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News: July/August 2008

Doctors to redefine what is normal • Speed learning trial quickly shows benefits • Charles Taylor prized in Kyoto — News reports by Sue Roberts and Cameron Pritchard

Getting Re-started

The well-known ‘For Beginners’ series of cartoon books about philosophy has been revived after a lengthy absence from the bookstores. The titles include Plato For Beginners, Nietzsche For Beginners, Philosophy For Beginners and many more, and mix graphics with erudition. The series was created by Glenn Thompson, and published for years by his Writers and Readers company. When Thompson died in 2001, the series ceased publication. However, the rights have now been acquired by Steerforth Press, who are reprinting the best-selling titles from the old catalogue and also commissioning new ‘For Beginners’ books as well.

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