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  • Against Identity

    The Wisdom of Escaping the Self

    by Alexander Douglas ...
    ‘Deeply interesting … a superb critique of contemporary self-obsession’ Steven Poole, Guardian'Engrossing … bracing … incendiary and timely’ Stuart Jeffries, Daily TelegraphA philosopher explains why the search for identity is meaningless, and how we should escape the selfModern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Philosophy of Hope

    Beatitude in Spinoza

    by Alexander Douglas ...
    Can philosophy be a source of hope? Today it is common to believe that the answer is no – that providing hope, if it is possible at all, belongs either to the predictive sciences or to religion.In this exciting and stimulating book, however, Alexander Douglas argues that the philosophy of Spinoza can offer something akin to religious hope. Douglas shows how Spinoza is able, without appealing to ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD

  • Perversities

    by Alexander Douglas ...
    An unemployed fisherman.A pissed-off planet.A prodigal son.A suburban siren.These are just some of the memorable characters you'll meet in Perversities, Alexander Douglas' first collection of short fiction. From flashes of dark brilliance to extended forays into new weird fiction, these stories run the gamut of genre, slipstreaming from horror to science fiction to romance to niches that haven't ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Measure Anything in Project Management

    by Douglas W. Hubbard, Alexander Budzier, Andreas Bang Leed ...
    Uncover common project management myths to improve project successHow to Measure Anything in Project Management explains why popular methods for measurement in project management are flawed and describes how to conduct measurements that better inform decisions, reduce project risks, and improve the chance of project success. The authors argue that anything that matters to project management at all ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Corruption and Fraud in Financial Markets

    Malpractice, Misconduct and Manipulation

    Edited by Carol Alexander, Douglas Cumming ...
    Identifying malpractice and misconduct should be top priority for financial risk managers todayCorruption and Fraud in Financial Markets identifies potential issues surrounding all types of fraud, misconduct, price/volume manipulation and other forms of malpractice. Chapters cover detection, prevention and regulation of corruption and fraud within different financial markets. Written by experts at ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

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    Against Identity

    The Wisdom of Escaping the Self

    by Alexander Douglas ...
    Narrated by Alexander Douglas ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 26 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.Modern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world – hoping it will bring us happiness. But this often leads to a complex game of envy and pride. We achieve these identities but want others to imitate us. We disagree with ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Spinoza and Dutch Cartesianism

    by Alexander X. Douglas ...
    Alexander X. Douglas offers a new understanding of Spinoza's philosophy by situating it in its immediate historical context. He defends a thesis about Spinoza's philosophical motivations and then bases an interpretation of his major works upon it. The thesis is that much of Spinoza's philosophy was conceived with the express purpose of rebutting a claim about the limitations of philosophy made by ... Read more

    $60.79 CAD

  • The Philosophy of Debt

    by Alexander X. Douglas ...
    Series series Economics as Social Theory
    I owe you a dinner invitation, you owe ten years on your mortgage, and the government owes billions. We speak confidently about these cases of debt, but is that concept clear in its meaning? This book aims to clarify the concept of debt so we can find better answers to important moral and political questions.This book seeks to accomplish two things. The first is to clarify the concept of debt by ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Letters From Flanders Written By 2nd Lieut. A. D. Gillespie, Argyll And Sutherland Highlanders

    by Lieutenant Alexander Douglas Gillespie ...
    The sight of the kilted Highland regiment has always struck such fear into their Germans opponents of both World Wars; known to their Teutonic foes as the "Ladies from Hell" for their attire and fighting prowess. The memories of those brave Celtic Warriors fighting across the mud of Flanders remains in the swirl of the bagpipe laments, faded pictures and memoirs from their ranks.The letters of two ... Read more

    $1.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sense and Nonsensibility

    Lampoons of Learning and Literature

    by Lawrence Douglas, Alexander George ...
    Two widely published humor columnists and "bad boys" of academia take their wit and wisdom to dazzling new lows in this irreverent send-up of highbrow literary culture.At last, the thinking person's take on the life of the mind in today's increasingly mindless age. Sense and Nonsensibility pokes fun at everyone from spoof-proof scholars to pompous professors; from anal-retentive authors to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Men's Reproductive and Sexual Health Throughout the Lifespan

    An Integrated Approach to Fertility, Sexual Function, and Vitality

    Edited by Douglas T. Carrell, Alexander W. Pastuszak, James M. Hotaling ...
    Approximately one in twenty men have sperm counts low enough to impair fertility but little progress has been made in answering fundamental questions in andrology or in developing new diagnostic tools or management strategies in infertile men. Many of these problems increase with age, leading to a growing population of men seeking help. To address this, there is a strong movement towards ... Read more

    $169.99 CAD

  • Enceladus Station Fountains Screenplay

    Fountains

    by Douglas H Alexander ...
    Series Book 1 - Enceladus Station
    The Novel + The Stage Adaptation - A Complete Murder-Mystery PackageThis combined edition delivers the complete property in one package:The Novel - the full Enceladus Station: Fountains murder mystery, the launch of an ongoing series.The Stage Adaptation - a performance-ready script with a budget-theater set plan that stages all eighteen locations on as few as three sets.Com... ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD