{"title":"Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilosophy: Essays. 32 titles; authors including Camus, Albert, Gibran, Kahlil, Mishima, Yukio; series including Harper Perennial Modern Thought and Princeton Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaperback and Hardcover from $6.99 to $29.99. Free shipping on orders over $50.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"against-the-machine-on-the-unmaking-of-humanity","title":"Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow a force that's hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, \"furiously gifted\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original--and terrifying--account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With masterful insight into the spiritual and economic roots of techno-capitalism, Kingsnorth reveals how the Machine, in the name of progress, has choked Western civilization, is destroying the Earth itself, and is reshaping us in its image. From the First Industrial Revolution to the rise of artificial intelligence, he shows how the hollowing out of humanity has been a long game--and how your very soul is at stake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt takes effort to remain truly human in the age of the Machine. Writing in the tradition of Wendell Berry, Jacques Ellul and Simone Weil, Kingsnorth reminds us what humanity requires: a healthy suspicion of entrenched power; connection to land, nature and heritage; and a deep attention to matters of the spirit. Prophetic, poetic, and erudite, \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Machine \u003c\/i\u003eis the spiritual manual for dissidents in the technological age.","brand":"Thesis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47944152088765,"sku":"BS-TC0-850633","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780593850633-HD.jpg?v=1785858440"},{"product_id":"against-interpretation-and-other-essays","title":"Against Interpretation: And Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reissue of Susan Sontag's classic first collection, featuring some of her most beloved writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eon art, life, camp, and criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--that cemented her legacy as one of the brightest thinkers of, and beyond, her generation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Sontag is widely regarded as one of the most formidable, original, and influential writers of the last century. \u003ci\u003eAgainst Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern classic, her first-ever collection and the work that launched her storied career when it was published in 1966. It has influenced generations of readers, and still contains some of her best-known essays, including \"Notes on Camp,\" \"Against Interpretation,\" and a dazzling range of, well, interpretations. Grand in scope--ranging from philosophy to film to religion to psychoanalysis--and short in length, this pocket-sized, pithy, and profound book introduces \"a larger-than-life intellectual powerhouse\" (Leslie Jamison).","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47944561328317,"sku":"BS-TC0-374752","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781250374752-HD.jpg?v=1785867264"},{"product_id":"eros-the-bittersweet-an-essay","title":"Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern Library\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Carson's remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince it was first published, \u003ci\u003eEros the Bittersweet\u003c\/i\u003e, Anne Carson's lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has established itself as a favorite among an unusually broad audience, including classicists, essayists, poets, and general readers. Beginning with the poet Sappho's invention of the word \"bittersweet\" to describe Eros, Carson's original and beautifully written book is a wide-ranging reflection on the conflicted nature of romantic love, which is both \"miserable\" and \"one of the greatest pleasures we have.\"","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47945839509693,"sku":"BS-TC0-247939","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780691247939-HD.jpg?v=1785898124"},{"product_id":"the-myth-of-sisyphus","title":"The Myth of Sisyphus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Nobel Prize-winning author delivers one of the most influential works of the twentieth century, showing a way out of despair and reaffirming the value of existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfluenced by works such as \u003ci\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/i\u003e and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide--the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly presents a crucial exposition of existentialist thought.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47947340775613,"sku":"BS-TC0-564454","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780525564454-HD.jpg?v=1785927420"},{"product_id":"on-civil-disobedience","title":"On Civil Disobedience","description":"\u003cb\u003eMore urgent than ever: as we grapple with how to respond to emerging threats against democracy, Library of America brings together two seminal essays about the duties of citizenship and the imperatives of conscience\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether for the first time, classic essays on how and when to disobey the government from two of the greatest thinkers in our literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Resistance to Civil Government\" (1849), \u003cb\u003eHenry David Thoreau\u003c\/b\u003e recounts the story of a night he spent in jail for refusing to pay poll taxes, which he believed supported the Mexican American War and the expansion of slavery. His larger aim was to articulate a view of individual conscience as a force in American politics. No writer has made a more persuasive case for obedience to a \"higher law.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"Civil Disobedience\" (1970), \u003cb\u003eHannah Arendt\u003c\/b\u003e offers a stern rebuttal to Thoreau. For Arendt, Thoreau stands in willful opposition to the public and collective spirit that defines civil disobedience. Only through positive collective action and the promises we make to each other in a civil society can meaningful change occur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis deluxe paperback features an introduction by Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College, who reflects on the tradition of civil disobedience and the future of American politics.","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47948509053117,"sku":"BS-TC0-537918","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781598537918-HD.jpg?v=1785959062"},{"product_id":"are-they-dead-yet-the-art-of-the-obit","title":"Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mordantly wonderful.\" -CARL HIAASEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I almost died laughing.\" -ROZ CHAST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My own departure would not be so bad if only Mr. Roberts could write the obit!\" -KAI BIRD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e obituarist Sam Roberts, the art of the obit: Who we remember, how we forget, and where we find the true meaning in a life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter nearly a decade behind the obituaries desk at the paper of record, Roberts knows obits aren't really about deaths. In fact, they usually only mention dying once. Over the course of the nearly 1,500 obituaries he has written throughout his career, he has instead come to understand that they're about distilling an entire life lived-for someone whose name he may have learned that morning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAre They Dead Yet\u003c\/i\u003e?, Roberts explores the major questions that arise from the task of producing a succinct yet record-defining account of a life. Who deserves an obituary, and how do we decide who gets one? How does an obituarist choose what to include-and to omit? What happens when embarrassing information, like a crime, affair, or wonky cause of death, makes itself known? What makes a legacy, a claim to fame? And what happens when that claim to fame, so important in death, isn't what mattered in life at all? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith wit, wisdom, and behind-the-scenes intrigue, Roberts examines the practice of writing advance obituaries, of which there are more than 2,000 on hold and regularly updated at the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, America's relationship to death in the wake of 9\/11 and the pandemic, classic euphemistic language, and more. Through it all, Roberts brings his humor, shrewdness, and experience to prove what he has learned from a long career in death: There's no such thing as an ordinary life.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47949098746045,"sku":"BS-TC0-733651","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781639733651-HD.jpg?v=1785968415"},{"product_id":"the-essential-emma-goldman-anarchism-feminism-liberation-warbler-classics-annotated-edition","title":"The Essential Emma Goldman-Anarchism, Feminism, Liberation (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)","description":"Emma Goldman, the anarchist feminist political philosopher, was known throughout her lifetime as the \"High Priestess of Anarchy.\" To the tabloids, she was \"Red Emma, Queen of the Anarchists.\" Today, she is heralded as a founder of anarcha-feminism and remembered for her feminist credo: \"If I can't dance, I don't want to be in your revolution.