Steve Jones

Borin Van Loon

Takes us from Mendel to the human gene map and the treatment if inborn disease, giving enough information to help us make the moral decisions that we will face.

Introducing Genetics

Jonathan Miller

Darwin for Beginners

Richard Appignanesi

Stuart Sim

'Introducing Critical Theory' provides a route through the tangled jungle of competing theories. It puts into context recent developments by situating them within the longer-term tradition of critical analysis - back to the rise of Marxism.

Introducing Critical Theory

Jane Hope

This book describes the life and teachings of the Buddha, this book also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth individually and by inspiration which is passed from teacher to student.

Introducing Buddha

Vinay Lal

A Graphic Guide

Introducing Hinduism

Robert Lekachman

An introduction to the Western economic system considers investment, business cycles, the free market, recession, and the energy crisis and looks at the theories of Smith, Keynes, and Marx

Capitalism for Beginners

"Hinduism is said to be the world's oldest religion. Yet the word 'Hindu' is of foreign 18th-century origin. Hinduism is defined as a polytheistic religion, but Mahatma Gandhi famously declared that one can be a Hindu without believing in any god. Hinduism appears to accommodate endless contradictions. It is a religion at least as much of myth as of history - it has no historical founder, no single authoritative book, and few central doctrines." "Introducing Hinduism offers a guide to this extraordinarily diverse faith. It untangles the complexities of Hinduism's gods and goddesses, its caste system and its views on sex, everyday life and asceticism. Why do Hindus revere the cow? Must Hindus be vegetarian? Introducing Hinduism explores the links with and differences from Buddhism, Jainism and other religions, and describes the resurgence of Hindu extremism, the phenomenon of Bollywood and the overseas Hindu diaspora."--BOOK JACKET.

Richard Osborne

Introducing Eastern Philosophy

Ziauddin Sardar

"The media is ubiquitous. Every day we watch hours of TV, listen to the radio, surf the web, read newspapers and magazines, go to the cinema or watch DVDs. The media in these forms and more exercise enormous influence and power over all of us. Introducing Media Studies explores the complex relationship between the media, ideology, knowledge and power. It provides a scintillating tour of media history and presents a coherent view of the media industry, media theory and methods in media research. It explains how &‘the audience' is constructed and how it in turn interprets the content and meaning of media representation. Ziauddin Sardar and Borin Van Loon teach how to analyse film, deconstruct advertising and appreciate how the media shapes public opinion."--Publisher.

Introducing Media Studies

This book describes in detail a culture and way of thinking which predates Western philosophy by several centuries. It is an ideal guide for the Western reader to the historical and philosophical basis of Eastern cultures.

Introducing Buddha describes the life and teachings of the Buddha. It also shows that enlightenment is a matter of experiencing the truth. The text, by a practicing Vajrajana Buddhist, and the vibrant illustrations illuminate the process by way of a rich legacy of stories and explanations. The book concludes with a description of the role of Buddhism in modern Asia and its growing influence on Western thought.

Buddha for Beginners

Jerry Ravetz

Explains the history and origins of the various streams of mathematics.

Introducing Mathematics

Israel Rosenfield

Edward Ziff

﻿« Une “biographie” de l’ADN, très détaillée et amusante, servie par des connaissances historiques et philosophiques solides. Tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la molécule la plus importante de la biologie. » Oliver Sacks. « Un livre remarquable sur l’ADN, cette molécule au cœur de la génétique. Ce livre se lit comme un roman, il est facile d’accès, drôle et illustré. Jetez-y un coup œil, vous ne serez pas déçus ! » Robert Trivers. L’ADN retrace, de façon originale et distrayante, l’histoire de cette incroyable molécule qui a bouleversé le monde scientifique. Des lois de l’hérédité de Mendel jusqu’aux avancées les plus actuelles, vous apprendrez comment ont été découverts la structure en double hélice de la molécule de l’ADN par James Watson et Francis Crick ou encore l’ARN messager par François Jacob, Jacques Monod et André Lwoff. Une plongée inattendue et ludique au cœur de la science. Israel Rosenfield est professeur à la City University de New York. Edward Ziff est professeur de biochimie et de neurosciences à la faculté de médecine de l’Université de New York. Borin Van Loon est illustrateur.

ADN (L')

Including, in Its Entirety, "a Servered Head", a Graphic Novella ;

The Bart Dickon Omnibus

Unravelling Darwin's life and contribution to biology, this book traces the path from his scientific predecessors to the later modifications that his own evolutionary theories required. It provides a clear historical perspective on the progress from pre-Darwinian biology to modern genetics.

This title is now available in a new format. Refer to Media Studies: A Graphic Guide 9781848311848.

Traces the history of scientific studies into the nature of DNA and examines the impact of DNA research and genetic engineering on society.

A Graphic Guide to the Molecule that Shook the World

Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics from the ancient world to modern times, describing the great discoveries and providing an accessible introduction to such topics as number-systems, geometry and algebra, the calculus, the theory of the infinite, statistical reasoning and chaos theory. It shows how the history of mathematics has seen progress and paradox go hand in hand - and how this is still happening today. This is an essential book for anyone interested in the wonderful and weird world of mathematics - which is, after all, the world we have created for ourselves.

¿Qué son las matemáticas y por qué representan un misterio para tanta gente? Las matemáticas son la mayor creación de la inteligencia humana. Nos afectan a todos. Dependemos de ellas en nuestra vida diaria y muchas de sus herramientas, como la geometría, el álgebra y la trigonometría, provienen de antiguas civilizaciones no occidentales. Este libro nos explica la historia de las matemáticas desde la antigüedad hasta los tiempos modernos, describiendo los grandes descubrimientos y proporcionando una introducción accesible a temas como los sistemas numéricos, la geometría y el álgebra, el cálculo, la teoría del infinito, la estadística y la teoría del caos. Ésta es una obra que nos muestra cómo en la historia de las matemáticas han podido convivir progreso y paradojas, y de qué manera ambos siguen de la mano en nuestros días. Se trata de una guía esencial para todo aquel que esté interesado en este maravilloso y sorprendente mundo, que, después de todo, no es más que un mundo que hemos creado a nuestra medida.

Borin Van Loon

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