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  • Trust in Public Life

    by James Hawkey, Anthony Ball, Anna Rowlands, Josie Rourke ...
    Series series Haus Curiosities
    A deep and thoughtful reflection on trust in the context of public life.Trust in Public Life is a collection of essays addressing the importance of trust in public life and how public servants can engender and sustain it. In “The Roots of Trust,” Anna Rowlands argues that our loss of trust is a feature of modernity that can only be solved through encounters with real people. In “Trust in Oneself,” ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Writing Music for the Stage

    A Practical Guide for Theatremakers

    by Michael Bruce ...
    The definitive guide to writing music for the stage, by the Composer-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse.Music has played a vital part in drama since the earliest days of theatre. For composers, writing music for the stage is an opportunity to exercise their utmost creativity and versatility: a good musical score will both support and enhance the play it serves, and can lift a prosaic moment into ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coriolanus

    by William Shakespeare, Rob Hastie, Ms Josie Rourke ...
    Series series Modern Plays
    When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But famine threatens the city, the citizens' hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people.This is one of Shakespeare's last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes. ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • Measure for Measure

    by William Shakespeare, Ms Josie Rourke ...
    Series series Modern Plays
    The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?Vienna is corrupt. The Duke, who has let the city fall to vice, hands control to his Deputy, a hardline, puritan reformer.The Deputy uses ancient laws to sentence citizens to death for sexual misconduct. But when a religious Novice pleads for clemency, their heady encounter leaves the Deputy guilty of the very crime that the law condemns.Artistic Director ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

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  • The Meaning of Things

    Applying Philosophy to life

    by Prof A.C. Grayling ...
    A refreshing distillation of insights into the human condition, by one of the best-known and most popular philosophers in the UK.Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered so a degree of philosophical insight into the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • The Wonderbox: Curious histories of how to live

    Curious histories of how to live

    by Roman Krznaric ...
    There are many ways to try to improve our lives - we can turn to the wisdom of philosophers, the teachings of religions or the latest experiments of psychologists. But we rarely to look to history for inspiration - and when we do it can be surprisingly powerful. Showing the lessons that can be learned from the past, cultural historian Roman Krznaric explores twelve universal topics, from work and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • How Fear Works

    Culture of Fear in the Twenty-First Century

    by Professor Frank Furedi ...
    In 1997, Frank Furedi published a book called Culture of Fear. It was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. Now Furedi returns to his original theme, as most of what he predicted has come true. In How Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explain two interrelated themes: why has fear acquired such a morally commanding status in society today and how has the way we fear today changed from the way ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Ethics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Simon Blackburn ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or competitive and aggressive. Here, Simon Blackburn tackles the major moral questions surrounding birth, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Morality

    Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times

    by Jonathan Sacks ...
    A distinguished religious leader's “brilliant, urgent” (The Washington Post) case for reconstructing a shared framework of values.With liberal democracy embattled, our public discourse growing increasingly toxic, family life breaking down, and drug abuse and depression on the rise, many fear what the future holds. In* Morality*, respected faith leader and public intellectual Jonathan Sacks traces ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Conscience: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Paul Strohm ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Where does our conscience come from? How reliable is it?In the West conscience has been relied upon for two thousand years as a judgement that distinguishes right from wrong. It has effortlessly moved through every period division and timeline between the ancient, medieval, and modern. The Romans identified it, the early Christians appropriated it, and Reformation Protestants and loyal Catholics ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Should You Judge This Book By Its Cover?

    100 Fresh Takes On Familiar Sayings And Quotations

    by Julian Baggini ...
    Another rapid-fire selection of short, stimulating and entertaining capsules of philosophy from the master of the genre. This time Baggini applies his philosophical scalpel to famous sayings, proverbs and pieces of homespun wisdom. Should you really do as the Romans do when in Rome and practise what you preach? Is the grass always in fact greener on the other side of the fence, and is there ever ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Lead with Wisdom

    How Wisdom Transforms Good Leaders into Great Leaders

    by Mark Strom ...
    A practical guide for leading others with wisdom, integrity, and humanityThis book argues that great leadership requires wisdom. Rather than a formulaic managerial approach to leadership, Lead with Wisdom presents the case for leadership based on our shared humanity and the stories that unite us. What emerges is a model of leadership based on learning to read key patterns of human experience: the ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD