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  • Dialogues and Letters
    A major writer and a leading figure in the public life of Rome, Seneca (c. 4 BC - AD 65) ranks among the most eloquent and influential masters of Latin prose. This selection explores his thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life. In the Consolation to Helvia, he strives to offer solace to his mother following his exile in...
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  • From a Mountain In Tibet
    The extraordinary story of how a leading Buddhist monk overcame persecution, addiction and trauma to find enlightenment. Lama Yeshe didn't see a car until he was 15 years old. Growing up in a quiet Tibetan village, he ran in fields with yaks and mastiffs. The passing of time was simply marked by the changing seasons; life was simple and free....
    By Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche
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  • The Invention of Medicine
    A striking reappraisal of the beginnings of medicine, by one of the world's leading ancient historians. Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrated worldwide as the father of medicine, and the Hippocratic Oath is admired throughout the medical profession as a founding statement of ethics and ideals. In the fifth century...
    By Robin Lane Fox
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  • All Art is Ecological
    In 20 short books, Penguin Classics brings you the new canon of great environmental works. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their words have endured, becoming the classics that define the environmental...
    By Timothy Morton
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  • The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
    One of the great works of twentieth-century sociology, new to Penguin Modern Classics. Acclaimed on first publication and today considered one of the defining works of sociology, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is Erving Goffman's extraordinary analysis of the structure of our social interactions. Blurring the line between workaday life and theatrical performance, Goffman argues that our behaviour...
    By Erving Goffman
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  • The Beauty Myth (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)
    The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf is an urgent and important exposé of the cult of beauty in an abridged, accessible form. Vintage Feminism offers classic feminist texts in a short form. This edition includes a new introduction by the author. Every day, women around the world are confronted with a dilemma: how to look. In a society embroiled in...
    By Naomi Wolf
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  • Camera Lucida
    This was Roland Barthes's last book, combining a selection of photographs with reflections on photography. Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, the book begins as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, it becomes an exposition of his...
    By Roland Barthes
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  • Why Are We 'Artists'?
    Why Are We Artists? is a new anthology encompassing 100 years of manifestos by artists, filmmakers, and architects from across the globe. "Art is not a luxury. Art is a basic social need to which everyone has a right." This extraordinary collection features 100 artists' manifestos from around the world, spanning the past century. It brings together political activists, anti-colonialists,...
    By Jessica Lack
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  • Committed Writings
    A collection that includes some of Camus' most brilliant political writing. This volume contains some of Camus' most powerful political writing as he reflects on moral responsibility and the role of the artist in the world. Letters to a German Friend was Camus' first wartime intervention, written in 1943 in order 'to make our battle more effective'. Reflections on the...
    By Albert Camus
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  • Asylums
    New to Penguin Modern Classics, one of the most influential social scientists of the twentieth century examines the meaning of the asylum, the 'total institution'. Asylums presents four interlinked essays that explore life in the 'total institutions'—the closed systems of prisons, boarding schools, nursing homes and, most importantly, mental institutions. Focusing on the relationship between an inmate and the institution...
    By Erving Goffman
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  • A Short History of Decay
    Witty and nihilistic essays from one of Central Europe's most remarkable philosophers. A Short History of Decay (1949) is E. M. Cioran's nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concerning the nature of civilisation in mid 20th-century Europe. Touching upon man's need to worship, the feebleness of God, the downfall of the Ancient Greeks, and the melancholy baseness of all...
    By E. M. Cioran
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  • All Desire is a Desire for Being
    A new selection of foundational works from the influential philosopher who developed the theory of mimetic desire. René Girard eludes easy categories, bridging the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, sociology, history, religion, and theology. Influencing such writers as J. M. Coetzee and Milan Kundera, his insight into contagious violence looks ever more prophetic and relevant seven years after his death....
