Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.

This joint memoir details one mother's childhood struggle to escape the Holocaust and the effect it has on her daughter."A memoir that takes us through many worlds, through heartache and noble hopes, through the mysteries of family love . . . Read Bending Toward the Sun and enrich your life."—Rabbi David Wolpe, author of Why Faith MattersA miraculous lesson in courage and recovery, Bending Toward the Sun tells the s...

Moved by the Spirit: Religion and the Movement for Black Lives explores the religious and theological significance of the Black Lives Matter Movement. The volume argues for engaging the complex ways religion is present in the movement as well as how the movement is changing religion. The contributors analyze this relationship from a variety of religious and theological perspectives on public protest, the meaning of freedom, Black humanity, the arts and practices of Black religious culture,...

"The Profitable Vet provides tremendous and accessible insight into the often overlooked financial and managerial facets of veterinary medicine." Dr. Dave NicolA guide to help veterinarians, managers, and other practice leaders manage the business of veterinary medicine, this financial management tool provides a broad basis for understanding the business side of veterinary medicine. Its comprehensive scope offers insights and strategies for every stage of practice ...

For five days beginning March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan experienced the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986. Why was the accident possible? What happened during these crucial five days? Who might have been responsible? A combination of government complacency, industrial arrogance, and an economic conflict of interest are unquestionably involved. International recommendations for greatly improved tsunami protections, beginning in the 1990s, we...

This book is the first of its kind on the emerging topic of source-to-sea management. It showcases different applications of the concept to improve the environmental health of freshwater, land and coastal and marine systems, drawing upon research performed across Europe, Africa and Asia.Improved management of land, freshwater, coasts and oceans is a key environmental challenge of our time. It is needed to prevent the millions of tons of plastic and other pollutants that enter the o...

Brought to you by the same expert endocrinologists responsible for the highly acclaimed two-volume Endocrinology clinical reference, Endocrinology: Adult and Pediatric: The Adrenal Gland is a new eBook that puts all of the latest advances in management of adrenal disorders at your fingertips. Instantly accessible on your favorite eReader, this adrenal endocrinology eBook makes it easy to give your patients the benefit of today's best expertise. - Stay abreast of the newest knowledge and ad...

In this pioneering study of democratization in Argentina, Leslie Anderson challenges Robert Putnam’s thesis that democracy requires high levels of social capital. She demonstrates in Democratization by Institutions that formal institutions (e.g., the executive, the legislature, the courts) can serve not only as operational parts within democracy but as the driving force toward democracy.As Anderson astutely observes, the American founders debated the merits of the institut...

The works of poetry created in this book by Darryl Leslie is the collection of his expressions and his life’s journey as an ordinary man doing extraordinary things. We all may have the creative capability to impact the lives of others in our surroundings in a good way or bad, from time to time, whether knowingly or not. Midlife Experiences takes you on a journey through the life of this Author, during his childhood, marriage, divorce, crisis, and fulfillment. Midlife Experiences (Not neces...

In the middle of the night, struggling B actor Glenn Harley gets a hysterical phone call from starlet Nancy Rhymer. She needs Harley to come over to her house immediately. Harley, who always has secretly longed for Nancy Rhymer, jumps out of bed and drives quickly to her home. Once there, he discovers she has knifed a semi-famous actor to death “in self defense” and needs Harley’s help to clean things up to protect her from scandal. His affection for the actress is too strong to refuse and...

Watcher throws away the rules regarding disabilities in crime fiction. Teri is a hero that we can all relate to as she fights her own battles with Multiple Sclerosis and the mysterious man that wants her dead.Teri is a watcher. A silent witness to the lives of others. Robbed of her strength and mobility by a devastating disease, she is confronted with a crime so vicious it forces her to choose between her own safety and a woman she's never met. But can she untangle a web of corrupt...

All Tony wanted was a job that didn't make his life harder.Being a temp should have made it easier by letting him pick jobs that he was comfortable with. But bills needed to be paid, and he didn't have the luxury of turning jobs down. So when his boss offers him what sounds like the perfect job, he's afraid to hope he's finally found his place. After all, the job is only temporary. They wouldn't want to keep someone like him. Right?Taron was starting to thi...