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Philosophy In A Nutshell


Socrates [469-399 BCE], Aristotle [384-322 BCE] and Plato [428?-327? BCE]             'Introducing' Series

'Philosophy in 90 Minutes' Series

'The Big Idea' Series

'Science Masters' Series

other series


There are many other books in each of the series below, but their content
is far off of this bookstore's intended subject matter, and so they are omitted here.




"Introducing" Series
Published by Icon in U.K., by Totem in U.S.A.

Introducing Camus book by David Zane Mairowitz & Alain Korkos  "Introducing Camus" [1998]
by David Zane Mairowitz & Alain Korkos

8¼x5½ pb [11/2007] for $11.01
8x5½ pb [9/98] out of print/used
Albert Camus Page
Introducing Chomsky book by John Maher & Judy Groves   "Introducing Chomsky" [1997]
by John Maher & Judy Groves

8¼x5½ pb [3/2005] for $11.01
8x5½ pb [4/97] out of print/many used
Introducing Einstein bestseller book by Joseph Schwartz & Michael McGuinness   "Introducing Einstein" [1999 bestseller]
by Joseph Schwartz & Michael McGuinness

8x5½ pb [3/99] out of print/many used
Introducing Evolution book by Dylan Evans & Howard Selina  "Introducing Evolution" [2001]
by Dylan Evans & Howard Selina

8¼x5½ pb [11/2005] for $11.01
8¼x5½ pb [12/2001] for $11.95
Introducing Existentialism book by Richard Appignanesi & Oscar Zarate  "Introducing Existentialism" [2002]
by Richard Appignanesi & Oscar Zarate

8x5½ pb [4/2006] for $11.01
8¼x5½ pb [4/2002] out of print/used
Introducing Hawking book by J.P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate   "Introducing Stephen Hawking" [1995]
by J.P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate

8¼x5½ pb [3/2006] for $11.01
8x5½ pb [9/95] for $10.95

Stephen W. Hawking Page

Introducing Hegel book by Lloyd Spencer & Andrzej Krauze  "Introducing Hegel" [2001]
by Lloyd Spencer & Andrzej Krauze

8¼x5½ pb [4/2007] for $11.01
8x5½ pb [6/2001] out of print/used
Introducing Heidegger book by Jeff Collins & Howard Selina  
"Introducing Heidegger" [1999]
by Jeff Collins & Howard Selina

8x5½ pb [7/2006] for $11.01
8x5½ pb [2/99] out of print/used
Introducing Nietzsche book by Laurence Gane & Kitty Chan  
"Introducing Nietzsche" [1998]
by Laurence Gane & Kitty Chan

8¼x5½ pb [8/2005] for $11.01
8x5½ pb [4/98] out of print/many used
Introducing Philosophy book by Dave Robinson & Judy Groves  "Introducing Philosophy" [2001]
by Dave Robinson & Judy Groves

8¼x5½ pb [12/2004] for $10.36
8x5½ pb [4/2001] out of print/many used
Introducing Quantum Theory book by J.P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate  "Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide To Science's Most Puzzling Discovery" [2001] by J.P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate
mass pb [9/2008] for $9.95
8¼x5¼ 3rd edition pb [10/2004] out of print/used
8¼x5½ pb [1/2001] out of print/many used
Quantum Physics Page at Working Minds
Introducing Bertrand Russell book by Dave Robinson & Judy Groves  
"Introducing Bertrand Russell" [2002]
by Dave Robinson & Judy Groves

8x5½ pb [11/2002] for $11.95
Introducing Sartre book by Philip M.W. Thody & Howard Read  "Introducing Sartre" [1998]
by Philip M.W. Thody & Howard Read

8¼x5½ pb [2/2003] for $11.95
8x5½ pb [10/98] out of print/used
Introducing Ludwig Wittgenstein book by John M. Heaton & Judy Groves  "Introducing Wittgenstein" [1996]
by John Heaton & Judy Groves

8x5½ pb [10/2005] for $11.01
8x5½ pb [10/96] for $9.31




"Philosophy in 90 Minutes" Series
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher; written by Paul Strathern

