This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women

Like the Flowing River

Paulo Coelho · 272 pages

Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World

N.D. Wilson · 224 pages

The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought

Marilynne Robinson · 254 pages

In the tradition of nineteenth-century novelists who turned to the essay, Marilynne Robinson offers an authoritative approach to refining the ideas our culture has handed down to us. Whether considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by midwestern abolitionists; how creationism, "long owned by the Religious Right," has spurred on contemporary Darwinism; or how John Calvin, who was a French

Heretics

G.K. Chesterton · 160 pages

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere rollicking journalist, he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature. A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people - such as George B

Essays and Lectures

Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1,321 pages

The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone

The Tao of Pooh

Benjamin Hoff · 158 pages

The how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh!?! Yes, Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain Way about him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear. In these pages Benjamin Hoff shows that Pooh's Way is amazingly consistent with the principles of living envisioned long ago by the Chinese founders of Taoism. The author's explanation of Taoism is through Pooh, and Poo

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

David Foster Wallace · 137 pages

Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 at Kenyon College. The speech is reprinted for the first time in book form in THIS IS WATER. How does one keep from going through their comfortable, prosperous adult life unconsciously? How do we get ourselves out of the foreground of our thoughts and achieve compassion? The spee

A Devil's Chaplain

Richard Dawkins · 272 pages

'Moet u zich eens voorstellen wat voor boek een kapelaan van de duivel zou kunnen schrijven over de onhandige, verspillende, blunderende en gruwelijk gemene werken van de natuur.' Dit schreef Darwin in 1856 aan een vriend. Maar, hoe gruwelijk en onhandig ook, willekeurig zijn de evolutionaire processen allerminst, zo laat Richard Dawkins zien in zijn even nuchtere als helder onderbouwde werk. Ka

Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters

Annie Dillard · 177 pages

Here, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard explores the world of natural facts and human meanings.

Signposts in a Strange Land: Essays

Walker Percy · 428 pages

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

Robert Fulghum · 240 pages

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Elizabeth Gilbert · 288 pages

Elizabeth Gilbert digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity, offering insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need i

God in the Dock

C.S. Lewis · 346 pages

Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed

Glennon Doyle Melton · 269 pages

A New York Times essayist shares her journey from a self-destructive college student to a devoted family woman and teacher while illuminating the importance of trusting in a higher power and being truthful about life's challenges. "For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to

Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

Carl Sagan · 398 pages

Explorers various aspects of several fields of science and examines the role of the intellect in scientific achievement.

The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens

Windsor Mann · 332 pages

Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects

Bertrand Russell · 245 pages

Mortality

Christopher Hitchens

"Courageous, insightful and candid thoughts on malady and mortality from one of our most celebrated writers"--Provided by the publisher.

Cold Tangerines: Celebrating the Extraordinary Nature of Everyday Life

Shauna Niequist · 256 pages

Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

Anne Lamott · 192 pages

Heaven and Hell

Aldous Huxley · 95 pages

For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards

Jen Hatmaker · 224 pages

The popular writer, blogger, and television personality reveals with humor and style how Jesus' extravagant grace is the key to dealing with life's biggest challenge: people. The majority of our joys, struggles, thrills, and heartbreaks relate to people, beginning first with ourselves and then the people we came from, married, birthed, live by, live for, go to church with, don't like, don't und

If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. · 208 pages

"Best known as one of our most astonishing and enduring contemporary novelists, Kurt Vonnegut was also a celebrated commencement address giver. He himself never graduated college, so his words to any class of graduating seniors always carried the delight, and gentle irony, of someone savoring an achievement he himself had not had occasion to savor on his own behalf. Selected and introduced by fell

Modern Man in Search of a Soul

C.G. Jung · 244 pages