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This book cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology and provides readers a lesson in philosophy that keeps them engaged as they explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition.

An essential addition to any science lover''s library.

Explore the fascinating world of Economics through its 50 essential ideas, brought to life with vivid, full-color graphics, illuminating diagrams, and engaging feature boxes in this highly-visual hardback guide. How do labor markets work? Is it better to aim for inflation or full employment? How can developing countries escape the poverty trap? In this accessible and entertaining guide, readers can explore the key questions and theories that top economists have sought to answer, and gain valuable insights into the complex world of economics. Ranging from demand and supply to globalization and international trade to game theory, and featuring ideas from such esteemed economists as Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman, this essential guide will bring you up to speed on the core themes and theories of this great subject and help you form your own opinions. ABOUT THE SERIES: The 50 Essential Ideas series brings together entertaining, highly visual guides to different disciplines, from philosophy to physics. It explores the subject's 50 greatest ideas, giving readers an accessible overview of its defining theories and breakthroughs.

From electromagneticm to dark matter, this eye-catching hardback guide explores the fascinating world of physics through its 50 essential ideas, brought to life with vivid graphics, illuminating diagrams, and engaging feature boxes. Physics forms the basis of our understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe. From the particles that make up matter to the forces that govern their interactions, physics is at the heart of everything that happens. In this beautifully illustrated book, Robert Snedden introduces you to the fascinating world of physics and its greatest practitioners. Ranging from gravity to thermodynamics to quantum physics and relativity and featuring ideas from such esteemed physicists as Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell and Albert Einstein, this essential guide will bring you up to speed on the core themes and theories of this great subject. ABOUT THE SERIES: The 50 Essential Ideas series brings together entertaining, highly visual guides to different disciplines, from philosophy to physics. It explores the subject's 50 greatest ideas, giving readers an accessible overview of its defining theories and breakthroughs.