Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite logic's widely acknowledged importance, it remains an unbroken seal for many, due to its heavy use of jargon and mathematical symbolism.This book follows the historical development of logic, explains the symbols and methods involved and explores the philosophical issues surrounding the topic in an easy-to-follow and friendly manner. It will take you through the influence ...

Introducing Graphic Guides is the bestselling series which explores big ideas from Quantum Theory to Psychoanalysis using concise, authoritative text and graphic novel-style illustrations.For the very first time 28 titles are now available in ebook format for all e-reading devices.This free ebook sampler contains extracts from six books:• Introducing Psychology asks what exactly psychology is, precisely, where has it come from and the extent to which it can be consider...

Thomas More in “Utopia” describes an imaginary island-kingdom inhabited by an ideal society in which some modern scholars have perceived an idealized opposite of its contemporary Europe, while others have a lazy satire on it. More derived the term from ancient Greek with a play of words between ou-topos (ie non-place) and eu-topos (happy place); Utopia is, literally, a “non-existent happy place”. Thomas More in “Utopia” describes an imaginary island-kingdom inhabited by an ideal society in...

Madame Bovary had published in book form in April 1857, the novel focuses on a doctor’s wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel’s true art lies in its details and hidden patterns. Flaubert was notoriously perfectionist about his writing and claimed to always be searching for le mot juste (the right word)Features:

Edgar Allan Poe is one of the greatest practitioners of Gothic and detective fiction that has ever lived, and popular culture is full with references to him.This collection is unabridged, and appears as he first intended it. (And how the editors at the time first published it).Over 2,000 Kobo pages long (2,171)With easy menu navigation.This kindle copy holds every published work of Edgar Allan Poe – all of his short stories, Poems, and his novella. (Not incl...

First published in the year 1615, the present book 'Don Quijote' by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra is a Spanish novel which is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon. As a founding work of modern Western literature and one of the earliest canonical novels, it regularly appears high on lists of the greatest works of fiction ever published.

Moby Dick is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. The work is an epic sea story of Captain Ahab's voyage in pursuit of Moby Dick, a great white whale. A contemporary commercial failure and out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891, its reputation rose during the twentieth century. D.H. Lawrence called it "the greatest book of the sea ever written." Jorge Luis Borges praised the style: "Unforgettable phrases abound." Today it is considered one of the Great American Novel...

Don't waste money on individual texts by a classic author. Get (nearly) all in 1, 2 or (at most) 3 FREE-FOREVER volumes. Save space in your ebook shelves.The works of Jane Austen as originally published but converted for easy reading by cross-platform ebook / ePUB standards. Organized alphabetically and by type of text for quicker navigation; a master table of contents leads you to specific tables of contents for each included work. This volume includes:

This book contains the complete novels of Mark Twain, in the chronological order of their original publication. - The Jumping Frog - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper - Life On The Mississippi - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - The Million Pound Bank Note - Tom Sawyer Abroad - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - The $30,000 Bequest and other short stories - A Horse's Tale - The War Prayer