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...
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From Socrates to Sartre
The Philosophic Quest
Written by T.Z. Lavine
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1985
Price: $7.99
A challenging new look at the great thinkers whose ides have shaped our civilization
From Socrates to Sartre presents a rousing and readable introduction to the lives, and times of the great philosophers. This thought-provoking book takes us from the inception of Western society in Plato’s Athens to today when the commanding...
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The Grand Design
Written by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
Read by Steve West
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $14.00
THE FIRST MAJOR WORK IN NEARLY A DECADE BY ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT THINKERS—A MARVELOUSLY CONCISE BOOK WITH NEW ANSWERS TO THE ULTIMATE QUESTIONS OF LIFE
When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? Why is there something rather than nothing? What is the nature of reality? Why...
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The Science Delusion
Asking the Big Questions in a Culture of Easy Answers
Written by Curtis White
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $23.95
One of our most brilliant social critics—and the author of the bestselling The Middle Mind—presents a scathing critique of the “delusions” of science alongside a rousing defense of the role of art and philosophy in our culture
The so-called new atheists, most famously Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, made a splash in the...
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The Prince
Written by Niccolo Machiavelli
Translated by Peter Constantine
Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2008
Price: $8.00
A new translation by Peter Constantine Introduction by Albert Russell Ascoli The first modern treatise of political philosophy,
The Prince is one of the world’s most influential and widely read books. Machiavelli reveals nothing less than the secrets of power: how to gain it, how to wield it, and how to...
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Teaching Yoga
Essential Foundations and Techniques
Written by Mark Stephens
Foreword by Mariel Hemingway
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $22.95
Teaching Yoga is an essential resource for new and experienced teachers as well as a guide for all yoga students interested in refining their skills and knowledge. Addressing 100% of the teacher training curriculum standards set by Yoga Alliance, the world's leading registry and accreditation source for yoga teachers and schools...
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The Way of Judo
A Portrait of Jigoro Kano and His Students
Written by John Stevens
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 13, 2013
Price: $15.95
Kodokan judo, one of the most well-known martial arts in the world today, was originated by Jigoro Kano (1860–1938). Kano was a martial artist and career educator who developed the art after studying several types of jujutsu, sumo, and Western wrestling. Openness and refinement were hallmarks of his personal and professional...
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