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This is the second of three volumes of posthumously collected writings of G. A. Cohen, who was one of the leading, and most progressive, figures in contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of Cohen's most personal philosophical and nonphilosophical essays, many of them previously unpublished. Rich in first-person narration, insight, and humor, these pieces vividly demonstrate why Thomas Nagel described Cohen as a "wonderful raconteur".

Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? In this concise book, one of the world's leading political philosophers presents with clarity and wit a compelling moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated. There are times, G. A. Cohen notes, when we all behave like socialists.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Peace work, written and read by Spike Milligan. 'I had not informed my parents of my return, I wanted it to be a lovely surprise; it was, for me, they were away ...' The seventh and last volume of Spike Milligan's memoirs sees...

Cohen and Cogan portray U.S. involvement in Congo in the 1960s as necessary and relatively benign. Weissman replies.

This true-crime police procedural is the riveting story of the racially-motivated serial killings that terrorized San Francisco from 1973 to 1974 and how they were solved. Code named the Zebra Murders, the case involved a series of random violent attacks by African-American men against whites, resulting in fifteen deaths.

Ein tapferer kleiner Kerl ist er, der Hamster. Mit Mut, Entschlossenheit und dankbarem Herzen überwindet er selbst die schwierigsten Herausfordungen. Roggen und Weizen lassen die Köpfe hängen. Der Heimat des Hamsters fehlt Wind, Wasser und Licht. Also macht sich der Hamster entschlossen auf die Suche danach. Damit beginnt seine abenteuerliche Reise in ein fernes Land. Eine inspirierende Geschichte für junge und jung gebliebene Menschen.