James M. Russell Books

From Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, published in 1936, which has sold over 30 million copies to date, to the mind management programme of Professor Steve Peters' The Chimp Paradox, a concise and insightful guide to seventy of the most influential self-help books ever published An entertaining, accessible companion, for readers of self-help books and sceptics alike. The titles include classics on achieving success, confidence and happiness, mindfulness, how to change your life, self-control, overcoming anxiety and self-esteem issues and stress relief. The chronological arrangement of the titles reveals the intriguing story of how early self-improvement titles were succeeded by increasingly personality-based, materialistic titles and shows how breakout classics often influenced other titles for decades to come. Each book is summarised to convey a brief idea of what it has to offer the interested reader, while a 'Speed Read' for each book delivers a quick sense of what each writer is like to read and a highly compressed summary of the main points of the book in question. This is a work of reference to dip into, that acknowledges that some of the most powerful insights into ourselves can be found in texts that aren't perceived as being 'self-help' books, and that wisdom and consolation can be found in the strangest places.

Discover the true history of some of the most extraordinary inventions of the ancient world, including mysterious devices that we can't recreate today, and the original versions of modern technology. Discover the true history of some of the most extraordinary inventions of the ancient world, including mysterious devices that we can't recreate today, and the original versions of modern technology.

A brief introduction to seventy-six of the most thought provoking books in history and how they can help us in our everyday lives. Big ideas sometimes come from the strangest places. In this wide ranging introduction, James M Russell takes the fear out of philosophy and selects seventy-six works - from Plato, Descartes and Wittgenstein to Philip K Dick and the Moomins as well as contemporary thinkers such as Peter Singer and John Rawls. Dividing into accessible sections, Russell gives us the lives as well as the lessons of the great thinkers, including a digest of their key ideas. A perfect antidote to the complex life

The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote culturally important literature by offering a modern edition that remains faithful to the original text, ensuring accessibility to readers interested in classic works.

An entertaining, accessible guide to 70 classic business texts, covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time.

This book is a cornucopia of mnemonics. Amusing as well as informative, it includes well-known examples that you might remember from school, some of which have been in use for centuries, as well as more recent ones and alternatives to the traditional versions. Amusing as well as informative, this cornucopia of mnemonics includes some well-known examples that you might remember from school, some of which have been in use for centuries, as well as more recent ones and alternatives to the traditional versions.

Woraus ist unsere Welt gemacht? Vor 150 Jahren wurde entdeckt, dass sich die chemischen Elemente nach ihrer Kernladung aufsteigend anordnen lassen – das Periodensystem war geboren. Dieses Buch befasst sich mit sämtlichen bekannten Reinstoffen: vom Ur-Element Wasserstoff (1) bis zum Edelgas Oganesson (118) und von Klassikern wie Blei und Gold bis zu künstlich erzeugten Seltsamkeiten wie dem Tenness. Auf unterhaltsame Weise erzählt James M. Russell von den Bausteinen des Lebens und den Menschen, die sie entdeckt oder beschrieben haben.