Walden and Other Writings

Written by Henry David Thoreau
Edited by Brooks Atkinson
Introduction by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Format: Trade Paperback, 848 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2000
Price: $12.00

Introduction by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Commentary by Van Wyck Brooks and E. B. White
 
Naturalist, philosopher, champion of self-reliance and moral independence, Henry David Thoreau remains not only one of our most influential writers but also one of our most contemporary. This unique and comprehensive edition gathers all of Thoreau’s most significant works...

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Passion of the Western Mind

Written by Richard Tarnas

Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: March 16, 1993
Price: $18.95

"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike...Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time."
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Becoming Animal
An Earthly Cosmology
Written by David Abram

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: September 6, 2011
Price: $16.95

A PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Runner-up

David Abram’s first book, The Spell of the Sensuous, hailed as “revolutionary” by the Los Angeles Times, as “daring” and “truly original” by Science, has become a classic of environmental literature. Now he returns with a startling exploration of our human entanglement with...

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The Order of Things
An Archaeology of Human Sciences
Written by Michel Foucault

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: March 29, 1994
Price: $16.95

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The Consolations of Philosophy

Written by Alain De Botton

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2001
Price: $15.95

From the internationally heralded author of How Proust Can Change Your Life comes this remarkable new book that presents the wisdom of some of the greatest thinkers of the ages as advice for our day to day struggles.

Solace for the broken heart can be found in the words of Schopenhauer. The... Read more >

The History of Sexuality
An Introduction
Written by Michel Foucault

Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: April 18, 2012
Price: $11.99

The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history. Read more >

The Will to Power

Written by Friedrich Nietzsche

Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1968
Price: $17.95

Represents a selection from Nietzche's notebooks to find out what he wrote on nihilism, art, morality, religion, and the theory of knowledge, among others. Read more >

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
Written by Jack Kornfield

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2001
Price: $18.00

“Enlightenment does exist,” internationally renowned author and meditation master Jack Kornfield assures us. “Unbounded freedom and joy, oneness with the divine ... these experiences are more common than you know, and not far away.”

But even after achieving such realization — after the ecstasy — we are faced with the day-to-day... Read more >

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... Read more >

The Art of Deception
An Introduction to Critical Thinking
Written by Nicolas Capaldi

Format: Trade Paperback, 277 pages
On Sale: April 3, 2007
Price: $22.99

Can you tell when you're being deceived?

This classic work on critical thinking — now fully updated and revised — uses a novel approach to teach the basics of informal logic. On the assumption that "it takes one to know one," the authors have written the book from the point of view... Read more >