\" Over the course of an extraordinary revolutionary lifetime, Emma Goldman challenged a long list of towering adversaries: the police, the U.S. prison system, Anthony Comstock (champion of the anti-birth control Comstock laws), J. Edgar Hoover, and Vladimir Lenin. She was an early and outspoken critic of homophobia at a time when such a position was rare, including among anarchists, and mentored Margaret Sanger in the fight for birth control access. Her legacy has continued to inspire radical thinkers for a century. Historian Howard Zinn wrote a play about her life; artist Jenny Holzer used her writings in a searing print series. Though we tend to think of the history of radical political thought as overwhelmingly male, Goldman offers a fierce feminist intervention. This anthology organizes her most relevant writings, speeches, and interviews according to her perennial concerns, including marriage, prostitution, prisons and political violence.This new edition includes a foreword by Vivian Gornick, an interview of Goldman by pathbreaking journalist Nelly Bly, and a biographical timeline.","brand":"Warbler Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950193590461,"sku":"BS-TC0-891079","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781959891079-HD.jpg?v=1785999005"},{"product_id":"how-to-live-27-conflicting-answers-and-one-weird-conclusion","title":"How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot quite non-fiction, not quite self-help. It's a work of art about conflicting philosophies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany books believe they know how you should live.\u003c\/strong\u003e But each book disagrees with the next. In \"How to Live\", each chapter believes it knows how you should live. And \u003cstrong\u003eeach chapter disagrees with the next\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne chapter makes a compelling argument for why you should be completely independent, keeping all options open. The next chapter argues why you should commit to one career, one place, and one person.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne chapter persuades you to be fully present, and experience each moment. The next, to delay gratification and invest for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich one is right? Which does the author believe? All of them. It's \u003cstrong\u003ea philosophy of conflicting philosophies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA very unique and thought-provoking book. Meant for reflection as much as instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e113 incredibly succinct pages of profound insights. No philosophers are quoted. No -isms are named. Only \u003cstrong\u003eactionable directives\u003c\/strong\u003e. The end result feels more like poetry than prose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hit Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950424735933,"sku":"BS-TC0-152336","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781991152336-HD.jpg?v=1786005255"},{"product_id":"sun-and-steel","title":"Sun and Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating document, one of Japan's best known-and controversial-writers created what might be termed a new literary form. It is new because it combines elements of many existing types of writing, yet in the end fits into none of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt one level, it may be read as an account of how a puny, bookish boy discovered the importance of his own physical being; the \"sun and steel\" of the title are themselves symbols respectively of the cult of the open air and the weights used in bodybuilding. At another level, it is a discussion by a major novelist of the relation between action and art, and his own highly polished art in particular. More personally, it is an account of one individual's search for identity and self-integration. Or again, the work could be seen as a demonstration of how an intensely individual preoccupation can be developed into a profound philosophy of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll these elements are woven together by Mishima's complex yet polished and supple style. The confession and the self-analysis, the philosophy and the poetry combine in the end to create something that is in itself perfect and self-sufficient. It is a piece of literature that is as carefully fashioned as Mishima's novels, and at the same time provides an indispensable key to the understanding of them as art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe road Mishima took to salvation is a highly personal one. Yet here, ultimately, one detects the unmistakable tones of a self transcending the particular and attaining to a poetic vision of the universal. The book is therefore a moving document, and is highly significant as a pointer to the future development of one of the most interesting novelists of modern times. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lyle Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950445019325,"sku":"BS-TC0-424645","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9786159424645-HD.jpg?v=1786006004"},{"product_id":"self-reliance-and-nature-the-complete-first-and-second-series-of-emersons-essays","title":"Self-Reliance and Nature: The Complete First and Second Series of Emerson's Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eRalph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is today seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here in one convenient volume is Ralph Waldo Emerson's First Series and Second Series of essays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection includes both Self-Reliance and Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssays - First Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Self-Reliance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Compensation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Spiritual Laws\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Friendship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Prudence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Heroism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. The Over-Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Circles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Intellect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Art\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssays - Second Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Poet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Character\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Manners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Gifts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Politics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Nominalist and Realist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. New England Reformers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fili Public","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950449770685,"sku":"BS-TC0-494275","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9788793494275-HD.jpg?v=1786006159"},{"product_id":"focus-on-what-matters-a-collection-of-stoic-letters-on-living-well","title":"Focus on What Matters: A Collection of Stoic Letters on Living Well","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy is it so hard to live well amidst the chaos and noise? While you might think this is a problem of the modern world, it's a timeless issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2000 years ago, the ancient Stoics talked about the exact same challenges we're facing today, like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we find inner peace?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does it take to be happy?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan we become more resilient?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answers can be found in the philosophy of Stoicism. I've used the philosophy since 2014 to change my life and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFocus on What Matters is a collection of 70 letters\/essays I wrote about different aspects of life, from happiness, wealth, health to relationships and much more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese letters, inspired by the original works of the Stoic philosopher Seneca, serve as reminders to focus on the right things in our chaotic lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe goal of the original \"Letters From A Stoic\" by Seneca was to share Stoic ideas with his friend, Lucilius, who had hedonistic tendencies and lived a busy life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocus on What Matters is inspired by those letters. It will show you..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimple thought exercises to become resilient and focused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to live in the present moment every day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic Stoic values for a life of happiness \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA way to build more discipline \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn short, this book helps you to live well despite the challenges of daily life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Eagle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950450163901,"sku":"BS-TC0-301808","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9789083301808-HD.jpg?v=1786006191"},{"product_id":"letters-from-a-stoic","title":"Letters from a Stoic","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BC-AD 65) is one of the most famous Roman philosophers. Instrumental in guiding the Roman Empire under emperor Nero, Seneca influenced him from a young age with his Stoic principles. Later in life, he wrote Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, or Letters from a Stoic, detailing these principles in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeneca's letters read like a diary, or a handbook of philosophical meditations. Often beginning with observations on daily life, the letters focus on many traditional themes of Stoic philosophy, such as the contempt of death, the value of friendship and virtue as the supreme good.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950589198525,"sku":"BS-TC0-425043","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780008425043-HD.jpg?v=1786010900"},{"product_id":"sand-talk-how-indigenous-thinking-can-save-the-world","title":"Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Winner of the Randa and Sherif Nasr Book Prize on Religion \u0026amp; the World and the Australian Book Industry Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA paradigm-shifting, award-winning book in the vein of \u003ci\u003eSapiens\u003c\/i\u003e that brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to historical and cultural issues of history, education, money, power, and sustainability--and offers a new template for living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an indigenous person, Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from a unique perspective, one tied to the natural and spiritual world. In considering how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, he raises important questions. How does this affect us? How can we do things differently?