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'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-selling Dawn of Everything' Amitav GhoshThe Enlightenment did not begin in Europe. Its true origins lie thousands of miles away on the island of Madagascar, in the late seventeenth century, when it was home to several thousand pirates. This was the Golden Age of Piracy, a period of violent buccaneering and rollicking legends - but it was also, argues anthropologist David Graeber, a brief window of radical democracy, as the pirate settlers attempted to apply the egalitarian principles of their ships to a new society on land.For Graeber, Madagascar's lost pirate utopia represents some of the first stirrings of Enlightenment political thought. In this jewel of a book, he offers a way to 'decolonize the Enlightenment', demonstrating how this mixed community experimented with an alternative vision of human freedom, far from that being formulated in the salons and coffee houses of Europe. Its actors were Malagasy women, merchants and traders, philosopher kings and escaped slaves, exploring ideas that were ultimately to be put into practice by Western revolutionary regimes a century later.Pirate Enlightenment playfully dismantles the central myths of the Enlightenment. In their place comes a story about the magic, sea battles, purloined princesses, manhunts, make-believe kingdoms, fraudulent ambassadors, spies, jewel thieves, poisoners and devil worship that lie at the origins of modern freedom.

A NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022"e;Life Is Hard is a humane consolation for challenging times. Reading it is like speaking with a thoughtful friend who never tells you to cheer up, but, by offering gentle companionship and a change of perspective, makes you feel better anyway"e; The New York Times Book Review'An eloquent, moving, witty and above all useful demonstration of philosophy's power to help us weather the storms of being human' Oliver Burkeman, author of FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS______________________________________Pain, Loneliness, Grief, Injustice ... Hope?Life is hard - as the past few years have made painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world, sometimes simply going on can feel too much.But could there be solace - and even hope - in acknowledging the hardships of the human condition? Might doing so free us from the tyranny of striving for our "e;best lives"e; and help us find warmth, humanity, and humour in the lives we actually have? Could it inspire in us the desire for a better world?In this profound and personal book, Kieran Setiya shows how philosophy can help us find our way. He shares his own experience with chronic pain and the consolation that comes from making sense of it. He asks what we can learn from loneliness and loss about the value of human life. And he explores how we can fail with grace, confront injustice, and search for meaning in the face of despair. Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy, as well as fiction, comedy, social science and personal essay, Life is Hard is a book for this moment - a work of solace and compassion. It draws us towards justice, for ourselves and others, by acknowledging what it means to be alive.

Put yourself back in control of your mind and your life with these meditation practices proven by neuroscientific research.In this modern digital age, many of us feel overwhelmed, panicked and short on time. The practice of meditation is an ancient and scientifically proven antidote to that frenzied feeling. Combining scientific expertise and spiritual wisdom, this is a practical guide on how it can help you feel calm and in control.With chapters on Breathing, Compassion and Worry, it is full of empirically proven and easy-to-follow exercises that will help you tackle mental obstacles, including issues such as self-doubt and negative thought patterns. This is a fresh perspective on meditation that will uplift and soothe your mind, whether you're new to it or not.PRE-ORDER THE LATEST BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, DANIEL GOLEMAN

The Way I Used to Be, a compelling novel penned by Amber Smith, is a must-read for anyone who appreciates a well-crafted narrative. Published recently in 2023 by Oneworld Publications, this book is a testament to Smith's talent as a writer. The genre of the book is a blend of drama, emotion, and reality, skillfully woven together to create a story that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page. The Way I Used to Be is not just a book, it's an experience that will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions. This book is a testament to Amber Smith's ability to create a world that is both relatable and thought-provoking. Oneworld Publications, known for their selection of impactful books, have once again published a gem. Don't miss out on this extraordinary read.

Geolog Henrik H. Svensen har skrevet flere prisbelønte bøker, og i denne boka forteller han den spennende historien om Norges bergarter. De gjør det mulig å forstå alt fra eksplosive vulkanutbrudd til dyrearter og landskap som for lengst er forsvunnet. Å forstå hva bergartene forteller oss, er også å bli kjent med hvordan landet vårt er blitt til. Forfatteren tar oss med gjennom flere milliarder år og viser hvordan landet vårt har vokst frem og blitt forandret, og ikke minst hvordan vi forholder oss til den geologiske tiden og jordskorpen vi bor på. "Et land av stein" er rikt illustrert, og vi stifter bekjentskap med rombeporfyr, skifer, granitt, eklogitt og en mengde andre kjente og ukjente bergarter. Boka er et funn for alle som er interessert i geologi og natur og som er nysgjerrig på hva landskapet rundt oss og grunnen under oss består av.

