While procreation is ubiquitous, attention to the ethical issues involved in creating children is relatively rare. In Debating Procreation, David Benatar and David Wasserman take opposing views on this important question. David Benatar argues for the anti-natalist view that it is always wrong to bri[...]
For 30 years, Pat Benatar has been one of the most influential women in popular music. Now, this rock legend tells her story as she saw it, recalling her rise to fame, life in the MTV generation, her tours, the fans, and how she managed to avoid the trappings of rock stardom. Part of the first gener[...]
Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence---rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should---they presume that they do them [...]
Does sexism against men exist? What it looks like and why we need to take it seriouslyThis book draws attention to the "second sexism," where it exists, how it works and what it looks like, and responds to those who would deny that it exists. Challenging conventional ways of thinking, it examines co[...]
In Life, Death, and Meaning, David Benatar offers a distinctive collection of readings designed to introduce undergraduates and lay readers to the key existential questions of philosophy: Do our lives have meaning? Is death something to be feared? Would it be better to be immortal? Classic and conte[...]
"Blueprints Neurology" provides students with a complete review of the key topics and concepts - perfect for clerkship rotations and the USMLE. This edition has been completely updated - including new diagnostic and treatment information throughout - while maintaining its succinct, organized, and co[...]
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 19 songs from one of the first MTV megastars: Fire and Ice * Heartbreaker * Hell Is for Children * Hit Me with Your Best Shot * Invincible * Love Is a Battlefield * Sex As a Weapon * Shadows of the Night * We Belong * You Better Run * and more.[...]
Rachel Waring is deliriously happy. Out of nowhere, a great-aunt leaves her a Georgian mansion in another city--and she sheds her old life without delay. Gone is her dull administrative job, her mousy wardrobe, her downer of a roommate. She will live as a woman of leisure, devoted to beauty, creativ[...]