Philosophy

Chronicles the history of America's secret counterterrorist unit, tells how members are recruited and trained, and explains its key role in the Iran hostage...

A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller "Ambitious and readable . . . an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein...

The Routledge Handbook of Applied Climate Change Ethics is a powerful reference source for the identification and exploration of the underlying ethical issu...

Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, bestselling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us at...

For the 75th anniversary, a new edition of the seminal work with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Menand. Library Journal Norton is r...

The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initial...

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory is a groundbreaking scientific work written by Albert Einstein, one of the most renowned physicists of all ti...

Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant of the immune system. The truth is: love heals. Miracles happen to exceptional patients every day—patien...

The Author Shares His Experiences During A Year Of Living As If It Were His Last, And Offers A Year-long Program With Seven Different Exercises And Meditati...

A Black Swan Is A Highly Improbable Event With Three Principal Characteristics: It Is Unpredictable; It Carries A Massive Impact; And, After The Fact, We Co...

Alan Loy McGinnis, author of the best- selling book The Friendship Factor, studied the great leaders throughout history, the most effective organization, a...

'the Chinese Believe That Before You Can Conquer A Beast, You Must First Make It Beautiful.' This Chinese Proverb Has Been The Key To Sarah Wilson Understan...

"Tidying expert Marie Kondo's follow-up to her best-selling book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, is an illustrated master manual on her renowned Kon...

From The Author Of The International Mega-bestseller The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck Comes A Counterintuitive Guide To The Problems Of Hope. We Live In ...

Michel Foucault's 'the History Of Sexuality' Pioneered Queer Theory. In It He Builds An Argument Grounded In A Historical Analysis Of The Word Sexuality Aga...

A BELIEF IN FREE WILL touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate re...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique?It is now in vogue to celebrate non-West...

"...for golf’s soul surfers, Golf in the Kingdom is holy scripture." -- GolfA spiritual journey, a lush travelogue, a parable of sports and philosophy—...

Descartes's Meditations On First Philosophy, The Fundamental And Originating Work Of The Modern Era In Western Philosophy, Is Presented Here In Donald Cress...

How To Argue And Win Every Time Is A Book That Teaches You How To Argue In Everyday Life - At Home, In The Bedroom, With The Boss, With Teachers, And With Y...

this Collection Includes Essays By; William T. Bluhm, Lou Massa, Thomas Payel, John F. Post, Stephen Toulmin And David Weissman. booknews contains English ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? The author of The Road to Charac...

An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise, based on the popular blog of the same name. Whether you’re deciding which sm...

A Preeminent Scientist Asserts The Irrationality Of Belief In God And The Grievous Harm Religion Has Inflicted On Society From The Crusades To 9/11. He Crit...

Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master historian Jacques Barzun has now set down in one continuou...

The superb researcher, humanist, and author of Descartes' Error binds the body to the spirit in an exploration of consciousness The publication of this boo...

It's a fact of life: birds flock, fish school, people "tribe." Every company, indeed every organization, is a tribe, or if it's large enough, a network of ...

Everybody is aware, all seven billion of us. We are aware of thoughts, feelings, sensations, and perceptions. All people share the experience of being awar...

This 90 day journal offers a simple, yet powerful pen to paper method to invite positivity, gratitude and well-being into your life.\By investing just a few...

with Its Unique Combination Of Depth, Clarity, And Humor That Has Enchanted Millions, This Beloved Classic By Bestselling Author Gary Zukav Opens The Fasci...

The Prajnaparamita ("perfection of wisdom") sutras are one of the great legacies of Mahayana Buddhism, giving eloquent expression to some of that school's c...

A renowned political philosopher rethinks the role that markets and money should play in our society Should we pay children to read books or to get good ...

Of The Many Recent Books On The Historical Jesus, None Has Explored What The Latest Biblical Scholarship Means For Personal Faith. Now, In Meeting Jesus Aga...

I Wrote This Book Not Sure I Could Follow The Road To Character, But I Wanted At Least To Know What The Road Looks Like And How Other People Have Trodden It...

responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone Recognizes These Traits As Essentials Of Good Character. In Order Fo...

B.K.S. Iyengar--hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be the most important living yoga master--has spent much of his life in...

Francis Shaeffer had been serving as a pastor for over a decade when he began to wonder if Christianity really made a difference in people’s lives. True S...

"Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in ...

What is Te? What is Taoism? What has Piglet to do with either? Te (pronounced "Deh") is Chinese for Virtue. Taoism is a Chinese philosophy. (Practically sp...

In the End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical to...

Gratitude is the simple, scientifically proven way to increase happiness and encourage greater joy, love, peace, and optimism into our lives.Through easy p...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom New York Times bestselling author and beloved Today show co-host Hoda Kotb comes an inspiring collection of quo...

Product Description This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time.\If all goes...

From The Creator Of The Good Place And The Cocreator Of Parks And Recreation, A Hilarious, Thought-provoking Guide To Living An Ethical Life, Drawing On 2,5...

The Six Essays And One Address In This Volume Outline The Great Transcendentalist's Moral Idealism As Well As Hinting At The Later Scepticism That Colored H...

About the AuthorRichard Carson lives near Dallas with his wife, Leti, and their son, Jonah. He writes out of his thirteen years as a psychotherapist and as ...

Experience the Transformational Power of Buddhism’s Psychology of the Heart with Bestselling Author Jack Kornfield You have within you unlimited capaciti...

This expanded edition of James Ellington’s preeminent translation includes Ellington’s new translation of Kant’s essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Beca...