India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major religious traditions. This Very Short Introduction emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought, and is structured around six schools which have achieved classi[...]

This book restores Aaron Burr to his place as a central figure in the founding of the American Republic. Abolitionist, proto-feminist, friend to such Indian leaders as Joseph Brant, Burr was personally acquainted with a wider range of Americans, and of the American continent, than any other Founder [...]

Drug Use and Australian Society provides readers with a broad understanding of the history of drug use in Australian society, outlines theoretical perspectives on drug use and explores public policy responses to drug use.[...]

The use of human tissue for medical research and scientific progress raises many ethical and legal challenges. The procurement, storage and transfer of human tissue for research purposes have posed significant questions over recent years, and a number of high profile scandals in the UK prompted the [...]

Realpoetik compares the writings of key German, French, and Italian Romantics, with an eye to their differences from British Romanticism. The principle of selection is to choose writers whose use of fiction is realistic - not realist, but fundamentally contributory to the purposes of non-fictional d[...]

In Newcastle-upon-Tyne, AD 2142, Detective Sidney Hurst attends a brutal murder scene. The victim is one of the wealthy North family clones -- but none have been reported missing. And the crime's most disturbing aspect is how the victim was killed. Twenty years ago, a North clone billionaire and his[...]

A collection of short stories from the master of space opera. Peter F. Hamilton takes us on a journey from a murder mystery in an alternative Oxford in the 1800s to a brand new story featuring Paula Mayo, Deputy Director of the Intersolar Commonwealth's Serious Crimes Directorate. Dealing with intri[...]

Catherine Alliott, bestselling author of "One Day in May" and "A Crowded Marriage", takes a heart-warming look at what happens when your whole world is turned upside-down in "The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton". Evie Hamilton has a secret ...one she doesn't even know about. Yet ...Evie's an Oxfordshir[...]

The Mediterranean Millionaire's Reluctant Mistress Spanish millionaire Alejandro always gets what he wants. And what he wants is custody of his son. But he didn't count on the boy's guardian, Brynne, being such a feisty, passionate - and beautiful - woman...Now he's taking his battle to the bedroom![...]