Rettsmedisineren har en viktig formidlerrolle og må forklare medisinske sykdomsprosesser og skademekanismer på forståelig norsk slik at ikke-medisinere forstår det. Dersom rettsmedisineren ikke lykkes i dette, er det en fare for rettssikkerheten.Fjerde utgave av Lærebok i rettsmedisin tar mål av seg til å gi en innføring i moderne rettsmedisin. Den har kapitler om bruk av CT-skanning ved obduksjoner, legers plikter ved dødsfall, aldersbestemmelse av unge asylsøkere og samtalen med barn og foreldre der det er mistanke om mishandling og overgrep. Boken er oppdatert på en rekke emner som trafikkmedisin, barnemishandling og plutselig uventet spedbarnsdød, rusmiddelpåvirket kjøring og forgiftningsdødfall.Det har kommet nye bestemmelser om dødskriterier og organtransplantasjon. Læreboken er revidert med tanke på disse nye bestemmelsene og andre lovendringer av betydning for medisinsk virksomhet.]]>

How sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are.Making sense of sound is one of the hardest jobs we ask our brains to do. In Of Sound Mind, Nina Kraus examines the partnership of sound and brain, showing for the first time that the processing of sound drives many of the brain's core functions. Our hearing is always on--we can't close our ears the way we close our eyes--and yet we can ignore sounds that are unimportant. We don't just hear; we engage with sounds. Kraus explores what goes on in our brains when we hear a word--or a chord, or a meow, or a screech. Our hearing brain, Kraus tells us, is vast. It interacts with what we know, with our emotions, with how we think, with our movements, and with our other senses. Auditory neurons make calculations at one-thousandth of a second; hearing is the speediest of our senses. Sound plays an unrecognized role in both healthy and hurting brains. Kraus explores the power of music for healing as well as the destructive power of noise on the nervous system. She traces what happens in the brain when we speak another language, have a language disorder, experience rhythm, listen to birdsong, or suffer a concussion. Kraus shows how our engagement with sound leaves a fundamental imprint on who we are. The sounds of our lives shape our brains, for better and for worse, and help us build the sonic world we live in.

"It's a sad truth of our times that one in three people will experience cancer in their lifetime. By 2040, the probability will rise to one in two. As a comprehensive guide on natural treatment, Holistic Cancer Medicine is essential reading for every cancer patient. For those seeking to prevent the disease, it also provides key information on how to reduce your risks. As the founder of Germany's leading complementary cancer clinic, Dr. Henning Saupe's Holistic Cancer Medicine is the culmination of 25 years of experience treating the disease. Dr. Saupe's unique vantage and insight complements standard treatment models with less burdensome, less invasive, and more natural methods. His program focuses on how those affected by cancer can carry out treatment to cure or control the disease while maintaining a high quality of life"--

