A lively new translation of one of Plato's most popular dialogues More...

A profoundly moving conclusion to the golden age of Icelandic sagas More...

One of Western literature's most glorious and incisive satires—now in a brilliant new translation with phenomenal cover art by legendary comic artist Chris Ware! More...

Two pioneers of the human potential movement offer this new edition of their classic work, updated for a new generation of readers More...

An anthology of core writings by the New England Transcendentalists More...

Definitve translations of selections from one of the founding texts of Hindu civilization—an awesome and venerable work of philosophy, religion, and legend More...

This hilarious look at creative blockage and blunder is a laugh-out-loud tribute to artist procrastination More...

The birth of the Christian Church?and what it means for modern religion and philosophy More...

Life is long if you know how to use it... More...

The book that created the modern United States, Paine's incendiary call for Americans to revolt against British rule converted millions to the cause of independence and set out a vision of a just society. More...

"I am not a man, I am dynamite" -Friedrich Nietzsche More...

"We are all frail; consider none more frail than yourself." More...

The Meditations of the great Roman Philosopher-Emperor Marcus Aurelius are simple yet profound works of stoic philosophy. More...

"One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten off wolves" -Machiavelli, The Prince More...

Charles Darwin's seismic theory of evolution turned the Victorian world upside down, utterly rewrote our notions of life on earth, and is still attacked by religious creationists today. More...