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Imagine this: You're walking past a shallow pond and spot a toddler thrashing around in the water, in obvious danger of drowning. You look around for her parents, but nobody is there. You're the only person who can save her and you must act immediately. But as you approach the pond you remember that you're wearing your most expensive shoes. Wading into the water will ruin them—and might make you late for a meeting. Should you let the child drown?

Human beings have always made music. Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia? Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs. This is a truly global story. Looking to Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, Philip reveals how musicians have been brought together by trade and migration and examines the vast impact of colonialism.

Derek Parfit (1942–2017) is the most famous philosopher most people have never heard of. Widely regarded as one of the greatest moral thinkers of the past hundred years, Parfit was anything but a public intellectual. Yet his ideas have shaped the way philosophers think about things that affect us all: equality, altruism, what we owe to future generations, and even what it means to be a person. In Parfit, David Edmonds presents the first biography of an intriguing, obsessive, and eccentric genius.

What to Expect When You're Dead chronicles the ways ancient peoples answered questions such as: How to achieve a good death and afterlife? What's the best way to dispose of a body? Do the dead face a postmortem judgement—and where do they end up? Do the dead have bodies in the afterlife—and can they eat, drink, and have sex? And what can the living do to stay on good terms with the nonliving?

This audiobook narrated by Zeb Soanes offers a pioneering account of the surging global tide of market power and how it stifles workers around the world.

Meet Gaspard the Fox as he sets out one summer evening in search of adventure and something to eat. This charming and humorous book celebrates urban foxes and their relationship with the humans and animals they share the city with. This is the first in a series following the adventures of Gaspard and his friends.

Gaspard the Fox returns for a second adventure in the series in Gaspard: Best in Show, where a case of mistaken identity at the local fete means the handsomest fox in London truly has to live up to his name.... Gaspard, Peter, and Finty set out on a new adventure together and discover the local summer fete. When Gaspard inadvertently gets entered into the dog show, chaos and hilarity ensue in this delightful sequel to Gaspard the Fox. A charming and humorous audiobook celebrating urban foxes and their relationship with the humans and animals they share the city with.