Michael Sandel's "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?" invites readers of all ages and political persuasions on a journey of moral reflection, and shows how reasoned debate can illuminate our lives. Is it always wrong to lie? Should there be limits to personal freedom? Can killing sometimes be ju[...]

Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars? Auctioning admission to elite unive[...]

A renowned political philosopher rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society
Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we put a price on human life to decide how much pollution to allow? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to do[...]

A liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends. It therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good life. But can any such principles be found? And if[...]

Listen to a short interview with Michael Sandel. Host: Chris Gondek. Producer: Heron & Crane. Breakthroughs in genetics present us with a promise and a predicament. The promise is that we will soon be able to treat and prevent a host of debilitating diseases. The predicament is that our newfound gen[...]

The first novel in an acclaimed trilogy, this remains one of the most outstanding examples of Norwegian fiction.[...]

When Dorothy and her little dog Toto end up in the Land of Oz, they and their friends the scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion have many adventures on their way to see the Wizard of Oz! Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped [...]

Kranes konditori er Cora Sandels mest populære roman og samtidig noe av det kunstnerisk mest raffinerte hun forfattet. To mennesker, den livstrette Katinka Stordal og rallaren Stivhatten, begge ensomme og på en måte utstøtte, møtes tilfeldig på Kranes konditori i en by nordpå. De føler en el[...]

Andre bind i Alberte-trilogien. Nå i ny, språklig bearbeidet utgave. Alberte og friheten, den andre romanen i Alberte-trilogien, er lagt til Paris, der hun har oppholdt seg i syv år. Alberte-trilogien foreligger nå i tekstkritisk utgave basert på førsteutgavene. Den inneholder sekvenser som bl[...]

Cora Sandel, pseudonym for Sara Fabricius (1880-1974), er en av Norges største forfattere. Hun var 46 år gammel da hun utga sin debutroman Alberte og Jakob i 1926, og det skulle ta henne tretten år å fullføre trilogien om Alberte med romanene Alberte og friheten (1931) og Bare Alberte (1939). S[...]