NEW Market Leader Upper-Intermediate Practice File+CD
Market Leader is the distinctive business English course that brings together the best in English language teaching with the best in business resources.
Developed in association with the Financial Times, it offers the most up-to-date and flexible materials for business English learners world-wide. Market Leader develops language skills, increases knowledge of key business concepts and expands vocabulary.
Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy (Hardcover)
Here is a thorough, vividly written introduction to contemporary
philosophy and some of the most crucial questions of human existence:
the nature of mind and knowledge, the status of moral claims, the
existence of God, the role of science, and the mysteries of language,
among them. In Thinking It Through, esteemed philosopher Kwame Anthony
Appiah shows us what it means to "do" philosophy in our time and why it
should matter to anyone who wishes to live a more thoughtful life.
Opposing the common misconceptions that being a philosopher means
espousing a set of philosophical beliefs, or being a follower of a
particular thinker, Appiah argues that "the result of philosophical
exploration is not the end of inquiry in a settled opinion, but a mind
resting more comfortably among many possibilities, or else the
reframing of the question, and a new inquiry." Thinking It Through is
organized around eight central topics--mind, knowledge, language,
science, morality, politics, law, and metaphysics. It traces how
philosophers in the past have considered each subject (how Hobbes,
Wittgenstein, and Frege, for example, approached the problem of
language) and then explores some of the major questions that still
engage philosophers today. More important, Appiah shows us not only
what philosophers have thought but how they think, giving us examples
we might use in our own attempts to navigate the complex issues that
confront any reflective person in the 21st century. Filled with
concrete examples of how philosophers work and written in the liveliest
prose, Thinking It Through guides readers through the process of
philosophical reflection and enlarges our understanding of the central
questions of human life.
Of Mice And Men
This book is highly recommended (by Americans). Once you have read it, you'll never forget it!
This novel was written by a Nobel-prize author so "Of Mice And Men" has always been among the greatest ones of American Literature.
It is not a love story but a lifelong friendship, telling a moving story of two migrant workers with their "American dream".
This novel has been very controversial since it was published in 1937 and there is also a very great film (same name) based on the novel. You should watch that movie as well.
Earth Time Exploring the Deep Past from Victorian England to the Grand Canyon
by Douglas Palmer
The dramatic history of planet Earth and the rocky road to understanding the past
* A probing account of the history of the earth and an introduction to the many eccentric characters that have attempted to understand its origins.
* Full of fascinating anecdotes about 19th century explorers and natural philosophers who first carved up Earth's history just as others were carving up the globe.
* Unravels the fascinating history of rock strata and the implications they have had on accepted theories on the Earth's life.
* Considers the future of the earth, and what a repeat of some of the catastrophic events of the earth's past, such as major earthquakes and asteroid collisions, could mean for life today.
Anxiety, Depression and Emotion by Richard J. Davidson
This unique volume focuses on the relationship between basic research in emotion and emotional dysfunction in depression and anxiety. Each chapter is authored by a highly regarded scientist who looks at both psychological and biological implications of research relevant to psychiatrists and psychologists. And following each chapter is engaging commentary that raises questions, illuminates connections with other bodies of work, and provides points of integration across different research traditions. Topics range from stress, cognitive functioning, and personality to affective style and behavioral inhibition, and the book as a whole has significant implications for understanding and treating anxiety disorders.
