Join the 13th century merchants Marco, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo as they journey from their native city of Venice to the faraway land of Cathay, or China. There, young Marco will mee
Friedrich Nietzsche's final completed work before his collapse, containing two major essays. Twilight of the Idols attacks traditional philosophy and morality as idols that have ou
Wilbur Henry Siebert's comprehensive history of the Underground Railroad, the secret network that helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom before and during the Civil War.
James Westfall Thompson's study of the French Wars of Religion (1559-1576), focusing on the Huguenots, Catherine de Medici, and Philip II's involvement in French conflicts.
A landmark work of philosophy and of literature, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the fullest expression of Nietzche's belief that "the object of mankind should lie in its highest individ
Meditations is a collection of personal reflections and notes by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161 to 180 AD), offering a profound look into the philosophy of Stoicism
Henry Lansdell's account of his travels through Siberia in the late 19th century. Describes the geography, peoples, and penal system of the Russian frontier.
A landmark work of philosophy and of literature, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the fullest expression of Nietzche's belief that "the object of mankind should lie in its highest individ
A landmark work of philosophy and of literature, Thus Spoke Zarathustra is the fullest expression of Nietzche's belief that "the object of mankind should lie in its highest individ
"Because Utilitarianism is a work of enduring value, it is easy to forget that Mill meant for it to be a topical and relevant contribution to the moral debates of his time. In this