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Tao
Tao
Written by Alan W. Watts
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780394733111
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Tao
The Watercourse Way
Written by Alan W. Watts


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: January 12, 1977
Price: $15.00

Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts. Read more >
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell
Written by Stephen Hawking
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780553802023
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The Universe in a Nutshell

Written by Stephen Hawking


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2001
Price: $35.00

Stephen Hawking’s phenomenal, multimillion-copy bestseller, A Brief History of Time, introduced the ideas of this brilliant theoretical physicist to readers all over the world.

Now, in a major publishing event, Hawking returns with a lavishly illustrated sequel that unravels the mysteries of the major breakthroughs that have occurred in the years... Read more >
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Religion for Atheists
Religion for Atheists
Written by Alain De Botton
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307907103
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Religion for Atheists
A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
Written by Alain De Botton


Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $11.99

What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? The long-running and often boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved forward by Alain de Botton’s inspiring new book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are entirely false—but that it still has some very important...

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The Bed of Procrustes
The Bed of Procrustes
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400069972
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The Bed of Procrustes
Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb


Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 30, 2010
Price: $18.00

By the author of the modern classic The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect.

The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either... Read more >
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The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition
The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition
Written by Thomas Jefferson, Introduction by Harry Rubenstein and Barbara Clark Smith
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781588343123
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The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition
The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Introduction by Harry Rubenstein and Barbara Clark Smith


Format: Hardcover, 200 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $35.00

The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth as it is formally titled, was Thomas Jefferson's effort to extract what he considered the pertinent doctrine of Jesus by removing sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added... Read more >
The Exquisite Risk
The Exquisite Risk
Written by Mark Nepo
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ISBN: 9780307335845
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The Exquisite Risk
Daring to Live an Authentic Life
Written by Mark Nepo


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2006
Price: $15.00

In these fast-paced times, the exquisite risk facing each of us every day is to slow down and “still our own house” so that we may experience life rather than simply manage it. In The Exquisite Risk, poet and teacher Mark Nepo encourages readers to become quiet enough and open enough... Read more >
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The Second Sex
The Second Sex
Written by Simone de Beauvoir, Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307814531
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The Second Sex

Written by Simone de Beauvoir
Translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier


Format: eBook, 832 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2012
Price: $15.99

Newly translated and unabridged in English for the first time, Simone de Beauvoir’s masterwork is a powerful analysis of the Western notion of “woman,” and a groundbreaking exploration of inequality and otherness.  This long-awaited new edition reinstates significant portions of the original French text that were cut in the first English...

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Ideas And Opinions
Ideas And Opinions
Written by Albert Einstein
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780517884409
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Ideas And Opinions

Written by Albert Einstein


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: June 6, 1995
Price: $15.00

A new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace, and religion and science, to human... Read more >
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The Book of Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings
Written by Miyamoto Musashi, Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Package
ISBN: 9781590308912
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The Book of Five Rings

Written by Miyamoto Musashi
Translated by Thomas Cleary


Format: Package, 208 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $18.00

Here is one of the most influential texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory ever to emerge from Asia. Composed in 1643 by the famed duelist and undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level... Read more >
Phi
Phi
Written by Giulio Tononi
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307907219
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Phi
A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul
Written by Giulio Tononi


Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $30.00

This title is printed in full color throughout.

From one of the most original and influential neuroscientists at work today, here is an exploration of consciousness unlike any other—as told by Galileo, who opened the way for the objectivity of science and is now intent on making subjective experience a part of...

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