The stories of the Trojan War and Helen of Troy, Patroclus and Achilles, the Sirens and the Cyclops are embedded in western culture, yet readers are often unaware that they were made famous by two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and one blind poet: Homer. In this lyrical and graceful book, Al..
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
Over the past century huma..
Wheen’s brilliant account shows that far from being a dry economic treatise, Das Kapital is like a vast novel, whose heroes are enslaved by the monster they created: capitalism. The author argues that as long as capitalism endures, Das Kapital demands to be read and understood...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From thebestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.
“Masterful and provocative.”—Mustafa Suleyman
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite allour d..
More than two hundred and thirty years after the publication of Adam Smith’s practical truths that shook the world in “The Wealth of Nations”; it has only begun to be absorbed fully. In his hilarious and brilliant style P.J. O’Rourke shows how Adam Smith is relevant. He tells us in the most amusing ..
Blackburn explains the significance of the judicial, moral and political ideas of Plato's Republic and examines its influence on the modern world and why it has been the cornerstone of Western philosophy for over two thousand years now. He analyses why Western thought is still conditioned by this mo..
100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens.
How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human ri..
This biography of the Bible traces its story to reveal it as a complex and contradictory document created by scores of people over hundred of years. It explores the different ways in which the sixty-six books that make the Bible are understood, and identifies the social needs that they answer. Will ..
Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? He sends you flowers when what you really want is time to talk. She gives you a hug when what you really need is a home-cooked meal. The problem isn’t your love – it’s your love language! In this international bestseller, Dr. Gary Chapman reveals h..
The Secret is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne, based on the earlier film of the same name. It is based on the belief of the law of attraction, which claims that thoughts can change a person's life directly. The book alleges Energy as an assurance of its effectiveness..
Hitchens marvels at the forethought in Rights of Man and revels in its contentiousness. He demonstrates how the book forms the philosophical cornerstone of the first democratic republic...