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Anthropology has a history that evolved from ancient Greece to contemporary times. This graphic guide introduces the key…

Sigmund Freud, for better or for worse, challenged much of our understanding of how the mind worked and how we can heal…

While literary criticism is often the butt of jokes, it's an important field that looks at the overall impact of…

Our DNA is what defines some of our most basic traits, but it's also often misunderstood. Scientists who study how our…

Use this book to introduce your own big ideas! Unlined paper interspersed with some of the most popular pages from the…

There has recently been a reinvigoration of Keynesian economics as governments are attempting to stimulate the market…

Chaos theory attempts to answer baffling questions such as the ramifications of a butterfly flapping its wings. This…

Islam is one of the world's most prevalent religions, and Islamic culture is one of humanity's greatest contributers.…

What is psychotherapy? How can we choose wisely from so much on offer? This book provides a valuable summary of the main…

Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, but it also shows that enlightenment is a matter of…

Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite…

“Introducing Semiotics” outlines the development of sign study from its classical precursors to contemporary…

This guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009) traces the development and…

The Holocaust is often portrayed as a single horrific event in history, never to be forgotten, but a unforseen…

A graphic guide to Freud. Freud is universally recognized as one of the most important figures in modern culture, but he…

Why must we believe that God is dead? Can we accept that traditional morality is just a ‘useful mistake’? Did the…

What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer. In our everyday…

What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? Philosophers such as Kant and Hegel…

Michel Foucault’s work was described at his death as ‘the most important event of thought in our century’. As a…

Infinity is a difficult concept to grasp. In fact the ancient Greeks were so flabberghasted by the concept that they…

We could all use a little help becoming a better leader. Who better to learn from than great leaders themselves? They…

Learn the difference between being assertive and aggressive and become more assertive in seven easy steps. Allow…

Game theory is the study of how we make a decision when the outcome of our moves depends on the decisions of someone…

Emotional intelligence is the innate potential to feel, use, communicate, recognize, remember, describe, learn from,…

You've got your own biome, my friend. It's your bod.  Why dwell on the trivialities of outward appearances when the…

What's the difference between psychology and psychiatry? Where did psychology come from? Is this shit even scientific?…

Focusing primarily on his contributions to linguistics, Introducing Chomsky traces Noam Chomsky's understanding of…

What exactly is postmodernism? This graphic guide clearly explains the enigmatic concept that has been used to define…

Need help making change happen and developing your own success? Want to be in "the right place at the right time" but…

Christianity interprets Jesus as identical to Christ, but is the historical Jesus the same as the supposed Christian…