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Filled with beautiful full colour diagrams and illustrated throughout, Degree in a Book: Philosophy is a perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike.With mind maps for each chapter, definition boxes, easily digestible features on the history of philosophy and suggestions for further reading, it provides you with everything you need to understand the fundamental issues. Learning philosophy has never been easier.Including ideas from Aristotle and Zeno to Descartes and Wittgenstein, it covers the whole range of western thought.By the time you finish reading this book, you will be able to answer questions like:• What is truth?• What can I really know?• How can I live a moral life?• Do I have free will?ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow charts, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.

This highly visual, full-colour guide contains everything you can learn in an Economics degree, made accessible and entertaining by economics expert Elaine Schwartz. Packed with flow diagrams, infographics, pull-out features and handy timelines, this book makes learning the subject easier than ever. It covers the whole breadth of the subject at degree level, covering market equilibrium, economic policy, comparative development and more. It also includes profiles of prominent economists, including Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes and Einor Ostrom, and the contributions they have made to economic theory. By the time you finish this book, you will be able to answer questions such as: • How do supply and demand work?• What is monetary policy?• Is GDP the best measure of success?• What are the costs and benefits of globalization?A Degree in a Book: Economics is perfect for both students and those wishing to know how economics has played its part in constructing the world in which we live.ABOUT THE SERIES: The A Degree in a Book series covers a variety of fascinating subjects at degree level. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow diagrams, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex topics in no time.

This highly-visual, full-colour guide provides readers with a high-level, comprehensive survey of the fundamental ideas in physics, written by award-winning science author Professor Sidney Perkowitz. Perfect for students and laypeople alike, this book makes understanding the essential concepts of physics easier than ever. It covers the most important ideas in the field, including gravity, thermodynamics, relativity, and quantum mechanics, as well as the scientific minds that contributed to these foundational discoveries. These topics are accompanied by helpful charts, suggestions for further reading and easily digestible history sections, to keep things clear, engaging, and easy to follow.It will help you answer questions such as:• How does entropy shape the universe?• What happens inside a black hole?• What role does physics play in climate science?• Could we ever achieve quantum teleportation?Part of the bestselling A Degree in a Book series, this accessible guide provides you with the essential foundations for understanding the most fundamental science of our world.ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides allow readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.

Written by Senior Lecturer and Course Leader in Sociology, Megan Todd, this full-colour guide covers all the fundamental topics studied in a Sociology degree for the general reader.Filled with helpful diagrams, suggestions for further reading, and easily digestible features on important figures in the development of sociology, ideas and their implementation in the real world, this book makes learning the subject easier than ever. Including chapters on identity and society, social class and inequality, ethnicity, sexuality, it covers the whole range of sociological ideas and approaches.• How do families, schools, and religions shape social behaviour?• Why do social inequalities persist across generations?• How does violence, or the threat of violence, structure our society?• How have digital technologies transformed our social and cultural lives?• In what ways does globalization reshape our sense of home, culture, and identity? This accessible and entertaining will give readers a thorough grounding in understanding how humans make and create our social world.ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book in Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Featuring flow charts, infographics, handy timelines, feature spreads and margin annotations, these illustrated books are perfect for anyone wishing to master seemingly complex subject with ease and enjoyment.

A concise introduction to all the key tenets of electrical and mechanical engineering degree course, written by former NASA engineer Dr David Baker. A Degree in a Book: Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is presented in an attractive landscape format in full-color. With flow charts, infographics, timelines, feature spreads and information boxes, this highly visual guide will help readers quickly get to grips with the fundamentals of electrical and mechanical engineering and their practical applications.Covering Newtonian mechanics, nuclear engineering, artificial intelligence, 3D printing and more, this essential guide brings clarity to complex ideas. David Baker delves into the history and development of this far-reaching subject as well as the challenges of the future such as environmental responsibility. Complete with a useful glossary of key terms, this holistic introduction will equip students and laypeople alike with the knowledge of an engineering graduate. ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow charts, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.

This highly-visual, full-colour guide covers everything taught on an MBA course, perfect for MBA students, business managers or aspiring entrepreneurs. Filled with flow diagrams, timelines, case studies and infographics, this accessible book presents information in an easy-to-digest way. It covers the curriculum taught in all the top business schools around the world, including economics, strategy and marketing, with real-life case studies to show the theory in practice. Chapters include: • Micro & Macroeconomics: supply and demand, GDP, monetary policy... • Data Analysis & Statistics: data collection, probability distributions, P-values... • Marketing & Setting Prices: brand development, pricing, digital marketing... • Strategy: strategic analysis, international strategy, the value chain... This is the perfect guide to help you achieve a successful career in business management. ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow diagrams, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.

"Ultra-readable and illuminating [...] essential for anyone involved in the marketing field" - LoveReading This comprehensive, highly visual guide covers everything you can learn in a Marketing degree. It leads the reader through the crucial aspects of successful business marketing, covering everything from advertising and social media to marketing economics and the commercial law. Easy-to-digest information is presented with flow diagrams, infographics, pull-out features and glossaries breaking down marketing jargon. Profiles of successful marketing professionals are also included, such as David Ogilvy and Philip Kotler, as well as brand biographies to show principles in practice, from Netflix to Apple. Includes topics such as: • Management • Market research • Product development • Buyer behavior and the impact of popular culture, ethics and social responsibility • Digital marketing including social media and SEO • Retail - in all its many forms • How lockdown and the global pandemic has altered the world of marketing Whether you're a student, a marketing professional or a small business trying to expand, A Degree in a Book: Marketing is perfect for anyone wishing to know how good, effective marketing can play a part in their own business. ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow diagrams, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, this book provides you with the key information you would find in a psychology degree course in an easily digestible format. Filled with flow charts, infographics, suggestions for further reading and features on the history of psychology, this book makes understanding the human mind easier than ever. Including the theories of Francis Galton, Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov, and many more, it covers the whole range of psychological research.By the time you finish reading this book, you will be able to answer questions such as:• How do we learn?• Do groups make better decisions than individuals?• How do we study the living brain?• What are the components of personality?ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides feature flow charts, infographics, handy timelines, information boxes, feature spreads and margin annotations, allowing readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.