Poverty is not accident, but design. We are not all equal before the law. And the central message of contemporary ethics is that only some people matter.Expanding on work described as “crucial” and “very fine and provocative” by the Editor of The Oxford Handbook of Free Will, author James Miles now shows not only that free will is a delusion but that it is this delusion that has left us with only the illusion of morality. Belief in free will means never having to acknowled...

**The National Bestseller • One of The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best Books of the Year“A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date.” —Los Angeles TimesFrom the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—and how they came together to create the most iconic jazz album of all t...

'There are 3,000 drugged-up psychopaths, armed to the teeth with blades, shooters and bombs. That's the only way I can describe Yare. It's a murderous viper's nest of assassins, cut throats and killers.'When James Miles and his best friend Paul Loseby were caught smuggling ten kilos of cocaine out of Caracas, Venezuela, they couldn't deny their guilt. Young and naive, the lads had thought the one-off drug mule job would be a passport to a better life. But in realit...

A Thousand Miles from Freedom - The Unforgettable Ordeal of the Commerce's CrewIn the summer of 1815, the American merchant brig Commerce ran aground on the shoals of the western Sahara in the dark of an August night. By dawn, Captain James Riley and his eleven crewmen had come ashore on one of the most hostile coastlines on earth, without water, without food, and without any understanding of the world that was about to devour them.What followed was fourtee...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "James and Deborah Fallows have always moved to where history is being made.... They have an excellent sense of where world-shaping events are taking place at any moment" —The New York Times • The basis for the HBO documentary streaming on HBO MaxFor five years, James and Deborah Fallows have travelled across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, the America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems—f...

In "The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D," James Boswell masterfully chronicles his travels with the eminent lexicographer Dr. Samuel Johnson. This engaging narrative not only serves as a travelogue but also a profound exploration of 18th-century Scottish culture, showcasing Boswell's keen observations and vibrant prose. The work is noted for its intimate portrayal of the pair's dialogues, capturing the philosophical and literary musings of Johnson against the st...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This book contains 3 titles, namely:The Continuing Costs of Homeownership - The moment you receive the deed to your first home, clutching that precious document in your hands, you might believe you've crossed the finish line of a long financial race. The down payment has been made, the mortgage approved, and the keys are finally yours. There's an intoxicating sense of accomplishment that comes with homeownership, a feeling that you've achi...

The renowned historian Jenny Wormald was a ground-breaking expert on early modern Scottish history, especially Stewart kingship, noble power and wider society. She was most controversial in her book-length critique of Mary, Queen of Scots. Unfortunately, Jenny never got round to producing a similar monograph on a monarch she was infinitely more fond of, King James VI and I, before her untimely death in 2015.In the absence of such a book, this volume brings together all the major es...

This is a great memoir detailing some missionary travels of James Blaine Chapman.The Table of Contents are as follows:Chapter 1: WHY THIS BOOK?Chapter 2: MY FIRST NIGHT IN GUATEMALAChapter 3: THREE DAYS IN LIVINGSTONChapter 4: TEN DAYS WITH THE QUAKERSChapter 5: IN ALTA VERA PAZChapter 6: THE PASSAGE TO TRINIDADChapter 7: TWENTY-FOUR DAYS IN THE WEST INDIESChapter 8: BY WAY OF THE CANALChapter 9: A NIGHT AT PURULHA

Zanders: Chicago hockey isn't complete without me—everyone's favorite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.What I don't like is the new flight attendant on our team's private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I'll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the se...

In November 1980, James Callaghan retired as leader of the Labour Party. He had been on the front line of British politics for many years and was the only person to hold all of the four great offices of state. However, his premiership is seen as a failure, the last gasp of Keynesian social democracy being smothered by the oncoming advent of Thatcherism. This book offers a timely reappraisal of Jim Callaghan's premiership and time as Leader of the Opposition in 1979–80.

In this haunting and poignant debut novel, James Braziel tells an unforgettable story of love, family, and survival across a world that has already begun to die.…When the ozone layer opened and the sun relentlessly scorched the land, there was nothing left but to hope. Mathew Harrison had always heard of a better life as close as Birmingham, only thirty-five miles away—zones of blue sky, wet grass, and clean breathable air. But to him it’s a myth, a place guarded by soldiers, off l...