    By René Girard
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  • Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology
    The Essential Works of Michel Foucault offer the definitive collection of Foucault's articles, interviews, and seminars. Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology provides a focused study on the philosophy, literature, and art that informed Foucault's engagement with ethics and power. This volume includes brilliant commentaries on the works of de Sade, Rousseau, Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Wagner.
    By Michel Foucault
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  • The Suffragettes
    46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. The Suffragettes Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.
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  • You Didn't Hear This From Me
    A deliciously insightful exploration of why we are so obsessed with gossip, and what it can tell us about humans and their search for truth. Can you keep a secret? It's harder than it seems—after all, it's only human to thirst after the juicy updates, jaw-dropping stories, and idle chatter that we typically collect over drinks with friends. No one...
    By Kelsey McKinney
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  • Bloomer
    It is daunting to grow old in a time and place that does not value old people, but the age group known as Boomers should not be so easily dismissed. They marched against the Vietnam War and were the first generation to be liberated by the contraceptive pill from the fear of unwanted pregnancy. Their teenage years were fuelled by...
    By Carol Lefevre
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  • Open Socrates
    From philosopher Agnes Callard, one of today's leading public intellectuals, comes a new and vibrant understanding of Socrates, his work, and his unique approach to learning. The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, perhaps the single most important figure in Western culture, is hidden in plain view. If his claim that "the unexamined life is not worth living" has ceased to shock...
    By Agnes Callard
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  • How to Be Everything
    What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a familiar question we're all asked as kids. While seemingly harmless, the question has unintended consequences. It can make you feel like you need to choose one job, one passion, one thing to be about. Guess what? You don't. Having a lot of different interests, projects, and curiosities doesn't...
    By Emilie Wapnick
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  • The Power of Unwavering Focus
    For anyone who struggles to concentrate in a world of constant distraction, this ten-step guide by world-renowned Hindu priest Dandapani teaches us how to focus based on ancient monastic wisdom. 'In a world dominated by distraction, this book is a timely reminder of the value of focused attention.' Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again Does...
    By Dandapani
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  • Ikigai
    A new edition of the multi-million bestselling global phenomenon Ikigai for the personal development market. AVAILABLE NOW - The Four-Way Path, a guide to how Indian spirituality holds the key to a life of happiness and purpose - the new book from the bestselling authors of Ikigai. THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Find purpose, meaning and joy in your work and life....
    By Francesc Miralles and Héctor García
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  • Start with Values
    Embark on a journey of self-discovery—and lead a life of purpose—with practical tools and thought experiments that reveal how collective and personal values shape our lives. In this powerfully insightful book, author Brad Hook, founder of the Values Institute, brings his years of experience as an executive coach, mentor, and researcher to unpack the extraordinary impact of values in our...
    By Bradley Hook
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  • The Psychology of Wealth
    From the legendary author of the multi-million-copy bestseller Think and Grow Rich comes the ultimate guidebook to success, featuring Napoleon Hill's two most popular books on prosperity and abundance. Napoleon Hill's teachings have guided countless individuals to achieve extraordinary success. Recognized as one of the founding fathers of personal success literature, he has led millions to discover the power of...
    By Napoleon Hill
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  • Life in Three Dimensions
    A deeply personal yet scientifically rigorous and objective exploration of a new way of living the good life from 'one of psychology's brightest stars'. New insights into the many ways to live well - Jonathan Haidt Shigehiro Oishi has discovered a neglected third dimension of the good life ... lively and insightful - Adam Grant A groundbreaking new understanding of...
    By Shigehiro Oishi
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  • Shift
    A myth-busting, science-based guide that addresses the timeless question of how to manage your emotional life using tools you already possess - from the bestselling author of Chatter. 'For anyone who has wondered whether they'll ever be in charge of their emotions, this book has the answer- yes' - Angela Duckworth, author of Grit 'This book does much more than...
    By Ethan Kross
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  • Outraged
    A groundbreaking new perspective on the moral mind that rewrites our understanding of where moral judgments come from, and how we can overcome the feelings of outrage that so often divide us. It’s easy to assume that liberals and conservatives have radically different moral foundations. In Outraged, Kurt Gray showcases the latest science to demonstrate that we all have the...
    By Kurt Gray
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  • You Do You
    No one is better at being you than you... and there's only one you in the universe. Here's to the often-imitated, never bettered, wonderfully unique you! These inspirational quotes and uplifting mantras will remind you that you don't need to follow the crowd — follow your heart and keep on being your amazing, individual self. Filled with memorable quotes from...
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  • Decisions That Matter
    From the acclaimed author and podcaster of Power Hour comes an actionable guide to making better, more intentional everyday decisions to lead us to the life that we want. It's estimated that the average person now makes around 35,000 decisions each day. We're living in the age of abundance, with more choices than ever before. From everyday mundane choices to...
    By Adrienne Adhami
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  • In Ascension
    Monumental Telegraph Magnificent Guardian Transcendent New Scientist Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, drawn to the waterfront as an escape from her unhappy home life and volatile father. Enchanted by the undersea world of her childhood, she excels in marine biology, travelling the globe to study ancient organisms. When a trench is discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, Leigh joins the exploration...
    By Martin MacInnes
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  • On Freedom
    An urgent and masterly exploration of freedom by the acclaimed, bestselling author of On Tyranny. A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival—by the acclaimed, bestselling author of On Tyranny. Freedom is the great Western commitment, but we have lost sight of what it means—and this is leading us...
    By Timothy Snyder
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  • The Human Condition
    The past year has seen a resurgence of interest in the political thinker Hannah Arendt, "the theorist of beginnings," whose work probes the logics underlying unexpected transformations—from totalitarianism to revolution. A work of striking originality, The Human Condition is in many respects more relevant now than when it first appeared in 1958. In her study of the state of modern...
    By Hannah Arendt
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  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0
    In the ever-evolving landscape of today's workplaces, where challenges and competition are ever-present, equipping oneself with effective tools to thrive is imperative. Emotional intelligence, or EQ, stands out as a pivotal skill that transcends mere survival, enabling individuals to excel and lead in dynamic environments. Yet, while the importance of EQ is widely acknowledged, the journey from understanding its value...
    By Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves
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  • The School of Life: Relationships
    Few things promise us greater happiness than our relationships, yet few things more reliably deliver misery and frustration. Our error is to suppose that we are born knowing how to love and that managing a relationship might therefore be intuitive and easy. The School of Life: Relationships starts from a different premise: that love is a skill to be learnt,...
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  • The Logic of Scientific Discovery
    The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper stands as a monumental text in the philosophy of science, one which has profoundly influenced both the academic world and the practical methodology of scientific research. This seminal work delves into the nature of scientific inquiry, presenting a rigorous analysis of the scientific method and challenging the foundational concepts of empirical science....
    By Karl Popper
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  • Small Pleasures
    So often we exhaust ourselves and the planet in a search for very large pleasures, while all around us lies a wealth of small pleasures, which, if only we paid more attention, could bring us solace and joy at little cost and effort. Small Pleasures is a book to guide us to the best of life's small pleasures: the distinctive...
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  • The Raising Girls Workbook
    The Raising Girls Workbook provides the best information about girls at every age, alongside simple questionnaires to determine your daughter’s unique needs. Build on your family’s strengths and find new strategies to help your daughter grow up happy and healthy. Topics include: How to help her feel secure Navigating the world of friends Finding the spark that makes her glad...
    By Steve Biddulph
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  • The Happiness Advantage
    In The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, discover an uplifting and revolutionary approach to living a successful and fulfilling life. Drawing upon a decade of cutting-edge research in positive psychology, Achor challenges the conventional notion that success breeds happiness. Instead, he presents compelling evidence that happiness breeds success. This groundbreaking book is filled with engaging storytelling and practical steps that...
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  • What I Know for Sure
    Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah shares in What I Know for Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again. As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made...
    By Oprah Winfrey
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  • The Little Book of Success
    From the legendary author of Think and Grow Rich, The Little Book of Success encapsulates Napoleon Hill's most profound and life-changing wisdom on personal success. This invaluable guide offers a curated collection of Hill's teachings, providing readers with essential insights and tools to discover their path to wealth and fulfilment. The writings and wisdom of Napoleon Hill have transformed the...
    By Napoleon Hill
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  • How to Meditate
    How to Meditate by Pema Chödrön is a profound guide that opens the gates to understanding and mastering the art of meditation. Written by the esteemed American-born Tibetan Buddhist nun, Pema Chödrön, this book delves deep into the essentials of establishing a lifelong meditation practice. When life presents difficulties—a person irritates you, a situation becomes troublesome, or physical pain arises—meditation...
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  • Unf*ck Yourself
    Unf*ck Yourself by Gary John Bishop is not your typical self-help book. It's a wake-up call, a jolt of raw empowerment designed to shake you out of your complacency and set you on a path to achieving your fullest potential. This book speaks with a no-nonsense, blunt force approach, challenging the conventional narratives that might be holding you back. In...
    By Gary John Bishop
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  • Morality
    We are living through a period of cultural climate change. We have outsourced morality to the markets on the one hand, and the state on the other. The markets have brought wealth to many, and the state has done much to contain the worst excesses of inequality, but neither is capable of bearing the moral weight of showing us how...
    By Jonathan Sacks
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  • Monsters
    'How rare and nourishing this sort of roaming thought is and what a joy to read' - MEGAN NOLAN, Sunday Times 'An exhilarating, shape-shifting exploration of the perilous boundaries between art and life' - JENNY OFFILL Pablo Picasso beat his partners. Richard Wagner was deeply antisemitic. David Bowie slept with an underage fan. But many of us still love Guernica...
    By Claire Dederer
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  • Meditations
    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, translated by Robin Waterfield, offers readers an intimate glimpse into the mind of one of Rome's greatest emperors. Known as the philosopher-king, Marcus Aurelius articulates his deepest thoughts and insights, revealing the timeless wisdom that has made Meditations a cornerstone of Stoic philosophy. The book illuminates the emperor's reflections on life, duty, and virtue, encapsulated in...
    By Marcus Aurelius and Robin Waterfield
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  • Ideas
    Ideas by Peter Watson is a profoundly ambitious and exhilarating exploration of human thought history. Spanning an impressive timeline from prehistory to the modern age, the book redefines the world's narrative through the evolution of ideas. Watson meticulously traces the origins of consciousness back over a million years, contemplating how early humans conceived their first thoughts. By examining animal behaviours...
    By Peter Watson
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  • The Expectation Effect
    The Expectation Effect by David Robson explores the profound impact that our beliefs and expectations have on our physical and mental health. Diving into cutting-edge research, Robson reveals that our preconceived notions can shape our reality in unexpected ways. Through a series of case studies and scientific experiments, he demonstrates how the mind's power can influence everything from physical performance...
    By David Robson
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  • The Alignment Problem
    The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian delves deep into the ethical challenges and dilemmas posed by the rapid development and deployment of artificial intelligence in our daily lives. As AI systems gain more influence over consequential decisions—ranging from the news we are exposed to, the terms of our mortgage, to the simple social interactions we engage in—the necessity to align...
    By Brian Christian
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  • Powers and Thrones
    The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year 'Simply the best popular history of the Middle Ages there is' Sunday Times 'A great achievement, pulling together many strands with aplomb' Peter Frankopan, Spectator, Books of the Year 'It's so delightful to encounter a skilled historian of such enormous energy who's never afraid of...
    By Dan Jones
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  • How to Disagree
    Whether it's at work, at home or in public, confronting our differences is the only way to make the most out of them. How to Disagree is about how to do that successfully. Drawing on essential lessons from world-class experts on how to disagree well and combining them with inspiring stories of productive disagreements from science, technology and the arts,...
    By Ian Leslie
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  • Consolations
    Consolations by David Whyte delves into the intricate and multifaceted nature of human emotions and experiences, offering profound reflections on the aspects of life that often evoke discomfort and unease. Whyte courageously addresses themes such as loss, heartbreak, vulnerability, and fear, providing a fresh and insightful perspective that encourages readers to embrace these challenges rather than avoid them. Each chapter...
    By David Whyte
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  • Aesthetics and Politics
    Delve into the profound and influential Marxist aesthetic debates that shaped the course of 20th-century intellectual history with Aesthetics and Politics. This seminal work assembles the pivotal texts of the great Marxist controversies over literature and art that took place between the 1930s and 1950s in German culture—an era that witnessed an unparalleled tradition of major aesthetic discourse. The book...
    By Georg Lukács and Bertolt Brecht and Walter Benjamin and Ernst Bloch and Theodor Adorno
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  • The Seat of the Soul
    The iconic #1 New York Times bestseller on finding purpose in life. The Seat of the Soul changed the way I see myself. It changed the way I view the world. — Oprah You receive from the world what you give to the world. We are constantly evolving within a changing climate and yet always seem to return to the...
    By Gary Zukav
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  • Leviathan
    One of the great masterpieces of 17th-century English prose, Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a profound and influential work that delves into the nature of human society and the necessity of a strong central authority. Hobbes presents a compelling social contract theory, wherein individuals collectively agree to surrender some freedoms to a sovereign power in exchange for security and order....
    By Thomas Hobbes
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  • Fear
    Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh is a profound and enlightening guide to understanding and overcoming one of the most debilitating emotions known to humanity. This book provides readers with practical tools and wisdom drawn from the author's decades of experience as a renowned Zen master. By delving deep into the roots of our fears, Thich Nhat Hanh teaches that fear...
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  • Consequences of Capitalism
    Consequences of Capitalism by Noam Chomsky and Marv Waterstone is an essential primer that delves into the intricate workings of capitalism, politics, and the global landscape that shapes our daily lives. This compelling text is based on the highly acclaimed undergraduate lecture series ‘What is Politics?’, offering readers a thorough understanding of the mechanisms that govern our world. In this...
    By Noam Chomsky and Marv Waterstone
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  • Twilight of Idols and Anti-Christ
    In Twilight of Idols and Anti-Christ, Friedrich Nietzsche presents two of his most provocative and critical works. These texts offer a penetrating analysis of the philosophical and religious ideas that dominated his era. Twilight of Idols serves as an incisive critique of the cultural and intellectual norms of Nietzsche's time. Subtitled "How to Philosophize with a Hammer," the book delivers...
    By Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • The Myth of Sisyphus
    The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus explores one of the most profound philosophical questions: Is life worth living? Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Second World War, Camus delves into the existential crisis faced by humanity, particularly the struggle to find meaning in a world devoid of higher purpose. Through a captivating blend of philosophical discourse and literary...
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  • The Doors of Perception
    The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley is a profoundly wise and humane account of the author's famous experimentation with mescalin that has influenced writers and artists for decades. This groundbreaking work takes readers on an extraordinary journey into the depths of the human mind and the nature of perception. In 1953, under the supervision of an investigator, Aldous Huxley...
    By Aldous Huxley
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  • The Consolations of Philosophy
    The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton is a profound and elegantly written book that seeks to bring the wisdom of great philosophical minds to bear on the problems of contemporary life. In this engaging and accessible work, de Botton introduces the ideas of six seminal philosophers — Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche — and applies their...
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  • Religion for Atheists
    Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton offers a compelling examination of the beneficial aspects of religion, arguing that even the staunchest atheists can learn from the practices and teachings of the world’s major faiths. Rather than dismissing religion outright, de Botton explores how secular individuals can borrow from religious traditions to improve their lives and society. In this engaging...
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  • Free and Equal
    An uplifting vision of a new, egalitarian liberalism, and a bold practical programme for how we can reinvigorate democracy and transform capitalism. Despite the enormous problems we face and widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo, it's surprisingly hard to find a coherent vision of what a better, fairer society would look like. Free and Equal provides that vision. In this...
    By Daniel Chandler
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  • Ethics in the Real World
    A revised edition of Peter Singer's powerful collection, featuring 37 new essays. A fully updated and expanded edition of Peter Singer's powerful collection, including 37 new essays. Free speech and fake news, stopping Putin, pandemic ethics, climate change, extreme poverty, abortion, euthanasia, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, happiness, climbing Mt Everest, the parenting style of elephants, our relationship with...
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  • Ethics
    The Essential Works of Michel Foucault offer the definitive collection of Foucault's articles, interviews, and seminars that span the breadth and depth of his intellectual journey. Encompassing thirty years of his extraordinary career, this first volume, Ethics, introduces readers to the core of Foucault's philosophical explorations on ethical issues. Ethics is more than a mere collection; it is an immersion...
    By Michel Foucault
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  • Embracing Hope
    Never before published, this collection explores finding fulfilment and purpose from the multi-million-copy bestselling author Viktor Frankl. Viktor Frankl gives us the gift of looking at everything in life as an opportunity - Edith Eger, bestselling author of The Choice An inspirational new collection on turning tragedy into triumph by Holocaust survivor and multi-million copy bestselling author of Man's Search...
    By Viktor E Frankl
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  • Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
    From the internationally acclaimed author and pioneer of integrative medicine, Dr Deepak Chopra, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind delves into the profound connection between the mind and body, offering revolutionary insights into the ageing process and how it can be transformed. This groundbreaking work goes beyond superficial anti-ageing strategies by incorporating both ancient Ayurvedic principles and cutting-edge scientific research. Ageless Body,...
    By Dr Deepak Chopra
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  • The Second Mountain
    In The Second Mountain, David Brooks delves into the profound journey of personal transformation that challenges the mainstream definition of success and fulfillment. Brooks begins by questioning the widespread pursuit of self-interest, encapsulating the quest for money, power, and fame that defines the first mountain of our lives. However, as we climb this mountain and reach its summit, we may...
    By David Brooks
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  • The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don’t)
    From the nation's favourite psychotherapist comes the next book of wisdom and advice for navigating all of your most important relationships. Life is all about relationships and the quality of those connections. Whether that's with family, partners, friends, colleagues or most importantly yourself, if you can get those relationships on a functional and even keel, then the other tricky stuff...
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  • The Book of Boundaries
    The Book of Boundaries by Melissa Urban is a transformative guide to reclaiming your energy, improving your relationships, and enhancing your overall well-being by setting healthy boundaries. Urban, the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole30, brings her expertise and compassionate guidance to help you create the boundaries you need to live a more balanced, fulfilling life. Do your...
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  • Mindful Moments
    A beautifully packaged gift book filled with wisdom from the master of modern meditation, Deepak Chopra. This is the moment of power. Be the moment. Take a moment to be mindful with master of modern meditation Deepak Chopra. For the past thirty years, Deepak Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation revolution in the West, inspiring millions with...
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  • Feel-Good Productivity
    The world's most-followed productivity expert reveals how to achieve more by finding joy in everything you do. The secret to productivity isn't discipline. It's joy. We think that productivity is all about hard work. That the road to success is lined with endless frustration and toil. But what if there's another way? Dr Ali Abdaal - the world's most-followed productivity...
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  • A Liberated Mind
    In A Liberated Mind, Dr Steven Hayes invites readers on an illuminating journey to overcome mental barriers and embrace a meaningful and fulfilling life. Rooted in the groundbreaking principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this influential book offers a comprehensive guide to psychological flexibility, a powerful tool to help individuals navigate life's challenges with resilience and purpose. Over the...
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  • Abundance
    An enlightening guide to success, fulfilment and wholeness by the world's master of modern meditation, Deepak Chopra. Discover the keys to a life of success, fulfilment, wholeness and plenty. We live in a time of fear and insecurity, wrapped up in a mindset of lack, scarcity and limitation. Too often we focus on the things we don't have and allow...
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  • This Is What It Sounds Like
    A legendary record-producer-turned-brain-scientist explains why you love the music you do in an antidote to the Spotify algorithm doldrums. Extraordinary insights about music, emotion and the brain...An instant classic – Daniel Levitin, author of This Is Your Brain on Music This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music. It's also the story...
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  • The Architecture of Happiness
    The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton is a captivating exploration into the profound impact that architecture and interior design have on our emotions and well-being. In this thought-provoking work, de Botton delves into the philosophical and psychological connections we form with our living spaces, examining how the aesthetics of our surroundings influence our happiness and contentment. De Botton...
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  • Making Sense
    From the bestselling author of Waking Up and The End of Faith, comes a compilation of illuminating conversations from the internationally acclaimed podcast Making Sense, curated by Sam Harris himself. This book serves as a thought-provoking exploration of some of the most complex and compelling questions about the human mind, society, and the significant events that frame our world. Sam...
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  • This Naked Mind: Nicotine
    This revolutionary book offers an innovative approach to quitting smoking and vaping for good. In This Naked Mind: Nicotine, authors Annie Grace and William Porter apply their successful methods from conquering problem drinking to the world of nicotine addiction. The book challenges common perceptions and myths about smoking, presenting a compelling narrative that empowers individuals to regain control over their...
    By Annie Grace and William Porter
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  • The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
    The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy is an authoritative historical analysis that encompasses half a millennium of global geopolitical dynamics. Spanning from the post-medieval era to the late 20th century, the book meticulously charts the evolution and decline of powerful nations. Kennedy's thesis posits that the fortunes of world powers are intricately linked to their...
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  • The Paradox of Choice
    The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz delves into the modern conundrum of having too many choices and the resulting impact on our psychological well-being. Schwartz presents a profound exploration of how the abundance of options available in everyday decisions—from selecting a type of coffee to choosing a career path—can lead to overwhelming stress, anxiety, and dissatisfaction. In a world...
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  • The Gospel of Mary Magdalene
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  • The Art of Resilience
    The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley is a compelling exploration into the depths of human perseverance and mental toughness. This groundbreaking book delves into Edgley's astonishing feats of endurance, including his historic achievement as the first person to swim around the entire coastline of Great Britain, a journey that spanned 1,780 miles over 157 grueling days. Edgley's narrative is...
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  • Other Minds
    Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith delves deeply into the fascinating world of cephalopods, particularly the octopus, to explore what these enigmatic creatures can teach us about intelligence, consciousness, and our own place in the evolutionary tapestry. This extraordinary blend of philosophy, science, and personal adventure takes readers on a journey beneath the waves, where some of the most complex and...
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Philosophy & Psychology

Welcome to our Philosophy & Psychology section, where profound questions meet insightful answers. If you’re curious about the nature of existence, the workings of the mind, or the foundations of human behavior, this collection offers a wide range of books to deepen your understanding.

Discover classic works from great philosophers, contemporary explorations of ethics, logic, and metaphysics, and engaging texts that bridge philosophy with modern psychology. Whether you’re interested in the philosophical underpinnings of human thought or the psychological theories that explain why we think, feel, and act the way we do, there’s something here for every inquiring mind.

From thought-provoking essays and groundbreaking studies to accessible introductions and comprehensive guides, our Philosophy & Psychology books invite you to explore new ideas and perspectives. Dive in and start your journey of self-discovery and reflection today.