern information age, our brain’s coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to eleven. Amanda Montell blends cultural criticism and personal narrative to explore our modern cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages and highlights of magical overthinking."Magical thinking" can be broadly defined as the belief that one''s internal thoughts can affect unrelated events in the external world. Whether that''s "manifesting" their way out of poverty, staving off cancer with positive vibes, or transforming an unhealthy relationship to a glorious one through loyalty alone.In a series of razor sharp and introspective chapters, Montell delves into cognitive biases that run rampant in our brains, from how the "halo effect" cultivates worship (and hatred) of larger-than-life celebrities, to how the "sunk cost fallacy" can keep us in detrimental relationships long after they no longer serve us.Told with her signature brilliance and wit, Montell''s prevailing message is one of hope and forgiveness for our anxiety riddled human self. If you have all but lost faith in our ability to reason through the noise of information overload, this book aims to make sense of the senseless. To crack open a window in our minds and let the fresh air in. To help quiet the cacophony for a while, and maybe, even hear a melody in it.
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Poverty, By America

by Matthew Desmond

11,96€ + 10% CARD

 Brought to you by Penguin. The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn't shifted over the last fifty years, despite the efforts of successive governments and extensive relief programs. Why is there so much scarcity in this land of dollars?In Poverty, by America, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond examines the nature of American poverty today and the stories we tell ourselves about it. Spanning racism, social isolation, mass incarceration, the housing crisis, domestic violence, crack and opioid epidemics, welfare cuts and more, Desmond argues that poverty does not result from a lack of resources or good policy ideas. We already know how to eliminate it. The hard part is getting more of us to care.To do so, we need a new story. As things stand, liberals explain poverty through insurmountable structural issues, whereas conservatives highlight personal failings and poor life choices. Both analyses abdicate responsibility, and ignore the reality that the advantages of the rich only come at the expense of the poor. It is time better-paid citizens put themselves back in the narrative, recognizing that the depth and expanse of poverty in any nation reflects our failure to look out for one another. Poverty must ultimately be met by community: all this suffering and want is our doing, and we can undo it.(c) Matthew Desmond 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
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Lessons In Chemistry - The Multi-Million-Copy Bestseller

by Bonnie Garmus

11,96€ + 10% CARD

 Brought to you by Penguin.INCLUDES AN EXCLUSIVE AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH PANDORA SYKES Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts hereChemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, Supper at Six. But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation.Soon, a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time.'Laugh-out-loud funny and brimming with life, generosity and courage' RACHEL JOYCE'A novel that sparks joy with every page' ELIZABETH DAY'I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!' NIGELLA LAWSON(c) Bonnie Garmus 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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Digital Minimalism - Choosing A Focused Life In A Noisy World

by Cal Newport

11,04€ + 10% CARD

 Learn how to switch off and find calm - from the New York Times bestselling author of A World Without Email ''Digital Minimalism is the Marie Kondo of technology'' Evening Standard ''An eloquent, powerful and enjoyably practical guide to cutting back on screen time'' The Times ''An urgent call to action for anyone serious about being in command of their own life'' Ryan Holiday ''What a timely and useful book'' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media or the news while your anxiety rises? Are you feeling frazzled after a long day of endless video calls? In this timely book, professor Cal Newport shows us how to pair back digital distractions and live a more meaningful life with less technology. By following a ''digital declutter'' process, you''ll learn to: · Rethink your relationship with social media · Prioritize ''high bandwidth'' conversations over low quality text chains · Rediscover the pleasures of the offline world Take back control from your devices and find calm amongst the chaos with Digital Minimalism.
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Migration Education For Beginners: Successful Integration, Mutual Respect And Caring Cooperation Despite Different Cultures In Everyday Learning And Working Life

by Kathrin Sprenger

~~7,95€~~ 7,16€ 10% OFF

 This book provides you with an overview of the concept of migration education and practical tips on how to bring migration and education together and playfully integrate them into everyday learning with both children and adults. This guide is aimed at teachers or other caregivers of people with a migration background. It is also aimed at employers who want to gain an understanding of how to deal with asylum seekers. Information, practical tips and ideas should help to better understand migration and reconcile it with education, so that refugees or voluntary migrants feel more accepted and thus improve the quality of life of everyone involved.
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The Omnivore'S Dilemma - The Search For A Perfect Meal In A Fast-Food World (Reissued)

by Michael Pollan

~~21,99€~~ 19,79€ 10% OFF

 Bloomsbury presents The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, read by Scott Brick "Outstanding . . . a wide-ranging invitation to think through the moral ramifications of our eating habits." The New Yorker From the best-selling author of How to Change Your Mind, A World Appears and The Botany of Desire. What shall we have for dinner? Such a simple question has grown to have a very complicated answer. We can eat almost anything nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. Should we choose the organic apple or the conventional? If organic, local or imported? Wild fish or farmed? Low-carb or low-cal? As the American culture of fast food and unlimited choice invades the world, Pollan follows his next meal from land to table, tracing the origin of everything consumed and the implications for ourselves and our planet. His astonishing findings will shock all who care about what they put on their plate.
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Farmageddon - The True Cost Of Cheap Meat

