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Called "the father of modern philosophy," Descartes is one of the most influential philosophers of all time. John Cottingham examines …
Anthony Gottlieb: Dream of Enlightenment (2017, Penguin Books, Limited)
"Western philosophy is now two and a half millennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, …
Anthony Gottlieb: Dream of Reason (2016, Penguin Books, Limited)
Philosophy is a subject with a long history and a short memory. In this landmark new study of Western thought, …
Discworld's only demonology hacker, Eric, is about to make life very difficult for the rest of Ankh-Morpork's denizens. This would-be …
A thinking person's guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and …
For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband was off fighting the Trojan war was not a …
An illustrated storybook.
Only You Can Save Mankind (1992) is the first novel in the Johnny Maxwell trilogy of children's books and fifth …
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography is a …
Almost everything about this book is great. Simon Singh is a wonderful story teller. He manages to get through the science without dumbing it down. From ancient monoalphabetic codes to quantum cryptography, the book is an enthralling read. Why "almost"? At this point the book is over 20 years old, and things move fast in the computer cryptography world. For example the use of DES has long been discouraged. But that's not the book's fault of course.
