Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
By: Zena Hitz
3.65
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life …
Want to Read $ 9.99"The idea that real and serous learning is something practiced only by a small elite is stubborn and hard to displace."-Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
"For those of us without the strength or the insight to choose for ourselves such quiet, withdrawn places, failure is perhaps the best-trod route to inwardness."-Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
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1. On the Marble Cliffs
By: Stuart Hood , George Steiner , Ernst Jünger
3.80
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The peaceful and traditional people, located on the shores of a large bay, are surrounded by the ro… read more
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- philosophy
"The downfall of order brings good to none."-Stuart Hood, On the Marble Cliffs
"Such are the cellars over which the proud castles of tyranny rise and above which the aromas of their feast swirl: putrid caves of a gruesome kind in which the depraved rabble regales itself with the…"-Stuart Hood, On the Marble Cliffs
"We cannot count on seeing our work completed here below, and happy is the man whose will is not too painfully invested in his efforts. No house is built, no plan created, in which ruin is not the cor…"-Stuart Hood, On the Marble Cliffs
"I had often doubted; now I was convinced: there were still noble beings among us in whose hearts knowledge of the higher order was preserved and perpetuated. A lofty example enjoins us to follow, and…"-Stuart Hood, On the Marble Cliffs
2. The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling
By: Peter Ackroyd , Geoffrey Chaucer , Nick Bantock
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
A fresh, modern prose retelling captures the vigorous and bawdy spirit of Chaucer's classic Renowne… read more
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3. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more
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4. Inwardly Digest: The Prayer Book as Guide to a Spiritual Life
By: Derek A. Olsen
3.44
Format: 220 pages,
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- religion
5. The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror
By: Bernard Lewis
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentm… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
6. On God and Christ, The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius: St. Gregory of Nazianzus
By: Gregory of Nazianzus
3.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
Gregory of Nazianzus, "The Theologian," was recognized among the Cappadocian Fathers as a peculiarl… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
7. Beauty
By: Roger Scruton
3.86
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
"Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane," writes Roger Scruton. "It can be exhilarati… read more
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8. The Pastor: A Memoir
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.23
Format: 121 pages, Hardcover
In The Pastor, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling The Message, tells th… read more
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9. Euthyphro
By: Plato , Chris Emlyn-Jones
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Awaiting his trial on charges of impiety and heresy, Socrates encounters Euthyphro, a self-proclaim… read more
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10. The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day
By: Justo L. González
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
This highly informative, narrative history covers the events, persons, external influences, and for… read more
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11. On the Holy Spirit
By: David Anderson , Basil the Great
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This classic exposition of Trinitarian doctrine eloquently sets forth the distinction yet perpetual… read more
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12. Kant: A Very Short Introduction
By: Roger Scruton
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
Immanuel Kant is arguably the most influential modern philosopher, but is also one of the most diff… read more
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13. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
By: Collin Hansen
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more
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- nonfiction
14. How to Inhabit Time: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now
By: James K.A. Smith
4.29
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
Many Christians are disconnected from the past or imagine they are "above" history, immune to it, a… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
15. Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age
By: Samuel James
4.44
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
How the Habitat of Internet Technology Undermines Christian Wisdom With advancements in internet te… read more
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- cultural
- nonfiction
16. The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun
By: Noah Rothman
3.92
Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition
"Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." -H.L. Mencken The Left… read more
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- cultural
- philosophy
- nonfiction
17. The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory
By: Abigail Rine Favale
4.59
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderst… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- religion
18. Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life
By: Jordan B. Peterson
4.17
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
The sequel to 12 Rules for Life offers further guidance on the periolus path of modern life. I… read more
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- psychology
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- self help
19. Reading Genesis
By: Marilynne Robinson
4.10
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
20. Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard
By: Clare Carlisle
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Søren Kierkegaard is one of the most passionate and challenging of all modern philosophers, and is … read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
21. How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
By: Seneca
4.05
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
“It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die,” wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 B… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
"Hanya orang lemah yang mati karena menanggung sakit, tapi hanya orang bodoh yang tetap hidup untuk menahan rasa sakit. (Surat-surat 58. 32-36)."-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
"Kematian akan membatalkan semua nestapa, suatu penghujung yang tak bisa dilalui oleh penyakit; mengembalikan kita pada kedamaian yang menaungi kita sebelum kita lahir."-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
"If fall I must, let me fall amid the smashing of the world, not because it’s right to wish for a national disaster, but because it’s a great comfort in the face of death to see that the earth too is …"-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
"Orang bijak tidak akan pernah merasa dicampakkan, karena dicampakkan berarti diusir dari tempat yang dengan terpaksa kau tinggalkan; orang bijak tidak pernah melakukan sesuatu karena paksaan; ia terl…"-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
22. Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
By: Zena Hitz
3.65
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
An invitation to readers from every walk of life to rediscover the impractical splendors of a life … read more
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- cultural
- academia
- psychology
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- essays
- education
- books about books
- self help
"The idea that real and serous learning is something practiced only by a small elite is stubborn and hard to displace."-Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
"For those of us without the strength or the insight to choose for ourselves such quiet, withdrawn places, failure is perhaps the best-trod route to inwardness."-Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life
23. A History of the Island
By: Eugene Vodolazkin
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Monks devious and devout – and an age-defying royal pair – chronicle the history of their fictional… read more
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- religion
24. Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
By: Kieran Setiya
3.56
Format: 189 pages, Hardcover
Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age How can you … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- psychology
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"The way in which you relate to the activities that matter most to you is by trying to complete them and so expel them from your life. Your days are devoted to ending, one by one, the activities that …"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
"In philosophers' terms, the shift in perspective is not temporal, but "epistemic": it has to do with knowledge. Emotionally, there is a fundamental difference between knowing that I will miss out on …"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
"When the demands of life are pressing, too urgent to be ignored, it would be a mistake to devote all day to contemplation, reading Wordsworth, or playing golf. Being mortal, think of mortal things. Y…"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
"We can escape the self-destructive cycle of pursuit, resolution, and renewal, of attainments archived or unachieved. The way out is to find sufficient value in atelic activities, activities that have…"-Kieran Setiya, Midlife: A Philosophical Guide
25. Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
By: Christopher Blattman
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
“ Why We Fight reflects Blattman’s expertise in economics, political science, and history… Blattma… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
26. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)
By: John Onwuchekwa
4.41
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more
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- nonfiction
27. The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict
By: Andrew Pettegree
3.84
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
'Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone fo… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
28. Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation
By: Roosevelt Montás
3.97
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
A Dominican-born academic tells the story of how the Great Books transformed his life--and why they… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- education
- books about books
"When making the case for liberal education to low-income students and families, I often point out that there is a long tradition of steering working-class students toward an education in servitude, a…"-Roosevelt Montás, Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation
29. Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods
By: Mariana Alessandri
3.96
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
A philosopher’s personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means t… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- self help
30. Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society
By: Daniel Chandler
3.97
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Imagine: you are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it - rich or poor, ma… read more
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- essays
31. War in Heaven
By: Charles Williams
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found: here A battle over the most sacred object in Chri… read more
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"The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"[...] the war between good and evil existed no longer, for the thing beneath the Graal was not fighting but vomiting."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
"There is no possible idea," Kenneth thought as he came onto the terrace, "to which the mind of man can't supply some damned alternative or other. Yet one must act."-Charles Williams, War in Heaven
