Spydus Search Results - Subject: Ethics (Keywords)

The little book of humanist funerals : remembering and celebrating a life / Andrew Copson, Alice Roberts.

This volume introduces readers to what makes a humanist funeral, and offers inspiration from quotes, meditations and stories from Humanists UK celebrants on how to commemorate the life of a loved one. From the Sunday Times bestselling authors of THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISMA humanist funeral allows us the freedom to remember and celebrate the life of someone in exactly the way we want to and - as the most popular alternative to a religious ceremony - put us more closely in touch with the precious nature of life.In a beautiful collection of insights from humanist celebrants, as well as quotes, poems and meditations from humanist writers and thinkers throughout history, THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANIST FUNERALS is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life and death.
Author: Copson, Andrew
Published: London : Piatkus, 2023.
256 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 19 cm

Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 393.93 - Available - 38048021922377
Doune Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 393.93 - Available - 38048021926907
Killin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 393.93 - Available - 38048021922385

Code of conduct : why we need to fix parliament - and how to do it / Chris Bryant.

The extraordinary turmoil we have seen in British politics in the last few years has set records. We have had the fastest turnover of prime ministers in our history and more MPs suspended from the House than ever. No wonder people are asking whether 'parliamentary standards' is a contradiction in terms. As Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges, Chris Bryant has been in the thick of the battle over standards in parliament. Cronyism, nepotism, conflicts of interest, misconduct and lying: politicians are engaging in these activities more frequently and more publicly than ever before. 'Code of Conduct' looks at every angle of parliamentary conduct, charting the history of how we got here.
Author: Bryant, Christopher, 1962-
Published: London : Bloomsbury, 2023.
208 pages ; 22 cm

Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 364.1323 - Onloan - Due: 21 May 2024 - 38048021948596

The abuse of power : confronting injustice in public life / Theresa May.

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series of issues in which the abuse of power led to devastating results for individuals and significantly damaged the reputation of, and trust in, public institutions and politicians. From the Hillsborough and Grenfell tragedies, to the Daniel Morgan case and parliamentary scandals, the powerful repeatedly chose to use their power not in the interests of the powerless but to serve themselves or to protect the organisation to which they belonged. This book presents a searing exposé of injustice and an impassioned call to exercise power for the greater good. Drawing on examples from domestic and international affairs she was personally involved in at the highest level, the former Prime Minister argues for a radical rethink in how we approach our politics and public life.
Author: May, Theresa, 1956-
Published: London : Headline, 2023.
344 pages ; 24 cm

Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 364.1323 - Onloan - Due: 11 May 2024 - 38048021954842
Dunblane Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 364.1323 - Available - 38048021954859

Humanly possible : seven hundred years of humanist freethinking, enquiry and hope / Sarah Bakewell.

The bestselling, prizewinning author of 'How to Live' and 'At the Existentialist Café' explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human. It takes us on an irresistible journey, and joyfully celebrates open-mindedness, optimism, freedom and the power of the here and now - humanist values which have helped steer us through dark times in the past, and which are just as urgently needed in our world today.
Author: Bakewell, Sarah, 1963-
Published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2023.
454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 144 - Available - 38048021911941

Butler to the world : how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals / Oliver Bullough.

The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was bullied into retreat. In the immortal words of former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 'Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.' But the funny thing was, Britain had already found a role. It even had the costume. The leaders of the world just hadn't noticed it yet. Butler to the World reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. We pride ourselves on values of fair play and the rule of law, but few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. We are now a nation of Jeeveses, snobbish enablers for rich halfwits of considerably less charm than Bertie Wooster. It doesn't have to be that way.
Author: Bullough, Oliver, 1977-
[New edition].
Published: London : Profile Books, 2023.
xxii, 273 pages ; 20 cm

Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 330.941 - Available - 38048021892828
Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 330.941 - Onloan - Due: 16 May 2024 - 38048021891036

Brand new boy / David Almond ; illustrated by Marta Altés.

