A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's "New York Times" bestselling series, just in time for the release of "The Hunger Games" movie. Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world[...]

CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, receives a cryptic message from an agent operating deep undercover in Russia: "He has betrayed us and wants to go to war." Unable to make contact, the Director of Operations is forced to turn to one of his most deadly field officers--Will Cochrane. His mission:[...]

Every day the newspapers lament the problems facing our children - broken homes, pressures to eat and drink, the stress of exams. The same issues are discussed in every pub and at every dinner party. But is life really more difficult for children than it was, and if so why? And how can we make it be[...]

A linguistic tour de force sure to delight word lovers playfully recounts what happens when the citizens of an island must rely on all their ingenuity to communicate in an increasingly limited language when the government progressively bans letters from the alphabet. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.[...]

The first look at the philosophical issues behind Charlaine Harris's New York Times bestsellers The Southern Vampire Mysteries and the True Blood television series Teeming with complex, mythical characters in the shape of vampires, telepaths, shapeshifters, and the like, True Blood , the popu[...]

Daisy Dalrymple's peaceful summer holiday by the sea with her stepdaughter Belinda and her husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alex Fletcher of Scotland Yard, is thrown into turmoil by the discovery of the body of a philandering local innkeeper. Reprint.[...]

Just as a panoramic image provides a broad view, Panorama provides a ground-breaking, broad view of the world's history by reaching across regional boundaries and highlighting large-scale, global patterns. Panorama's easily understood chronology, coupled with its innovative, proven digital tools, en[...]

Media, Markets, and Morals provides an original ethical framework designed specifically for evaluating ethical issues in the media, including new media.[...]