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Iris Murdoch once observed: 'philosophy is often a matter of finding occasions on which to say the obvious'. What was obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything—even God. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of Good and Bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions—and her own conclusions—can be found here.

A thrilling full-cast adaptation bringing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell universe to life Veteran Fourth Echelon agent Sam Fisher has a new mission recruiting and training the next generation of Splinter Cell operatives for the National Security Agency's covert action division. But when a lethal...

Artificial intelligence may be the most transformative technology of our time. As AI’s power grows, so does the need to figure out what—and who—this technology is really for. AI Needs You argues that it is critical for society to take the lead in answering this urgent question and ensuring that AI fulfills its promise.

Losing your eye in an alley bar-fight will change you. And I don't just mean physically. I thought my biggest hurdle was accepting that I look different. Turns out, my personal Everest is realizing that other people don't accept me. Specifically, women.

He's bossy, controlling and dangerously handsome. He's also completely and utterly off limits. Leave it to me to fall for an arrogant, powerful attorney, who moonlights as the most aggravating man ever. But he can wear a fitted suit like it's his job, and that sultry swept back hair? Don't get me started. He's trouble. I'm into trouble. Big time. The first time we met was a fluke, but everything after that? Shamefully orchestrated. I know I should stop - both of us realize we're playing with fire.

Give your child a full year of peaceful bedtime moments with 365 calming stories—one for every day of the year. Each short tale is gentle, easy to follow, and thoughtfully designed to help little listeners slow down, relax, and settle in for sleep. Your child will drift into simple adventures filled with friendship, courage, curiosity, problem-solving, and kindness. Every story is read in a warm, real human voice that engages without overstimulating, paired with steady, soothing pacing to support a smooth transition into rest.

The Roman occupation is brutal. The governor’s grip on the region is fragile. The authorities throw banquets in palaces while fishermen go hungry. Speaking out is dangerous. Two men, John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth, dare to, and pay with their lives. Is their talk of a new Kingdom a delusion, or a promise of future liberation and justice?

A deal struck in a dark place set an outlaw mage on the path to revenge. And now that it’s led to places even darker, she and everyone she knows may pay the price for her bargain in the final novel of “an unforgettable epic fantasy” trilogy (Publisher’s Weekly). Sal the Cacophony has...

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pitcher and a student umpire who are definitely not supposed to fall for one another. “Sapphic sports romance perfection. Swoony and romantic, but unafraid to tackle grief, family expectations...

Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princesses who had studied the Princess Rules, and behaved just as the Rules said they should. Florizella thought their hair was lovely: so golden and so very long. And their clothes were nice: so richly embroidered. And their shoes were delightful: so tiny and handmade in silk. But their days bored her to death....

A groundbreaking exposé showing how the arts—alongside diet, sleep, exercise and nature—are the forgotten fifth pillar of health. This program is read by the author. From cradle to grave, engaging in the arts has remarkable effects on our health and well-being. Music supports the...

Isabel has always been the most well-behaved girl at Crabtree School, and she's definitely done the most to help the school with the recycling Green Planet Award. But when another girl is given the prize, Isabel suddenly isn't sure that being good is the best thing any more. Maybe she should be a little bit naughty for once! And being naughty is fun - until she does something really bad.

Rock bottom isn’t the end, it’s the beginning. On his deathbed, Beau’s father reveals a life-changing secret. One big enough to send him into a tailspin of boozing and denial for a year. When Beck, a single mom new to town, shows up at his automotive shop, he isn’t expecting to meet the woman who will tear him from depression and turn his life around.

When overachiever Leena Cotton is ordered to take a two-month sabbatical after blowing a big presentation at work, she escapes to her grandmother Eileen's house for some long-overdue rest. Eileen is newly single and about to turn 80. She'd like a second chance at love, but her tiny Yorkshire village doesn't offer many eligible gentlemen. So they decide to try a two-month swap. But stepping into one another's shoes proves more difficult than either of them expected. Will swapping lives help Eileen and Leena find themselves...and maybe even find true love?

Alice Augustine runs the oldest bookstore in the historic district of Natchitoches and believes technology is the root of most problems. If only more people would turn off the TV and shut down the computer, the world wouldn't be in the mess it's in. She wishes she could get the teens she loves to step away from the screens and hold on to their Creole culture. The only person who seems to understand her passion for classic literature is the mysterious website owner, Browning Wordsworth Keats.

With this book, you can learn the keys to acquiring spiritual consciousness, so you can connect with the magical auras inherent in the initiated human being. This will help you learn all the symbols, rituals, and spells commonly in the fellowship.

On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries. Mary has a secret life that no one knows about, not even Malachi and Tristan, the brothers she vowed to look after. Malachi had to grow up too quickly. Between looking after Tristan and nursing a broken heart, he feels older than his 21 years. Tristan wishes Malachi would stop pining for Pamela. No wonder he's falling in with the wrong crowd, without Malachi to keep him straight.

An outcast mage caught between two warring empires must either save the world or destroy everything she loves in the second novel of "an unforgettable epic fantasy" trilogy (Publishers Weekly). Sal the Cacophony -- outlaw, outcast, outnumbered -- destroys all that she loves. Her lover lost and...

The Man I Know is a married couple standalone. You won't find a third act break-up, babies in the epilogue, or a ton of angst. Instead, this story centers around a happily married couple (with children) who discover, after years of marriage, that one of them needs more. Low-angst and high steam, the plot centers around deepening an already healthy relationship.

For years I dreamed of seeing her again. But without a last name or a phone number, it was impossible. She became a dream, a crushing memory, nothing more than a remember when. Until I found her in my home, sitting with my twin brother, eyes brimming with tears. She threw our world off its axis but even so, I want her more than ever. But I don't want her to be mine. I want her to be ours.