Random House Inc, May 1995. Trade Paperback. A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the..... More
University of Notre Dame Press, March 2007. Trade Paperback. When After Virtue first appeared in 1981, it was recognized as a significant and potentially controversial critique of contemporary moral philosophy. Newsweek called it "a stunning new study of ethics by one of the foremost moral philosophers in the English-speaking world."..... More
Harvest Books, June 1970. Trade Paperback. An analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. Arendt also reexamines the relationship between war, politics, violence, and power. "Incisive, deeply probing, written with clarity and grace, it provides an ideal framework for understanding..... More
Knopf, March 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Karen Armstrong begins this spellbinding story of her spiritual journey with her departure in 1969 from the Roman Catholic convent she had entered seven years before--hoping, but ultimately failing, to find God. She knew almost nothing of the changed world to which she was..... More
Foundation For Inner Peace, November 2007. Hardcover. Hinges starting. More
Verso, October 2009. Trade Paperback. Billions of dollars have been hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? In this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj..... More
Princeton University Press, 1973. Trade Paperback. Joseph Campbell's classic cross-cultural study of the hero's journey has inspired millions and opened up new areas of research and exploration. Originally published in 1949, the book hit the New York Times best-seller list in 1988 when it became the subject of The Power..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August 2010. Trade Paperback. A renowned Harvard professor's brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our society--and of the moral dilemmas we face as citizens For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport, The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. In his acclaimed..... More
Running Press, April 2013. Trade Paperback. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - MORE THAN 4 MILLION COPIES SOLD The first ever self-development book to help millions of people around the globe transform their lives using humor, irreverence, and the occasional curse word. In this refreshingly entertaining guide to reshaping your..... More
William Morrow & Company, October 2010. Trade Paperback. A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe. Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view..... More
W W Norton & Co Inc, October 2002. Trade Paperback. Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history. Now the easy games are over; one should take sides. i[ek argues this is precisely the temptation to be resisted. In such moments of apparently clear choices, the..... More
Riverhead Trade, March 2007. Trade Paperback. "[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." --His Holiness The Dalai Lama Nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today's leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion..... More
Riverhead Trade, March 2007. Trade Paperback. "[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." --His Holiness The Dalai Lama Nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today's leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion..... More
Shambala Publications, 1988. Trade Paperback. More
Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers, 1972. Trade Paperback. Paramhansa Yogananda was the first great master of India to live in the West for an extended period. Sent to America in 1920, he introduced tens of thousands of Americans to yoga. This is his autobiography. More
Routledge, July 2001. Trade Paperback. Perhaps the most important work of philosophy written in the twentieth century, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus was the only philosophical work that Ludwig Wittgenstein published during his lifetime. Written in short, carefully numbered paragraphs of extreme brilliance, it captured the imagination of a generation of philosophers. For..... More
Anthony Publishing Company, December 1988. Trade Paperback. "A Guide to the I Ching" is an interpretive manual to the classic Wilhelm/Baynes translation of the I Ching. Now a classic in its own right and translated into other languages (German, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, and Italian), the "Guide" is recognized by teachers..... More
Paragon House, June 1998. Hardcover. Traces the life of the renowned Jewish religious philosopher, discussing his youth, his education in turn-of-the-century Vienna, his Zionism, and the impact of world politics on his life and thought. 2nd printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very..... More
Fourth Estate, October 2004. First Thus. Hardcover. In The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, prose magician Michael Chabon conjured the golden age of comic books, interwining history, legend and story-telling verve. In The Final Solution, he has condensed his boundless vision to create a short, suspenseful tale of compassion..... More
Doubleday Anchor, January 1960. Mass Market PaperBack. Mild shelf wear. Protestant-Catholic-Jew first published 1955 by Doubleday, reissued and revised, 1960. Shelf worn, chipped at edges. [309 pages]. More
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, January 1991. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
Dover Publications, June 1955. Trade Paperback. An excellent, discerning introduction. It should prove a real boon to the student of Peirce. -- The Modern Schoolman Charles S. Peirce was a thinker of great originality and power. Although unpublished in his lifetime, he was recognized as an equal by such men..... More
Macmillan Pub. Co, September 1978. Mass Market PaperBack. Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine-length faintly creased from use; Pages free of markings; A solid reading copy. More
Urbanomic/Sequence Press, 2012. Trade Paperback. Introductory collection of writings by a creative and subversive thinker, ranging from the origins of "non-philosophy" to its evolution into what Laruelle now calls "non-standard philosophy." The question "What is non-philosophy?" must be replaced by the question about what it can and cannot do. To..... More
Shambhala, August 1993. First Thus. Paper Back. In English translation for the first time, this is "the most authoritative scripture" regarding how the Dharma was planted in Tibet, according to His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Titles in the original Tibetan "The Sanglingma Life Story," it was recorded by the dakini..... More