by Philip Lymbery

~~18,99€~~ 17,09€ 10% OFF

 Bloomsbury presents… Farmageddon by Philip Lymbery and Isabel Oakeshott read by Matthew Biddulph The quiet revolution of mega-farming that is threatening our countryside, farms and food. 'This eye-opening book . . . deserves global recognition' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Devastating . . . demands reading and deserves the widest possible audience' Joanna Lumley 'He is informed enough to be appalled, and moderate enough to persuade us to take responsibility for the system that feeds us' Guardian: Book of the Week Farm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what is entering the food chain and what we are eating. We are reaching a tipping point as the farming revolution threatens our countryside, health and the quality of our food wherever we live in the world. From the antibiotics routinely given to industrially farmed animals to the chemicals that are killing our insect populations, Farmageddon is a fascinating and terrifying investigative journey behind the closed doors of a runaway industry across the world - from Europe to the USA, from China to Latin America. It is both a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices, and an attempt to find a way to a better farming future.
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Custody - The Secret History Of Mothers

by Lara Feigel

~~17,48€~~ 15,73€ 10% OFF

 'A GREAT ROAR OF A BOOK' Sunday TimesWe think that our children belong to us, but families are fragile things.Every day, for over a century, children have been moved between homes because of law cases that decide their fates. Yet child custody is curiously absent from history books and from how we generally understand our world. Lara Feigel's groundbreaking book shows the fraught, complex territory of child custody to have been one of the vital battlegrounds of modern history and culture.Custody is the story of seven women - Caroline Norton, George Sand, Elizabeth Packard, Frieda Lawrence, Edna O'Brien, Alice Walker, Britney Spears - who have fought for their children and been found wanting. It is also the story of the children who have lost the care they most need because divorce is at heart a macabre continuation of matrimony in a new setting, with the battles of the marriage stoked into new levels of acrimony by the courts.It's a book of dramatic storytelling, and of blistering polemic and large-scale historical re-evaluation. Each chapter immerses the reader in the life and times - and struggles - of these fascinating, charismatic, complex women and their children. All of these women were mothers, but all of them wanted and needed to be other things too - writers, lovers, or activists - and they and their children were punished for these attempts.Feigel has been deep in the archives, looking into thousands of other cases in each place and time, and she's been sitting in on the family courts in the present. So alongside these central figures, the book presents a teeming picture of fractured family life in Britain, Europe and North America across two hundred years, offering a major new interpretation of how our modern culture has evolved. And Custody is an alternative history of feminism, centring on the fraught relationship between emancipation and care.This book is of urgent interest to anyone concerned with women's roles in the world and how institutions fail them. Ultimately it's a book that sees custody as the nexus where motherhood, ideology and power meet. Custody cases can seem in these chapters to be quintessentially tragic, but the stories of these passionate, conflicted women also make us want to figure out how to do things better.
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Surge - The Race Against The Most Destructive Force In Nature

by Jeevan Vasagar

~~15,64€~~ 14,08€ 10% OFF

 An Observer 'book to look out for' in 2026A New Scientist pick for 2026The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanity's battle against rising waters - and the urgent choices we must make for our future.Rising waters are flooding cities and homes across the globe, from Florida to Nepal. By 2050, 150 million people will live below the high tide line, facing an uncertain future as cities like London and Shanghai grapple with worsening floods. In this timely, panoramic and gripping book, climate editor Jeevan Vasagar traces humanity's responses to flooding over the centuries, from the deadly North Sea floods of 1953 to the catastrophic events of today.He explores the costly and complicated choices governments face: fight the water with ever- expanding defences, or adapt and move? Drawing on groundbreaking engineering solutions, Vasagar argues for a radical rethink - combining resistance and accommodation as we reimagine our cities. A stark warning, but also a message of hope, The Surge is essential reading for understanding how climate change is reshaping our world - and what we can do about it.
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After Nations - The Making And Unmaking Of A World Order

by Rana Dasgupta

~~21,16€~~ 19,04€ 10% OFF

 'The twenty-first century's counterpart to Hobbes's Leviathan.' EMMANUELE COCCIAWhat has happened to the nation-state? From a prizewinning writer, After Nations offers a sweeping history of this most unquestioned of modern structures and a bold speculation about its future.Until recently, the system of nation-states appeared settled and eternal. Not anymore. As American hegemony unwinds and Western countries slide into anxiety and debt, there is a resurgence of tyranny, imperialism and war. It is no longer clear that states can continue delivering 'normal' services, let alone defeat inequality and climate change. Even in rich countries, many feel they are being progressively neglected; in some parts of the world, populations are entirely abandoned by nation-states and must build systems of their own.Rana Dasgupta traces the formation and rise of the nation-state system to explain its multiple failures today. He takes us from the fall of ancient empires and the expansion of European concepts of money and law right up to the emergence of twenty-first-century tech firms - the first significant new geopolitical actors to emerge since the inception of nation-states - and the epochal restoration of Chinese power. He posits that the time has come to develop a new conception of citizenship, law, and economy-one that corresponds to our globalized and ecologically fragile condition.Richly detailed, urgent and told with remarkable clarity, After Nations is an essential text for anyone looking to understand why we seem to be losing our political hold on the world, and how we might try to restore it.
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Flat Out Fascinating - The World According To Flat Earthers

by Skyler Bosse

~~12,95€~~ 11,66€ 10% OFF

 Imagine waking up one day and realizing that everything you thought you knew about the world - literally the world - might not be true. The Earth, that trusty old spinning marble we call home, isn't a sphere at all. No, according to some, it is flat as a pancake (or a pizza, if we're being generous). Planes are flying in carefully orchestrated circles, horizons are playing optical tricks on our eyes, and astronauts are really just actors with good CGI. Sounds like the plot of a new sci-fi blockbuster, right? Yet for thousands of people, this is reality - or at least their version of it. The Flat Earth phenomenon isn't new. It has ancient roots, woven into the cosmologies of civilizations long past. But what's fascinating is how, in a time when we can send rovers to Mars, carry pocket supercomputers, and live-stream cat videos from space stations, this belief has not only persisted but thrived. Why? That's the question that inspired this book.
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