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The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward. The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing. Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.

Fra en anerkendt historiker kommer en banebrydende fortælling om menneskehedens tilblivelse og udvikling – en international bestseller nr. 1 – som udforsker de måder, hvorpå biologi og historie har formet os og udvidet vores forståelse af, hvad det vil sige at være "menneske". For hundrede tusind år siden beboede mindst seks forskellige menneskearter Jorden. Alligevel findes der i dag kun én – Homo sapiens. Hvad skete der med de andre? Og hvad kan der ske med os? De fleste bøger om menneskehedens historie anlægger enten en historisk eller en biologisk tilgang, men dr. Yuval Noah Harari bryder formen med denne yderst originale bog, der begynder for omkring 70.000 år siden med fremkomsten af moderne kognition. Fra en undersøgelse af den rolle, mennesket under udvikling har spillet i det globale økosystem, til en kortlægning af imperiernes fremvækst forener Sapiens historie og videnskab for at genoverveje accepterede fortællinger, forbinde fortidens udviklinger med nutidige spørgsmål og undersøge specifikke begivenheder i sammenhæng med større idéer. Dr. Harari tvinger os også til at se fremad, for i løbet af de seneste årtier er mennesker begyndt at bøje naturlovene for udvælgelse, som har styret livet i de seneste fire milliarder år. Vi er ved at erhverve evnen til at forme ikke blot verden omkring os, men også os selv. Hvor fører dette os hen, og hvad ønsker vi at blive? Med 27 fotografier, 6 kort og 25 illustrationer/diagrammer vil dette provokerende og indsigtsfulde værk med sikkerhed sætte gang i debat og er uundværlig læsning for entusiaster af Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright og Sharon Moalem.

Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.