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thoughtful, culturally rich, mind-expanding book, he provides answers. Yunkaporta's writing process begins with images. Honoring indigenous traditions, he makes carvings of what he wants to say, channeling his thoughts through symbols and diagrams rather than words. He yarns with people, looking for ways to connect images and stories with place and relationship to create a coherent world view, and he uses sand talk, the Aboriginal custom of drawing images on the ground to convey knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSand Talk, \u003c\/i\u003e he provides a new model for our everyday lives. Rich in ideas and inspiration, it explains how lines and symbols and shapes can help us make sense of the world. It's about how we learn and how we remember. It's about talking to everyone and listening carefully. It's about finding different ways to look at things.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of all it's about a very special way of thinking, of learning to see from a native perspective, one that is spiritually and physically tied to the earth around us, and how it can save our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/i\u003e include 22 black-and-white illustrations that add depth to the text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950599618749,"sku":"BS-TC0-975621","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780062975621-HD.jpg?v=1786011259"},{"product_id":"seneca-fifty-letters-of-a-roman-stoic","title":"Seneca: Fifty Letters of a Roman Stoic","description":"\u003cb\u003eA selection of Seneca's most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours. What is it that is yours? Yourself; the best part of you.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the year 62, citing health issues, the Roman philosopher Seneca withdrew from public service and devoted his time to writing. His letters from this period offer a window onto his experience as a landowner, a traveler, and a man coping with the onset of old age. They share his ideas on everything from the treatment of enslaved people to the perils of seafaring, and they provide lucid explanations for many key points of Stoic philosophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This selection of fifty letters brings out the essentials of Seneca's thought, with much that speaks directly to the modern reader. Above all, they explore the inner life of the individual who proceeds through philosophical inquiry from a state of emotional turmoil to true friendship, self-determination, and personal excellence.","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950631141565,"sku":"BS-TC0-782935","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780226782935-HD.jpg?v=1786012312"},{"product_id":"the-state-and-revolution","title":"The State and Revolution","description":"Among the most influential political and social forces of the twentieth century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings developed by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, later known as Lenin. \u003ci\u003eThe State and Revolution \u003c\/i\u003eis Lenin's most significant work, in which he totally rejects the institutions of Western democracy and presents his vision of the final perfection of communism. For anyone who seeks to understand the twentieth century, capitalism, the Russian revolution, and the role of communism in the tumultuous political and social movements that have shaped the modern world, this book offers unparalleled insight and understanding.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950658470077,"sku":"BS-TC0-848082","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780486848082-HD.jpg?v=1786013131"},{"product_id":"the-communist-manifesto-the-political-classic","title":"The Communist Manifesto: The Political Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE WORK THAT LAUNCHED REVOLUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough it was published in 1848, \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e is as controversial and provocative as ever. Its stirring and poetic language helped spread Marx and Engels' socialist message far and wide, unleashing a century of political revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an age of great inequality, the Manifesto's message of an exploited and suffering working class that must rise up and claim the means of production and wealth continues to resonate. This deluxe edition features an insightful introduction from Tom Butler-Bowdon which explains how the text came to be written, and why it remains popular.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47950751727805,"sku":"BS-TC0-088765","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780857088765-HD.jpg?v=1786015670"},{"product_id":"the-prophet-the-complete-original-edition-essential-pocket-classics","title":"The Prophet: The Complete Original Edition: Essential Pocket Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the beloved spiritual classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKahlil Gibran's \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless classic, a guiding light of spiritual fiction that has shaped the hearts and souls of readers since it was first published in 1923. Translated into more than 40 languages around the globe, \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspirational work of art, a thought-provoking glimpse into the human heart, and transformational spiritual journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book begins when a prophet named Almustafa shares his wisdom over the course of eight essays. In these brief, poetic pieces he touches on the deepest profundities of life--pain and loss, friendship and love, joy and sorrow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new, pocket-sized version of the classic work is true to the text of the first edition and features Gibran's original illustrations, bringing his writing to a new generation of readers.","brand":"St. Martin's Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47951081996477,"sku":"BS-TC0-817754","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781250817754-HD.jpg?v=1786018587"},{"product_id":"the-socrates-express-in-search-of-life-lessons-from-dead-philosophers","title":"The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Bliss \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Genius \u003c\/i\u003eembarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history's greatest thinkers and showing us how each--from Epicurus to Gandhi, Thoreau to Beauvoir--offers practical and spiritual lessons for today's unsettled times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe turn to philosophy for the same reasons we travel: to see the world from a dif-ferent perspective, to unearth hidden beauty, and to find new ways of being. We want to learn how to embrace wonder. Face regrets. Sustain hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Socrates Express\u003c\/i\u003e, Eric Weiner combines his twin passions for philosophy and travel in a globe-trotting pil-grimage that uncovers surprising life lessons from great thinkers around the world, from Rousseau to Nietzsche, Confucius to Simone Weil. Traveling by train (the most thoughtful mode of transport), he journeys thousands of miles, making stops in Athens, Delhi, Wyoming, Coney Island, Frankfurt, and points in between to recon-nect with philosophy's original purpose: teaching us how to lead wiser, more meaningful lives. From Socrates and ancient Athens to Beauvoir and 20th-century Paris, Weiner's chosen philosophers and places provide important practical and spiritual lessons as we navigate today's chaotic times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a \"delightful\" odyssey that \"will take you places intellectually and humorously\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), Weiner invites us to voyage alongside him on his life-changing pursuit of wisdom and discovery as he attempts to find answers to our most vital questions. Both accessible and deeply insightful, \u003ci\u003eThe Socrates Express \u003c\/i\u003eis \"full of valuable lessons...a fun, sharp book that draws readers in with its apparent simplicity and bubble-gum philosophy approach and gradually pulls them in deeper and deeper\" (NPR).","brand":"Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47951149498557,"sku":"BS-TC0-129025","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781501129025-HD.jpg?v=1786020277"},{"product_id":"the-dictionary-of-obscure-sorrows","title":"The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings...Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience...An enchanting book. \" \u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA truly original book in every sense of the word, \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows \u003c\/i\u003epoetically defines emotions that we all feel but don't have the words to express--until now. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: \"sonder.\" Or maybe you've watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That's called \"lachesism.\" Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you've never actually experienced. That's \"anemoia.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you've never heard of these terms before, that's because they didn't exist until John Koenig set out to fill the gaps in our language of emotion. \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows \u003c\/i\u003e\"creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have,\" says John Green, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars. \u003c\/i\u003eBy turns poignant, relatable, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition--from \"astrophe,\" the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to \"zenosyne,\" the sense that time keeps getting faster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives. With a gorgeous package and beautiful illustrations throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and human beings everywhere.