George is not like any other kids in the class, or in fact like anyone Dan or his mates have ever met before. But George turns out to be clever and funny, and everyone soon forgets his oddness - until a shocking truth comes to light. George is a robot! In fact he is part of an ambitious new experiment in robot-kind. But the experiment is in danger, and there are people out to destroy him. Can Dan, Maxie, Billy and Louise rescue their new pal from obliteration?
Author: Almond, David, 1951-
Published: London : Walker Books, 2022.
311 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048040889185

Butler to the world : how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals / Oliver Bullough.

The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was bullied into retreat. In the immortal words of former US Secretary of State Dean Acheson, 'Britain has lost an empire and not yet found a role.' But the funny thing was, Britain had already found a role. It even had the costume. The leaders of the world just hadn't noticed it yet. Butler to the World reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. We pride ourselves on values of fair play and the rule of law, but few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. We are now a nation of Jeeveses, snobbish enablers for rich halfwits of considerably less charm than Bertie Wooster. It doesn't have to be that way.
Author: Bullough, Oliver, 1977-
Published: London : Profile Books, 2022.
273 pages ; 24 cm

Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 330.941 - Available - 38048021792846

Fair trade & global economy / by Charlie Ogden.

This series gives readers their first taste of some of the most important values in today's world. Here children can explore what it means to be part of a society and discover the cultural and spiriutal diversity that life has to offer.
Author: Ogden, Charlie
Published: King's Lynn, Norfolk : The Secret Book Company, [2020]
Published: ©2020
32 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 30 cm.
Our values

Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 382.71 - Available - 38048040768421
St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 382.71 - Available - 38048040770419
Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 382.71 - Available - 38048040769148

Respect : consent, boundaries, and being in charge of you / Rachel Brian.

Your body belongs to you and you get to set your own rules, so that you may have boundaries for different people and sometimes they might change. Like when you hi-five your friends and kiss your kitten, but not the other way round. But consent doesn't need to be confusing. From setting boundaries, to reflecting on your own behaviour and learning how to be an awesome bystander, this book will have you feeling confident, respected, and 100% in charge of yourself and your body.
Author: Brian, Rachel
Published: London : Wren & Rook, 2020.
63 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm

Cowie Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 158.2 - Available - 38048040773512
Fallin Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 158.2 - Available - 38048040773504
Raploch Xpress - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 158.2 - In-transit from Young People Services to Raploch Xpress (Set: 28 Aug 2023) - 38048040761186

An inconvenient death : how the establishment covered up the David Kelly affair / Miles Goslett.

The death of Dr David Kelly in 2003 is one of the strangest events in the 21st century. This scrupulous scientist, an expert on weapons of mass destruction, was caught up in the rush to war in Iraq and in the pressure of those around Tony Blair to provide evidence that Saddam Hussein was producing chemical weapons. Kelly seemed to have tipped into sudden depression when he was outed as a source by Andrew Gilligan. Case closed, for Blair, Alastair Campbell and the intelligence agencies. But the circumstances of his death are replete with disquieting questions - every detail, from his motives to the method of his death, his body's discovery and the way in which the state investigated his demise, seems on close examination not to make sense. There was never an inquest into his death, which would have allowed medical and other evidence to be carefully interrogated.
Author: Goslett, Miles
Published: London : Head of Zeus, 2019.
xix, 373 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm

Drymen Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 941.08611 - Available - 38048021515023

In shock : how nearly dying made me a better doctor / Dr Rana Awdish.

At seven months pregnant, intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered a catastrophic medical event, haemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume and losing her unborn first child. She spent months fighting for her life in her own hospital, enduring multiple major surgeries and a series of organ failures. Every step of the way, Awdish was faced with something even more unexpected and shocking than her battle to survive: her fellow doctors' inability to see and acknowledge the pain of loss and human suffering, the result of a self-protective barrier hard-wired in medical training.
Author: Awdish, Rana
Published: London : Corgi Books, 2019.
265 pages ; 20 cm

St Ninians Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 610.92 - Available - 38048021520312

Fair trade & global economy / by Charlie Ogden.

