Welcome to humanity! There will be lots of ups and downs, but this guide is here to help you. So prepare for an adventure, young human. Full of humor and heart, this delightful picture book inspires kids to be humans who are kind, empathetic, and gracious in a messy, unpredictable world.

Examines the inner tools with which people shape their lives.

Ever wonder where we really come from? Why we are here? Theologians, scientists, and philosophers have all tried to explain and dictate the real quest of our reality here on Earth. Who is right? Who is wrong? Do you feel boxed in by definitions of who you think you are supposed to be according to historical or current culture? What if there was another way of looking at it? What if you were the only one here? What would you do? How would you direct your life differently? Come with me on an adventure and take a leap into understanding who you really are and always have been. There's so much to discover and this book takes you there. It was always supposed to be this simple.

Life does not become empty and meaningless in a godless universe. This is the contention at the heart of humanism, the philosophy concerned with making sense of the world through reason, experience and shared human values. In this thought-provoking introduction, Peter Cave explores the humanist approach to religious belief, ethics and politics, and addresses key criticisms. Revised and updated to confront today’s great crises – the climate emergency and global pandemics – and the future of humanism in the face of rapid technological advancement, this is for anyone wishing to better understand what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.