“This magnificent book...opens up a novel, arresting position on matters that have been debated for thousands of years.” —Times Literary Supplement How do we judge whether an action is morally right or wrong? If an action is wrong, what reason does that give us not to do it? Why should we give such reasons priority over our other concerns and values? In this book, T. M. Scanlon offers new answers to these questions, as they apply to the central part of morality that concerns what we owe to each other. According to his contractualist view, thinking about right and wrong is thinking about what we do in terms that could be justified to others and that they could not reasonably reject. He shows how the special authority of conclusions about right and wrong arises from the value of being related to others in this way, and he shows how familiar moral ideas such as fairness and responsibility can be understood through their role in this process of mutual justification and criticism. Scanlon bases his contractualism on a broader account of reasons, value, and individual well-being that challenges standard views about these crucial notions. He argues that desires do not provide us with reasons, that states of affairs are not the primary bearers of value, and that well-being is not as important for rational decision-making as it is commonly held to be. Scanlon is a pluralist about both moral and non-moral values. He argues that, taking this plurality of values into account, contractualism allows for most of the variability in moral requirements that relativists have claimed, while still accounting for the full force of our judgments of right and wrong.

Over 2 million copies sold of the bestselling series! Discover the Kidd family's action-packed, funny, danger-filled adventures—together for the first time in this incredible nine-book gift set! Follow the Kidd siblings—Bick, Beck, Storm, and Tommy—from their first solo treasure hunt to the stunning finale, as the stakes get higher and the treasures more epic. Their travels will take you down the Nile and around the Egyptian pyramids, beyond the Great Wall of China into the underbelly of Berlin, to the frosty Arctic and across the Australian Outback. Each book is packed with action, humor, fascinating facts, and fun illustrations. Kids will race through the pages as the Treasure Hunters adventures unfold, then reach for the next book in this unmissable series.

INNOVATION, EXCELLENCE, INCLUSIVITY…INSANITY?! The Evo Corporation emerged from the troubled 2060s as a new company with a new mindset: having the most diverse and creative workforce in the Sixth World! Evo has embraced the three-way ideals of innovative augmentation, consistent excellence in their products, and being a metahuman-friendly corporation that makes metahuman-friendly products. Innovation, Excellence, and Inclusivity are Evo’s three pillars, and are celebrated in everything it does. Kenjiro Ishihara was fully brought up in that Evo mindset. Born into, raised, and educated by the most accepting megacorporation on Earth, he wants nothing more than to pay Evo back for the amazing life it has given him. But now Kenji finds himself ensnared in the bloodiest of megacorporate politics. With a manipulative, ruthless boss making a violent power play in the Seattle shadows, with coworkers out to take his head and curry favor, and with a rival branch escalating the warfare, Ishihara can only hold on by the skin of his teeth… …until he learns he not only can’t trust his department, but perhaps not even his own mind!

Two's company, but sometimes three is just right. A First Lady who's willing to do anything to keep her husband sane—including bringing his ex-lover into the bedroom. An interfaith couple desperate to start a family—and their friend who just might have the solution. A couple helping a friend celebrate her long overdue divorce—and finding themselves with a baby on the way. They may not have planned it, but these three loving relationships may just have room for one more after all. Contains Who's Your Daddy?, Kneel, Mr. President, and The Best Laid Plans. These full-length novels were previously published and are available individually.

This Box Set contains books 5-8 in The Silencer Series, including: Point Blank After six months away in Detroit, Recker and Jones return their operation to Philadelphia. They're almost immediately thrown into trying to prevent a cop killing. They also come back to find things aren't quite the way they left them. One of the city's crime leaders tries to force Recker's hand, by using Mia as bait, in helping them take control of the city. Despite getting the cold shoulder from Mia initially upon his return, Recker works hard at freeing her from danger, taking her to the only place he knows she'll be safe. It leads to a violent conclusion, one that finds Recker working with the police by his side. Double Tap Recker and Jones go hunting to add a third member to the team. After an exhaustive search, Jones has finally found the perfect candidate. Former CIA Operative Chris Haley has been out of the game for a couple of years, but jumps at the chance to jump back into things as the new Silencer. As Recker and Haley start settling in with their new work dynamic, things don't go as smoothly as they have in the past. They get into a rough situation that leads to Recker getting put in handcuffs and taken away in a police car. Can Jones engineer Recker's release? Or will they once again become a two man team with only Jones and Haley? Hollow Point Somebody is shooting police officers. After several killings, and no progress on finding the shooter by the police department, Recker is asked to lend a hand. One of Vincent's men inside the department, a homicide detective, reaches out to The Silencer, setting up a meeting through Vincent. As Recker, Haley, and Jones investigate the killings, they start to find more questions than answers, and realize that everything is not as cut and dried as it seems. Once the supposed killer is finally found, Recker thinks he may have been played. He's not so sure that it wasn't a plant and the man was framed. All of which leads him to question, if it's someone else behind the shootings, who has the power and motivation to pull it off? And why? High Velocity There's a new criminal element in town and they state their arrival by knocking off a few of Vincent's men. Recker and the team get drawn into the middle of it and start investigating to learn the identity of the mystery player. Recker and Haley get a tip about a high-level meeting of the new crew in an abandoned building, but all is not what it seems. Instead of a meeting, they run into Malloy, who's also there to investigate, and an otherwise empty building. It turns out to be an ambush, and only two of the three will escape uninjured. Will they find out who's responsible for the attack and bring them to their brand of justice? Or will the perpetrators slip out from under their fingers to cause more chaos and destruction?

"When the door opened, I saw it pull you in--" A story of destiny and worlds outside the one we know; PHELIA, a 7 year old with a knowledge base no one in Snowville has ever seen; ZANE, Phelia's older brother and protector; VICTOR, Zane's nonchalant best friend; GRACE, an orphan with hair as red as her heart; and TRUE, the outcast: a girl new to Snowville that never shows her face. An abandoned building beckons them and the Darkness is after them, ready to destroy the very fabric of reality. Five people, five crystals that lead to another world--their fates intertwined in a way none of them could have imagined... *A portion of every book sold goes to charity. Find more info at the end of the book.*