Arthur Schopenhauer made the momentous decision to become a philosopher when he was approximately 22 years old. Prior to that decision, he had been studying medicine at the university in Göttingen. By that age, however, he had concluded that life was a troublesome affair. So he resolved to spend his life reflecting upon it. Schopenhauer was doggedly determined to persevere in what he considered his mission in life, to reflect on the “ever-disquieting puzzle of existence,” to ascertain the ...

In his quest to solve 'the ever-disquieting riddle of existence', Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, and psychology. This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English. Placing him in his historical and philosophical contexts, David E. Cartwright tells the story of Schopenhauer's life to convey the full range of his philos...

This volume of translations unites three shorter works by Arthur Schopenhauer that expand on themes from his book The World as Will and Representation. In On the Fourfold Root he takes the principle of sufficient reason, which states that nothing is without a reason why it is, and shows how it covers different forms of explanation or ground that previous philosophers have tended to confuse. Schopenhauer regarded this study, which he first wrote as his doctoral dissertation, as an essential...

The video was everywhere – a viral sensation sweeping across social media.A golden retriever puppy in Bilbao, Spain. It was placed on a series of different rugs, its fur shifting in real time to match the colors and even the intricate patterns woven into the fabric. The internet was in a frenzy, with hundreds of thousands of comments debating whether it was an elaborate hoax, a genetic anomaly, or something else entirely.But Sam Reilly knew the truth the moment he saw it.

In the heart of an Atlantic superstorm, the Tahila fights to stay afloat.Amid the chaos, the ship’s collision-avoidance system blares a warning. Radar shows no ship. No signal. No lights. Just a strange silhouette beneath the waves. A searchlight is focussed into the raging sea and the crew spot something impossible: the slanted roof of a house with glass windows and solid walls… adrift in the open ocean more than a thousand miles from land.Lightning flashes – and ...

A secret project is about to be reactivated...In the middle of the Pacific Ocean in 1962, at the height of the cold war, the U.S. military experimented with electromagnetic pulses created by detonating high atmosphere nuclear bombs. The project was code named Starfish Prime.The primary objective was to develop the ability to produce an EMP with enough force to knock out an entire nation’s communication systems.The secondary objective, alo...

Books 7 to 12 in the Sam Reilly Action and Adventure Thrillers!7. The Third TempleA mystery wrapped in a myth about the origins of humanity.A race to find an ancient pyramid hidden in plain sight.A secret so dangerous its guardians will kill to protect it.8. The Aleutian PortalA Russian cargo ship sinks in the shallow waters of the Bering Strait, and somehow vanishes without a trace.In the Colorado ...

An ancient shipwreck.A pyramid half a mile below the sea.And a puzzle that must be solved before it destroys humanity.More than 200 years ago, the Emily Rose became shipwrecked on the southern coast of Australia. The survivors were forced to walk nearly a thousand miles through the unexplored land to reach the only established settlement, Sydney Cove.Hundreds of miles into their journey they discove...

Extreme weather conditions are wreaking havoc on the world, and baffled scientists are unable to discover the cause.The most powerful hurricane in history approaches New York, while at the same time atmospheric rivers flood Las Vegas.Wildfires spread through Canada, and Europe is wracked by powerful earthquakes.Most bizarre of all: a tempestuous mass of dark, foreboding sky seems to be spreading across the globe.In Arizona, an astronomer tries to decipher th...

Fresh from his success with the search and rescue of the USS Omega Deep, Sam Reilly was looking forward to some much-needed rest. Not everyone had the same idea though.When a panicked man with purple eyes grabs him at gunpoint and takes him hostage, Sam knows that this is more than a mere ransom opportunity; this man is scared of something...And Sam is going to have to find what it is if he wants to get out of this alive.

On May 18th, 1863 – the day the siege of the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg began – a secret war chest was removed by an ironclad and taken away along the Mississippi River.It contained a Covenant capable of altering the entire course of the Civil War. Its destination was Washington, D.C.A place it never reached.In the present day, Minnesotan senator Arthur Perry has enlisted the help of Sam Reilly to track down his son, who went missing while following a stran...

A long-lost airship with a deadly cargo. . .In 1939 a secret airship departed Germany in the dark of night filled with some of the most influential people of its time, each carrying their most valuable possessions. One such item amongst them was as dangerous as it was priceless.The airship never reached its destination.In present day, former Marine troubleshooter Sam Reilly discovers a missing clue about the lost airship,...