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THE PERFECT GIFT for hardworking colleagues, who like to pull sickies. __________________________________'Lawrence and Ben are enjoying a bout of imaginary food poisoning. Food poisoning is always good because it's over quickly and nobody likes to hear stories about toilets.'__________________________________'When Jesse gets home from a very big party, he phones his manager and leaves a message. Now he does not have to get up early to call in sick. 'Calling the office at 3:07am is exactly what someone with a real cold would do,' Jesse thinks to himself as he falls asleep on his stairs with a kebab for a pillow.'__________________________________This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. 'Hilarious' Stylist Other new titles for Autumn 2017: How it Works: The Brother How it Works: The Sister The Ladybird Book of the Ex The Ladybird Book of the Nerd The Ladybird Book of the New You The Ladybird Book of Balls The Ladybird Book of the Big Night Out The Ladybird Book of the Quiet Night In People at Work: The Rock Star Previous titles in the Ladybirds for Grown Ups series: How it Works: The Husband How it Works: The Wife How it Works: The Mum How it Works: The Dad The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis The Ladybird Book of the Hangover The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness The Ladybird Book of the Shed The Ladybird Book of Dating The Ladybird Book of the Hipster How it Works: The Student How it Works: The Cat How it Works: The Dog How it Works: The Grandparent The Ladybird Book of Red Tape The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door The Ladybird Book of the Sickie The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse The Ladybird Book of the Do-Gooder

Translation of: La langage et la pensâee chez l'enfant.

It's time to embrace the Italian way of life... The Sweetness of Doing Nothing explores the southern Italian philosophy of Dolce Far Niente to help you find pleasure in the everyday. How often do you focus on being in the moment, doing nothing? Whether it's sitting outside at a cafe watching the world go by, whiling away the hours with your loved ones sipping a glass of wine or being immersed in nature at the beach taking in the sun, these seemingly ordinary moments are the ones that bring happiness in the long run and highlight the joy in living. The Italians know the importance of enjoying good food and good company and the pleasures of being idle. The Sweetness of Doing Nothing will share this philosophy, with recipes, suggestions and advice to help you to let go of anxiety and savour life's precious moments.

'It's hard to be brave,' said Piglet, sniffing slightly, 'when you're only a Very Small Animal.'Winnie-the-Pooh is `The Bear for all Ages', and now he's more fun than ever before. Join in The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet! Pooh's Way of doing things seems strangely close to the ancient principle of Taoist philosophy, while Piglet exhibits the very important principle in Taoism of the Te, meaning Virtue of the Small. The author's explanations of Taoism and Te through Pooh and Piglet show that this is not an ancient and remote philosophy but something that you can use, here and now. An utterly unique book which makes complex concepts accessible with a little help from Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood. Pooh may be a Bear of Very Little Brain but there are lessons to be learned from his approach to life. Beautifully illustrated by E H Shepard. Look out for:Winnie-the-Pooh's Little Book of Wisdom Winnie Ille PU (A Latin translation of Winnie-the-Pooh)The nation's favourite teddy bear has been delighting generations of children for 90 years. Milne's classic children's stories - featuring Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Christopher Robin and, of course, Pooh himself - are both heart-warming and funny, teaching lessons of friendship and reflecting the power of a child's imagination like no other story before or since. Pooh ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear, and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage. Whether you're 5 or 55, Pooh is the bear for all ages.

Pronunciation governs our regional and social identity more powerfully than any other aspect of spoken language. No wonder, then, that it has attracted most attention from satirists. In this intriguing book, David Crystal shows how our feelings about pronunciation today have their origins in the way our Victorian predecessors thought about the subject, as revealed in the pages of the satirical magazine, Punch. In the sixty years between its first issue in 1841 and the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, jokes about the fashions affecting English usage provide one of Punch's most fruitful veins of humour, from the dropped aitches of the Cockney accent to the upper-class habit of dropping the final `g' (huntin' and fishin'). For 'We Are Not Amused', David Crystal has examined all the issues during the reign of Queen Victoria and brought together the cartoons and articles that poked fun at the subject of pronunciation, adding a commentary on the context of the times, explaining why people felt so strongly about accents, and identifying which accents were the main source of jokes. The collection brings to light a society where class distinction ruled, and where the way you pronounced a word was seen as a sometimes damning index of who you were and how you should be treated. It is a fascinating, provocative and highly entertaining insight into our on-going amusement at the subject of how we speak.

