Ethics
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Author:Smith, AdamSummary: -
Author:Powell, Mark, Conroy, PatSummary:"'You set yourself up as judge, jury, and executioner,' Pamela had said, but that was wrong: you set yourself up as angel, and await the word of God." Luther Redding lost his job and almost lost his wife, Pamela, and teenaged daughters...
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Author:Klein, Joe.Summary:Joe Klein, best-selling author of Primary Colors and one of our most brilliant political analysts, now tackles the subject he knows best: Bill Clinton. Astute, even-handed, and keenly intelligent, The Natural is the only book to read if...
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Author:Peterson, DaleSummary: -
Author:Aurelius, MarcusSummary:A new translation, the first in thirty-five years, of one of the most influential and admired books of the ages, the reflections of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and emperor of Rome 161-180 A.D., few books have meant as much to as...
- Author:Clark, MartinSummary:
Mason Hunt returns to his small Virginia hometown as the county's commonwealth attorney. Mason's brother Gates, who's currently serving a 20-year prison term, thinks Mason should have enough pull to set him free. And when...
- Author:Mullen, ThomasSummary:
Nestled in the quiet woods of the Pacific Northwest, the town of Commonwealth is a haven for the loggers who live ther, until the flu starts striking down entire surrounding villages. When the residents of Commonwealth vote to...
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Author:Wiesel, ElieSummary:A plane headed from New York to Tel Aviv is forced to crash land at a small airport, and five survivors are given shelter in a nearby home. Once they are locked in, their enigmatic host tells them he is their judge, and they must reveal...
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Author:Grayling, A.C.Summary: - Author:Lowry, LoisSummary:
In the story of a seemingly utopian city in a futuristic world, Jonas is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds memories of pain and pleasure in life.
- Author:Somerville, MargaretSummary:
Science and technology force us to ask some of the most challenging and unprecedented ethical questions in the world today. These issues encompass what it means to be human, how we relate to others and our world, and how we find meaning...
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Author:Nietzsche, Friedrich WilhelmSummary: -
Author:King, StephenSummary:A master storyteller at his best-the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or...
- Author:Esquith, RafeSummary:
Still teaching fifth graders in a small, leaky classroom in downtown Los Angeles, Esquith fosters a wholesome climate where character, humility, and diligence matter and support is unconditional. For his mostly poor and Hispanic...
- Author:Grimshaw, CharlotteSummary:
During the long summer holiday, the Lampton and Hallwright families gather in a large beach house belonging to Prime Minister David Hallwright and his wife Roza. The weather is perfect and outwardly all is well, but tension is brewing...
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Author:Welch, H. GilbertSummary:Exposing the overdiagnosis of everything from high blood pressure to prostate and breast cancers, Dr. Welch traces the social, ethical, and economic ramifications of some of the worst excesses of American medical practice.
- Author:Timmons, MarkSummary:
- Author:Le Blanc, CharlesSummary:
Laïcité et humanisme : un titre et deux mots de grande actualité tant au Québec qu’ailleurs dans le monde. Cet ouvrage, avec des contributions d’acteurs clés qui alimentent le débat sur le sens et la définition de la laïcité dans le...
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Author:Kant, ImmanuelSummary:First published in 1785, this is still one of the most widely read and influential works on moral philosophy. This Broadview edition combines a newly revised version of T.K. Abbot's respected translation with material crucial for...
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Author:Butler, JudithSummary:"What does it mean to lead a moral life? In her first extended study of moral philosophy, Judith Butler offers a provocative outline for a new ethical practice -- one responsive to the need for critical autonomy and grounded in a new...
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