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The Uncanny (Penguin Classics)
Sigmund Freud - Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
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Freud was fascinated by the mysteries of creativity and the imagination. The groundbreaking works that comprise The Uncanny present some of his most influential explorations of the mind. In these pieces Freud investigates the vivid but seemingly trivial childhood memories that often "screen"... |
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Our New World of Adult Bullies: How to Spot Them ― How to Stop Them
Bill Eddy - Health Communications Inc
Format: Paperback
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Our New World of Adult Bullies connects the dots to show how bullies at all levels of society follow the same predictable patterns of behavior.. Bullies exist everywhere: families, workplaces, neighborhoods and communities, politics and government, and organizations of all types and sizes.... |
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The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy
Martha C. Nussbaum - Cambridge University Press
Format: 2nd Edition
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This book is a study of ancient views about "moral luck." It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control, and asks how this affects our appraisal of persons and their... |
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Governing Oneself and Others: On Xenophon of Athens (A. V. Elliott Conference)
Charlotte C. S. Thomas - Mercer Univ Pr
Format: Paperback
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Xenophon (430-354 BCE) was a man of many modes: follower of Socrates, Athenian General, friend to Sparta, philosopher, political theorist, military historian, and writer. This collection of essays explores his writings across three genres, all of which he blends into one another: philosophical... |
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Letters
Oliver Sacks - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The letters of one of the greatest observers of the human species, revealing his passion for life and work, friendship and art, medicine and society, and the richness of his relationships with friends, family, and fellow intellectuals over the decades, collected here for the first time.... |
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Power and Innocence: A Search for the Sources of Violence
Rollo May - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback
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Stressing the positive, creative aspects of power and innocence, Rollo May offers a way of thinking about the problems of contemporary society. Rollo May defines power as the ability to cause or prevent change; innocence, on the other hand, is the conscious divesting of one's power... |
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The Power of Words: How to Speak, Listen and Think Better
Mariano Sigman - Macmillan Business
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the transformative power of words and conversations in The Power of Words, the profound and inspiring international bestseller by renowned neuroscientist Mariano Sigman.. 'A comprehensive toolkit for anyone looking to elevate their communication and improve themselves'... |
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The Nectar of Devotion: The Complete Science of Bhakti-Yoga
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada - Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Format: Hardcover
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Srila Rupa Gosvami was the foremost disciple of Sri Krishna Caitanya, and the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu is his literary masterpiece, a classic of devotional literature composed in Sanskrit and describing the complete science of bhakti-yoga, or linking with the Supreme through transcendental... |
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Counsels and Maxims
Arthur Schopenhauer - Sanage Publishing House
Format: Hardcover
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Arthur Schopenhauer's most respected works, wherein the philosopher shares his views on life and what he believes to be follies of human behavior. In The Counsels and Maxims he discusses how to order our lives to obtain the greatest amount of pleasure and success; then he offers guidelines... |
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