Following the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, a panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany... Zobraziť viac
In Utopia, Thomas More gives us a traveller's account of a newly discovered island where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based on natural reason and justice, and human fulfilment is open to all... Zobraziť viac
In the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucault investigates the Golden Age of Rome to reveal a decisive break from the classical Greek version of sexual pleasure... Zobraziť viac
Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish father and an enigmatic Puerto Rican mother, Quiara Alegria Hudes had a love-and-trouble-filled upbringing, haunted by the unspoken, untold family secrets of the barrio. In the face of real-world wounds, the powerful... Zobraziť viac
One of the most important texts of modern times, Herbert Marcuse's analysis and image of a one-dimensional man in a one-dimensional society has shaped many young radicals' way of seeing and experiencing life. Published in 1964, it fast became an... Zobraziť viac
An invigorating guide to fighting back – part philosophy, part history and part how-to guide for living with integrity in an age of authoritarian drift. How do we push back in a world where political leaders wield fear and where social media misinforms... Zobraziť viac
Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a ‘do-nothing’ because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing... Zobraziť viac
A modern classic by a leading twentieth-century writer and thinker, whose works are enjoying renewed popularity... Zobraziť viac
The sensational international bestseller from one of France's most fêted writers - an epic novel telling the story of Christianity as it has never been told before, and one man's crisis of faith... Zobraziť viac
What makes a house truly beautiful? Why are many new houses so ugly? Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures - and can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved? ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: This is one of the few records published by Gurdjieff in which he offers guidance to his 'community of... Zobraziť viac
Knyzhka pro filosofiiu stoitsyzmu — vchennia, yake sohodni nabuvaie vse bilshe populiarnosti... Zobraziť viac
Thomas Paine is one of history's most renowned thinkers and was indispensable to both the American and French revolutions. The three works included, Common Sense, The Rights of Man, and The Age of Reason are among his most famous publications... Zobraziť viac
Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that... Zobraziť viac
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON PRIZE 2022'Rivetingly fresh and stunning' - Sunday Times'One of the most remarkable historians and communicators working today' - Dan SnowThree thousand years ago, in the Southwest Asian lands we now call Israel and... Zobraziť viac
No-one deserves to be a millionaire. Not even you. We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us,... Zobraziť viac
For Bataille, the absence of myth had itself become the myth of the modern age.In a world that had lost the secret of its cohesion, Bataille saw surrealism as both a symptom and a beginning of an attempt to address this loss. His writings on this theme... Zobraziť viac
How did a venerable Indian spiritual discipline turn into a £20 billion-a-year mainstay of the wellness industry? What happened along yoga’s winding path from the caves and forests of the sages to the gyms, hospitals and village halls of the modern... Zobraziť viac
After spending a decade and a half studying the depths of Torah, Kaballah, Chasidus, and Spirituality, Moshe Gersht has gifted us with a new lens on life. With his spiritual guide It's All The Same To Me, Moshe Gersht inspires readers to discover the ... Zobraziť viac
‘Donald J. Robertson is one of my favourite writers’ – Ryan Holiday, bestselling author and founder of The Daily Stoic‘One of the best books ever written on the power and practicality of philosophy for building a good and successful life’ – Tom Morris... Zobraziť viac
