Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide (Graphic Guides)
By: Christopher Kul-Want
3.32
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer…
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1. Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction
By: Michael Tanner
3.28
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and … read more
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- history
- theory
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- reference
2. Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
By: Mahmoud Darwish
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Mahmoud Darwish is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poe… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"May poetry and God's name have mercy on us!"-Mahmoud Darwish, Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
"One day, I will be a poet. Water will depend on my visions."-Mahmoud Darwish, Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
"The poem is in my hands, and can run stories through her hands."-Mahmoud Darwish, Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
"So let there be prose. There must be a divine prose for the Prophet to triumph"-Mahmoud Darwish, Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
3. The Dead
By: James Joyce
3.99
Format: 100 pages, Paperback
Often cited as the best work of short fiction ever written, Joyce's story details a New Year's Eve … read more
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"Like distant music these words that he had written years before were borne towards him from the past."-James Joyce, The Dead
"Why is it that words like these seem dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name?"-James Joyce, The Dead
"In one letter that he had written to her then he had said: 'Why is it that words like these seem to me so dull and cold? Is it because there is no word tender enough to be your name?"-James Joyce, The Dead
"Escuchando esta noche los nombres de esos grandes cantantes del pasado me pareció, debo confesarlo, que vivimos en época menos espaciosa. Aquéllos se pueden llamar, sin exageración, días espaciosos:…"-James Joyce, The Dead
4. Book of Longing
By: Leonard Cohen
4.00
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Leonard Cohen is one of the great writers, performers, and most consistently daring artists of our … read more
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- art
"I am this thing that needs to sing."-Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
"need to see I never saw your need for me your longing raw"-Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
"How bitter were the Prozac pills of the last few hundred mornings"-Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
"My animal howls My angel's upset But I'm not allowed A trace of regret"-Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
5. The Book of Disquiet
By: Fernando Pessoa , Richard Zenith
4.41
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Fernando Pessoa was many writers in one. He attributed his prolific writings to a wide range of alt… read more
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- philosophy
"My past is everything I failed to be."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Ah, it's my longing for whom I might have been that distracts and torments me!"-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
6. The Soul of Man Under Socialism
By: Oscar Wilde
3.91
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
In The Soul of Man under Socialism Oscar Wilde expounds on an anarchist world view. Wilde argues th… read more
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- theory
- philosophy
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- history
"The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"The emotions of man are stirred more quickly than man’s intelligence."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"It is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg."-Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism
7. In Praise of Shadows
By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more
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- art
- philosophy
- nonfiction
8. Waiting for Godot
By: Samuel Beckett
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Cuando en 1953 se estreno en Paris Esperando a Godot, casi nadie sabia quien era Samuel Beckett, sa… read more
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- philosophy
9. Der Sandmann
By: E.T.A. Hoffmann
4.10
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Unter Hoffmanns Werken hat Der Sandmann das weitaus grosste Interesse gefunden. Sein Grundproblem i… read more
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10. Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction
By: Jonathan D. Culler
3.91
Format: 20 pages,
What is Literary Theory? Is there a relationship between literature and culture? In fact, what is L… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
11. The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The Bed of Procrustes is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an i… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
12. The Trial
By: Franz Kafka , Max Brod , Edwin Muir , Willa Muir
3.95
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka’s death, The Trial is the terrifyi… read more
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- philosophy
"But I’m not guilty,"-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"Asking questions were the most important thing."-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"It was very learned, but it didn't actually say anything."-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"The way she sits on my lap as if it were her proper place!"-Franz Kafka, The Trial
13. A Philosophy of Walking
By: John Howe , Clifford Harper , Frédéric Gros
3.74
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
In A Philosophy of Walking, leading thinker Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get fro… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
"Thus the man who walks all day has become certain by nightfall."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
"Just as there are several solitudes, so there are several silences."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
"Discipline is the impossible conquered by the obstinate repetition of the possible."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
"You don't walk to kill time but to welcome it, to pick off its leaves and petals one by one, second by second."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
14. Introducing Consciousness
By: Howard Selina , David Papineau
