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  • Capital and Brexit

    by Ed Conduit ...
    Capital is money that is invested in the expectation of a profit. Investors inevitably move their moneytowards the highest rate of interest and lowest risk of loss. The analogy of fungal growth is offered here.A fungus such as wood rot will extend many hyphae. Where water and nutrients are abundant a newfruiting body appears above ground as a mushroom – or a stock market. Dry spaces are a minor ... Read more

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  • The Iceland Bus

    by Ed Conduit ...
    This e-book explores the linguistic connections between Cumbria, Iceland and Scandinavia. The English Lake District was peopled by Celts who spoke a language like Welsh, and traces of their speech can still be heard, such as yan-tan-tether counting. Angles and Saxons then moved into Cumbria and Scotland with their own Germanic speech, and the region was incorporated into Northumbria. Later ... Read more

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  • Bannockburn: Norman v Norman

    by Ed Conduit ...
    "Bannockburn: Norman v Norman" opens with the famous scene of de Bohun on his destrier charging de Brus on his palfrey, and asks this question: why do they both have French names and use Norman cavalry terms? Section one examines five factors in nationhood: a common enemy; language; religion; economy; and geography. These factors are then examined in the unmet national aspirations of diverse ... Read more

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  • Unsustainable Population

    by Ed Conduit ...
    This e-book is about smaller families - one child, or perhaps a child-free life. While women in most of the world tend to stop at two children, in much of Africa they have more. This 2020 revision attempts to find shared values with them, referred to hereafter as "development partners"My goal here is in broad sympathy with the aims of the UK charity Population Matters, though disagrees sharply on ... Read more

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  • The Piketty Task

    by Ed Conduit ...
    Piketty's data describe the way that the pressure of investors for return on capital in low growth situations causes decline in real wages. The state can intervene to recoup some capital for the general good. In Britain the private housing market is taking up land from cash-strapped councils either to gain value while left empty or as buy-to-let. An alternative public housing model is outlined. ... Read more

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  • The Body Under Stress

    Developing Skills for Keeping Healthy

    by Ed Conduit ...
    Series series Psychology Revivals
    Originally published in 1995, The Body Under Stress, reissued here with a new preface, seeks to define positive health, the skills needed to acquire it, and how to pass them on to others as part of education and counselling on health issues.Most people now view health as “fitness” – a repertoire of skills or health behaviours, necessary to overcome: excessive workload; bereavement; reliance on ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • English the First 4000 years

    by Ed Conduit ...
    English is one of 450 current languages that derive from a common ancestor. It is possible to reconstruct this Proto Indo European from its descendants, particularly Ancient Greek, Sanskrit, Latin and Hittite. From this highly inflected language 4,000 years ago we arrive at Modern English, which has abandoned all but a dozen inflections in favour of a word order grammar. After the Romans left, ... Read more

    $7.00 USD

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    A Glossary of Over 130 Terms for Creative Entrepreneurs

    by Doug Richard ...
    This invaluable glossary of terms can be used alongside Doug's brilliant new book, How to Start a Creative Business, a must-have for any creative-type wanting to start their own venture. This glossary of terms provides you with the basic tools for starting a sustainable, viable, creative business. It shows you that the 'business terms' that you need to know for your creative business do not have ... Read more

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  • Meditations

    by Marcus Aurelius ...
    "Do not act as if thou wert going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good."Originally a set of personal writings intended to explore Aurelius' own thoughts and ideas relating to Stoic philosophy, this second-century text has become a fundamental work introducing modern readers to Stoicism. As a core to his philosophy for living a good ... Read more

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  • The Game of Logic

    by Lewis Carroll ...
    Transforming the complexities of formal logic into an engaging pastime, this book introduces a board game designed to teach the rules of clear thinking. Through the use of counters and diagrams, the reader learns to navigate the pitfalls of fallacious reasoning and embrace the clarity of valid arguments. It is a masterful example of how education can be seamlessly integrated with entertainment and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Politics: A Treatise on Government

    by Aristotle ...
    "Politics: A Treatise on Government" by Aristotle is a foundational text in Western political philosophy. In this work, Aristotle explores the nature of political communities, the role of citizens, and the purpose of government. He categorizes different forms of government, such as monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses. Aristotle emphasizes the importance ... Read more

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  • Leviathan

    by Thomas Hobbes ...
    The Leviathan is the vast unity of the State. But how are unity, peace and security to be attained? Hobbes's answer is sovereignty, but the resurgence of interest today in Leviathan is due less to its answers than its methods. Hobbes sees politics as a science capable of the same axiomatic approach as geometry: he argues from first principles to human nature to politics.This book's appeal to the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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