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  • Titanic: Fascinating Historical Facts of Titanic’s Tragic Tale (the Untold Stories, Forgotten Truths, and Hidden Mysteries behind the World's Most Famous Shipwreck)

    by Robert Matthews ...
    The loss of the Titanic in 1912 cast a pall over all future voyages, and in the wake of the most famous sinking in history, a number of crucial changes were made, including the requirement that there be enough lifeboats available for every passenger, a change that was codified by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea in 1914. That same convention also made a change to the way ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • We Are God's Garden

    It's All About the Fruit

    by Robert Matthews ...
    Why are we here? Why do we take up real estate on this little planet called Earth? The default answer for most evangelicals is found in the Westminster Catechism, which states, "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever." That's great, but just how do we do that? Well, the author suggests that God planted a garden (us) on this planet for the same reason that anyone else plants a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Chancing It

    The Laws of Chance and How They Can Work for You

    by Robert Matthews ...
    Make your own luck by understanding probabilityOver the years, some very smart people have thought they understood the rules of chance?only to fail dismally. Whether you call it probability, risk, or uncertainty, the workings of chance often defy common sense. Fortunately, advances in math and science have revealed the laws of chance, and understanding those laws can help in your everyday life.In ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Webs?

    And 317 Other Everyday Mysteries of Science

    by Robert Matthews ...
    What happens if you fall into a black hole? Which properties give you the best chance of winning Monopoly? And why is it always so difficult to get ketchup to come out of a full bottle? Award winning science writer Robert Matthews provides answers to the most baffling, intriguing, and occasionally downright trivial questions submitted by members of the general public. From the mysterious fate of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Holding Charleston by the Bridle

    Castle Pinckney and the Civil War

    by W. Clifford Roberts, Matthew A.M. Locke ...
    Castle Pinckney, a pivotal fort in Charleston Harbor, influenced Civil War events from its construction in the War of 1812 through Reconstruction. On the eve of the Civil War, the London Times informed its readers that Castle Pinckney has "been kept garrisoned, not to protect Charleston from naval attack from the ocean, but to serve as a bridle upon the city." Located on a marshy island in the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Neuroscience of Sleep

    Edited by Robert Stickgold, Matthew P. Walker ...
    Sleep is the natural state of bodily rest, common to all mammals and birds and also seen in many reptiles, amphibians and fish. For most species, regular sleep is essential for survival, yet the specific purposes of sleep are still only partly clear and are the subject of intense research. This volume is comprised of the editors' selection of the most relevant articles on sleep from the ... Read more

    $96.29 USD

  • Memory and Modern British Politics

    Commemoration, Tradition, Legacy

    Edited by Dr Matthew Roberts ...
    This edited collection explores absence, presence and remembrance in British political culture and memory studies. Comprehensive in its scope, it covers the entire modern period, bringing together the 19th and 20th centuries as well as Britain, Ireland and the Atlantic World.As the first comparative and in-depth study to explore the central and contested place of memory and the invention of ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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    Discourses of Epictetus (Unabridged)

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    Narrated by Eric Smith, Amanda Robles, Robert Matthews, Cecilia Woods ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 46 min

    Feel the burdens of life weigh you down? Is happiness elusive? The "Discourses of Epictetus" offers a timeless guide to living a flourishing life. Recorded by his student Arrian, these powerful discourses explore the philosophy of Stoicism, teaching you to find freedom from external pressures. Epictetus reminds us that true happiness lies within our control, focusing on what we can influence - our ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Measure of Mind

    Propositional Attitudes and their Attribution

    by Robert J. Matthews ...
    The Measure of Mind provides a sustained critique of a widely held representationalist view of propositional attitudes and their role in the production of thought and behaviour. On this view, having a propositional attitude is a matter of having an explicit representation that plays a particular causal/computational role in the production of thought and behaviour. Robert J. Matthews argues that ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Insect Behavior

    by Robert W. Matthews, Janice R. Matthews ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Insect Behavior is the second edition of the text that for thirty years served as the fundamental introduction to a field of study that has been growing enormously. Today, new technologies and understandings are allowing questions to be shaped—and answered—in ways that once could not have been envisioned. However, massive new information also can overwhelm and obscure the broader perspectives ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Paradoxical Meeting of Depth Psychology and Physics

    Reflections on the Unification of Psyche and Matter

    by Robert S. Matthews ...
    Series series Research in Analytical Psychology and Jungian Studies
    This book unites the worlds of physics and depth psychology through analysis of carefully selected existing and new dream materials. Their interpretation by Matthews provides fertile ground for the unifying of the extreme opposites of psyche and matter and forms a continuation of the deep dialogue between acclaimed psychologist Carl Jung and Nobel physicist Wolfgang Pauli.What emerges is an ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Chancing It

    The Laws of Chance and What They Mean for You

    by Robert Matthews ...
    Narrated by Jeff Cummings ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 55 min

    Over the years, some very smart people have thought they understood the rules of chance—only to fail dismally. Whether you call it probability, risk, or uncertainty, the workings of chance often defy common sense. Fortunately, advances in math and science have revealed the laws of chance, and understanding those laws can help in your everyday life.In Chancing It, award-winning scientist and writer ... Read more

    $14.99 USD