From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence—as an evolutionary force that will pose deep political and spiritual challenges and could, in the process, give our species a unifying sense of purpose.The God Test is the first book to capture the power behind the AI revolution—to clearly explain the breakthroughs that sparked the current wave of advance and compellingly show why this wav...

From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world, including ourselve...

One of the most provocative science books ever published—"a feast of great thinking and writing about the most profound issues there are" (The New York Times Book Review)."Fiercely intelligent, beautifully written and engrossingly original." —The New York Times Book ReviewAre men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animaled...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe night of October 30, 1995, was like no other in Canadian history. The young, modern nation that the UN Human Development Index had ranked #1 for the two previous years now faced its greatest challenge: the possibility of fracturing as Quebecers made a fateful decision—whether to separate from Canada—in a referendum that pollsters estimated would be as close as close could be.The Quebec-sovereignist juggernaut that began with the creat...

Millie's got bite!Millie was an everyday high school student with a secret. And she certainly didn't sign up for a cosmic abduction. But when the furry aliens snatched her, they soon found out they had messed with the wrong undead girl. She's ready to show the invaders that the human race isn't going to be a pushover.

In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and discerning where history will lead us next.In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, Wright asserts that, ever since the primordial ooze, life has followed a basic pattern. Organisms and human societies alike have...

In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains why spirituality has a role today, and why science, contrar...

In the enchanted realms of Heaven and Hell, a prophecy unfolds, predicting the arrival of a child destined to bring the forces of light and dark together. Picture this: our extraordinary teen now on a wild journey, chased by minions from both Heaven and Hell!As ancient prophecies mess with the concept of good and evil, our young heroine has to tiptoe through a world hanging on the edge. The fate of all is hanging by a thread.Angel discovers hidden powers, tapping into their...

On January 26, 1976, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau became the first leader of a NATO country to visit Cuba since the crippling 1960 American economic embargo. Accompanied by his wife, Margaret, and baby Michel, Trudeau was greeted in Havana by 250,000 cheering Cubans and a 30-foot poster of himself. “Long live Prime Minister Fidel Castro!” Trudeau would famously shout at the love-in.In this fascinating portrait of an unusual relationship between two enigmatic world leaders, author ...

Finalist for the J.W. Dafoe Book PrizeA Hill-Times Best Book of the YearNearly twenty years after his death and more than thirty since his retirement from active politics, Pierre Elliott Trudeau is at long last receding from the lived memory of Canadians. But despite the distance of time, he still holds court in the minds of many, and today his son Justin now lives at 24 Sussex Drive, his own man, though still a Trudeau holding Can...

KILLING CANCER - NOT PEOPLE IS ABOUT WHAT CANCER REALLY IS, HOW TO PREVENT IT AND HOW TO HEAL IT. THIS IS YOUR CANCER BIBLE.About the book:THE AUTHOR, ROBERT WRIGHT, SHARED WHAT HE WILL DO IF HE HAD CANCER…Read meticulously documented Truth about the AACI Cancer Paradigm and what it means for you and your family.Be amazed by doctors and medical professionals who know this Truth – some want y...

Twenty years in the making, from the author of "Rugged Mercy, a Country Doctor in Idaho's Sun Valley," comes a novel of the Christ Child, heavily researched for geographical, historical, and theological accuracy. Jason Richardson of Christian Books Today called it "brilliant stuff," and referred to it as being in the top 1%. Surprises and twists and turns abound in this historical mystery about the search for the solid gold crown worn by King David, an artifact possessing the power of the ...