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Some sisters glide on scooters next to lanes of tooting cars. But my sister is a superhero . . . she races rockets around stars. All sisters are different. But what if your sister was really different? What if your sister was a superhero? A spectacular picture book celebrating si...sters everywhere.
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Some brothers tap tambourines as the drummers keep the beat. But my brother is a beast . . . he pounds pianos with his feet. All brothers are different. But what if your brother was really different? What if your brother was a beast?
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All nannas are different. But what if your nanna was really different? What if your nanna was a ninja? This fun, poetic picture book portrays the many different guises, faces and personalities that nannas can have and demonstrates the significance of their role in the modern fami...ly.
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Some pops scream 'Huzzah!' when they dive in dazzling pools. But my pop is a pirate . . . he yells 'Aaarrrgghhh!' and buries jewels. All pops are different. But what if your pop was really different? What if your pop was a . . . pirate? A rollicking and comical picture book celeb...rating pops everywhere.
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Some mums gulp green tea, with bitter barley blends. But my mum is a magician . . . her cup of coffee never ends. All mums are different. But what if your mum was really different? What if your mum was a magician?
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Why did Marcel Proust have bonsai beside his bed? What was Jane Austen doing in Chawton, coveting an apricot? How was Friedrich Nietzsche inspired by his Italian Gedankenbaum, 'thought tree'? In Philosophy in the Garden, Damon Young reveals some of literature's most intimate rela...tionships: between authors and their gardens.
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This warm and witty book does something wonderful: it brings the great ideas of philosophy into our lives. Young is a bright new voice.John Armstrong, author of Love, Life, Goethe: How to be Happy in an Imperfect World
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In The Art of Reading, philosopher Damon Young delights in the pleasures of this intimate pursuit through a rich sample of literature: from Virginia Woolf's diaries to Batman comics. He writes with honesty and humour about the blunders and revelations of his own bookish life. Dev...oting each chapter to a literary virtue-patience, curiosity, courage, pride, temperance, justice-The Art of Reading celebrates the reader's power: to turn hieroglyphics into a lifelong adventure.
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In both occidental and oriental traditions, philosophers have long treated the martial arts as pursuits worthy of philosophical reflection. This is the first substantial academic book to lay out the philosophical terrain within the study and understanding of the martial arts and ...to explore the significance of this fascinating subject for contemporary philosophy. The book is divided into three sections. The first section concerns what philosophical reflection can teach us about the martial arts, and especially the nature and value of its practice. The second section deals with the other direction of the dialectical interplay between philosophy and the martial arts: how the martial arts can inform philosophical issues important in their own right. Finally, because many of the notable martial arts are of Asian origin, there are particularly close links between the arts and Asian philosophies - and Buddhism in particular - and therefore the last section is devoted to this topic. The essays in this collection deal with a wide range of philosophical issues: normative ethics, meta-ethics, aesthetics, phenomenology, the philosophy of mind, Ancient Greek and Buddhist thought. By demonstrating the very real nature of the engagement between the martial arts and philosophy, this book is essential reading for any serious student or scholar with an interest in the martial arts, Eastern philosophy, the philosophy of sport, or the study of physical culture.
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In both occidental and oriental traditions, philosophers have long treated the martial arts as pursuits worthy of philosophical reflection. This is the first substantial academic book to lay out the philosophical terrain within the study and understanding of the martial arts and ...to explore the significance of this fascinating subject for contemporary philosophy. The book is divided into three sections. The first section concerns what philosophical reflection can teach us about the martial arts, and especially the nature and value of its practice. The second section deals with the other direction of the dialectical interplay between philosophy and the martial arts: how the martial arts can inform philosophical issues important in their own right. Finally, because many of the notable martial arts are of Asian origin, there are particularly close links between the arts and Asian philosophies - and Buddhism in particular - and therefore the last section is devoted to this topic. The essays in this collection deal with a wide range of philosophical issues: normative ethics, meta-ethics, aesthetics, phenomenology, the philosophy of mind, Ancient Greek and Buddhist thought. By demonstrating the very real nature of the engagement between the martial arts and philosophy, this book is essential reading for any serious student or scholar with an interest in the martial arts, Eastern philosophy, the philosophy of sport, or the study of physical culture.
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