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Piccola Storia Serie

Questa serie offre introduzioni coinvolgenti e accessibili a una vasta gamma di argomenti, perfette per menti curiose di ogni età. Ogni libro fonde sapientemente la storia con intuizioni personali, guidando i lettori dall'antichità ai giorni nostri. Con capitoli brevi e un tono amichevole, questi volumi sono compagni ideali per il pendolarismo o la lettura serale. Costituiscono la base per un'esplorazione duratura del mondo e delle sue idee.

A Little History of the United States
A Little History of Literature
Krótka historia filozofii w.2020
A Little History of Science
E. H. Gombrichs lille verdenshistorie
A Little History of Economics

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  • A Little History of Economics

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    A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field "A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear and accessible primer."--Laura Garmeson, Financial Times What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy helpful, or harmful? While the answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, the unfamiliar language and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economic concepts, and for readers of all ages who want to better understand economic history and ideas. Economic historian Niall Kishtainy organizes short chapters that center on big ideas and events. He introduces us to some of the key thinkers--Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others--while examining topics ranging from the invention of money to the Great Depression, entrepreneurship, and behavioral economics. The result is an enjoyable book that succeeds in illuminating the economic ideas and forces that shape our world.

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  • A Little History of Science

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    Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world, or themselves, in an entirely new way. This book tells the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces the Earth at the center of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, introduces the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the structure of atoms. It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule and opened unimagined new vistas for exploration. Emphasizing surprising and personal stories of scientists both famous and unsung, this book traces the march of science through the centuries. It opens a window on the exciting and unpredictable nature of scientific activity and describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas

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  • Krótka historia filozofii w.2020

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    Filozofia zaczyna się wtedy, gdy pytamy o naturę rzeczywistości i o to, jak powinniśmy żyć. To właśnie intrygowało Sokratesa, który na ateńskim rynku stawiał przechodniom niewygodne pytania i wprawiał ich w zakłopotanie, udowadniając, jak niewiele rozumieją z otaczającego ich świata. W czterdziestu krótkich rozdziałach tej fascynującej książki poznamy wielkich myślicieli europejskich i najciekawsze idee dotyczące świata oraz tego, jak w nim żyć. Dowiemy się o frapujących, często wręcz kuriozalnych historiach z życia największych filozofów, począwszy od tych, którzy działali w antycznej Grecji i debatowali na temat wolności i duszy, aż po Petera Singera rozważającego najbardziej niepokojące problemy etyczne naszych czasów. Prześledzimy historię ludzkich przemyśleń na temat rzeczywistości i kondycji człowieka. Ta książka sprawia, że filozofia staje się zrozumiała i przystępna, a nawet pełna humoru. Inspiruje do myślenia, dyskusji, argumentowania i stawiania pytań. Nigel Warburton, filozof. Autor wielu książek popularyzujących filozofię. Prowadzi też blogi philosophybites i virtualphilosopher oraz audycje w BBC.

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  • A Little History of Literature

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    From The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter, this rollicking romp through the world of literature reveals how writings from all over the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human

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  • A little history of philosophy

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    Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them howlittle they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton takes us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and question in the tradition of Socrates. "A Little History of Philosophy" presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

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  • Breve Storia Del Mondo

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    Un classico della divulgazione, un libro che coniuga completezza e semplicità, torna in una versione tascabile, con una nuova immagine coordinata, realizzata dall'illustratore Fabian Negrin. "La favola vera del progresso dell'umanità ridotta in volume di poco più di trecento pagine: un'impresa che richiede coraggio, per non dire faccia tosta. E una non trascurabile conoscenza della materia. Gombrich si rivolge al lettore dandogli del tu, ma non nella maniera condiscendente di uno zio saccente, piuttosto come un fratello maggiore che racconta una storia ai fratellini più piccoli. E la similitudine è appropriata anche per descrivere il livello della scrittura: dai fratelli si pretende infatti che capiscano, che sappiano anche pensare con la propria testa. Gombrich è esigente nell'affrontare la materia: mostra gli sviluppi e descrive i passaggi epocali. Ma per parlarne ricorre a una lingua semplice e trasparente. Non appena gli è possibile, poi presenta personaggi rappresentativi del loro tempo. Non da ultimo, il grande pregio di queste 'storie vere' è che si leggono d'un sol fiato, guadagnando così il senso dell'avvicendamento o della contemporaneità degli decadimenti della storia." Die Zeit

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  • A little book of language

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    A narrative history of language ranges from the first words of an infant to the modern dialect of text messaging, discussing linguistic styles, the origin of accents, and the search for the first written word.

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