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Searching for Order : The history of the alchemists and philosophers who unlocked the secrets of the plant world
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NZ$ 50.00 each
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Author:
Anna Pavord
Published by:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Searching for Order traces the search for order in the natural world, a search that for hundreds of years occupied some of the most brilliant minds in Europe. Redefining man's relationship with nature was an important feature of the Renaissance. But in a world full of plagues and poisons, there was also a practical need to name and recognise different plants: most medicines were made from plant extracts. Anna Pavord takes us on a thrilling adventure into botanical history, travelling from Athens in the third century BC, through Constantinople, Venice, the medical school at Salerno to the universities of Pisa and Padua. The journey, traced here for the first time, involves the culture of Islam, the first expeditions to the Indies and the first settlers in the New World. In Athens, Aristotle's pupil, Theophrastus, is the first man ever to write a book about plants. What should these things properly be called, he asks. How can we sort and ...
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A Week At The Airport : A Heathrow Diary
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Alain de Botton (photographs Richard Baker)
Published by:
Profile Books Ltd
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In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton will be invited by the owners of Heathrow airport to become their first ever Writer in Residence. He will be installed in the middle of Terminal 5 on a raised platform with a laptop connected to screens, enabling passengers to see what he is writing and to come and share their stories. He will meet travellers from around the world, and will be given unprecedented access to wander the airport and speak with everyone from window cleaners and baggage handlers to air traffic controllers and cabin crew. Working with the renowned documentary photographer Richard Baker, de Botton will produce an extraordinary meditation upon the nature of place, time, and our daily lives. He will explore the magical and the mundane, personal and collective experiences and the interactions of travellers and workers all over this familiar but mysterious site. Like all airports, Heathrow (the 15th century village of Heath ...
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Eternal Life : A New Vision - Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell
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NZ$ 39.00 each
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Author:
John Shelby Spong
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HarperCollins
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Bishop Spong, author of JESUS FOR THE NON-RELIGIOUS, WHY CHRISTIANITY MUST CHANGE OR DIE, and many other books, is known for his controversial ideas and fighting for minority rights. Spong also has a natural gift for storytelling. These qualities come through in this remarkable spiritual journey about his life-long struggle with the questions of God and death in which he reveals how he ultimately came to believe in eternal life. God, says Spong, is ultimately one, and each of us is part of that oneness. This is how we live on after death: not in Heaven or Hell, but as part of the eternity that continues after we die beyond the barriers of time and space. Spong says the discovery of the eternal can be found within each of us as we go deeper into ourselves and become most fully human. By seeking it, by living each day to its fullest, we will come to understand how we live eternally.
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Eating Animals
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NZ$ 37.00 each
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Author:
Jonathan Safran Foer
Published by:
Hamish Hamilton
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Eating Animals is a riveting exposé which presents the gut-wrenching truth about the price paid by the environment, the government, the Third World and the animals themselves in order to put meat on our tables more quickly and conveniently than ever before.
Informative, rational, convincing and entertaining, Eating Animals is a first-person account of an intellectual journey and a fresh and open look at the ethical debate around meat-eating. Unlike most other books on the subject, Eating Animals also explores the possibilities for those who do eat meat to do so more responsibly, making this an important book not just for vegetarians, but for anyone who is concerned about the ramifications and significance of their chosen lifestyle
First published 2009.
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9781401924317
Guardians of Being
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Eckhart Tolle (art by Patrick McDonnell)
Published by:
Hay House Inc
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In Guardians of Being, Eckhart Tolle shows us how we can achieve peace of mind and freedom of spirit with the help of our pets. The often comical and always poignant illustrations by Patrick O'Donnell support the profoundly moving text in creating a highly original, deeply inspiring, and utterly compelling commentary on daily living and the immeasurable value of our furry friends to help open up a 'doorway into being.' The importance of being in the present moment, the capacity of stillness to lead the way to peace, and the ultimate power of compassion underpin the life-lessons we are able to learn from interacting with our pets - our Guardians of Being.
First published November 2009.
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9780061765216
Obedience to Authority : An Experimental View
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author:
Stanley Milgram
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HarperPaperbacks
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In the 1960s, Stanley Milgram carried out a series of experiments in which human subjects were given progressively more painful electro-shocks in a careful calibrated series to determine to what extent people will obey orders even when they knew them to be painful and immoral - to determine how people will obey authority regardless of consequences. These experiments came under heavy criticism at the time but have ultimately been vindicated by the scientific community. This book is Milgram's vivid and persuasive explanation of his methods.
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