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47951149596861,"sku":"BS-TC0-153648","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781501153648-HD.jpg?v=1786020285"},{"product_id":"fighting-in-the-dark","title":"Fighting in the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eFighting in the Dark\u003c\/strong\u003e, A.R. Moxon continues the project begun in his first collection of essays, \u003cem\u003eVery Fine People\u003c\/em\u003e, offering what he describes as the \"confessions of an American fool.\" Collecting pieces first published on his website, \u003cem\u003eThe Reframe\u003c\/em\u003e, this volume covers the pivotal years from January 2023 to June 2025-a time of national \"relapse\" into the foundational supremacist traditions that our nation, failing to recognize it as the existential peril it is, failed to dismantle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInviting yet unflinching, these essays provide a moral compass for those hoping to move from awareness into action, and those who seek a reminder that, while the darkness of supremacy is pervasive, the beautiful idea of a diverse nation of justice, equity, and equality for all is still being born. A strategy for differentiation rather than a work of passive despair, this collection urges readers to reject the fascist offer of false peace in favor of aggressive celebration and the repair of our collective spirit, and offers a vital reminder that hope is a thing that fights in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. Goat Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47952231923901,"sku":"BS-TC0-994922","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9798989994922-HD.jpg?v=1786037487"},{"product_id":"on-disobedience-why-freedom-means-saying-no-to-power","title":"On Disobedience: Why Freedom Means Saying No to Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Human history began with an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience.\"--from \u003cem\u003eOn Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the great psychological and social philosophers of the twentieth century, Erich Fromm expounded on the importance of disobedience and the authentic voice of the individual in modern culture. As relevant now as when it was first published, \u003cem\u003eOn Disobedience \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of provocative essays, including the title entry, which suggests the very act of dissent--the choice to refuse to conform, to speak \"no\" to those in power--is essential to a humane society, both to ensure humankind's preservation and to allow for one person to reclaim a genuine sense of self.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOn Disobedience\u003c\/em\u003e, Fromm writes that the authoritarian dictatorships of the 20th century produced an \"organization man\" to follow directives blindly, no matter how abhorrent. At the same time, a kind of conformity has arisen in western democracies, only brought about by more subtle means of massive consumerism. In democracies, where the power to implement irreversible destruction rests in the hands of the few, the individual also needs to retain his ability to dissent and to speak \"no\" to those in power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the face of these conformist pressures in whichever form they take, modern man must seek an authentic expression in order to retain his deepest sense of self. Fromm sees both capitalism and totalitarian communism moving toward a life-denying industrial bureaucracy, and berates the one system for ignoring, the other for betraying, the ideals of a true humanistic socialism in which people take precedence over things, life over property, and work over capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFromm maintains the necessity of the freedom to dissent. Of this form of disobedience, he writes, \"it is not primarily an attitude directed against something, but for something: for man's capacity to see, to say what he sees, and to refuse to say what he does not see. To do so he does not need to be aggressive or rebellious; he needs to have his eyes open, to be fully awake.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn times of crisis, the great works of philosophy help us make sense of the world. This book is part of the Harper Perennial Resistance Library, a special five-book series highlighting short classic works of independent thought that illuminate the nature of truth, humanity's dangerous attraction to authoritarianism, the influence of media and mass communication, and the philosophy of resistance--all critical in understanding today's politically charged world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958414262461,"sku":"BS-TC0-930835","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780062930835-HD.jpg?v=1786115636"},{"product_id":"the-lion-trackers-guide-to-life","title":"The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomewhere deep inside, you know what your gift, purpose, and mission are. Boyd Varty, a lion tracker and life coach, reveals how the wisdom from the ancient art of tracking can guide your personal transformation and teach you how to recognize these essential ingredients in a meaningful life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnow how to navigate, don't worry about the destination, and stay alert. These are just a few of the strategies that contribute to both successful lion tracking and a life of fulfillment. When we join Boyd Varty and his two friends tracking lions, we are immersed in the South African bush, and, although we learn some of the skills required for actual tracking, the takeaways are the strategies that can be applied to our everyday lives on a journey of self-discovery. Trackers learn how to use all of their senses to read the environment and enter into a state of \"greater aliveness.\" When we learn to find and follow our inner tracks, we learn to see what is deeply important to us. In the same way the trip in the classic \u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e was a vehicle to examine how to live out our values, the story of this one-day adventure--with danger and suspense along the way--uses the ancient art of tracking to convey profound lessons on how to live a purposeful, meaningful life of greater harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide to living an authentic life reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Your Purpose: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn how to find and follow your own inner tracks to see what is deeply important to you, just as a tracker follows a lion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Gripping Narrative: \u003c\/b\u003e Join Varty on a one-day adventure through the South African bush, complete with suspense and real danger that holds profound life lessons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNature as a Guide: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover how to use all your senses to read the world around you and enter a state of what Varty calls \"greater aliveness.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA New Philosophy of Life: \u003c\/b\u003e For fans of philosophical journeys like \u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e, this book offers a new way to live out your values in harmony with yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958452043965,"sku":"BS-TC0-099772","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780358099772-HD.jpg?v=1786116755"},{"product_id":"words-are-my-matter-writings-on-life-and-books","title":"Words Are My Matter: Writings on Life and Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays on life and literature, from one of the most iconic authors and astute critics in contemporary letters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWords Are My Matter\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading: a collection of talks, essays, and criticism by Ursula K. Le Guin, a literary legend and unparalleled voice of our social conscience. Here she investigates the depth and breadth of contemporary fiction--including landmark discussions of science fiction and fantasy--and, through the lens of literature, gives us a way of exploring the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Freedom,\" Le Guin notes: \"Hard times are coming, when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now ... to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope. We'll need writers who can remember freedom--poets, visionaries--realists of a larger reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLe Guin was one of those authors and in \u003ci\u003eWords Are My Matter\u003c\/i\u003e she gives us just that: a collection of sharp social commentary and a vision of a better reality, fueled by the power and might and hope of language and literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this indispensable collection of literary essays, Le Guin explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWriting Craft: \u003c\/b\u003e Le Guin's personal reflections on her process, from inventing languages to learning from authors like Virginia Woolf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism: \u003c\/b\u003e Incisive book reviews and introductions to the works of authors like Philip K. Dick, Stanislaw Lem, and José Saramago.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Role of the Imagination: \u003c\/b\u003e A passionate defense of imaginative fiction and why we need \"realists of a larger reality\" now more than ever.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFeminist Perspectives: \u003c\/b\u003e Sharp analysis of gender in literature, the marginalization of women's writing, and what it means to write as a woman.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958453485757,"sku":"BS-TC0-212102","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780358212102-HD.jpg?v=1786116846"},{"product_id":"studies-of-political-thought-from-gerson-to-grotius-1414-1625-the-political-and-religious-philosophy-of-european-renaissance-literature","title":"Studies of Political Thought: From Gerson to Grotius (1414 - 1625) - The Political and Religious Philosophy of European Renaissance Literature","description":"Cambridge scholar and political philosopher John Neville Figgis examines how ideas concerning politics and religion changed during the Renaissance. Drawing on a range of pertinent texts from a period spanning over two centuries, Figgis examines how some of the finest scholars of the Renaissance era established and refined their ideas. In the earlier part of the period, politics was deeply intertwined with the Catholic Church and the authority of the Pope. Later on, the upheaval of the Reformation resulted in a dramatic surge of ideas, changing forever how the rule of a given monarch was connected with Christendom. By the 17th century, the controversial notion of the divine, God-given right of kings to rule had emerged. As Figgis recalls, the notion met with opposition and eventual revolt in the Netherlands; the deposing of the Dutch monarch sent shockwaves through Europe, and foresaw the beginnings of the Enlightenment era.","brand":"Lulu.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958457057469,"sku":"BS-TC0-742691","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780359742691-HD.jpg?v=1786116868"},{"product_id":"when-einstein-walked-with-godel-excursions-to-the-edge-of-thought","title":"When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Jim Holt, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Does the World Exist?\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an entertaining and accessible guide to the most profound scientific and mathematical ideas of recent centuries in \u003ci\u003eWhen Einstein Walked with \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGödel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: Excursions to the Edge of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoes time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the thinkers who've tried to encompass the latter with the former. With his trademark clarity and humor, Holt probes the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the quest for the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of logic and truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, he offers intimate biographical sketches of celebrated and neglected thinkers, from the physicist Emmy Noether to the computing pioneer Alan Turing and the discoverer of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot. Holt offers a painless and playful introduction to many of our most beautiful but least understood ideas, from Einsteinian relativity to string theory, and also invites us to consider why the greatest logician of the twentieth century believed the U.S. Constitution contained a terrible contradiction--and whether the universe truly has a future.","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958463348925,"sku":"BS-TC0-538422","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780374538422-HD.jpg?v=1786116910"},{"product_id":"illuminations-essays-and-reflections","title":"Illuminations: Essays and Reflections","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA selection of works from one of the most original cultural critics of the twentieth century--as selected by Hannah Arendt and including a classic essay of her own about Walter Benjamin's life and philosophy.¶ \"There has been no more original, no more serious critic and reader in our time.\"--George Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e ¶ An icon of criticism, Walter Benjamin was renowned for his insights on art, literature, and philosophy. This volume includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on Baudelaire and Proust; and his essays on Leskov and on Brecht's epic theater. \u003cem\u003eIlluminations\u003c\/em\u003e includes two of Benjamin's best-known, deeply enlightening essays, \"The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction\" and \"Theses on the Philosophy of History,\" as well as Hannah Arendt's own essay about her subject's life as a German-born Jew during a dark era.","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958647636157,"sku":"BS-TC0-470232","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781328470232-HD.jpg?v=1786120637"},{"product_id":"david-whyte-essentials","title":"David Whyte Essentials","description":"","brand":"Many Rivers Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47960256413885,"sku":"BS-TC0-887501","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781932887501-HD.jpg?v=1786141380"},{"product_id":"create-dangerously-the-power-and-responsibility-of-the-artist","title":"Create Dangerously: The Power and Responsibility of the Artist","description":"\u003cb\u003eA call to arms for artists, in particular those who came from an immigrant background, like he did. - \"To create today means to create dangerously. Every publication is a deliberate act, and that act makes us vulnerable to the passions of a century that forgives nothing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1957, Nobel Prize-winning philosopher Albert Camus gave a speech entitled \"Create Dangerously.\" Camus understood the necessity of those making art as a part of civil society. A bold cry for artistic freedom and responsibility, his words today remain as timely as ever. In this new translation, Camus's message, available as a stand-alone little book for the first time, will resonate with a new generation of writers and artists.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47960323326141,"sku":"BS-TC0-897381","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781984897381-HD.jpg?v=1786143415"},{"product_id":"the-abundance-narrative-essays-old-and-new","title":"The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn recognition of her long and lauded career as a master essayist, a landmark collection including her most beloved pieces and some rarely seen work, rigorously curated by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author herself. With a foreword by Geoff Dyer. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A writer who never seems tired, who has never plodded her way through a page or sentence, Dillard can only be enjoyed by a wide-awake reader,\" warns Geoff Dyer in his foreword to this stellar collection. Carefully culled from her past work, \u003cem\u003eThe Abundance\u003c\/em\u003e is quintessential Annie Dillard, delivered in her fierce and undeniably singular voice, filled with fascinating detail and metaphysical fact. The pieces within will exhilarate both admiring fans and a new generation of readers, having been \"re-framed and re-hung,\" with fresh editing and reordering by the author, to situate these now seminal works within her larger canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Abundance\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that Dillard's brand of \"novelized nonfiction\" pioneered the form long before it came to be widely appreciated. Intense, vivid, and fearless, her work endows the true and seemingly ordinary aspects of life--a commuter chases snowball-throwing children through neighborhood streets, a teenager memorizes Rimbaud's poetry--with beauty and irony, inviting readers onto sweeping landscapes, to join her in exploring the complexities of time and death, with a sense of humor: on one page, an eagle falls from the sky with a weasel attached to its throat; on another, a man walks into a bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding such classic essays as \"Total Eclipse,\" \"A Writer in the World\" and \"On Foot in Virginia's Roanoke Valley,\" \u003cem\u003eThe Abundance\u003c\/em\u003e exquisitely showcases Annie Dillard's enigmatic, enduring genius, as Dillard herself wishes it to be marked.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47960361205949,"sku":"BS-TC0-432964","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780062432964-HD.jpg?v=1786145177"},{"product_id":"on-cats","title":"On Cats","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Acclaimed writer Charles Bukowski turns his signature eye on the world of felines. A series of essays and poems all about cats, Bukowski's classic funny and frank tone becomes, at times, even endearing as he explores and honors the majestic creatures and our relationship with them.\" --Bustle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelines touched a vulnerable spot in the unfathomable soul of Charles Bukowski, the Dirty Old Man of American letters. For the writer, there was something elemental about these inscrutable creatures, whose searing gaze could penetrate deep into our beings. Bukowski considered cats to be forces of nature, elusive emissaries of beauty and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny and moving, \u003cem\u003eOn Cats\u003c\/em\u003e offers Bukowski's musings on these beloved animals and their toughness and resiliency. Poignant and free of treacle, \u003cem\u003eOn Cats\u003c\/em\u003e is an illuminating portrait of this one-of-a-kind artist and his unique view of the world, witnessed through his relationship with the animals he considered among his most profound teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe more cats you have, the longer you live. If you have a hundred cats, you'll live ten times longer than if you have ten. Someday this will be discovered, and people will have a thousand cats and live forever.\" -Charles Bukowski\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47960370938045,"sku":"BS-TC0-651433","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780062651433-HD.jpg?v=1786145615"},{"product_id":"the-conspiracy-against-the-human-race-a-contrivance-of-horror","title":"The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction outing, an examination of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life through an insightful, unsparing argument that proves the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination but instead are found in reality. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is a signature motif discernible in both works of philosophical pessimism and supernatural horror. It may be stated thus: Behind the scenes of life lurks something pernicious that makes a nightmare of our world.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis fiction is known to be some of the most terrifying in the genre of supernatural horror, but Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction book may be even scarier. Drawing on philosophy, literature, neuroscience, and other fields of study, Ligotti takes the penetrating lens of his imagination and turns it on his audience, causing them to grapple with the brutal reality that they are living a meaningless nightmare, and anyone who feels otherwise is simply acting out an optimistic fallacy. At once a guidebook to pessimistic thought and a relentless critique of humanity's employment of self-deception to cope with the pervasive suffering of their existence, \u003ci\u003eThe Conspiracy against the Human Race\u003c\/i\u003e may just convince readers that there is more than a measure of truth in the despairing yet unexpectedly liberating negativity that is widely considered a hallmark of Ligotti's work.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47960400625853,"sku":"BS-TC0-133148","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780143133148-HD.jpg?v=1786146529"},{"product_id":"chronicles-of-a-liquid-society","title":"Chronicles of a Liquid Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA posthumous collection of essays by internationally renowned essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e--\"one of the most influential thinkers of our time\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his final collection of works, celebrated essayist and novelist Umberto Eco observes the changing world around him with irrepressible curiosity and profound wisdom. He sees with fresh eyes the upheaval in ideological values, the crises in politics, and the unbridled individualism that have become the backdrop of our lives--a \"liquid\" society in which it's not easy to find a polestar, though stars and starlets abound. In these pieces, written for his regular column in \u003cem\u003eL'Espresso\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, Eco brings his dazzling erudition and keen sense of the everyday to bear on topics such as popular culture and politics, being seen, conspiracies, the old and the young, new technologies, mass media, racism, and good manners. It is a final gift to his readers--astute, witty, and illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47965395910845,"sku":"BS-TC0-505859","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781328505859-HD.jpg?v=1786196615"},{"product_id":"walden-life-in-the-woods-life-in-the-woods","title":"Walden: Life in the Woods: Life in the Woods","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beloved classic reissued for contemporary readers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExperience a year in the life of Thoreau at Walden Pond in this classic work. Visit the bean-field, the village, and the ponds; learn about our brute neighbors, the higher laws of nature and humankind, and the benefits of reading and solitude.","brand":"Gibbs Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47965473472701,"sku":"BS-TC0-646792","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781423646792-HD.jpg?v=1786199218"},{"product_id":"the-drowned-and-the-saved","title":"The Drowned and the Saved","description":"In his final book before his death, Primo Levi returns once more to his time at Auschwitz in a moving meditation on memory, resiliency, and the struggle to comprehend unimaginable tragedy.Drawing on history, philosophy, and his own personal experiences, Levi asks if we have already begun to forget about the Holocaust. His last book before his death, Levi returns to the subject that would define his reputation as a writer and a witness. Levi breaks his book into eight essays, ranging from topics like the unreliability of memory to how violence twists both the victim and the victimizer. He shares how difficult it is for him to tell his experiences with his children and friends. He also debunks the myth that most of the Germans were in the dark about the Final Solution or that Jews never attempted to escape the camps. As the Holocaust recedes into the past and fewer and fewer survivors are left to tell their stories, The Drowned and the Saved is a vital first-person testament. Along with Elie Wiesel and Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi is remembered as one of the most powerful and perceptive writers on the Holocaust and the Jewish experience during World War II. This is an essential book both for students and literary readers. Reading Primo Levi is a lesson in the resiliency of the human spirit.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47973614354621,"sku":"BS-TC0-167638","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781501167638-HD.jpg?v=1786387998"},{"product_id":"anarchism-and-other-essays","title":"Anarchism and Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmma Goldman, once considered \"the most dangerous woman in America,\" was a thinker so far ahead of her time that even to a modern reader, her views sound startlingly revolutionary. This collection of essays is an excellent introduction to her thoughts: ranging from her views on women's liberation, the role of theater, the prison system, and the tactics of dissent. All are filled with her fearless joyousness, her radical dedication to the idea that life is meant to be a source of delight--and that escaping the meaningless drudgery of daily life must be achieved by any means necessary. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertvolta Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47973731238077,"sku":"BS-TC0-441135","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781609441135-HD.jpg?v=1786392341"},{"product_id":"anarchism-and-other-essays-1","title":"Anarchism and Other Essays","description":"In the eighteen-nineties and for years thereafter, America reverberated with the name of the \"notorious Anarchist,\" feminist, revolutionist and agitator, Emma Goldman. A Russian Jewish immigrant at the age of 17, she moved by her own efforts from seamstress in a clothing factory to internationally known radical lecturer, writer, editor and friend of the oppressed.","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47974827622589,"sku":"BS-TC0-305743","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781720305743-HD.jpg?v=1786396981"},{"product_id":"whats-wrong-with-the-world","title":"What's Wrong with the World","description":"During his lifetime, British author and thinker G.K. Chesterton gained a reputation as a top-rate intellectual and social critic. In this volume, Chesterton turns his attention to a series of major problems facing the world at the turn of the twentieth century, offering his one-of-a-kind take on each topic.","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47974827688125,"sku":"BS-TC0-325376","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781720325376-HD.jpg?v=1786396990"},{"product_id":"the-art-of-being-right-38-ways-to-win-an-argument","title":"The Art of Being Right: 38 Ways to Win an Argument","description":"Controversial Dialectic is the art of disputing, and of disputing in such a way as to hold one's own, whether one is in the right or the wrong - per fas et nefas. A man may be objectively in the right, and nevertheless in the eyes of bystanders, and sometimes in his own, he may come off worst. For example, I may advance a proof of some assertion, and my adversary may refute the proof, and thus appear to have refuted the assertion, for which there may, nevertheless, be other proofs. In this case, of course, my adversary and I change places: he comes off best, although, as a matter of fact, he is in the wrong.","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47974827753661,"sku":"BS-TC0-113248","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781721113248-HD.jpg?v=1786396994"},{"product_id":"k-punk-the-collected-and-unpublished-writings-of-mark-fisher","title":"K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive collection of the writings of Mark Fisher (1968-2017), whose work defined critical writing for a generation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis comprehensive collection brings together the work of acclaimed blogger, writer, political activist and lecturer Mark Fisher (aka k-punk). Covering the period 2004 - 2016, the collection will include some of the best writings from his seminal blog k-punk; a selection of his brilliantly insightful film, television and music reviews; his key writings on politics, activism, precarity, hauntology, mental health and popular modernism for numerous websites and magazines; his final unfinished introduction to his planned work on \"Acid Communism\"; and a number of important interviews from the last decade. Edited by Darren Ambrose and with a foreword by Simon Reynolds.","brand":"Repeater","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47974887882941,"sku":"BS-TC0-248285","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781912248285-HD.jpg?v=1786399139"},{"product_id":"the-communist-manifesto","title":"The Communist Manifesto","description":"Packaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential works. From the musings of intellectuals such as Thomas Paine in \u003ci\u003eCommon Sense\u003c\/i\u003e to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our intellectual history through the words of the exceptional few. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published as a political pamphlet in 1848, amidst the revolutions in Europe, \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e documents Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's theories on society and politics. It does so by defining the state of the class system in contemporary Europe--in which a larger, lower class is controlled and oppressed by a tyrannical, oppressive upper class. \u003ci\u003eThe Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e argues that, at some point in history, the lower class will inevitably realize their potential and exploitation and subsequently revolt. Once this occurs, Marx and Engels argue, there will be an uprising among proletariats that shifts political and economic power, ultimately resulting in the dismantling of class systems and capitalism. Additionally, in the \u003ci\u003eManifesto\u003c\/i\u003e, Marx and Engels also predict the future state of the global economy and discuss their viewpoints on private property, while also addressing many other topics pertinent to today's world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough written nearly 170 years ago, \u003ci\u003eThe Communist Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e is still widely read and cited. Amid the current turmoil between social classes and the societies of the world, its revolutionary prose and ideas can still yield ripe food for thought.","brand":"Clydesdale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47974929825981,"sku":"BS-TC0-186257","price":3.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781945186257-HD.jpg?v=1786400192"},{"product_id":"the-book-of-tea-beauty-simplicity-and-the-zen-aesthetic","title":"The Book of Tea: Beauty, Simplicity and the Zen Aesthetic","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Transcending the narrow confines of its title, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e presents a unified concept of life, art, and nature...exploring topics related to tea appreciation, including Zen, flower arranging, and Taoism.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Japan Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow available in paperback--with new photographs and a fresh foreword--this timeless classic by Okakura Kakuzo continues to inspire readers around the world. Far more than a meditation on tea, this book is a profound reflection on Japanese aesthetics, Zen Buddhism, and the art of finding beauty in the everyday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally written in 1906 to be read aloud in the salon of Boston's famed art patron Isabella Stewart Gardner, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e was Okakura's impassioned response to the Western world's growing misunderstanding--and disregard--of Japanese culture. A philosopher, curator, and early cultural preservationist, Okakura sought to bridge East and West, introducing a global audience to the subtle philosophies that shaped Japanese life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than focusing solely on the tea ceremony, Okakura explores the spiritual and philosophical worldview behind it, drawing connections between Teaism, Zen, Taoism, art, architecture, and poetry. At its heart, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to cultivate a mindful awareness of simplicity and beauty in the small moments of daily life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new foreword by Andrew Juniper, author and expert on wabi-sabi aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn introduction by Liza Dalby, the first American woman trained as a geisha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew photographs highlighting the quiet elegance of the tea tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than a century later, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e remains a beloved classic--a lyrical and deeply relevant guide to the art of living. For anyone drawn to Japanese culture, mindfulness, or the philosophy of beauty, this is essential reading.","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47974982484157,"sku":"BS-TC0-314869","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9784805314869-HD.jpg?v=1786401544"},{"product_id":"meditations-5","title":"Meditations","description":"\u003cp\u003eA timeless guide to Stoic philosophy, \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e by Marcus Aurelius offers invaluable insights into life, virtue, and resilience. This influential work offers a window into the mind of a Stoic philosopher-king as he reflects on the nature of the universe, the meaning of life, and the virtues that lead to a fulfilling existence. This inspirational read is a must-have for anyone seeking personal growth and enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAncient wisdom for modern life!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers practical advice on navigating life's challenges and embracing the present moment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eServes as a source of inspiration for those seeking a more purposeful and meaningful existence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes teachings that encourage self-reflection and the art of mindfulness for a more balanced and fulfilling life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Provides practical insights on resilience, self-discipline, and finding inner peace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA must-read for those on a journey of self-discovery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fingerprint! Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47974984581309,"sku":"BS-TC0-994751","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9788175994751-HD.jpg?v=1786401608"},{"product_id":"the-worlds-last-night-and-other-essays","title":"The World's Last Night: And Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eA repackaged edition of the revered author's anthology of satirical yet serious essays on evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these spirited essays, C. S. Lewis--the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other beloved classics--discusses evil in the world. Blending irony, humor, and paradox, he tackles religion's most difficult and intriguing questions regarding immorality, belief, and the meaning of prayer. Best of all, the infamous Screwtape makes a special cameo appearance in this funny and poignant collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981317193917,"sku":"BS-TC0-643513","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780062643513-HD.jpg?v=1786531292"},{"product_id":"first-we-make-the-beast-beautiful-a-new-journey-through-anxiety","title":"First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I've ever read.\" - Mark Manson, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah Wilson first came across this Chinese proverb in psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison's memoir \u003cem\u003eAn Unquiet Mind, \u003c\/em\u003eand it became the key to understanding her own lifelong struggle with anxiety. Wilson, bestselling author, journalist, and entrepreneur has helped over 1.5 million people worldwide to live better, healthier lives through her \u003cem\u003eI Quit Sugar \u003c\/em\u003ebooks and program. And all along, she has been managing chronic anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e, Wilson directs her intense focus and fierce investigating skills onto her lifetime companion, looking at the triggers and treatments, the fashions and fads. She reads widely and interviews fellow sufferers, mental health experts, philosophers, and even the Dalai Lama, processing all she learns through the prism of her own experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilson offers readers comfort, humor, companionship, and practical tips for living with the Beast: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate a \"gratitude ritual.\" You can't be grateful and anxious at the same time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEat to curb anxiety. Real food is your best friend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust breathe. Embrace the healing power of meditation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake your bed. Every day. Simple outer order creates inner calm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy fellow fretters to know thyself. Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. all struggled with anxiety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActively practice missing out. Forget FOMO, curl up on the couch, and order takeout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical and poetic, wise and funny, \u003cem\u003eFirst, We Make the Beast Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e is a small book with a big heart. It will encourage the myriad souls who dance with this condition to embrace it as a part of who they are, and to explore the possibilities it offers for a richer, fuller life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981318373565,"sku":"BS-TC0-836786","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780062836786-HD.jpg?v=1786531366"},{"product_id":"this-is-the-door-the-body-pain-and-faith","title":"This Is the Door: The Body, Pain, and Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's a blessing to live while Darcey Steinke is writing.\"--Maggie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A work of art that could only have emerged from the crucible of truth . . . absolutely beautiful.\"--Elizabeth Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarcey Steinke, acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eFlash Count Diary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuicide Blonde, \u003c\/i\u003e explores the world of pain for those who suffer and those who love them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteinke gets to the heart of pain with her usual brilliance, humor, candor, and empathy. In chapters that trace the body--The Spine, The Heart, The Knees, and more--she introduces sufferers to new and ancient understandings of pain through history, philosophy, religion, pop culture, and reported human experience. Leaving no stone unturned, Steinke takes readers under the knife, through the archives, and across oceans. She interviews working physicians, analyzes the writings of Frida Kahlo, recounts her own back surgery, and journeys to Lourdes, where she finds herself invited to participate in the famed pilgrimage site's rituals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Joan Didion, C. S. Lewis, Sheila Heti, and Leslie Jamison, \u003ci\u003eThis Is the Door \u003c\/i\u003ebeautifully illuminates the experience of pain and its myriad effects on the body, mind, and soul. Whether you are hurting or know someone who is, whether your pain is somatic or spiritual, \u003ci\u003eThis Is the Door\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981331873981,"sku":"BS-TC0-289161","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780063289161-HD.jpg?v=1786531987"},{"product_id":"ingrained-the-making-of-a-craftsman","title":"Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating memoir that immerses readers in the life of a Scottish carpenter as he perfects his craft, builds a business, and reflects on what inheritance and shared responsibility really mean.