The climate crisis is here. Our chance to stop it has come and gone, but this doesn't have to mean the world is ending. 'If you care about the planet, and about the people and animals who live on it, there are two ways to think about this. You can keep on hoping that catastrophe is preventable, and feel ever more frustrated or enraged by the world's inaction. Or you can accept that disaster is coming, and begin to rethink what it means to have hope.' The honesty and realism of Jonathan Franzen's writings on climate have been widely denounced and just as widely celebrated. Here, in his definitive statement on the subject, Franzen confronts the world's failure to avert destabilising climate change and takes up the question: Now what?

Sex and art, we're told, are sacred, two spheres that ought to be kept separate from the ravages of the marketplace. Yet both prop up two incredibly lucrative industries, built on the commodification of creativity and desire, authenticity and intimacy. Our reaction to this should not be moral or political outrage, nor legal regulation or denial, but rather-as Sophia Giovannitti argues here-acceptance, through which we can find a more autonomous way to live.

Το απαύγασμα της φιλοσοφικής διδασκαλίας του Ινδουισμού

Αυτό, που ο νους δεν μπορεί να το σκεφτεί αλλά εξαιτίας του ο νους είναι ικανός να σκέφτεται: αυτό και μόνο να ξέρεις πως είναι το Μπράχμαν.

Οι Ουπανισάδες είναι τα ιερά ινδουιστικά κείμενα που συνοδεύουν τις Βέδες, τις ιερές σανσκριτικές γραφές, συμπυκνώνοντας το νόημά τους σε μορφή φιλοσοφικής διδασκαλίας – γι’ αυτό είναι γνωστές και ως «Βεντάντα», που σημαίνει το «τέλος» ή τον «τελικό σκοπό» της σοφίας (Βέδα θα πει «σοφία»). Και σε τι συνίσταται η αρχαία ινδουιστική διδασκαλία; Σε τίποτε άλλο πέρα από την αποστολή του ανθρώπου να απαλλαγεί απ’ όλες τις «πλασματικότητες» αυτού του κόσμου (τη μακροζωία, την ευμάρεια, τη στείρα νοητική λειτουργία κ.ο.κ.) και μέσω της υπερθετικής γνώσης του εαυτού να ενωθεί με τη θεϊκή συνείδηση, αυτή που διαπερνά και αποτελεί ολόκληρο το σύμπαν: «Ο άνθρωπος που έχει μορφή πεθαίνει, όχι όμως και αυτό που κατοικεί μέσα του».

Η best-seller σειρά «Επίλεκτα» των Εκδόσεων Οξύ εμπλουτίζεται με επτά νέους τίτλους, επτά νέα μικρά βιβλία, μεγάλων σκέψεων, τα οποία έρχονται να προστεθούν τους προηγούμενους 16 τίτλους.

Ορισμένοι μελετητές τοποθετούν τη βεδική περίοδο, όταν και οι Ουπανισάδες πήραν τη γνωστή μορφή τους, έως και το 4.000 ή το 5.000 π.Χ., ενώ άλλοι μεταξύ του 2.000 και του 1.400 π.Χ. – σίγουρα πάντως αρκετούς αιώνες πριν από τη βουδιστική περίοδο, που ξεκινά τον 6ο π.Χ. αιώνα. Μιας και τίποτα δεν γραφόταν και όλες οι διδασκαλίες γίνονταν προφορικά, οι Ουπανισάδες λέγονταν και Σρούτις, «αυτό που ακούγεται». Ο όρος χρησιμοποιείται και με την έννοια της αποκάλυψης, αφού οι Ουπανισάδες θεωρείται πως είναι θεϊκής προέλευσης και στα κείμενά τους δεν γίνεται η παραμικρή αναφορά σε συγγραφέα ή καταγραφέα. Στην παρούσα έκδοση περιλαμβάνονται οι τρεις πρώτες –και ουσιωδέστερες– Ουπανισάδες.