A hack is any means of subverting a system's rules in unintended ways. The tax code isn't computer code, but a series of complex formulas. It has vulnerabilities; we call them "loopholes." We call exploits "tax avoidance strategies." And there is an entire industry of "black hat" hackers intent on finding exploitable loopholes in the tax code. We call them accountants and tax attorneys.In A Hacker's Mind, Bruce Schneier takes hacking out of the world of computing and uses it to analyse the systems that underpin our society: from tax laws to financial markets to politics. He reveals an array of powerful actors whose hacks bend our economic, political and legal systems to their advantage, at the expense of everyone else.Once you learn how to notice hacks, you'll start seeing them everywhere-and you'll never look at the world the same way again. Almost all systems have loopholes, and this is by design. Because if you can take advantage of them, the rules no longer apply to you.Unchecked, these hacks threaten to upend our financial markets, weaken our democracy and even affect the way we think. And when artificial intelligence starts thinking like a hacker-at inhuman speed and scale-the results could be catastrophic.But for those who would don the "white hat," we can understand the hacking mindset and rebuild our economic, political and legal systems to counter those who would exploit our society. And we can harness artificial intelligence to improve existing systems, predict and defend against hacks and realise a more equitable world.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As seen on The Joe Rogan Experience!A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and a real-life quest for the Holy Grail.The most influential religious historian of the twentieth century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs and fungi passed from one generation to the next, ever since the Stone Age?There is zero archaeological evidence for the original Eucharist - the sacred wine said to guarantee life after death for those who drink the blood of Jesus. The Holy Grail and its miraculous contents have never been found. In the absence of any hard data, whatever happened at the Last Supper remains an article of faith for today's 2.5 billion Christians. In an unprecedented search for real answers, The Immortality Key examines the archaic roots of the ritual that is performed every Sunday for nearly one third of the planet. Religion and science converge to paint a radical picture of Christianity's founding event...and, after centuries of debate, to solve history's greatest puzzle once and for all.Before the birth of Jesus, the Ancient Greeks found salvation in their own sacraments. Sacred beverages were routinely consumed as part of the so-called Ancient Mysteries - elaborate rites that led initiates to the brink of death. The best and brightest from Athens and Rome flocked to the spiritual capital of Eleusis, where a holy beer unleashed heavenly visions for two thousand years. Others drank the holy wine of Dionysus to become one with the god. In the 1970s, renegade scholars claimed this beer and wine - the original sacraments of Western civilization - were spiked with mind-altering drugs. In recent years, vindication for the disgraced theory has been quietly mounting in the laboratory. The constantly advancing fields of archaeobotany and archaeochemistry have hinted at the enduring use of hallucinogenic drinks in antiquity. And with a single dose of psilocybin, the psychopharmacologists at Johns Hopkins and NYU are now turning self-proclaimed atheists into instant believers. But the smoking gun remains elusive.If these sacraments survived for thousands of years in our remote prehistory, from the Stone Age to the Ancient Greeks, did they also survive into the age of Jesus? Was the Eucharist of the earliest Christians, in fact, a psychedelic Eucharist?With an unquenchable thirst for evidence, Brian C. Muraresku takes the reader on his twelve-year global hunt for proof. He tours the ruins of Greece with its government archaeologists. He gains access to the hidden collections of the Louvre Museum to show the continuity from pagan to Christian wine. He unravels the Ancient Greek of the New Testament with a Catholic priest. He spelunks into the catacombs under the streets of Rome to decipher the lost symbols of Christianity's oldest monuments. He breaches the secret archives of the Vatican to unearth manuscripts never before translated into English. And with leads from the archaeological chemists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he unveils the first scientific data for the ritual use of psychedelic drugs in classical antiquity.The Immortality Key reconstructs the suppressed history of women consecrating a forbidden, drugged Eucharist that was later banned by the Church Fathers. Women who were then targeted as witches during the Inquisition, when Europe's sacred pharmacology largely disappeared. Have the scientists of today resurrected this lost technology? Is Christianity capable of returning to its roots?Featuring a Foreword by Graham Hancock, the New York Times bestselling author of America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization.

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna's Journey, a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a golden grain that would save his land, never before published in English!Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death harvesting the little grain that grows there. And so, when a traveler presents him with a sample of seeds from a mysterious western land, he sets out to find the source of the golden grain, dreaming of a better life for his subjects.It is not long before he meets a proud girl named Thea. After freeing her from captivity, he is pursued by her enemies, and while Thea escapes north, Shuna continues toward the west, finally reaching the Land of the God-Folk.Will Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he make it back home from his quest for the golden grain?

Set against the backdrop of the Beatles splintering over both business and creative issues, The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73 covers a period in which Paul McCartney recreated himself, both as a man and as a musician. This is an in-depth and revealing exploration of his creative life beyond the Beatles?featuring hundreds of interviews with fellow musicians, tour managers, recording engineers, producers, filmmakers, and more.The story of the Beatles has been told many times, covering all periods and perspectives. Paul McCartney's work in the 50 years since the Fab Four's breakup has been extraordinarily successful and enduringly popular?his 26 post-Beatles albums have sold upwards of 86.5 million copies; McCartney's 2019 Freshen Up tour was the highest grossing tour ever, in the entire world; and his last solo album McCartney III debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number two on Billboard 200. Beside his extraordinary, creative solo output, he has collaborated with the most influential artists of his generation and the next: from Elvis Costello to Stevie Wonder, from Michael Jackson to Dave Grohl, even with Johnny Cash and Kanye West. McCartney, too, has explored new poetry styles with Allen Ginsburg and teamed up with Peter Martins and the NYC Ballet to create Ocean's Kingdom. The list goes on from there. And he has done all this post-Beatles and while maintaining a mostly normal family life. Paul McCartney has lived ten lifetimes in the span of one and become increasingly more relevant, yet curiously, his creative output since the Beatles has never had the full exploration such a life and body of work demands.The McCartney Legacy gives McCartney's post-Beatles life and work the kind of in-depth treatment that Mark Lewisohn has given the Beatles, and Philip Norman has given John Lennon. It is the first truly comprehensive biography, and the most finely detailed exploration of McCartney's creative life beyond the Beatles, ever undertaken.

