Milan KunderaThis breathtaking, reverberating survey of human nature finds Kundera still attempting to work out the meaning of life, without losing his acute sense of humour. It is one of...

Noam Chomsky   Chomsky's linguistics work has revolutionized our understanding of language. These nontechnical Reflections consider the point & purpose of studying language, exploring some of the more general intellectual...

Albert CamusThrough the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the...

Erich FrommThe fiftieth Anniversary Edition of the groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown millions of readers how to achieve rich, productive lives by developing their hidden capacities for loveMost people...

Douglas R HofstadterDouglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity...

How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and CultureFrancis A SchaefferAs one of the foremost evangelical thinkers of the twentieth century, Francis Schaeffer long pondered...

Author: Gretchen RubinHappier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon Self-Control, and My Other Experiments in Everyday LifeIn the spirit of her blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller The Happiness...

Simone De BeauvoirTRANSLATED BY H.M. PARSHLEYOf all the writing that emerged from the existentialist movement, Simone de Beauvoir's groundbreaking study of women will probably have the most extensive and enduring...

Erich FrommThe culmination of Fromm's social & political philosophy was his book The Sane Society, published in 1955, which argued in favor of humanistic & democratic socialism. Building primarily upon...

Michael IgnattieffIsaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for ten years, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him. Isaiah Berlin...

Alain de Botton"The longing for a destiny is nowhere stronger than in our romantic life" we are told at the outset of Alain de Botton's On Love, a hip, charming,...

John HeiderThe Tao of Leadership is an invaluable tool for anyone in a position of leadership. This book provides the most simple and clear advice on how to be the...