What is humanism? : how do you live without a god? and other big questions for kids / Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young

What does it mean to be a humanist? Is humanism a new idea? How do people live their lives without religious beliefs? Aimed at the new curriculum for upper primary and lower secondary school children, this book examines how humanists respond to fundamental questions about morals and ethics, the origins of life, religion, and the state.
Author: Rosen, Michael, 1946-
Published: London : Wayland, 2016.
47 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm

Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 211.6 - Available - 38048040466646

The enemy within : the secret war against the miners / Seumas Milne.

Margaret Thatcher branded the leaders of the 1984-85 miners strike 'the enemy within.' With the publication of this book, the full irony of that accusation became clear. Seumas Milne revealed for the first time the astonishing lengths to which the government and its intelligence machine were prepared to go to destroy the power of Britain's miners' union. There was an enemy within. It was the secret services of the British state, operating inside the NUM itself.
Author: Milne, Seumas
Fourth edition.
Published: London : Verso, 2014.
xxv, 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

Plean Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 327.1241 - Available - 38048020973447

Summer house with swimming people [cd talking book] / Herman Koch ; read by Peter Berkot.

When a medical procedure goes horribly wrong and famous actor Ralph Meier winds up dead, Dr. Marc Schlosser needs to come up with some answers. After all, reputation is everything in this business. Personally, he's not exactly upset that Ralph is gone, but as a high profile doctor to the stars, Marc can't hide from the truth forever. It all started the previous summer. Marc, his wife, and their two beautiful teenage daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meier's extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph and his striking wife Judith, her mother, and film director Stanley Forbes and his much younger girlfriend, the large group settles in for days of sunshine, wine tasting, and trips to the beach. But when a violent incident disrupts the idyll, darker motivations are revealed, and suddenly no one can be trusted. As the ultimate holiday soon turns into a nightmare, the circumstances surrounding Ralph's later death begin to reveal the disturbing reality behind that summer's tragedy. Featuring the razor-sharp humor and acute psychological insight that made The Dinner an international phenomenon, Summer House with Swimming Pool is a controversial, thought-provoking novel that showcases Herman Koch at his finest.
Author: Koch, Herman
Unabridged ed.
Published: [Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda/Audible audio, 2014.
10 compact discs (11 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. ; in container.

Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF R96110 - Recirc - Available - 38048010061039

Dark actors : the life and death of Dr David Kelly / Robert Lewis.

One July afternoon in 2003, in a quiet part of Oxfordshire, a scientist went out for a walk and never came back. Dr David Kelly had been all over the news in the preceding days; as an investigator on the team which went into Iraq to check whether they had weapons of mass destruction, he had been accused of anonymously briefing a BBC reporter that the government's case for the Iraq War had been deliberately falsified. When the news came through that his body had been found in woods near his country home, for the briefest of moments, a stunned Britain held its breath and wondered if this was what it had come to.
Author: Lewis, Robert
Published: London : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
402 pages ; 24 cm

Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 941.086 - Available - 38048020878422

When reporters cross the line : the heroes, the villains, the hackers and the spies / Stewart Purvis and Jeff Hulbert.

'When Reporters Cross the Line' tells the stories of 11 journalists, among them some of the best-known names in British journalism, who broke the code of their craft in the name of the public interest. These are the men and women who went beyond accepted journalistic conventions - in some cases beyond more fundamentally human ethical conventions - and whose actions led to often shocking consequences that have been kept secret. Until now.
Author: Purvis, Stewart
Published: London : Biteback Publishing, 2013.
ix, 386 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 070.4333 - Available - 38048020896911

The dinner [cd talking book] / Herman Koch.

