Books
Philosophy for a clear mind and deliberate work, in editions we have the right to offer. Each one is a one-time purchase that stays in your library.
Leo Tolstoy
Modern · Advanced
The book critiques the senselessness of war and the moral failings of society as it grapples with the realities of violence, particularly in the context of the Russo-Japanese War.
$5.00
Leo Tolstoy
Modern · Advanced
Banned in Russia, this Christian anarchist work presents Tolstoy's radical interpretation of Christianity centered on universal love and absolute nonviolence.
$5.00
Mark Twain
Modern · Advanced
Presented as a diary entry from Queen Elizabeth I's cup-bearer, the piece records a bawdy conversation between the queen and Elizabethan writers including Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Walter Raleigh.
$5.00
Oscar Wilde
Modern · Advanced
The collection provides insight into Wilde's thoughts on notable literary figures such as John Keats, as well as broader artistic and philosophical topics.
$5.00
Robert Louis Stevenson
Modern · Advanced
After settling in Samoa in 1889, Stevenson witnessed the island nation's civil war firsthand, where competing Samoan factions clashed amid interference from three global powers—the United States, Germany, and Britain.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
It imagines an identical Earth existing beyond Sirius, where society has evolved differently.
$7.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Modern · Advanced
Confederate veteran John Carter is mysteriously transported to Mars, a dying desert planet called Barsoom.
$7.00
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
Chesterton seeks to illuminate the experiences of the average citizen throughout England's past, particularly during the medieval period, arguing that important aspects of the populace’s legacy have been overlooked.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
The book traces Earth's origins through the development of life, early civilizations, and human thought, concluding with World War I and the League of Nations.
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Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
The third part of Spinoza's treatise on religion and the state, continuing his examination of scripture, faith and philosophy.
$5.00
Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
The fourth and last part of Spinoza's treatise on religion and the state, on the foundations of the state and freedom of thought.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
Following his success with "The Outline of History," Wells turned his analytical eye to contemporary politics and social issues.
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Charles Dickens
Modern · Advanced
Acting as a critical observer rather than a tourist, Dickens visited cities from Boston to St. Louis, examining prisons, institutions, and society.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Modern · Advanced
In the titular essay, Stevenson presents a case for the merits of idleness, suggesting that it fosters creative thinking, personal health, and genuine engagement with life.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
Comprising twenty-six journalistic pieces written between 1909 and 1914, the book captures Wells's wide-ranging observations on modern life.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
At thirty-four, Wells predicted how technological revolution would transform twentieth-century society.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Modern · Advanced
Nietzsche's critique of the philosophers and moralities of his time, written in nine parts of numbered sections and aphorisms.
$5.00
Jules Verne
Modern · Advanced
This work explores the journeys and discoveries of various explorers from the 19th century, providing insights into their adventures and the geographical knowledge gained through their travels.
$5.00
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
Written in the early 20th century, this book explores Dickens's rise from humble beginnings to become one of the most writers of his time.
$5.00
Lewis Carroll
Modern · Advanced
A short mathematical paper, written under the author's own name Charles L. Dodgson, setting out a method for computing the value of a determinant.
$5.00
Plato
Ancient · Advanced
Hermogenes and Cratylus ask Socrates to settle their dispute: are the names of things correct by nature or only by convention?
$5.00
Lewis Carroll
Modern · Advanced
A mathematical work in which the author proposes a new way of proving Euclid's theory of parallel lines.
$5.00
Lewis Carroll
Modern · Advanced
Seventy-two mathematical problems that the author worked out in his head while lying awake at night, with their answers and solutions.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Modern · Advanced
Stevenson doesn't romanticize his city—he explores its darker history, including plague victims, notorious criminals, and the grim inspiration behind "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
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Oscar Wilde
Modern · Advanced
The opening portion introduces his essay titled "The Rise of Historical Criticism," outlining the evolution of criticism as a reaction to authority and the development of democracy, philosophy, and science in thought.
$5.00
Robert Louis Stevenson
Modern · Advanced
This work explores various facets of the writing process and the nature of literature, emphasizing the significance of style, the moral responsibilities of authors, and personal reflections on works.
$5.00
Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
Spinoza's major work, set out in geometrical order with definitions, axioms and propositions: on God, the mind, the emotions and human freedom.
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Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
The first part of Spinoza's Ethics, "Concerning God": definitions, axioms and propositions on substance and on God as the one substance.
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Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
The second part of Spinoza's Ethics, on the nature and origin of the mind and its relation to the body.
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Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
The third part of Spinoza's Ethics, which explains the emotions as natural things following from the striving of each being to persist.
$5.00
Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
The fourth part of Spinoza's Ethics, on human bondage: why people are subject to their emotions, and what reason prescribes.
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Baruch Spinoza
Early modern · Advanced
The fifth and last part of Spinoza's Ethics, on the power of the understanding over the emotions and on human freedom.
$5.00
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
The book discusses the eugenics movement, its philosophical implications, and the dangers it poses to individual freedoms, morality, and societal structure.
$5.00
Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
When six-year-old orphan Elizabeth Raby saves Rupert Falkner from suicide, he adopts her and raises her as his own.
$7.00
Robert Louis Stevenson
Modern · Advanced
The book reflects Stevenson's observations and commentary on various notable figures in literature and history, exploring their influences and contributions through a critical yet affectionate lens.
$5.00
Lewis Carroll
Modern · Advanced
This work discusses the often-overlooked importance of nurturing one's mental faculties, paralleling it to the care we dedicate to feeding our bodies.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
Divided into four books, Wells presents his beliefs on metaphysics, conduct, and human purpose.
$5.00
William Shakespeare
Early modern · Advanced
The content of the book includes a selection of poetic verses, where flowers such as daffodils, violets, and primroses are featured alongside their symbolic meanings and the contexts in which they appear.
$5.00
Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
It tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox experiment.
$7.00
Immanuel Kant
Early modern · Advanced
Kant's short foundational work on moral philosophy, which seeks the supreme principle of morality and states it as the categorical imperative.
$5.00
G. K. Chesterton
Modern · Advanced
The work explores the life and artistic journey of George Frederick Watts, a notable English painter and sculptor who emerged during the 19th century.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
Written during World War I, Wells presents his personal religious beliefs while explicitly rejecting traditional Christianity and the doctrine of the Trinity.
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Mary Shelley
Modern · Advanced
This work chronicles two journeys: a daring elopement across Europe in 1814 and a fateful summer at Lake Geneva in 1816 that inspired "Frankenstein".
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Louisa May Alcott
Modern · Advanced
Through her fictional narrator Tribulation Periwinkle, Alcott chronicles her journey to Georgetown and her experiences tending wounded soldiers from the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Modern · Advanced
The opening divisions of Nietzsche's book of aphorisms "for free spirits": on first and last things, the history of the moral feelings, and the religious life.
$5.00
Friedrich Nietzsche
Modern · Advanced
The first part of Nietzsche's book of aphorisms "for free spirits", examining morality, religion, art and society without metaphysical assumptions.
$5.00
Mark Twain
Modern · Advanced
This work serves as a social commentary and a defense of Harriet Shelley, the first wife of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
$5.00
H. G. Wells
Modern · Advanced
Written as World War I drew to a close, Wells advocates for establishing a League of Nations to secure lasting peace.
$5.00