Pragmatism: An Introduction provides an account of the arguments of the central figures of the most important philosophical tradition in the American history of ideas, pragmatism. This wide-ranging and accessible study explores the work of the classical pragmatists Charles Sanders Peirce, William James and John Dewey, as well as more recent philosophers including Richard Rorty, Richard J. Bernstein, Cheryl Misak, and Robert B. Brandom.Michael Bacon examines how pragmatists...

'You are going to know the truth, whether you like it or not.'She looks at the text… It must be from her. He stares at the gun pointing at his chest. They hug tight and cry, what has happened to them?Polly and Jody have been best friends since their university days. Now married, their husbands, Tom and Craig are their world. Smart cars, big houses, loving relationships, it all appears so perfect……Or does it?'She had no chance... She screamed. But no-one heard.'

"…infectious…Be prepared to hum along with the familiar tune." - BooklistOver a million children have enjoyed the wheels that go round, doors that open and shut, and people who go bumpety-bump.Score performed by The Bacon Brothers.

Brought to life by Academy Award®-winning actor F. Murray Abraham and an ensemble cast of narrators, and featuring original music by Michael Bacon, this collection contains Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved fairy tales, as well as a selection of lesser-known favorites.Unlike the Brothers Grimm, who collected and retold folklore and fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen adopted the most ancient literary forms and distilled them into a genre that was uniquely his...

"On a hill above the valley there was a wood.In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole.In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes. . . "Mr Fox is a very clever fox - every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the nearby farms.Chickens from Farmer Boggis, ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce, and turkeys from ...

The fabulous first Shopaholic novel by international No. 1 bestselling author Sophie Kinsella. The perfect pick-me-up when life is hanging in the (bank) balance . . . !-----------------------------------------------------'Popular fiction at its glorious best: a loveable heroine, page after page of bellylaughs and the enormous comfort of knowing that us out-of-control shoppers are ...

A collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season – from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBrideOn the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…Twelve days, twelve stories.Meet Fat Billy Partridge, possibly the worst cat-burglar ever; newbie drug-dealer Brian, who probably shouldn’t be taking advantage of the job’s fringe benefits; Philippe, a chef with anger-management issues and lo...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'I don't think I've ever read a book that has made me cry with laughter as much as this one. It was very difficult reading it in public as I looked like a madman' - Richard HerringJames Acaster has been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award five times and has appeared on prime-time TV shows like TASKMASTER, MOCK THE WEEK, LIVE AT THE APOLLO...

‘A fantastic and engaging read. Kerry Barrett truly is a very talented author.’– Babs (Goodreads)Two women. Two decades. One story.Fearne has landed her dream job to run Mode. Except the dream isn’t quite so rosy in reality, the print magazine is struggling and Fearne is determined to save it!In 1966, desperate to escape her life, Nancy moves to London with her brilliantly unpredictable friend Suze to achieve their dream of writing for Mode magazine...

‘Two women died every week in the UK at the hands of a partner or ex-partner. On average, women endured thirty-five incidents of domestic abuse before contacting the police.And then I showed up the thirty-sixth time and stumbled through my arguments for why the victim should trust us. As if we could save them.It had been two months, and so far I remembered all of their faces. So far, none of them had turned up on the daily briefing as the borough’s lat...

It takes one scruffy dog to show a man how to fall in love...No-one ever called Dan a pushover. But then no-one ever called him fast-track either. He likes driving slowly, playing Sudoku on his iPhone, swapping one scruffy jumper for another. He's been with Clara for four years and he's been perfectly happy; but now she's left him, leaving nothing but a long letter filled with incriminations and a small, white, almost hairless dog, named Doggo. So now Dan is single...

‘Hilariously engaging and kept me smiling throughout!’ – Rachel’s Random Reads (top 1000 Amazon Reviewer) Every cloud has a silver lining when it comes to love… Weather forecaster Daryl Williams never minded the fact that she had a big bottom. It’s always been behind her. In fact, it was one of the things that her husband loved about her. Until he ran off with her best friend, Gabby. Daryl knows that she needs to get back in the dating game, she just doesn’t know how. So when her friend su...