A GUIDE TO USING THE SCIENCE OF THE BODY CLOCK TO CREATE THE OPTIMUM PERSONAL ROUTINE. SLEEP BETTER, WORK BETTER, FEEL BETTER.'A superlative guide to some of the most intriguing questions of human existence' Bill BrysonIn the twenty-first century, we increasingly push our daily routines into the night, carrying out work, exercise and our social lives long after dark. But we have forgotten that our bodies are governed by a 24-hour biological clock which guides us towards the best time to sleep, eat and think. New science has proven that living out of sync with this clock is not only disrupting our sleep, but leaving us more vulnerable to infection, cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and mental illness.In Life Time, Professor Russell Foster shares his life's work, taking us on a fascinating and surprising journey through the science of our body clocks. Using his own studies, as well as insights from an international community of sleep scientists and biologists studying circadian rhythms, he illustrates the surprising effects the time of day can have on our health:- how a walk outside at dawn can ensure a better night's sleep- how eating after sundown can affect our weight- the extraordinary effects the time we take our medication can have on our risk of life-threatening conditions, such as strokesIn the modern world, we have neglected an essential part of our biology. But with knowledge of this astonishing science, we can get back into the rhythm, and live healthier, sharper lives.

Discover the wonders of the Universe with this complete introduction to observing and understanding the night sky. This practical e-guide explains and demystifies stargazing, teaching you to recognize different kinds of objects and showing you how they move through the sky over the course of the night and the year. It shows you how to understand and enjoy the cosmos, building your practical astronomy skills from the basics to more advanced techniques. Beginning with an explanation of the Universe itself - how big is it, what shape is it, how old is it, and will it end? - it then takes you on a tour around the night sky, building up your knowledge in simple stages. Practical advice begins with naked-eye observations, then illustrated step-by-step instructions show you how to set up and use binoculars and telescopes, and how to take your own pictures of the night sky. It also lets you take a closer look at the different objects you can view in the night sky, telling you how to train your eye to recognize basic patterns of stars (constellations) and how to tell planets apart from other celestial bodies, showing you how to observe them in an innovative step-by-step way. An atlas of the night sky is also included, with charts that can be used in both the northern and southern hemispheres throughout the year.Accessible, inspirational, and authoritative, Stargazing for Beginners will enthuse and inform anyone who wants to expand their knowledge of the night sky.

'A riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders. An eloquent, meticulously documented, clear-eyed call for change' Dirk WittenbornIn this masterful work, Andrew Scull, one of the most provocative thinkers writing about psychiatry, sheds light on its troubled historyFor more than two hundred years, disturbances of reason, cognition and emotion - the sort of things that were once called 'madness' - have been described and treated by the medical profession. Mental illness, it is said, is an illness like any other - a disorder that can treated by doctors, whose suffering can be eased, and from which patients can return. And yet serious mental illness remains a profound mystery that is in some ways no closer to being solved than it was at the start of the twentieth century.In this clear-sighted and provocative exploration of psychiatry, acclaimed sociologist Andrew Scull traces the history of its attempts to understand and mitigate mental illness: from the age of the asylum and surgical and chemical interventions, through the rise and fall of Freud and the talking cure, and on to our own time of drug companies and antidepressants. Through it all, Scull argues, the often vain and rash attempts to come to terms with the enigma of mental disorder have frequently resulted in dire consequences for the patient.Deeply researched and lucidly conveyed, Desperate Remedies masterfully illustrates the assumptions and theory behind the therapy, providing a definitive new account of psychiatry's and society's battle with mental illness.

Hva skjer når følelsene våre går fra å være hjelpsomme og nyttige til å medføre smerte og lidelse? I denne boken ser forfatteren på hvilken verdi og funksjon følelsene våre har og hva som skjer når de ikke lenger fungerer hensiktsmessig. Boken gir innsikt i følelsenes betydning for mennesket generelt. Samtidig er den en innføring i hvordan en kan arbeide for å få et bedre forhold til sine følelser, gjennom emosjonsfokusert terapi. Emosjonsfokusert terapi er forankret i en sterk forskningstradisjon og regnes i dag som en evidensbasert metode i behandling av en rekke lidelser.