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Introducing Consciousness starts with the problem of the philosophical relation between mind and ma… read more
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15. All-Star Superman, Vol. 1
By: Grant Morrison , Frank Quitely
3.95
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
From the inside jacket: The last son of the doomed planet Krypton rocketed to Earth. A sci-fi savio… read more
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16. Love Is a Dog from Hell
By: Charles Bukowski
3.79
Format: 249 pages, Paperback
Poems rising from and returning to Bukowski's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places,… read more
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17. Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy
By: Sadhguru
3.86
Format: 256 pages,
The latest book, Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy, is published by Spiegel & Grau/Random Ho… read more
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18. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
By: Scott McCloud
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Paperback
The bestselling international classic on storytelling and visual communication "You must read this … read more
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19. Memories, Dreams, Reflections
By: C.G. Jung , Richard Winston , Clara Winston , Aniela Jaffé
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the spring of 1957, when he was eighty-one years old, C. G. Jung undertook the telling of his li… read more
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20. Gorgias
By: Plato , Walter Hamilton , Chris Emlyn-Jones
4.23
Format: None pages, Paperback
Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates peren… read more
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21. Mythologies
By: Roland Barthes , Annette Lavers
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
"No denunciation without its proper instrument of close analysis," Roland Barthes wrote in his pref… read more
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22. Lateral Thinking
By: Edward de Bono
4.12
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
THE classic work about improving creativity from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bo… read more
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23. 20th Century Boys, Band 01 (20th Century Boys, #1)
By: Naoki Urasawa
3.59
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
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24. Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual
By: Jocko Willink
4.30
Format: 373 pages,
FIND YOUR WILL, FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE - AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOM Jocko Willink's methods for s… read more
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25. The Birth of Tragedy
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , Shaun Whiteside
3.99
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his e… read more
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- art
- history
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- nonfiction
"Man is no longer an artist, he has become a work of art."-Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy
"Knowledge kills action; action requires the veils of illusion."-Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy
"Look at this! Look carefully! It is your life! It is the hour-hand of your clock of existence!"-Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy
"Večita je to pojava: požudna volja uvek nalazi sredstva da iluzijom prostrtom preko stvari zadrži svoje stvorove u životu i da ih prisili da i dalje žive."-Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy
26. The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality
By: William Egginton
4.28
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of … read more
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27. The Agony of Eros
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.93
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the … read more
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"Philosophy is the translation of the Eros into Logos"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
"Such crises make it plain that capitalism - counter to widespread belief - is not a religion. Every religion operates with both debt (guilt) and relief (pardon). But capitalism only works with debt a…"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
28. Söyleme Bilmesinler
By: Şermin Yaşar
4.37
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
“Yalansızız artık. Hâlâ birkaç sırrımız var. Ama yalansızız.” Evlenip aynı çatı altında yaşıyorl… read more
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29. Fascism: A Warning
By: Madeleine K. Albright
4.25
Format: 320 pages, ebook
A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes tod… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
"...to be defenseless did not mean to be without honor."-Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning
"Respect for the rights of others is a lofty principle; but envy is a primal urge (p114)"-Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning
"Decades ago, George Orwell suggested that the best one-word description of a Fascist was “bully,"-Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning
"A spoonful of sugar can be as helpful in dealing with foreign diplomats as it is in child psychology, for these are not unrelated fields."-Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning
30. Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
By: John Kaag
3.67
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
From the celebrated author of American Philosophy: A Love Story and Hiking with Nietzsche, a compel… read more
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- cultural
- history
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
"Acting as if the world is a welcoming and tender place occasionally has the effect of making it more so."-John Kaag, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
"[Death is] the seemingly most necessary aspect of life, the stupid punch line of this particular joke, the part of human existence that seems destined from the start."-John Kaag, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
"Falling in love and believing in free will are not all that different. Both are radical, life-altering, working hypotheses, verified or disproved in experience. Both involve the type of belief that o…"-John Kaag, Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life
31. Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide (Graphic Guides)
By: Christopher Kul-Want
3.32
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer… read more
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