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A Room of One's Own (Penguin Great Ideas) by Virginia Woolf
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Category: Literary Criticism | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: near fine
This literary landmark about the male supremacy and female subordination at Oxford University shines a brave, searing light on the obstacles that must be overcome on the path toward a harmonious unity of the sexes.
Books v. Cigarettes by George Orwell
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Category: Essays | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really ...Show more
Great Ideas: Fear And Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The infamous and controversial work that made a lasting impression on both modern Protestant theology and existentialist philosophers such as Sartre and Camus Writing under the pseudonym of "Johannes de silentio," Kierkegaard expounds his personal view of religion through a discussion of the scene in ...Show more
Great Ideas: On Solitude by Michel de Montaigne
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser. | Reading Level: very good
For the true bibliophile and design-savvy book lover, here is the next set of Penguin's celebrated Great Ideas series by some of history's most innovative thinkers. Acclaimed for their striking and elegant package, each volume features a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Off ...Show more
Great Ideas: On The Shortness Of Life by Seneca
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: near fine
Timeless advice on the art of living well, from the celebrated Penguin Great Ideas series The writings of the ancient Roman philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into stoicism, morality and the importance of reason, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity ...Show more
Great Ideas: Tao Te Ching by TZU LAO
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas
Fundamental to Chinese philosophy and religion, the "Tao Te Ching" is a simple guidebook for virtue, encouraging peace, understanding and humility. Ranging from political advice to common wisdom, it has also served as an inspiration to artists across the ages and throughout the world. Throughout history ...Show more
Man Alone with Himself by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: very good
Friedrich Nietzsche was one of the most revolutionary thinkers in Western philosophy. Here he sets out his subversive views in a series of aphorisms on subjects ranging from art to arrogance, boredom to passion, science to vanity, rejecting conventional notions of morality to celebrate the individual's ...Show more
Marcus Aurelius - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
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Category: Literary Criticism | Series: Penguin Great Ideas 2 | Reading Level: good-very good
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you t ...Show more
Of Human Freedom by Epictetus
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Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: very good
In this personal and practical guide to moral self-improvement and living a good life, the second-century philosopher Epictetus tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, stubbornness and fear, family, friendship and love, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world. "Grea ...Show more
The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: very good
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you t ...Show more
The Power of Words by Simone Weil
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas Ser.
'There are certain words which possess, in themselves, when properly used, a virtue which illumines and lifts up towards the good' The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes, with honesty and moral clarity, about the manipul ...Show more
The Symposium by Plato
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Penguin Great Ideas | Reading Level: very good
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you t ...Show more