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  • The Holy Qur'an

    Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali ...
    by Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    Translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. As it was revealed, so it was committed to memory by his companions, though written copies were also made by literate believers during the lifetime of the Prophet.The ... Read more

    $4.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Time Travel

    Historians and Their Craft

    by Tom Griffiths ...
    No matter how practised we are at history, it always humbles us. No matter how often we visit the past, it always surprises us.Winner of the Ernest Scott Prize and Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Non-fiction'A rare feat of imagination and generosity' —Mark McKennaWith every sentence they write, historians must walk the tightrope between discipline and imagination, empathy and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Ancient Greek Philosophy An Introduction

    by Tom Griffith ...
    Narrated by Bruce Alexander ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 16 min

    The philosophy of Ancient Greece provides the background of Western ethical thought and politics. In this approachable introduction, Tom Griffith, a leading translator of Plato, covers the main ground from the Pre-Socratics through Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics and the Epicureans. In each case, the figures are introduced before a compilation of key texts in lively translations. ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • The Laws of Thought

    The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind

    by Tom Griffiths ...
    From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human mindsEveryone has a basic understanding of how the physical world works. We learn about physics and chemistry in school, letting us explain the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Laws of Thought

    The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind

    by Tom Griffiths ...
    Narrated by Tom Griffiths ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 51 min

    From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human mindsEveryone has a basic understanding of how the physical world works. We learn about physics and chemistry in school, letting us explain the ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Alice's dreaming

    An astonishing work of history about a girl and the Indigenous world she encountered

    by Tom Griffiths ...
    'An unforgettable, multi-layered history, Alice's dreaming is at once biography, literary thriller and stunning evocation of Country and place.' —Mark McKennaEarly last century, Alice Duncan-Kemp grew up on a remote Queensland cattle station. Later she would write down her childhood memories of learning from Aboriginal women and men at home on their own Country. In her books, she evoked a rich ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Living with Fire

    People, Nature and History in Steels Creek

    Within the Yarra River catchment area nestles the valley of Steels Creek, a small shallow basin in the lee of Kinglake plateau and the Great Dividing Range. The escarpment walls of the range drop in a series of ridges to the valley and form the south-eastern boundary of the Kinglake National Park. The gentle undulations that flow out from the valley stretch into the productive and picturesque ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Dr. Tom's Lifeguard Chronicles

    As an adolescent, Dr. Tom Griffiths’s first job was picking up papers on a beach for twenty-five cents an hour. He then turned a part-time seasonal job as a lifeguard into a meaningful and lucrative career, saving lives along the way. Dr. Tom’s Lifeguard Chronicles details how he became one of the world’s leading water safety expertsover a career spanning nearly four decades.Lifeguards, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Algorithms to Live By

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    An exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mind.What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What balance of the new and familiar is the most fulfilling? These may seem like uniquely human quandaries, but they are not. Computers, ... Read more

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  • The Iliad and the Odyssey

    Translated by George Chapman ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    Translated by George Chapman, with Introductions by Jan Parker.Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been reportrayed in every generation. The questions about mortality and identity that Homer's heroes ask, the bonds of love, respect ... Read more

    $4.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Republic

    Series series Classics of World Literature
    Translated by John Llewelyn Davies and David James Vaughan. With an Introduction by Stephen Watt.The ideas of Plato (c429-347BC) have influenced Western philosophers for over two thousand years. Such is his importance that the twentieth-century philosopher A.N. Whitehead described all subsequent developments within the subject as foot-notes to Plato's work. Beyond philosophy, he has exerted a ... Read more

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  • Histories

    Series series Classics of World Literature
    Translated with Notes by George Rawlinson. With an Introduction by Tom Griffith.Herodotus (c480-c425) is 'The Father of History' and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining.Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of Salamis ... Read more

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