Moral Emotions

A pathbreaking neuroscientist reveals how our social instincts turn Me into Us, but turn Us against Them - and what we can do about it. The great dilemma of our shrinking world is simple: never before have those we disagree with been so present in our lives. The more globalization dissolves national borders, the more clearly we see that human beings are deeply divided on moral lines - about everything from tax codes to sexual practices to energy consumption - and that, when we really disagree, our emotions turn positively tribal.

It’s time to change the way we see babies. Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria Montessori, The Montessori Baby shows how to raise your baby from birth to age one with love, respect, insight, and a surprising sense of calm. Cowritten by Simone Davies, author of the...

A twisty, gripping novel that wraps around a deeply moving love story, from an electric new voice in upmarket women’s fiction. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS FATE. I KNEW IT WASN'T.... Honor seems to have everything: she adores her bright and beautiful daughter, Chloe, and her charming, handsome husband...

A comedian’s joke sparks outrage. A violent crime exposes corruption. A lawyer searching for redemption takes on his most dangerous case yet. When stand-up comic Verne Slater is brutally attacked after a controversial routine, his injuries ignite a storm of media attention and social debate. Called back into action after a six-month suspension, Chance Cormac—boxer, lawyer, and reluctant hero—steps in to defend Verne and uncover the truth behind the assault. But in a city where justice bends to power and anger hides behind every headline, Chance soon realizes the case is about far more...

Grudge: Understanding Resentment, Justice, and the Desire to Be Heard is a compassionate, in-depth exploration of why we hold on to emotional pain—and what it means when we can’t or won’t let go. Challenging the cultural narrative that sees resentment as weakness, this book reframes the grudge as a meaningful moral signal: a response to injustice, a protest against silence, and a yearning for dignity. With clarity, warmth, and psychological insight, Dr. Elkhatib guides readers through the layers of resentment—personal, relational, cultural, and spiritual—offering not quick fixes, ...

Looking for short bedtime stories that help children build confidence and emotional strength? Inspiring Short Stories for Kids is a thoughtfully written collection of 10 motivational bedtime stories created for boys and girls ages 7–10. Each 5–10 minute story explores everyday situations children face—such as fear, self-doubt, friendship challenges, and learning from mistakes—through relatable characters and meaningful lessons. These short stories encourage: • Confidence and healthy self-esteem • Emotional awareness and understanding • Resilience in everyday challenges • ...

An immediate bestseller when first published, Pay It Forward captured hearts all over the world, became a wildly popular film, and spawned a generation of increased altruism. This anniversary edition includes a new introduction by the author. It takes an inspiring and moving tale of a young boy...

Based on the Incredible True Story of Sr Kate McCarthy IMPRISONED BY EVIL, HER SPIRIT NEVER SURRENDERED 1944, Ravensbrück - the infamous concentration camp for women. Amid unimaginable suffering, Sr Kate McCarthy, an Irish nun and Resistance fighter, stands at the gates. Kate joined the French...

From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby, this book guides parents through the principles of Montessori to enhance their children's development and foster respectful relationships with their families and the world. When children are given independence, the...

Find lasting happiness, inner peace, and enlightenment through the Dalai Lama’s timeless teachings on mindfulness, compassion, and the Buddhist path to wisdom. As human beings, we all seek happiness and a sense of meaning in our lives. In How to Practice, His Holiness the Dalai...

** Grand Prize Winner of the 2017 Nautilus Book Award ** Are you struggling to deal with conflict in your life? In Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, Harvard negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro introduces a groundbreaking method to bridge the toughest divides—whether with family members, colleagues...

Let’s change the conversation about sex for the next generation. When it comes to talking with your kids about sex, it’s easy to feel stuck. The world around us is hyper-sexualized and confusing—and the shame-heavy messages of purity culture aren’t the answer either. You know what you...

A journey into the unseen emotional world of the Victorian child—where discipline shaped conscience, imagination opened secret doorways, and private feelings survived behind closed doors. This book uncovers the hidden rooms of early life and traces the origins of the modern self. A profoundly intimate history of Victorian childhood—told through the hidden emotional lives of the young. Victorian children left behind more than schoolroom recitations and moral instruction. In their diaries, sketches, bedtime fears, treasured objects, and whispered longings lie the earliest traces of the ...

You didn’t start like this. But nursing changed you anyway. The Nurse Who Sees Too Much is not a burnout book. It’s a recognition book. This is for the nurse who notices everything now. Who can’t turn their brain off. Who scans rooms, people, exits, tone. Who jokes darker than they used to. Who feels more guarded, sharper, quieter and doesn’t know when that happened. This book names what nursing does to your mind without romanticizing it or minimizing it. Inside, you’ll find why: Normal stopped feeling normal Caring started to cost you Relaxing feels impossible Sleep doesn’t ...

One corpsman. Six days. Every life in his hands. HM3 Rowan steps off a helicopter onto a firebase in the Vietnamese highlands carrying a dead man's medical bag. The canvas is stiff with dried blood. The supplies are half gone. The corpsman before him lasted eleven days. Rowan is twenty years old. Five months ago he was drawing blood at a naval clinic in Illinois. Now he is the only medic for thirty-eight Marines walking into triple-canopy jungle — and the ceiling is down, the medevac birds can't fly, and the resupply hasn't come in six days. He has four battle dressings. Two hemostats. ...

There is a hidden wound affecting countless people in your pews, counseling sessions, and communities. It looks like PTSD, but it runs deeper. It’s not just psychological trauma; it’s a soul-level injury rooted in guilt, shame, and broken trust. It’s called moral injury, and the church can no longer afford to stay silent about it. Restoring the Broken: A Ministry Leader’s Guide to Understanding and Healing Moral Injury equips pastors, chaplains, and ministry leaders with the tools they need to recognize, respond to, and walk with those carrying the heavy burden of moral injury. ...

Looking for a children’s book that makes your child laugh, feel safe, and love reading? Meet Fluffy the Bear — a small white bear with a big heart and an even bigger imagination. This 5-book bundle brings together Fluffy’s very best adventures into one joyful collection designed for kids ages 4–8. Each story is lighthearted, funny, and full of warmth — perfect for bedtime, read-alouds, or independent early readers. Inside this bundle, your child will: 🐻 Follow Fluffy through playful, silly, and relatable adventures ❤️ Learn gentle life lessons about kindness, courage, ...

THREE short stories, where the main character is in a challenging situation, and needs to figure out the best way to resolve it. These are good old fashioned simplistic stories with morals and values. There are no vampires, no magic, no science fiction elements. These are stories about real people and the way they think.

What if the subtle voice nudging you toward honesty wasn't a childish fable, but a sophisticated physiological compass waiting to unlock your true potential? In The Jiminy Effect, author Michael Markuson delivers a profound architectural map of the human experience, showing you how to break free from the tattered, coffee-stained map of societal expectations and reclaim your ultimate autonomy. We live in a modern cacophony of digital validation, professional survival, and heavy social conditioning that forces us to perform scripts we never wrote. But underneath that noise lies a biological ...

The Midnight Library Club Returns Welcome back to the Midnight Library, where books know your heart, friendship lights the path and magic lives in every story. The Midnight Library Club: The Story Thief is a collection of magical short stories for children aged 8–12, set in a hidden library inside an ordinary school. Each story follows a different child facing everyday challenges — self-doubt, friendship worries, or struggles with reading and learning. With gentle magic, mystery, humor, and heart, these stories show that everyone learns in their own way, and that courage, kindness, and ...