The untold story of J.M.W. Turner's friend and greatest rival, pioneering watercolour artist Thomas Girtin
Oscar Zarate Books
Oscar Zárate, an Argentine-born artist, honed his skills in architecture and advertising before dedicating himself to illustration in Europe. He is particularly recognized for his collaboration on a graphic novel with text by Alan Moore, which delves into the haunting interplay between an idealistic man and his younger self. Zárate's work masterfully translates complex human experiences into visually compelling narratives, showcasing a distinct and insightful artistic voice.
Quantum theory
- 176 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Quantum theory is one of science's most thrilling, challenging and even mysterious areas. Scientists such as Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and Schrodinger uncovered bizarre paradoxes in the early 20th century that seemed to destroy the fundamental assumptions of 'classical physics' - the basic laws we are taught in school. Notoriously difficult, quantum theory is nonetheless an amazing and inspiring intellectual adventure, explained here with patience, wit and clarity."
Introducing Stephen Hawking
- 182 pages
- 7 hours of reading
A graphic introduction to Hawking's work, ranging from Einstein's Theory of Relativity to Black Holes and the Big Bang. It also explains Hawking's research into Quantum Gravity, which could emerge as a Theory of Everything
Freud revolutionized the way we think of ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a familiar part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean?
Was Marx himself a 'Marxist'? Was his visionary promise of socialism betrayed by Marxist dictatorship? Is Marxism inevitably totalitarian? What did Marx really say? This book provides a fundamental account of Karl Marx's original philosophy, its roots in 19th century European ideology, and his radical economic and social criticism of capitalism.
Park
- 154 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The Park is a delicate examination of how anger, repression and powerlessness can overwhelm even the most logical and well-intentioned person in a confusing modern world.
Introducing Existentialism. A Graphic Guide
- 178 pages
- 7 hours of reading
An erudite investigation of the philosophical and cultural movement that prioritises individual experience.
A Small Killing
- 104 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Writer Alan Moore and artist Oscar Zarate collaborate on a graphic novel full of irony and tension. Adman Timothy Hole is about to get a crack at the the big one: selling the diet drink sensation Flite to the U.S.S.R. Except someone wants him dead. Little murders, tiny betrayals, the small homicides with which we ease the passage of our lives - these are the stuff of A Small Killing.
Jak se vyvíjela lidská mysl? Jak se člověk v této oblasti odlišuje od svých vývojových předchůdců? Je-li člověk založen na sobeckých genech, proč je tak kooperativní? Mohou být rozdíly mezi psychologií muže a ženy vysvětleny z evolučního pohledu? Tyto a další otázky jsou v centru zájmu vědeckého oboru, jež se nazývá evoluční psychologie. Kniha Evoluční psychologie je srozumitelným a zábavným úvodem do této nové discipliny. Předkládá klíčové poznatky evoluční biologie, kognitivní psychologie, ale i antropologie nebo archeologie, které evolučním psychologům pomáhají lépe pochopit, jaká je lidská přirozenost.
