In his Letter to Menoeceus, the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus states that 'death is nothing to us'. Few philosophers then or since have agreed with his controversial argument, upholding instead that death constitutes a deprivation and is therefore to be feared. Diverging from the current trend and sparking fresh debate, this book provides an imaginative defense of the Epicurean view of death.Drawing on Epicurus's Principal Doctrines, Lucretius's De Rerum ...

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.

Do our lives have meaning? Should we create more people? Is death bad? Should we commit suicide? Would it be better to be immortal? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic? Since Life, Death, and Meaning: Key Philosophical Readings on the Big Questions first appeared, David Benatar's distinctive anthology designed to introduce students to the key existential questions of philosophy has won a devoted following among users in a variety of upper-level and even introductory courses.

VeronikaI crashed the double wedding of two of the scariest Irish Kings to get information. Information to help me find my best friend’s sister, who was abducted. All I had to do was hack the phone of one of the mafia members.He was the perfect target. A disinterested enforcer playing with fire, probably not too bright. Someone I could manipulate.Instead, while I’m upstairs in his hotel room pressing past the security shield on his phone, he’s press...

The first book in the Zoey Ashe series of sci-fi thrillers and winner of the 2016 Alex Award by New York Times bestselling author, David Wong.Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements.An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move.Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes.A young woman from the trailer park. And her very smelly cat.Together, they will decide the future of mankind....

Sweet Sorrow: a novel of the searing explosion of first love, and the rocky path to adulthood'A beautiful paean to young love'OBSERVER'Fizzing'GUARDIAN'A glorious escape to the sunlit uplands of the 1990s'FINANCIAL TIMES'Exquisite'DAILY TELEGRAPH'The sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bend...

New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin takes readers to a whole new level with his darkly comic sci-fi thriller, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits.An Alex Award WinnerNightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements.An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move.Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes.A young woman from the trailer park.And he...

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling ice cream book, featuring a dozen new recipes, a fresh design, and all-new photography. This comprehensive collection of homemade ice creams, sorbets, gelatos, granitas, and accompaniments from New York Times best-selling cookbook author and blogger David Lebovitz emphasizes classic and sophisticated flavors alongside a bountiful helping of personality and proven technique.David's frozen favorites range fro...

Amid perpetual upheavals and accelerating world changes, we transition from the Experience Economy where buyers chose memorable outcomes to the Transformational Economy where buyers choose meaningful, authentic, and socially responsible outcomes.Because your customers want to become a better version of themselves, your company must become a better version of itself.This book’s premise: the future belongs to the nimble; those able to resiliently innovate to deliver meaningful goods and serv...

**How does music evoke awe or spine-tingling chills? This pioneering study draws on cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and music theory to understand the link between expectation and our emotions.“A fascinating journey into the inner workings of music and how it tickles the human mind.” —Nature**The psychological theory of expectation that David Huron proposes in Sweet Anticipation grew out of his experimental efforts to understand how mu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Amish people like to serve very simple life and usually they do not expose themselves to technological life but the food they make is amazing in taste.Amish people make simple but very delicious food. The list of Amish recipes is not huge but still it has some stunning and delicious recipes. In a nutshell Amish people always want to serve simple life so they also make their food in natural and simple way. Most o...

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 ...