After his miraculous weekend in 1986, Craig Pelling returned to a future he could never have envisaged. Even by his own hapless standards, his plans have spectacularly backfired. Everything he tried to fix is now broken, and a bleak, lonely existence is all Craig has to look forward to.Does he face that future, or does he try to seek answers? Either way, an emotional rollercoaster ride beckons. Can Craig can find closure before it ends? Or does fate have a few more twists in store ...

Sir Charles Huxley kept a dark secret — a secret the former government minister should have taken to the grave.His son, William, lives an uneventful life in his late father’s shadow. He never planned on becoming a middle-aged bachelor, and he definitely didn’t plan a career as a low-level politician, but that is now William’s lot … until it’s not.One evening, William has a chance encounter which sets off an escalating series of sinister events, culminating in a damning reve...

Delusion is the ideal place to rest on a painful journey to the truthDavid Nunn considers himself a good man. Employed as a counsellor for a mental health charity in North London, his typical day revolves around broken minds and dysfunctional lives.Then, one day in January, a young man staggers into the charity’s office; no appointment booked and seemingly in the grip of a drug-induced episode. David reluctantly agrees to see the young man.It proves a brief but fate...

Ruth leaves Wales to serve the war effort, firstly in Cardiff and then in Blackpool. But the moment she meets Edward who is on the rebound from Sarah, she is out of her depth and unable to resist his advances.Ruth visits a gypsy who tells her; "In your life you will have the blessing of many children but you will endure lifelong sadness. I can see the life you have yet to live and I warn you now, you will go through life seeing children in your shadow." She warns Ruth; "You will walk many ...

Many Biblical scholars believe that the gospel of Mark was the foundational source for Matthew and Luke, but these two gospels have details in common not found in Mark's narrative. What is the mystery of the unknown source? The Sandal Maker reveals the possibilities in a fascinating journey of how the gospel came to be.

Nietzsche's vision of the 'overman' continues to haunt the postmodern imagination. His call that 'man is something that must be overcome' can no longer be seen as simple rhetoric. Our experiences of the hybrid realities of artificial life have made the 'transhuman' a figure that looks over us all. Inspired by this vision, Keith Ansell Pearson sets out to examine if evolution is 'out of control' and machines are taking over.In a series of six fascinating perspectives, he links Nietzs...

An incisive exploration of Nietzsche as a bold, visionary poet-philosopher.Today, Nietzsche is justly celebrated for his rich, philosophical naturalism, but Keith Ansell-Pearson warns that we must not overlook the visionary dimension of his thinking and his focus on the need to cultivate a new care of the self and care of life. In Nietzsche's Earthbound Wisdom, Ansell-Pearson recovers Nietzsche's love for a philosophy that guides us through our passions, o...

'My humanity is a constant self-overcoming' Friedrich NietzscheNietzsche's thinking revolves around a new and striking concept of humanity - a humanity which has come to terms with the death of God and practises the art and science of living well, free of the need for metaphysical certainties and moral absolutes. How, then, are we to live? And what do we love?Keith Ansell-Pearson introduces the reader to Nietzsche's distinctive philosophical style and to the development of ...

Empathy is widely discussed, both in philosophy and more generally. One might ask what empathy itself is and how it relates to specific emotions, such as sympathy. This volume is concerned with theories of emotions that can be described as empathetic, either because they presuppose the human capacity for empathy or because they are essential to how empathy operates. By exploring how Western philosophers-from Ancient Greece up to the twentieth century-have understood these emotions, it beco...

Nietzsche regarded Thus Spoke Zarathustra as his most important philosophical contribution because it proposes solutions to the problems and questions he poses in his later books – for example, his cure for the human disposition to vengefulness and his creation of new values as the antidote to nihilism. It is also the only place where he elaborates his concepts of the superhuman and the eternal recurrence of the same. In this Critical Guide, an international group of distinguished scholars...

This astonishingly rich volume collects the work of an international group of scholars, including some of the best known in academia. Experts in ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, political theory, aesthetics, history, critical theory, and hermeneutics bring to light the best philosophical scholarship what is arguably Friedrich Nietzsche's most rewarding but most challenging text. Including essays that were commissioned specifically for the volume as well as essays revised and edite...

In "Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens," G.K. Chesterton offers a profound literary exploration of Dickens' oeuvre, characterized by his characteristic wit, incisive analyses, and a deep understanding of the human condition. Chesterton delves into the distinctive narrative techniques, vivid characterizations, and social commentary that characterize Dickens' novels, positioning him as a transformative figure in Victorian literature. This work serves not only as a c...