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Provides a narrative history of psychology. A History of Psychology: From Antiquity to Modernity begins tracking psychology from the development of folk psychology as the key adaptation of humans at the dawn of history. It then traces the Classical, medieval, and early modern periods to present day ... More

An earthy tale of country loving in 1870s England; Bathsheba Everdene is that unusual combination - a beautiful young woman who is also mistress of her own farm. Proposals of marriage are not long in coming, but with her lack of experience in judging men, how can she possibly choose between the soli... More

This Third Norton Critical Edition of Hardy’s final novel has been revised to reflect the breadth of responses it has received over the last fifteen years. The text of the novel is again based on Hardy’s final revision for the 1912 Wessex Edition. The Norton Critical Edition also includes: · Expande... More

A History of Psychology places social, economic, and political forces of change alongside psychology’s internal theoretical and empirical arguments, illuminating how the external world has shaped psychology’s development, and, in turn, how the late twentieth century’s psychology has shaped society. ... More

Both major novelist and major poet, with a distinctive off-beat and intensely personal style, Hardy is a modern writer born out of his time.... More

Fundamentals of Cognitive Science draws on research from psychology, philosophy, artificial intelligence, linguistics, evolution, and neuroscience to provide an engaging and student-friendly introduction to this interdisciplinary field. While structured around traditional cognitive psychology topics... More

Jude Fawley is a bright but impoverished stonemason who aspires to attend university and become a scholar. H is failure to fulfill the expectations of the two women he loves points to his final tragedy. Concerned with the destructive conventions of marriage and the English class system, Jude the Obs... More

Tess Durbeyfield knows what it is to work hard and expect little. But her life is about to veer from the path trod by her mother and grandmother. When her ne'er-do-well father learns that his family is the last of a long noble line, the d'Urbervilles, he sends Tess on a journey to meet her supposed ... More

Hardy abandoned the novel at the turn of the century, probably after public reaction to Jude the Obscure, but continued to write verse displaying a wide variety of metrical styles and stanza forms and a broad scope of tone and attitude. This definitive volume contains selections from his numerous co... More

In Thomas Hardy's classic novel, an ambitious man discovers that the blind energies and defiant acts that brought him to power can also destroy him.... More

Gabriel Oaks observes Bathsheba Everdene, the young mistress of Weatherbury Farm, fall victim to bad decisions and romantic impulses, unaware of the stroke of fate that will finally bring about their union.... More

These heart-soaring tales of romance and tragedy are widely considered four of the finest novels in English literature. Wuthering Heights is an immortal story of love and obsession on the stormy Yorkshire moors. The fate of the Earnshaw family is forever changed when they adopt a dark-skinned orpha... More

Classic literature has never been so sexy! With some modern sensuality sprinkled into these vaunted literary classics, reading the canon is more delectable than ever. This value-priced digital collection includes spiced-up editions of:Daisy Miller by Gabrielle Vigot & Henry JamesFar from the Madding... More

Classic literature has never been so sexy! With some modern sensuality sprinkled into these vaunted literary classics, reading the canon is more delectable than ever. This value-priced digital collection includes spiced-up editions of:Daisy Miller by Gabrielle Vigot & Henry JamesFar from the Madding... More

Los mejores libros jamás escritos. «Había algo en la muchacha que no se podía pasar por alto: sus ojos. Eran como una sublimación de su persona; no era necesario buscar más allá: en los ojos estaba toda ella.» Unos ojos azules se desarrolla en torno a la consideración -a menudo falsa- que los homb... More

Una antología de relatos de Thomas Hardy, uno de los grandes narradores británicos del siglo XIX. ¡Ojalá pudiera volver a ser como era la primera vez que él me vio! El brazo marchito y otros relatos introduce al lector en el mundo de uno de los más grandes narradores británicos del siglo XIX. La v... More

Una espiral de obsesión que se alimenta de los sueños y marchita aquello que toca. El brazo marchito es el relato que da nombre a una de las antologías más conocidas de Thomas Hardy. La maldad y la muerte se ciernen sobre el relato como un murmullo constante. La nueva boda del granjero con una muje... More

Con un estilo impecable, el autor de esta novela de aventuras narra la historia de dos muchachos en vacaciones que, por casualidad, descubren cómo alterar el curso de un río y ponen en conflicto a dos poblaciones vecinas. La obra, además de acción y suspenso, ofrece posibilidades de reflexión sobre ... More

Maravillosa edición de Grandes Clásicos Literatura Random House de esta novela sobre la naturaleza del amor y la fatalidad del deseo, por uno de los novelistas ingleses más importantes de finales del siglo XIX. «Había algo en la muchacha que no se podía pasar por alto: sus ojos. Eran como una sub... More

Elfride, una bella joven de ojos azules, se verá atrapada entre dos hombres: el aniñado arquitecto Stephen Smith y un viejo hombre de letras, Henry Knight. Ambos acabarán peleándose por Elfride y arruinarán su amistad. Una novela sobre la naturaleza del amor y la fatalidad del deseo.... More

This book provides a forensic and collective examination of pre-existing understandings of structural inequalities in Higher Education Institutions. Going beyond the current understandings of causal factors that promote inequality, the editors and contributors illuminate the dynamic interplay betwee... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

This highly readable book is a collection of critical papers on Otto Neurath (1882-1945). It comprehensively re-examines Neurath’s scientific, philosophical and educational contributions from a range of standpoints including historical, sociological and problem-oriented perspectives. Leading Neurath... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

This book presents recent advances in nonlinearspeech processing beyond nonlinear techniques. It shows that it exploitsheuristic and psychological models of human interaction in order to succeed inthe implementations of socially believable VUIs and applications for humanhealth and psychological sup... More