Commit it then to the flames: for it can contain nothing but sophistry & illusion. Thus ends David Humes Enquiry concerning Human Understanding the definitive statement of the greatest philosopher in the English language. His arguments in support of reasoning from experience & against the sophistry & illusion of religiously inspired philosophical fantasies caused controversy in the eighteenth century & are strikingly relevant today when faith & science continue to clash. The Enquiry considers the origin & processes of human thought reaching the stark conclusion that we can have no ultimate understanding of the physical world or indeed our own minds. In either sphere we must depend on instinctive learning from experience recognizing our animal nature & the limits of reason. Humes calm & open-minded scepticism thus aims to provide a new basis for science liberating us from the superstition of false metaphysics & religion. His Enquiry remains one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy & this edition places it in its historical & philosophical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

Winner of the Redbridge Teenage Book Award 2012. The same questions whirl round & round in my head: What does he want from me? How could I have let this happen? AM I GOING TO DIE? 17-year-old Grace wakes up in a white room with table pens & paper
- & no clue how she got there. As Grace pours her tangled life onto the page she is forced to remember everything shes tried to forget. Theres falling hopelessly in love with the gorgeous Nat & the unravelling of her relationship with her best friend Sal. But theres something missing. As hard as shes trying to remember is there something she just cant see? Grace must face the most important question of all. Why is she here? A story of dangerous secrets intense friendships & electrifying attraction.
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As mankind faces its deadliest battle two young women must unite to prevent the forces of evil destroying the world as we know it. But theirs is no ordinary alliance for these two women live at opposite ends of history until fate brings them together & their destinies are inextricably intertwined. Leoni a troubled teen from 21st Century Los Angeles finds everything shes ever known thrown into disarray when a drug overdose catapults her into a parallel dimension. There she meets Ria who is also suspended on the edge of time. Rias world is violent & desolate in a way Leoni has never experienced
- but only together can they stop the powerful demon Sulpa the Eater of Souls. The embodiment of pure evil Sulpa is preparing to perpetrate one final horrific act of unspeakable wickedness after which nothing will be able to stand in the way of his ultimate goal: the annihilation of mankind. Only Leoni & Ria can stop him...
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The Crime was committed on stage at the Unicorn Theatre when an unloaded gun fired a very real bullet; the Victim was Arthur Surbonadier an actor clawing his way to stardom using blackmail instead of talent; the Suspects included two unwilling girlfriends & several relieved blackmail victims. The stage was set for one of Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn's most baffling cases. ...

Theo Paphitis is the outspoken & charismatic star of Dragons' Den who has turned round a string of household names from Ryman to La Senza in a high-profile business career that has brought him millions. Now in his revealing & controverisal memoir he not only takes the reader behind the scenes on Dragons' Den he explains how he made his fortune. He also provides a masterclass in business methods that will enable anyone who reads this book to learn so much about how they too can improve their business. In the book Theo recalls how his family moved to England from Cyprus & how as a poor immigrant he took whatever jobs he could starting as a tea boy for Lloyd's. There he began to take the first steps on a career that would net him a fortune. He reveals the methods that took him to the top & also provides some fascinating insight into the national game from his spell as chairman of Millwall FC. But above all this is a book that will provide all readers with the opportunity to learn from one of the nation's most successful businessmen & put his ideas into practice. ...

When reformed bad girl Maria Lewis takes a dull job in local government back in her home town the quiet life she was looking for is quickly disrupted by the enigmatic presence of her boss Director Robert Stone. A dangerous & unlikely object of lust Stone touches something deep in Maria's sensual psyche & draws her to an erotic underworld a far cry from life in the dusty offices of Borough Hall. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep. ...

A collection of fourteen original teen paranormal short stories from some of todays bestselling YA talent united with the common theme of road trips & edited by bestselling authors Melissa Marr & Kelley Armstrong. Contributors include: Melissa Marr Kelley Armstrong Claudia Gray Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl (NYT Bestselling authors of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES Little Brown) Rachel Caine (NYT bestselling author of Morganville Vampire series Penguin) Carrie Ryan (NYT Bestselling author of THE FOREST OF HANDS & TEETH Delacourt) Jessica Verday (NYT bestselling author of THE HAUNTED & THE HOLLOW S&S) Rachel Vincent (bestselling adult mass market author & Harlequin YA author) Jennifer Lynn Barnes (RAISED BY WOLVES Egmont) Jerri Smith-Ready (bestselling adult mass market author w/ YA debut SHADE S&S) Sarah Rees Brennan (THE DEMONS LEXICON THE DEMONS CONVENANT S&S) Kimberley Derting (debut: THE BODY FINDER 2010 HCCB) Jackson Pearce (SISTERS RED--Little Brown AS YOU WISH--HCCB) Ally Condie (debut: MATCHED 11/2010 Dutton) ...

I looked up at Phoenix. I think he loved me once. You dont have to do this I whispered. Since violet Eden discovered she was Grigori
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After a lull of four years the 'silk stocking rapist' is back at work on the Upper East side but this time Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper & Detective Mike Chapman have perfect DNA evidence to work with. They also have a much older case to work on
- a skeleton has been found entombed in the wall of a house Edgar Allan Poe once lived in but it turns out to be a relatively modern murder
- from 1978. On the day the discovery of this body is leaked to the press Alex gets a call that the silk stocking rapist has struck again this time fatally. Or has he? The m.o. isn't precisely the same as the others & it transpires that the victim worked in Poe's old house in 1978. Are the cases linked or is someone trying to silence possible witness to a thirty-five-year-old murder? With consummate skill Linda Fairstein has created an outstanding crime novel layered with the history of New York the roller-coaster everyday life of a prosecutor & culminating with a surprising but satisfying denouement.

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A missing child. A desperate mother. A private investigator running out of time. Mel Sutherland didn't need the help of a fraudulent psychic to find the abducted baby
- & she wasn't about to let a con-artist exploit a grieving mother's vulnerability. Then all the leads dried up. Reluctantly Mel had to accept Sebastian Donovan's aid. She was cynical about his powers & suspicious of his motives. But as the clock ticked Sebastian unfailingly knew how to follow the abductor's tracks & Mel had to make up her mind. Was Sebastian's gift real? Or was something far more sinister at work? Passion. Power. Suspense. It's time to fall under the spell of Nora Roberts.
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