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  • On Civilizing Capitalism

    by Brian Ellis ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book shows how modern political, economic and moral theory, including our ideas of liberty and individualism, are trapped in 17th century notions of intuitive reasoning and not informed by modern scientific understanding. Brian Ellis starts with a re-appraisal of the founding of the United Nations and the political and economic policies of the post-war reconstruction period. He then shows how ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism

    by Brian Ellis ...
    This book presents a major statement on the dominant philosophy of science by one of the world's leading metaphysicians. Brian Ellis's new book develops the metaphysics of scientific realism to the point where it begins to take on the characteristics of a first philosophy. As most people understand it, scientific realism is not yet such a theory. It is not sufficiently general, and has no ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Philosophy of Nature

    A Guide to the New Essentialism

    by Brian Ellis ...
    In "The Philosophy of Nature," Brian Ellis provides a clear and forthright general summation of, and introduction to, the new essentialist position. Although the theory that the laws of nature are immanent in things, rather than imposed on them from without, is an ancient one, much recent work has been done to revive interest in essentialism and "The Philosophy of Nature" is a distinctive ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Social Humanism

    A New Metaphysics

    by Brian Ellis ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
    In this book, Ellis argues that moral and political objectives are not independent of one other, and so must be pursued in tandem. Social humanism is a moral and political philosophy that does just this. As a political philosophy, it justifies the implementation and maintenance of many of the characteristic social policies of welfare states. As a moral philosophy, it provides the foundation ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The Camelot Conspiracy

    by Brian Ellis ...
    When Baghdad terrorists attack a congressional delegation and kill a leading presidential hopeful, the only surviving senator finds himself a wanted man. With the media spotlight on young Pete Taylor, his party's elite convinced him to rise to the occasion and become the new standard-bearer, challenging an incumbent President who would stop at nothing to secure his legacy. What Taylor doesn't know ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • THINK to LOSE WEIGHT - The W.E.D. Method.

    by Brian Ellis ...
    The eternal struggle, by both men and women to have and maintain an ideal body weight, is discussed in some detail to establish a clear understanding, in the reader’s mind, of the different ways people seek to achieve such a goal, yet throughout the world, despite often large investments of time and money, most fail. The book presents a tested method, for consideration by the reader, to help ... Read more

    $3.88 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Redemption

    Blood, Brothers and Badges

    by Brian Ellis ...
    Tommy Spenser, a decorated combat veteran and narcotics cop born into a family of cops, is a functioning addict, hooked on daily cocktails of Oxycontin, whiskey, and self-loathing-and his cancer is back. But everything changes when Tommy is summoned to a domestic call down the street from a drug bust. Claire Samuels-Hewitt is a shell of her former self, but Tommy sees something in her-or perhaps ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Quoth the Raven

    by Lyn Worthen, A.A. Azariah-Kribbs, Amber Fallon, Amelia Gorman, Aryan Bollinger, Brian Ellis, Chris Abela, Donea Weaver, Edward Ahern, Emerian Rich, Frank Coffman, Gregory Wolos, Hugh J. O'Donnell, John Kiste, Kara Race-Moore, Karen Robiscoe, Ken Goldman, Lauryn Christopher, Lawrence Berry, Matthew M. Montelione, Melanie Cossey, Penelope Paling, R.C. Scandalis, Sarah Murtagh, Scott Wheelock, Sidney Williams, Sonora Taylor, Stephanie Harper, Steven R. Southard, Susan McCauley, Tiffany Michelle Brown, Tonia Kalouria, Vicki Weisfeld ...
    The works of Poe were dark and often disturbing. From dismembered corpses, rivals bricked behind cellar walls, murders in back alleys, laments for lost loves, obsessions that drive men - and women! - to madness, his stories have had a profound impact on both the horror and mystery genres to this day.In Quoth the Raven, we invite you to answer the call of the raven and revisit Poe's work, re ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Being-in-Creation

    Human Responsibility in an Endangered World

    by Bruce Ellis Benson, Norman Wirzba ...
    Series series Groundworks: Ecological Issues in Philosophy and Theology
    What is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This philosophical question, which underlies vast environmental crises, forces us to investigate the tension between our extraordinary powers, which seem to set us apart from nature, even above it, and our thoroughgoing ordinariness, as revealed by the evolutionary history we share with all life.The contributors to ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • With Us Always

    A History of Private Charity and Public Welfare

    by Thomas M. Adams, Anthony Brundage, E Wayne Carp, Elizabeth McKeown, Kathryn Norberg, James T. Patterson, Brian Pullan, Ellis W. Hawley, Alice O'Connor ...
    Although welfare reform is currently the government's top priority, most discussions about the public's responsibility to the poor neglect an informed historical perspective. This important book provides a crucial examination of past attempts, both in this country and abroad, to balance the efforts of private charity and public welfare. The prominent historians in this collection demonstrate how ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Barcoding Nature

    Shifting Cultures of Taxonomy in an Age of Biodiversity Loss

    by Claire Waterton, Rebecca Ellis, Brian Wynne ...
    Series series Genetics and Society
    DNA Barcoding has been promoted since 2003 as a new, fast, digital genomics-based means of identifying natural species based on the idea that a small standard fragment of any organism’s genome (a so-called ‘micro-genome’) can faithfully identify and help to classify every species on the planet. The fear that species are becoming extinct before they have ever been known fuels barcoders, and the ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Practical Power of Resilience, The

    Beyond Surviving

    by Vince Perryellis ...
    Narrated by Digital Voice Brian E ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 4 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Practical Power of Resilience: Beyond Surviving highlights the importance of resiliency, its positive effects, and how it can help bring out the best in you, even in challenging circumstances.Because this audiobook understands that resilience is a learned trait strengthened through discipline, it dives into practical techniques that can be applied ... Read more

    $12.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus