The Art of War

Written by Sun Tzu
Translated by Thomas Cleary

Format: Package, 224 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $18.00

Compiled more than two thousand years ago, the Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. A study of the anatomy of forces in conflict, it has been discovered by modern business people, who understand the principles it contains are as... Read more >

La Muerte y la Doncella

Written by Ariel Dorfman

Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: June 5, 2001
Price: $14.95

La muerte y la doncella, la obra latinoamericana mas representada en la historia del mundo, ha llegado a constituirse en un clasico sobre la justicia y el perdon, la memoria y el olvido. Dorfman se ha propuesto a explorar preguntas pocas veces hechas en voz alta: "¿Como pueden los represores y... Read more >

The Myth of Sisyphus
And Other Essays
Written by Albert Camus

Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2012
Price: $9.99

One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in... Read more >

The Poetics of Space

Written by Gaston Bachelard

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 1, 1994
Price: $16.00

Thirty years since its first publication in English, French philosopher Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Space one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home. Bachelard takes us on a journey, from cellar to attic, to show how our perceptions of houses and other shelters shape our thoughts, memories, and...

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Awakening the Buddha Within
Eight Steps to Enlightenment
Written by Lama Surya Das

Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: June 15, 1998
Price: $16.00

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.

The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of... Read more >

Being Logical
A Guide to Good Thinking
Written by D.Q. McInerny

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: May 10, 2005
Price: $12.95

Whether regarded as a science, an art, or a skill–and it can properly be regarded as all three–logic is the basis of our ability to think, analyze, argue, and communicate. Indeed, logic goes to the very core of what we mean by human intelligence. In this concise, crisply readable book, distinguished... Read more >

Meditations
A New Translation
Written by Marcus Aurelius
Translated by Gregory Hays

Format: eBook
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $9.99

Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161–180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus’s... Read more >

The Wisdom of Insecurity

Written by Alan W. Watts

Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2011
Price: $9.99

An exploration of man's quest for psychological security and spiritual certainty in religion and philosophy.


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Journey to the Heart of Aikido
The Teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei
Written by Linda Holiday
Contribution by Motomichi Anno

Format: Trade Paperback, 376 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2013
Price: $21.95

Journey to the Heart of Aikido presents the teachings of Motomichi Anno Sensei, one of the few remaining direct students of Morihei Ueshiba, the legendary founder of Aikido. After a lifetime of practice and teaching in Japan, the United States, and Europe, Anno Sensei conveys through his teachings Aikido's essential spirit... Read more >

The Architecture of Happiness

Written by Alain De Botton

Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $18.00

The Achitecture of Happiness is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs... Read more >