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Doyle's important book reveals why the war was more than a domestic quarrel it was also a geopolitical event that shook the global balance of power. - Foreign Affairs

Elizabeth Anscombe's Modern Moral Philosophy and The First Person have become touchstones of analytic philosophy but their significance remains controversial or misunderstood. James Doyle offers a fresh interpretation of Anscombe's theses about ethical reasoning and individual identity that reconciles seemingly incompatible points of view.

Drawing on Habermas's theories, this work proposes a framework for engaging in public religious discussions. It explores how rational discourse can facilitate dialogue among diverse faith perspectives, aiming to enhance understanding and cooperation in a pluralistic society. The model emphasizes the importance of communicative action and the role of religion in public life, providing insights for fostering respectful and productive debates on spiritual matters.

Writing explicitly about interracial homosexual sex makes many people uneasy. Adams celebrates the sexual connections across the American great divide of race that he made during two particularly interesting epochs of modern American gay history.

Where On Earth? is the perfect learning companion to help all school children get to grips with discovering the world around them.

Previously published as: Circle of Magic: Danger in the palace.

Ahead of its time on its original publication, an award-winning dark medieval fantasy perfect for contemporary tastes.

Cathy Atmore may not be popular or pretty enough to make the cheerleading squad by trying out, but she may get her pompoms by default when the girls on the squad begin to turn up dead, one by one

The Fifth Book of Mageworlds:Welcome to Khesat, glittering jewel of the Central Worlds. Khesat, where decadence is an art form and intrigue is a way of life--and where, more than twenty years after the end of the Second Magewar, power struggles within the ruling family threaten both the Mageworlds and the Republic.The Khesatan crisis has broken the spaceways apart, reviving old alliances and buried rivalries. Warring factions, criminal guilds, and supranormal forces all have their eyes turned toward Jens Metadi-Jessan D'Rosselin, only child to the scapegrace brother of the current--and childless--Highest of Khesat. Whoever controls the heir controls Khesat, and whoever controls Khesat controls the galaxy.Jens doesn't know that he's the first item on a long roll-call of agendas. He's off to see the galaxy in company with his cousin Faral. They're looking for excitement and adventure. Before the dust settles, they'll get more of both than they bargained for...And the civilized galaxy may never be the same again.

Arekhon sus-Khalgath, a young member of one of the most powerful starship building clans, joins the quest of the strongest Mage-circle to rediscover the lost human worlds.