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eldest son of a master woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees, absorbing the lessons of craftsmanship in his father's workshop. In time he became his father's apprentice, helping to create exquisite bespoke objects. But eventually the need to find his own path--to chase ever bigger and more commercial projects and establish a workshop of his own--drew him away. Faced with the end of his business, his team, and everything he had worked so hard to build, he was forced to question what mattered most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn beautifully wrought prose, Callum tells the story of returning to the workshop and to the wood, to handcrafting furniture for people who will love it and then pass it on to the next generation--an antidote to a culture where everything seems so easily disposable. As he does so, he brings us closer to nature and the physical act of creation--and we begin to understand how he has been shaped, as both a craftsman and a son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir about work and nature writing at its finest, \u003ci\u003eIngrained\u003c\/i\u003e is an uplifting meditation on the challenges of working with your hands in our modern age, on community, consumerism, and the beauty of the natural world--one that asks us to see our local trees, and our own wooden objects, in a new and revelatory light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCallum Robinson's return to the wood is an unforgettable exploration of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Father and Son Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art of Woodworking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eScottish Nature Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Antidote to Throwaway Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981335216317,"sku":"BS-TC0-350847","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780063350847-HD.jpg?v=1786532225"},{"product_id":"letter-from-birmingham-jail","title":"Letter from Birmingham Jail","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful commemorative edition of Dr. Martin Luther King's essay \"Letter from Birmingham Jail,\" part of Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith an afterword by Reginald Dwayne Betts \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn April 16, 1923, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., responded to an open letter written and published by eight white clergyman admonishing the civil rights demonstrations happening in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. King drafted his seminal response, a foundational text of the Civil Rights Movement, on scraps of paper smuggled into jail. King criticizes his detractors for caring more about order than justice, defends nonviolent protests, and argues for the moral responsibility to obey just laws while disobeying unjust ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Letter from Birmingham Jail\" proclaims a message - confronting any injustice is an acceptable and righteous reason for civil disobedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis beautifully designed edition presents Dr. King's speech in its entirety, paying tribute to this extraordinary leader and his immeasurable contribution, and inspiring a new generation of activists dedicated to carrying on the fight for social justice and equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is this letter, born from a jail cell, a timeless and essential call for justice?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCritique of the White Moderate: \u003c\/b\u003e A powerful examination of why Dr. King considered the \"white moderate,\" more devoted to order than to justice, a greater obstacle to freedom than overt opposition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNonviolent Direct Action: \u003c\/b\u003e Dr. King masterfully defends the strategy of nonviolent protest, explaining why creating \"creative tension\" is necessary to force negotiation and drive social change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCivil Disobedience: \u003c\/b\u003e Explore the moral argument for breaking unjust laws while maintaining the highest respect for justice, a philosophy that has influenced protest movements for decades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Call to Activism: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the enduring message that inspires new generations to confront injustice and fight for a more equitable society, making this a foundational text for today's activists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981355630781,"sku":"BS-TC0-425835","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780063425835-HD.jpg?v=1786532801"},{"product_id":"culture-creep-notes-on-the-pop-apocalypse","title":"Culture Creep: Notes on the Pop Apocalypse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book re-framed my entire adolescence. I highly recommend you read it.\" -- LING MA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDead Girls\u003c\/i\u003e (\"stylish and inspired\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Review\u003c\/i\u003e), a sharp, engrossing collection of essays that explore the strange career of popular feminism and steady creep of cults and cult-think into our daily lives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn seven stunning original essays, Alice Bolin turns her gaze to the myriad ways femininity is remixed and reconstructed by the pop culture of the computer age. The unlikely, often insidious forces that drive our popular obsessions are brilliantly cataloged, contextualized, and questioned in a kaleidoscopic style imitating the internet itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Enumerated Woman,\" Bolin investigates how digital diet tracking apps have increasingly transformed our relationships to our bodies. Animal Crossing's soothing retail therapy is analyzed in \"Real Time\"--a surprisingly powerful portrait of late capitalism. And in the showstopping \"Foundering,\" Bolin dissects our buy-in and complicity with mythmaking around iconic founders, from the hubristic fall of Silicon Valley titans, to Enron, \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e, and the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eTrick Mirror \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e How to Do Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCulture Creep\u003c\/i\u003e is a swirl of nostalgia and visions of the future, questioning why, in the face of seismic cultural, political, and technological shifts as disruptive as the internet, we cling to the icons and ideals of the past. Written with her signature blend of the personal and sharply analytical, each of these keen-eyed essays ask us to reckon with our own participation in all manner of popular cults of being, and cults of believing. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981359169725,"sku":"BS-TC0-440524","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780063440524-HD.jpg?v=1786532990"},{"product_id":"essays-and-aphorisms","title":"Essays and Aphorisms","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of classic writings from the influential German philosopher \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis selection of thoughts on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books, and much more is taken from Arthur Schopenhauer's last work, \u003ci\u003eParerga and Paralipo-mena\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1851. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981405962429,"sku":"BS-TC0-442274","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780140442274-HD.jpg?v=1786533991"},{"product_id":"the-essays-a-selection","title":"The Essays: A Selection","description":"A survey of one of the giants of Renaissance thought, The Essays: A Selection collects some of Michel de Montaigne's most startling and original works, translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech in Penguin Classics. To overcome a crisis of melancholy after the death of his father, Montaigne withdrew to his country estates and began to write, and in the highly original essays that resulted he discussed themes such as fathers and children, conscience and cowardice, coaches and cannibals, and, above all, himself. On Some Lines of Virgil opens out into a frank discussion of sexuality and makes a revolutionary case for the equality of the sexes. In On Experience he superbly propounds his thoughts on the right way to live, while other essays touch on issues of an age struggling with religious and intellectual strife, with France torn apart by civil war. These diverse subjects are united by Montaigne's distinctive voice - that of a tolerant man, sceptical, humane, often humorous and utterly honest in his pursuit of the truth. M.A. Screech's distinguished translation fully retains the light-hearted and inquiring nature of the essays. In his introduction, he examines Montaigne's life and times, and the remarkable self-portrait that emerges from his works. Michel de Montaigne (1533-1586) studied law and spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading, writing and reflection. If you enjoyed The Essays: A Selection, you might like Francis Bacon's The Essays, also available in Penguin Classics.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47981412188349,"sku":"BS-TC0-446029","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780140446029-HD.jpg?v=1786534038"}],"url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/collections\/philosophy-essays.oembed?page=4","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}