Heidegger in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern  
"Heidegger in 90 Minutes" [2002]
8x5 pb [5/2002] for $7.95
8&frac13x5 hardcover pb [5/2002] for $14.95
Kierkegaard in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern  "Kierkegaard in 90 Minutes" [1997]
8x5 pb [11/2001] for $7.95
8½x5¼ hardcover [4/97] for $14.95
Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern  "Bertrand Russell in 90 Minutes" [2001]
8x5 pb [6/2001] for $7.95
8¼x5¼ hardcover [6/2001] out of print/used
Locke in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern   "Locke in 90 Minutes" [1999]
8x5 pb [11/99] for $7.95
8x5 hardcover [11/99] for $14.95
Spinoza in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern   "Spinoza in 90 Minutes" [1998]
8x5 pb [9/98] for $9.95
8¼x5¼ hardcover [9/98] for $14.95
Sartre in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern   "Sartre in 90 Minutes" [1998]
7¾x4¾ pb [6/98] for $9.95
8½x5¼ hardcover [6/98] for $14.95
Nietzsche in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern   "Nietzsche in 90 Minutes" [1996]
8x5 pb [10/96] for $9.95
9x6 hardcover [10/96] out of print/used
Wittgenstein in 90 Minutes book by Paul Strathern   "Wittgenstein in 90 Minutes" [1996]
8x5 pb [10/96] for $5.95
8¼x5¼ hardcover [10/96] for $14.95




"The Big Idea" Series
Published by Anchor/Doubleday; written by Paul Strathern

Big Idea Einstein & Relativity book by Paul Strathern   "Einstein & Relativity" [1999]
8x5 pb [5/99] for $10.95

Albert Einstein Page

Big Idea Turing & Computers book by Paul Strathern   "Turing & Computers" [1999]
8x5 pb [4/99]for $8.95
Big Idea Hawking & Black Holes book by Paul Strathern   "Hawking & Black Holes" [1997]
8x5 pb [8/98] for $9.95
Trafalgar Square 7¾x5 hardcover [8/97] out of print/used

Stephen W. Hawking Page

Big Idea Newton & Gravity book by Paul Strathern   "Newton & Gravity" [1998]
7¾x5½ pb [7/98] for $9.95




"Science Masters Series"
Published by Basic Books

Evolution & The History of Life book by Stephen Jay Gould  "Evolution & The History of Life" [2009?]
by Stephen Jay Gould

8x5 pb [DUE Jan 2009] for $10.88
NOTE: this book keeps getting postponed (since June 2005)
The Unofficial Stephen Jay Gould Archive
Words & Rules Ingredients of Language book by Steven Pinker  
"Words and Rules: The Ingredients of Language" [1999]
by Steven Pinker

Harper Perennial 8x5¼ pb [1/2000] for $10.50
Perseus/Basic 9½x6½ hardcover [10/99] for $4.98
Symbiotic Planet / Evolution book by Lynn Margulis   "Symbiotic Planet: A New Look At Evolution" [1998]
by Lynn Margulis

Perseus/Basic 8x5¼ pb [3/2000] for $11.20
Trafalgar Square hardcover [1/98] out of print/used
Human Brain Guided Tour book by Susan A. Greenfield  "The Human Brain: A Guided Tour" [1997]
by Susan A. Greenfield

Phoenix pb [7/98] for $6.99
9¼x6 hardcover [6/97] out of print/used
Evolution of Human Sexuality? book by Jared Diamond   "Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality" [1997]
by Jared Diamond

8x5¼ pb [11/98] for $11.20
10x6 hardcover [6/97] out of print/used
Kinds of Minds / Consciousness book by Daniel C. Dennett   "Kinds of Minds: Towards An Understanding of Consciousness"
[1996] by Daniel C. Dennett

8x5¼ pb [8/97] for $9.60
HarperCollins 9½x6 hardcover [7/96] out of print/used
Darwinian View of Life book by Richard Dawkins & Lalla Ward   "River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life" [1995]
by Richard Dawkins, illustrated by Lalla Ward

8½x10½ pb [9/96] for $11.20
hardcover [3/95] out of print/used
author's official website
Origin of Humankind book by Richard E. Leakey   "The Origin of Humankind" [1994]
by Richard E. Leakey

8x5½ pb [9/96] for $11.20
9x6 hardcover [10/94] out of print/used




"The Great Philosophers Series"
Published by Routledge

over thirty volumes in the series

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NOTE: The "... for Dummies" series is usually pretty good,
but the "Philosophy For Dummies" book is a faith-based fake,
and therefore omitted here.

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Idiot's Guide to Philosophy book by Jay Stevenson   "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Philosophy, Third Edition"
[orig 1998] by Jay Stevenson, PhD

Alpha 9x6½ pb [6/2005] for $12.89
Philosophy Very Short Introduction book by Edward Craig   "Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction" [2002]
by Edward Craig

Oxford Univ Press mass pb [5/2002] for $9.56




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