Guy Blythman has no formal qualifications in philosophy, for reasons explained in the introduction to this book, but has been interested in the subject since his teens and now offers this volume as a means of showing that the views of an -outsider- can be just as perceptive and relevant as those of an established academic philosopher. A wide range of subjects are covered, from social issues such as euthanasia, capital punishment, abortion and sexual morality to free will, artificial intelligence, the nature of time and space, the differences between Eastern and Western philosophy, the...

When British oil executive Caroline Kent manages to get on the wrong side of the local Mafia boss while on a business trip to the US, she little suspects what it will lead to. For Salvatore Scarlione isn't a man to let bygones be bygones. And the Mafia have acquired a powerful new weapon, one that will enable them to hunt down and kill anyone they choose, anytime, anywhere. Which means it's not only Caroline's life that's at stake. Somehow she and her friends must fight back, saving not only her but the entire globe from the clutches of the sinister Syndicate.

Featuring the heroine of Guy...