The Book of Five Rings

Written by Miyamoto Musashi
Translated by Thomas Cleary

Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2005
Price: $7.99

The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes... Read more >

Tuesdays with Morrie
An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
Written by Mitch Albom

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: August 18, 1997
Price: $23.95

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague.  Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.

For Mitch Albom, that person was... Read more >

Assholes
A Theory
Written by Aaron James

Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $12.99

In the spirit of the mega-selling On Bullshit, philosopher Aaron James presents a theory of the asshole that is both intellectually provocative and existentially necessary.

What does it mean for someone to be an asshole? The answer is not obvious, despite the fact that we are often personally stuck dealing with people...

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The Turbulent Universe

Written by Paul Kurtz

Format: Trade Paperback, 310 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $20.00

In his final book, the late Paul Kurtz outlines his personal vision for a planetary ethics inspired by scientific wisdom. Blending realism and optimism, he lays out the basic principles of an ethical approach that he calls humanist eupraxsophy--that is, the application of practical moral choices inspired by scientific wisdom. Emphasizing... Read more >

The Tao of Physics
An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Written by Fritjof Capra

Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $17.95

Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time—way back in 1975. This special edition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of this early Shambhala best seller that has gone on to become a classic. It includes a new preface by the... Read more >

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

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2002
Price: $21.95

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 >

Tao Te Ching

Written by Lao Tzu

Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: September 26, 1990
Price: $6.95

Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or "The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue," has probably had a greater influence on Asian thought that any other single book. It is also one of the true classics of world literature.

Traditionally attributed to the near-legendary... Read more >

The Wisdom of Yoga
A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living
Written by Stephen Cope

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Price: $17.00

For modern spiritual seekers and yoga students alike, here is an irreverent yet profound guide to the most sophisticated teachings of the yoga wisdom tradition–now brought to contemporary life by a celebrated author, psychotherapist, and leading American yoga instructor.

While many Westerners still think of yoga as an invigorating series of postures... Read more >

Profit Over People
Neoliberalism and Global Order
Written by Noam Chomsky

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: December 8, 1998
Price: $15.95

Why is the Atlantic slowly filling with crude petroleum, threatening a millions-of-years-old ecological balance? Why did traders at prominent banks take high-risk gambles with the money entrusted to them by hundreds of thousands of clients around the world, expanding and leveraging their investments to the point that failure led to a... Read more >

Tao Te Ching

Written by Lao Tzu
Illustrated by Stephen Addiss
Translated by Stanley Lombardo and Stephen Addiss
Introduction by Burton Watson

Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2007
Price: $18.95

In what may be the most faithful translation of the Tao Te Ching, the translators have captured the terse, enigmatic beauty of the original masterpiece without embellishing it with personal interpretation or bogging it down with explanatory notes. By stepping out of the way and letting the original text speak for... Read more >