In this ground-breaking Australian book, a diverse group of international writers, scholars and commentators shed light on some of the most pressing human rights and public policy challenges of our time. Contributors include thinkers of Muslim background with extensive personal experience in developing countries, and Western writers of both secular and religious orientation. Individual essays deal with the human rights of Muslims and non-Muslims alike, in areas ranging from women's rights ...

The year's best science fiction and fantasy as selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers AssociationThis latest installment of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series—which has been published annually since 1966—reprints winning and nominated works from the 57th Annual Nebula Awards, as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA).Nebula Awards Showcase 57 features stories and excerpts by this y...

Michael Palmer, a skilled physician and veteran of big city emergency rooms, burst on the literary scene with The Sisterhood, a riveting medical thriller that instantly climbed the New York Times bestseller list. Palmer followed up that smashing debut with a string of major bestsellers, each one revealing a new aspect of his talent for medical terror. Now, for the first time, three of Michael Palmer's most gripping medical thrillers appear together in a s...