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In Utopia Thomas More painted a fantastical picture of a distant island where society is perfected and people live in harmony, yet its title means no place, and Mores hugely influential work was ultimately an attack on his own corrupt, dangerous...

In this collection of wise, witty and fascinating essays, Borges discusses the existence (or non-existence) of Hell, the flaws in English literary detectives, the philosophy of contradictions, and the many translators of 1001 Nights. Varied...

The Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those...

It is the aim of this essay to study the period of history from 1861 to 1872 so far as it relates to the American Negro. In effect, this tale of the dawn of Freedom is an account of that government of men called the Freedmens Bureau, -- one of the...

In his witty and perceptive discourses on the ideal virtues of a Renaissance courtiers, Castiglione set out values that continue to offer illumination in questions of leadership and government - espousing such qualities as prudence, courage,...

Written at a time when most of Europe supported the French Revolution, Edmund Burke s prescient and, at the time, controversial denunciation of its mob rule predicted the Terror, began the modern conservative tradition and still serves as a warning...

This investigation of religion by greatest psychoanalyst of the twentieth - century explores the role faith can take in the life of man, what it can mean to us and why as a species we are inclined towards...

Offering ancient wisdom on how to use skill, cunning, tactics and discipline to outwit your opponent, this bestselling 200-year-old military manual is still worshipped by soldiers on the battlefield and managers in the boardroom as the ultimate guide...

Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwells entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a...

Beautifully written yet highly controversial, An Image of Africa asserts Achebes belief in Joseph Conrad as a bloody racist and his conviction that Conrads novel Heart of Darkness only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people, while...

An irresistible invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy lifes simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), Robert Louis Stevensons witty and seminal essay on the joys of idleness is accompanied here by his writings...

Immanuel Kant was one of the most influential philosophers in the whole of Europe, who changed Western thought with his examinations of reason and the nature of reality. In these writings he investigates human progress, civilization, morality and...

Describing Tolstoys crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. It describes his search for a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on...

Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions he experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum, Thomas De Quinceys legendary account of the pleasures and pains of opium forged a link between...

Aprofound influence not only on Christian theology but on the psychology and political philosophy of the West since the Dark Ages. One of the greatest explorations of sin, epiphany and redemption ever written, the Confessions of Saint Augustine...

Angered by the racism he witnessed on Martinique during the Second World War, Fanon here examines the roles of class, culture and violence, and expresses his profound alienation from the idea of colonialism and its bloodshed. More than four decades...

The Communist Manifesto changed the face of the twentieth century beyond recognition, inspiring millions to revolution, forming the basis of political systems thet still dominate countless lives and...

The book that created the modern United States, Paines incendiary call for Americans to revolt against British rule converted millions to the cause of independence and set out a vision of a just society - free from corrupption and cronyism -...

Freuds epoch-making insights revolutionized our perception of the self, and founded the theories of psychoanalysis; here he presents his theory of an innatedeath drive - arguing that civilization distorts natural aggression to impose a terrible...

Gibbons subversive and iconoclastic description of the rise of Christianity inspired outrage upon publication, and remains one of the most eloquent and damning indictments of the delusory nature of...