L Ron Hubbardrug addiction, rising divorce rates, increasing crime and illiteracy. Why are people unable to solve some of the most pressing problems of society today? In this book, L....

Bruce Rosenblum and Fred KuttnerIn trying to understand the atom, physicists built quantum mechanics, the most successful theory in science and the basis of one-third of our economy. They found,...

Author: Steven Pinker The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Naturen The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings....

Ram Dass and Mirabai BushWe all sit on the edge of a mystery. We have only known this life, so dying scares us—and we are all dying. But what if...

David BerlinskySimply put, an algorithm is a set of instructions-it's the code that makes computers run. A basic idea that proved elusive for hundreds of years and bent the minds...

Werner HeisenbergThe seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern...

Max JammerThe concept of mass is one of the most fundamental notions in physics, comparable in importance only to those of space and time. But in contrast to the latter,...

John Heaton and Judy GrovesIn this book we learn about Wittgenstein's extraordinary life and are given a clear and accessible guide to his central works, the Tractatus Kiguci-Philosophicus and Philosophical...

Albert CamusThese six stories, written at the height of Camus' artistic powers, all depict people at decisive, revelatory moments in their lives. Translated by Justin O'Brien.These works of fiction cover...

Nikos KazanyzakisThe classic novel, international sensation, and inspiration for the film starring Anthony Quinn explores the struggle between the aesthetic and the rational, the inner life and the life of...

Stephen LevineIn his new book, Stephen Levine, author of the perennial best-seller Who Dies?, teaches us how to live each moment, each hour, each day mindfully--as if it were all...

Erik DurschmiedFrom the wooden horse at Troy to a dropped package of cigars at Antietam, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and...