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  • Gödel's Proof

    An accessible explanation of Kurt Gödel's groundbreaking work in mathematical logic: " An excellent nontechnical account." — Bulletin of the American Mathematical SocietyIn 1931 Kurt Gödel published his fundamental paper, "On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems." This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much research in ... Read more

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  • What Does It All Mean? : A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy

    A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy

    by Thomas Nagel ...
    Should the hard questions of philosophy matter to ordinary people? In this down-to-earth nonhistorical guide Thomas Nagel the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere brings philosophical problems to life revealing in vivid accessible prose why they have continued to fascinate and baffle thinkers across the centuries. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Knowledge

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Questions like these are ancient ones, and the branch of philosophy dedicated to answering them - epistemology - has been active for thousands of years. In this thought-provoking Very Short Introduction, ... Read more

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  • The Pastures of Heaven

    A Penguin ClassicIn Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s beautifully rendered depictions of small yet fateful moments that transform ordinary lives, these twelve early stories introduce both the subject and style of artistic expression that recur in the most important works of his career. Each of these self-contained stories is linked to the others by the presence of the Munroes, a family whose ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    What Does It All Mean? : A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy

    by Thomas Nagel ...
    Narrated by Adriel Brandt ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 11 min

    In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questions and The View From Nowhere sets forth the central problems of philosophical inquiry for the beginning student. Arguing that the best way to learn about philosophy is to think about its questions directly, Thomas Nagel considers possible solutions to nine problems--knowledge of the world beyond our ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Guarding Gus

    by Karryn Nagel ...
    Narrated by Andre Santana ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Gus Chronicles

    Unabridged

    4 hours 1 min

    What would you do if you found a rare magical animal?Nico, who has just begun passing as a transgender man, relishes the quiet life working as a bonsai bodyguard. But during a chance encounter one night amidst the aftermath of a territory dispute, he meets Brant, an excitable, good-natured cookie guard, and the two strike an instant friendship. They form an irresistible bond with Gustopher, a baby ... Read more

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  • Mortal Questions

    by Thomas Nagel ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    Thomas Nagel's Mortal Questions explores some fundamental issues concerning the meaning, nature and value of human life. Questions about our attitudes to death, sexual behaviour, social inequality, war and political power are shown to lead to more obviously philosophical problems about personal identity, consciousness, freedom and value. This original and illuminating book aims at a form of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Knowledge

    A Very Short Introduction

    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? Questions like these are ancient ones, and the branch of philosophy dedicated to answering them - epistemology - has been active for thousands of years. In this thought-provoking Very Short Introduction, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The View From Nowhere

    by Thomas Nagel ...
    Human beings have the unique ability to view the world in a detached way: We can think about the world in terms that transcend our own experience or interest, and consider the world from a vantage point that is, in Nagel's words, "nowhere in particular". At the same time, each of us is a particular person in a particular place, each with his own "personal" view of the world, a view that we can ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Marie-Therese, Child of Terror

    The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter

    by Susan Nagel ...
    The first major biography of one of France's most mysterious women--Marie Antoinette's only child to survive the French revolution.Susan Nagel, author of the critically acclaimed biography Mistress of the Elgin Marbles, turns her attention to the life of a remarkable woman who both defined and shaped an era, the tumultuous last days of the crumbling ancient régime. Nagel brings the formidable ... Read more

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  • The Codebook Murders

    The Oakwood Mystery Series

    by Leslie Nagel ...
    Series Book 4 - Oakwood Book Club Mystery
    Amateur sleuth Charley Carpenter discovers a coded journal that could crack her small town’s most infamous cold case wide open in this charming cozy mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Club Murders.As the owner of Old Hat Vintage Fashions, Charley Carpenter supplies retro apparel to the residents of Oakwood, Ohio, but she’s been known to set business aside to play detective ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Guarding Gus

    The Gus Chronicles, #1

    by Karryn Nagel ...
    Series Book 1 - The Gus Chronicles
    Who knew that a simple trip to the hardware store could change your fate forever…The newly confirmed existence of magical creatures hadn't really affected Nico. He had more on his mind, like his transition and his job guarding bonsai. That was until his chance meeting with Brant, a veteran who dreams of opening a bakery truck. The mismatched duo strike up an unexpected friendship when they ... Read more

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