Children born today in the Maldives may someday have to abandon their homeland. Rising seas, caused by climate change, could swallow most of their tiny island nation within their lifetime. Their fate symbolizes the double inequity at the heart of climate change: those who have contributed the least to climate change will suffer the most from it. All is not lost, however. The scale and impact of climate change depends on the policies that people choose. How quickly will we eliminate our gre...

Tracing the exchange of ideas among history's key philosophers, The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy, Ninth Edition, provides a generous selection of excerpts from major philosophical works and makes them more easily understandable to students with lucid and engaging explanations. Extensive cross-referencing shows students how philosophers respond appreciatively or critically to the thoughts of other philosophers. The Great Conversation, Eighth Edition, is also a...

Take the natural way to wellness and boost the body's own healing power with this A–Z guide to over-the-counter nutritional supplements.Find essential information on hundreds of vitamins, herbs, and supplements . . .What will VITAMIN E help cure and how much should I take?Vitamin E can help prevent heart disease and treat acne. Adults should take 100 to 400 IU of natural vitamin E daily.Find vitamin, herb, and supplement...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Jacob, a humble carpenter toiling under the weight of Roman oppression, sees his world unravel when a series of impossible choices force him to balance duty with sacrifice. As relentless tax collectors, mounting debts, and heart-wrenching family dilemmas converge, Jacob’s desperate decisions threaten not just his livelihood but the very soul of his household. With every act of selflessness coming at a steep price, the q...

National Bestseller – read by seven-time AudioFile Earphones Award winner, George NewbernFrom renowned psychiatrist Dr. David D. Burns, the revolutionary volume that popularized Dr. Aaron T. Beck’s cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and has helped millions combat feelings of depression and develop greater self-esteem.Anxiety and depression are the most common mental illnesses in the world, affecting 18% of the U.S. population every year. Bu...

A wisecracking ghostwriter and his trusty basset hound investigate the mysterious behavior of a reclusive author in this humorous murder mystery.Perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich and Carl Hiaasen."Handler is so good at writing one smart, funny page-turner after another that he makes it look easy." —Harlan CobenOnce upon a time, Hoagy had it all: a hugely successful debut novel, a gorgeous celebrity wife, the glamo...

In the next novel in David Handler's Edgar award-winning series, Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag and his beloved basset hound, Lulu, investigate a murder in a fabled Connecticut summer playhouseHollywood ghostwriter Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag has chronicled the rise, fall, and triumphant return of many a celebrity. At last he's enjoying his own, very welcome second act. After hitting a creative slump following the success of his debut novel, Hoagy has found inspiration again. Ensconced wit...

The next clever, witty, and touching installment in the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series finds the beloved ghostwriter-sleuth and his faithful neurotic basset hound, Lulu, back in 1990's New York City, investigating a bestselling author's stolen manuscript and three murders linked to the crime.Washed-up celebrity ghostwriter Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag has finally rediscovered his voice and is making progress on what he hopes will be his long-awaited second ...

David Ockham delivers a sharp, penetrating exploration of media power in “Stentor: Or the Press of To-Day and To-Morrow”, an audiobook that feels strikingly modern in its warnings and insights. With clarity and intellectual force, Ockham examines the press not merely as a conveyor of news, but as a commanding voice capable of shaping opinion, culture, and political destiny.This audiobook listens like a conversation with a thinker ahead of his time....

Read by David SuchetThe classic Evil Under the Sun, one of the most famous of Agatha Christie’s Poirot investigations, has the fastidious sleuth on the trail of the killer of a sun-bronzed beauty whose death brings some rather shocking secrets into the light.The beautiful bronzed body of Arlena Stuart lay face down on the beach. But strangely, there was no sun and Arlena was not sunbathing…she had been strangled.Ever since ...

Power has its price.David Blake should be enjoying the high life now that he's top dog, controlling everything in the city that's worth controlling.But when it becomes clear that someone wants him dead, Blake struggles to maintain his restraint. From the heroin-laced high-rises of Newcastle to the seedy back streets of Bangkok, in a world of contract killers, corrupt politicians, bent detectives, fast women, and dangerous men, Blake is in a race against time to find—and sto...

New York Times BestsellerRising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama's formative years that made him the man who became the forty-fourth president of the United States—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the CrossBarack Obama's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted him into the national spotlight and led to his election four years later as A...