A summer's evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant. Between mouthfuls of food, the conversation remains a gentle hum. Yet behind the empty words terrible things need to be said.
Author: Koch, Herman, 1953-
Unabridged ed.
Published: Bath : Chivers Audio, 2012.
8 compact discs (8 hr. 50 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Bridge of Allan Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - AF R93486 - Available - 38048008263605

Ethics

In this work, Julian Baggini, one of Britain's best-known philosophers, condenses complex, contemporary issues of right and wrong into 20 key questions.
Author: Baggini, Julian
Published: London : Quercus,
208 p. : ill. ;
The big questions

Central Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 170 - Available - 38048020774597

The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks / Rebecca Skloot.

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells became one of the most important tools in medicine. Rebecca Skloot takes the reader on an extraordinary journey in search of Henrietta's story.
Author: Skloot, Rebecca, 1972-
Published: London : Pan, 2011.
384 p. ; 20 cm.

Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Available - 38048010100894
Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Onloan - Due: 10 May 2024 - 38048010100860
Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Available - 38048010100878
Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Available - 38048010100829
Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Available - 38048010100902
Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Available - 38048010100837
Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Available - 38048010100845
Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Reading Group - 616.0277 - Available - 38048010100852

The prince [sound recording] / Niccolò Machiavelli.

Niccolò Machiavelli's 'The Prince' is widely regarded as one of the most influential books on politics, especially on the acquisition, perpetuation and use of political power. Despite being written in 1513, the theories expressed are still considered shrewd and insightful.
Author: Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527
Published: Rearsby : Clipper Audio, 2010.
3 sound discs (3 hr., 15 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

Outreach Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Audiobook - 320.5 - Available - 38048010080666

At school / Kate Brookes.

The 'Respect!' series focuses on the key area of citizenship and values. This title discusses school and encourages children to learn how to get along with teachers and classmates and how to deal with awkward situations.
Author: Brookes, Kate
Published: London : Hodder Wayland, 2005.
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Respect!

Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 371 - Available - 38048008015641

At home / Kate Brookes.

Focusing on citizenship and values, the 'Respect!' series encourages 9 to 11 year olds to become good citizens by examining behaviour in a number of situations at home, in the street, within society at large and at school.
Author: Brookes, Kate
Published: London : Hodder Wayland, 2005.
32 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Respect!

Young People Services - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 172.1 - Available - 38048008015633

Why should I share? / Claire Llewellyn ; illustrated by M. Gordon.

Discusses the importance of sharing and explores the ways in which sharing can benefit people.
Author: Llewellyn, Claire
Published: Hodder Wayland, 2002.
32p : ill. ; 21x19 cm.
Why should I?

Callander Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Non Fiction - 302.14 - Available - 38048008508660

Why should I help? / Claire Llewellyn.

Author: Llewellyn, Claire
Published: London : Hodder Wayland, 2001.
1 volume.
Why should I?

Thomas Graham Library - (Stirling Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - Available - 38048007334191

The heart of Heart of the matter : a memoir

Author: Bakewell, Joan
Published: BBC, 1996.

Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 791.457 - Available - 38048004563412

The health of nations : political morality for the 21st century / Robert Van de Weyer.

Author: Van de Weyer, Robert, 1950-
Published: Bideford : Green Books, 1991.
151p ; 22 cm.

Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 320.5 - Reserve stock - Available - 38048000034137

The rites of life : Christians and bio-medical decision making / Caroline Berry.

Author: Berry, Caroline
Published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1987.
207p ; 20 cm.

Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 241.697 - Available - 38048000314877

Aristotle's 'Ethics' / (translated from the Greek by W.D. Ross ... and others; selected and with an introduction by) J.L. Ackrill.

Author: Aristotle, 384-322 B.C.
Published: London : Faber, 1973.
2-280p ; 23 cm.
Selections from philosophers

Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 171 - Reserve stock - Onloan - Due: 31 May 2024 - 38048008739372

Ethics in a permissive society / (by) William Barclay.

Author: Barclay, William, 1907-1978
Published: London : Collins, 1971.
222p ; 21 cm.

Stirling Library HQ - (Stirling Libraries) - Adult Non Fiction - 170 - Reserve stock - Available - 38048008739190