Outgrowing God
A Beginner’s Guide Overview: ___________________ SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Should we believe in God? In this new
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How To Be an Antiracist
Overview: In this rousing and deeply empathetic book, Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracism
The Righteous Mind
Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion Overview: Presents a groundbreaking investigation into the
The Common Good
Overview: ""Robert B. Reich makes the case for a generous, inclusive understanding of the American project,
Advice Not Given
A Guide to Getting Over Yourself Overview: In Advice Not Given, renowned psychiatrist and author Dr
Why Buddhism is True
The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment Overview: Author Robert Wright shows how Buddhist meditative
How to Be a Stoic
Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life Overview: How should we handle our money in
Against Empathy
The Case for Rational Compassion Overview: Brilliantly argued, urgent and humane, Against Empathy overturns widely held
Happy
Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine Overview: By taking control of the stories we
The Wisdom of Life
Overview: In this essay, translated by THOMAS BAILEY SAUNDERS (1860-1928) and first published in English in
At The Existentialist Café
Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails Overview: The story of Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus, Heidegger et al is
Leisure
The Basis of Culture Overview: This edition also includes his work The Philosophical Act. Leisure is
The World Beyond Your Head
How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction Overview: From Matthew Crawford, 'one of the most
The Wellness Syndrome
Overview: This is a world where feeling good has become indistinguishable from being good. Buy Now
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away Overview: Have they already arrived? Does philosophy itself ever make progress?
How to Be Alone: The School Of Life
Overview: In How to Be Alone, Sara Maitland asks how we have arrived in a culture
Lying
Overview: He focuses on "white" lies—those lies we tell for the purpose of sparing people discomfort—for
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations
Ancient Philosophy for Modern Problems Overview: Lively and inspiring, this is philosophy for the street, for
Wisdom Of Insecurity
A Message for an Age of Anxiety Overview: A classic look at man's search for certainty
Ignorance
How It Drives Science Overview: Contrary to the popular view of science as a mountainous accumulation
Finite and Infinite Games
Overview: “There are at least two kinds of games,” states James P. Carse as he begins
The Book
On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are Overview: In The Book, Alan Watts provides us
Breakfast With Socrates
The philosophy of everyday life Overview: From getting ready in the morning, through heading to work,
First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
Overview: Examines the failure of liberalism during the threatened collapse of financial systems in the 2009
The Art of Travel
Overview: The Art of Travel is a wise and utterly original book. Don’t leave home without
Southern theory
the global dynamics of knowledge in social science Overview: the global dynamics of knowledge in social
What makes us human?
Overview: In "What Makes Us Human?" some of theorld's most brilliant thinkers offer their answers to
Two’s company, three is complexity
a simple guide to the science of all sciences Overview: Defining complexity as an unsolved puzzle
Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction
Overview: Is anarchism more 'organized' and 'reasonable' than is currently perceived? Colin Ward explains what anarchism
Letters from a Stoic
Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium Overview: This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the ideals of
In the Name of Identity
Violence and the Need to Belong Overview: Argues that people do not generally identify with one
The Conservative Mind
From Burke to Eliot Overview: The seventh revised edition features the complete text and an introduction
Fashionable Nonsense
Postmodern Intellectuals’ Abuse of Science Overview: A hilarious satiric essay by a well-known scientist shows how
Buddhism Plain and Simple
Overview: This is a book about awareness – it's about being 'awake' and in touch with
Trying Not to Try
Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity Overview: Exploring the power of spontaneity, an
Start where You are
A Guide to Compassionate Living Overview: An American Buddhist nun explains how to become compassionate and
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