Social sciences

Jessica Williams revisits her classic series of snapshots of life in the twentyfirst century. Revised and updated with lots of new material, this book is every bit as vital as the first edition. From the inequalities and absurdities of the socalled developed world to the vast scale of suffering wreaked by war, famine, and AIDS in developing countries, it paints a picture of incredible contrasts.

In the gut-wrenching stories of patients told by psychologist Dr. Caroline Sakai in this riveting book, you'll see the full range of human misery. Stories range from that of Josh, suicidal after fighting depression for years to Angelique, whose entire village was slaughtered during the Rwandan genocide. Yet both Josh and Angelique, as well as two dozen others whose cases are told in fascinating de

Can psychedelic drugs help us tackle the biggest problems we face globally? Can they heal the cultural, spiritual, and political wounds we’re wrestling with? Psychedelics have hit the mainstream as powerful new mental health treatments. But as clinicians explore what these molecules can do for our individual minds, The Bigger Picture goes further to illuminate how psychedelics can help us find

THE INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER. Read the incredible account of one woman's near-death experience and discover an enlightening perspective on life, freedom, consciousness, and purpose. When Anke Evertz is suddenly engulfed in flames in front of her fireplace, she thinks she's going to die. She knows that the worst is about to happen and there's nothing she can do to stop it. But instead of panick

An updated edition of the popular dyslexia book by Brock and Fernette Eide, with a wealth of new material and an improved dyslexic-friendly design. ‘Far from holding you back in life, the latest neuroscience suggests dyslexia maybe a real advantage — we just need to think about it differently.’ HEALTHY Magazine What if we viewed dyslexia as a learning and processing style rather than a disor

Geoffrey Ashe's book on this legendary figure offers a succession of surprises. The Merlin of legend was born to be a magician. He was 'immaculately' conceived and was able to interpret dreams and utter prophecies. Even his fate was imbued with magic. Like Arthur, he acquired immortality and sleeps on Bardsey Island, in a subterranean chamber with nine companions. Ashe reveals the man behind the

Empowering life lessons from myths and monsters. Wonder at Medusa's potent venom, Circe's fierce sorcery and Athena rising up over Olympus, as Nikita Gill majestically explores the untold stories of the life bringers, warriors, creators, survivors and destroyers that shook the world - the great Greek Goddesses. Vividly re-imagined and beautifully illustrated, step into an ancient world trans

In 1985, Nike released Michael Jordan’s first sneaker, the Air Jordan 1, and sneaker culture was born. Now thousands of people wait in line at Supreme, and companies throw millions of dollars at LeBron James to keep him in their marketing plans. The trend that saw steady growth for decades with the emergence of sports, hip-hop, and sportswear advertising has exploded into a phenomenon. And no one

The Lost Realms, the fourth book of Zecharia Sitchin's Earth Chronicles series, transports readers to the pre-Columbian civilizations and ancient empires of the Americas, revealing hitherto unrecognized golden links between ancient Near Eastern civilizations and the "cities of the gods" of the Olmecs, Mayas, Aztecs and Incas.

In this autobiographical book, the internationally acclaimed author, Zecharia Sitchin, reveals the foundational research and the adventurous expeditions that resulted in his writing the bestselling Earth Chronicles series. Ranging from Mayan temples in Mexico to hidden artefacts in Istanbul, from biblical tunnels in Jerusalem to the mysteries of Mt. Sinai, from the abode of a Sumerian goddess to G

Presenting a comprehensive field guide to hundreds of lost, forgotten and misidentified megalithic stone structures in North-Eastern America, Glenn Kreisberg documents many enigmatic formations still standing across the Catskill Mountain and Hudson Valley region, complete with functioning solstice and equinox alignments. Kreisberg provides a first-person description of the “Wall of the Manitou,” w

· Explains how the “spontaneous” appearance of Egyptian civilisation 5,000 years ago represents the remnants of an ancient worldwide advanced culture · Explores astrophysical, geophysical and anthropological evidence of forgotten civilisations beneath the Mediterranean and along the coast of northwestern Africa · Examines the mystical traditions and initiatory rituals of the ancient Egyptians and

· Shows there is no missing link because the human race, since day one, is the result of outright interbreeding among highly diverse types· Reveals multiple "Gardens of Eden"and how each continent has its own independent hominid lineages · Explains Homo sapiens' mental powers (the Great Leap Forward) and how we acquired the "blood of the gods", which endowed us with a soulDid we evolve from apes,

· Explores the golden civilization of ancient Egypt and its system of natural magic that birthed the Western Mystery tradition · Examines each phase of Egyptian history from the Pharaonic period, through the Roman conquest, to the ongoing Islamization · Provides a revised portrait of the life of Muhammad, revealing his connections to the Essene tradition Imagine the paradise of ancient Egypt: a lu

· Reveals a hidden side to the epic of Beowulf through the perspective of Queen Wealhtheow · Shows how Grendel respected and would not harm Queen Wealhtheow because she practiced the ancient magic of the Mother Goddess Freyja · Explains how the magic practices of Queen Wealhtheow provide a blueprint for our emergence from the warlike nature of the past millennia into a time of peace and compassion

In ESOTERIC EGYPT, J. S. Gordon reveals how the sacred science and wisdom tradition of ancient Egypt - the Land of Khem - stems from an advanced prehistoric worldwide civilisation. Examining the metaphysical structure of our universe as seen by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Celts, he shows that each tradition is merely a variation on the central concepts of the precession of the equinoxes and

With the passing of the Mayan Calendar's end date, we can now focus on the true significance of what the Maya and their predecessors were trying to convey to future civilisations. Frank Joseph reveals how the Mayan prophecy, symbolised by their calendar, was created through the combined genius of Atlantis and Lemuria and predicts an eternal cycle of global creation, destruction and renewal. He sho

· Shows how the Pan diaspora explains the similarities between Gobekli Tepe and Toltec carvings and stone towers in Japan and on Easter Island · Reveals the mother tongue of Pan hidden in shared word roots in vastly different languages, including Quechua, Sanskrit, Japanese, Greek, and Sumerian · Explains the red-haired Caucasian mummies of China, the Ainu of Japan, the presence of “white” humans

In the early 1970s, Nobel Prize-winning DNA co-discoverer, Sir Francis Crick and his colleague, Leslie Orgel, proposed that in the distant past, an extraterrestrial race sent a spacecraft loaded with microorganisms to seed the Earth with life. Now, more than 40 years later, the fields of space research and biotechnology have advanced to the point where they can back up Crick and Orgel's claims abo