Philosophy

'The task of the benevolent person is surely to diligently seek to promote the benefit of the world and eliminate harm to the world'The Mòzi is among the founding texts of the Chinese philosophical tradition, presenting China's earliest ethical,...

Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides the skills you need to navigate common life challenges and take charge of your emotional and mental health in her debut book.Filled with secrets from a...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.“One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates“Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent...

“Only a monster can allow himself the luxury of seeing things as they are,” writes E. M. Cioran, the Romanian-born philosopher who has rightly been compared to Samuel Beckett.In History and Utopia, Cioran the monster writes of politics in its...

The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of a friendship between Srinivasa Ramanujan and G.H. Hardy that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the pre-eminent English...

Almost 2 million copies sold!It Works is a life-changing plan for achieving your deepest held ambitions and your loftiest dreams. Since it was first published in 1926, this slender volume has sold millions of copies and changed just as many lives. With...

Empowering and illuminating, The Ten Equations That Rule the World shows how math really can change your life.Is there a secret formula for getting rich? For going viral? For deciding how long to stick with your current job, Netflix series, or even...

One of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math—focusing on questions, not answers. Where do we learn math: From rules in a textbook? From logic and deduction? Not really, according to mathematician Eugenia...

What if it’s possible to learn the basics of any new skill in 20 hours or less?Research suggests it takes 10,000 hours to master a new skill, and the earliest hours are always the most frustrating. That’s...

Winner of the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023.A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2023.A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering researcher of psychological safety and...

A much-used word, Karma is loosely understood as a system of checks and balances in our lives, of good actions and bad deeds, of good thoughts and bad intentions. A system which seemingly ensures that at the end of the day one gets what one deserves...

A meeting of science and wisdom, manifesting is a philosophy and a self-development practice to help you reach for your goals, cultivate self-love, and live your best life. THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Change your life with the first truly...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than one million copies sold! Essentialism isn’t about getting more done in less time. It’s about getting only the right things done. Featuring the new Essentialism 21-Day...

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2O16 PICK IN BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP.WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER.A BUSINESS BOOK OF THE WEEK AT 800-CEO-READ.Master one of our economy’s most rare skills and achieve groundbreaking results with this...

What are you?Who are you?What do you want from life?Life hurts us all, but rarely are we taught how to deal with these shocks. Jiddu Krishnamurti offers an introduction to many of life’s themes from relationships and love, to fear and loneliness...

At the outset of Marx for Cats, Leigh Claire La Berge declares that "all history is the history of cat struggle." Revising the medieval bestiary form to meet Marxist critique, La Berge follows feline footprints through Western economic history to reveal...

Life is short. You can, if you work hard and are lucky, get more of almost anything, but you can't get more time. Time only goes one way. The average American has a lifespan of less than 30,000 days. So how you choose to live matters. That's the topic of...

A New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and IndieBound bestseller."Brilliant and timely" — Oliver Burkeman.~ Do Fewer Things. Work at a Natural Pace. Obsess over Quality. ~From the New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER. A revelatory book on rethinking change, creating a rugged and flexible mindset and identity, and developing habits for life's intensifying flux. From social disruptions like economic recessions, pandemics, and new technologies to...

Named one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century (Spirituality & Practice).A 50th Anniversary edition of the bestselling Zen classic on meditation, maintaining a curious and open mind, and living with simplicity."In the beginner's...