A richly illustrated survey of the myths, legends, and folklore of China and Japan. Donald A. Mackenzie traces the mythological traditions of East Asia, including creation myths, d
James Mooney's comprehensive study of Cherokee myths and legends, compiled during his fieldwork with the Cherokee Nation. Based on the Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethno
John Goldworth Alger's study of British visitors and prisoners in France during the Napoleonic era (1801-1815). Examines the experiences of British civilians caught in the conflict.
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
An detailed examination of what the best life might be for human beings. In order to anwer this question, Aristotle finds he also has to examine what virtue itself is and all of t
Walter Woodburn Hyde's scholarly study of Olympic victor monuments and Greek athletic art. Examines the artistic and cultural significance of ancient Greek sports.
*Vom Kriege* is the basic work on the Western way of war. For Clauswitz, war is "politics by other means". It concentrates on defeating the enemy by massing overwhelming force at t
Bertrand Russell's influential lectures exploring the relationship between sense-data and physical objects, the nature of matter, and the application of logical analysis to philoso
Thomas Okey's history of Paris, tracing the city's development from its Roman origins through the medieval period to the 19th century. Richly illustrated and covering major archite
"Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon wh
Phaedo is one of Plato's most celebrated dialogues, recounting the final hours of Socrates before his execution. Through profound discussion on the nature of the soul, the theory o
The fourth volume of George Grote's monumental study of Plato and the Socratic tradition. Grote provides detailed analysis of Plato's later dialogues including the Laws and Timaeus
The Moralia of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life,
"This new translation of one of the fundamental texts of Western political thought combines strict fidelity to Aristotle's Greek with a contemporary English prose style. Lord's int
A foundational work of American philosophy by William James, based on his 1906 lectures. James defends pragmatism as a method for resolving metaphysical disputes by tracing the pra
Gustave Le Bon's pioneering study of crowd psychology. Le Bon analyzes the characteristics of crowds—impulsiveness, irrationality, susceptibility to suggestion—and their implicatio
Bessie Louise Pierce's study of how public opinion and political pressures shaped the teaching of history in American schools. Examines textbook controversies and curriculum debates.
The official Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Includes findings, evidence, and conclusions of the government investigation.
A comprehensive study of Stoic philosophy as it developed in the Roman context. Edward Vernon Arnold traces the history of Stoic thought from its Greek origins through Roman practi