Tarmens medisin ble den norske mestselgende sakprosaboken våren 2018, nå i paperback.Tarmens medisin er både et medisinsk oppslagsverk og en 6-trinnsmetode til sunn tarm, friskere kropp og et klart hode. I denne boken loser Berit Nordstrand deg trygt mot nye kostholdsvaner og en bedret tarmfunksjon. Du får kjenne på kroppen hvordan dette kostholdet gir deg energi og overskudd, bedrer opptaket av næring, reduserer opptaket av kalorier, demper betennelser, styrker og stabiliserer immunforsvaret, letter sinnsstemningen og bedrer nattesøvnen. Du får oppskrifter på matretter som både smaker godt og beriker tarmfloraen. Boken består av en generell metode-del som vil styrke tarmfloraen hos oss alle. Den andre delen belyser særlig nyttige råd ved tilstander som irritabel tarm, autoimmune og betennelsesrelaterte lidelser, adferdsforstyrrelser som ADHD og autisme, samt depresjon og demens.Kort sagt, Tarmens medisin gir en metode som sikrer oss en friskere kropp samtidig som dine nye matvaner ivaretar miljøet og på toppen av det hele styrker hjernen din.

Ved å belyse hvordan tanker, følelser, kroppslige reaksjoner og handlinger henger sammen, hjelper KAT mennesker til å forstå sine psykiske vansker, og komme seg ut av dem. KAT egner seg godt for barn og unge, og det finnes flere behandlingsprogrammer spesielt tilpasset denne gruppen.I andre utgave av «Håndbok i kognitiv atferdsterapi i behandling av barn og unge» har redaktørene, Kristin (Kicki) Martinsen og Roger Hagen, fått med seg en rekke spesialister på ulike fagfelt innen kognitiv atferdsterapi. Denne reviderte utgaven av boka er oppdatert med ny forskning og teori, i tillegg til nye kapitler om KAT ved autismespekterlidelser, metakognitiv terapi, mindfulnessbasert kognitiv terapi, veiledet selvhjelp/internettbehandling og forebygging. Boka er klinisk nær, og inneholder detaljerte kasuseksempler og tips fra erfarne terapeuter. Den kan derfor anvendes praktisk i den kliniske arbeidshverdagen med barn og unge.]]>

Bokens ulike deler fokuserer på sentrale kunnskapsområder, og kapitlene er skrevet av forfattere som formidler oppdatert kunnskap og forskning på sine respektive fagfelt. Det har vært et sentralt anliggende i boken å bidra til å tydeliggjøre og styrke det sykepleiefaglige perspektivet innenfor psykisk helsearbeid.Boken er primært skrevet for bachelorstudenter i sykepleie og andre helse- og sosialfag, men er også tilpasset videreutdannings- og mastergradsstudenter i psykisk helsearbeid, klinisk allmennsykepleie og andre relevante helse- og sosialfaglige mastergradsstudier. Boken kan også være nyttig for praksisveiledere, lærere og klinikere som ønsker å lese seg opp og få en samlet oversikt over den bredde, dybde og kompleksitet som det psykiske helsefeltet innebærer. "Vi undervisere og emneansvarlige opplever boka svært relevant for sykepleie i det tverrfaglige feltet psykisk helsearbeid. Lettlest og meningsfull for rollen studentene skal inn i. Kapittel 6 har også vært til inspirasjon for et arbeidskrav i praksis i psykisk helsearbeid."Åsne Knutson de Presno og Heidi Gelius, Universitetet i Agder"Boken er godt mottatt blant studentene og ble flittig brukt for de av mine studenter som skrev bachelor oppgaver innen psykisk helsearbeid." Britt Sætre Tingvatn, VID vitenskapelige høgskole"Vi valgte boken fordi boken er unik når det gjelder å få frem komplisert fagstoff på en lettlest og forståelig måte.  Boken gir en god forståelse av psykisk helse og psykiske lidelser. Sykepleieteoretiske perspektiver kommer godt frem og boken har et solid medisinsk kunnskapsgrunnlag." Maria Hélen Iversen, Lovisenberg diakonale høgskole"Noe av det som imponerer mest ved boken, er rekkevidden og dybden i tematikken som tas opp." Geir Tarje Fugleberg Bruaset, Sykepleien Se innholdsfortegnelse:]]>

In the tradition of The Second Machine Age and Superintelligence comes the first book on the next internet: the metaverse

Richard Dawkins explores the wonder of flight. A book for ages 8-80 about flying - from the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but magnificent bird Argentavis magnificens, to the British Airways pilots of today.