“Of ways you may speak, / but not the Perennial Way; / By names you may name, / but not the Perennial Name.” So begins the best-loved of all the classical books of China and the most universally popular, the Daodejing or Classic of the Way and Life-Force. Laozis 2,500 year-old masterpiece is a work […]
Now is their chance: the Roman governor has marched his legions west, leaving his capital and a vital port undefended.There is no going back. But to crush her enemies for all time, the Boudica must do more than lead her army in the greatest rebellion Britain has ever known. She must find healing for herself, […]
Explore your mind. Live positive These 10 steps will encourage you to take control, be flexible, accept reality, come to like and be fair to yourself, accept change and improve your relationship with others. You can follow the steps in order, or use them individually to attain your goals. Either way, these few basic guidelines […]
Born on December 3rd? Youre an ambitious, hardworking “idea person” and a dynamic leader. Born on December 14th? Youre the “traveling salesperson” of the zodiac and a gifted marketer. All Sagittarians are charming, intelligent, and adventure-seeking, but which day of the month youre born on can determine the way in which you use those traits […]
David Hume is one of the most provocative philosophers to have written in English. His Dialogues ask if a belief in God can be inferred from what is known of the universe, or whether such a belief is even consistent with such knowledge. The Natural History of Religion investigates the origins of belief, and follows […]
Ostensibly a discussion of the nature of justice,?ÿThe Republic?ÿpresents Platos vision of the ideal state, covering a wide range of topics: social, educational, psychological, moral, and philosophical. It also includes some of Platos most important writing on the nature of reality and the theory of the “forms.”?ÿ Translated with an Introduction by Desmond Lee
Umrao Jan Ada, published more than a hundred years ago, was the first novel to be written in Urdu. It tells the story of a courtesan from Lucknow, a woman of great charm who was also a brilliant poet and singer. Documented by a close friend and dictated by Umrao Jan herself, the novel weaves […]