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Poor Richard’s Almanack was a yearly almanac that was published by Benjamin Franklin under the pseudonym Richard Saunders. A popular pamphlet in colonial America, Poor Richard’s Almanack was…
Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian historian, diplomat, and philosopher who is often credited with being the founder of modern political science. He also served as Secretary to the…
Siddhartha follows the story of an Indian man who undergoes a spiritual voyage during the era of the Buddha in ancient India. Hesse’s novel touches upon the central…
The Inferno is part of Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy. It follows a journey undertaken by Dante and Roman poet Virgil as they explore the nine…
Meditations are a series of thoughts by Roman Emperor and Stoic thinker, Marcus Aurelius. The thoughts in Meditations aim to be a source of guidance on how to…
Ghost Stories is a classic collection of tales by M. R. James that focuses of ghostly happenings. The setting for most of the stories is an eerily quiet…
Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld was a 17th century French nobleman who is best known for his maxims and memoirs about the motives of human behavior. La Rochefoucauld…
Steve Jobs was one of the most innovative business leader of his generation. As the co-founder and CEO of Apple, he had his finger on the pulse of…
Lucius Annaeus Seneca was a Roman Stoic Philosopher. Stoicism began as a school of Hellenistic philosophy and expanded to the Roman Empire. Stoics sought to help followers control…
The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, as it is properly titled was Thomas Jefferson’s version of the New Testament. Jefferson adapted the…
This classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. It gives the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules…
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells is a science fiction novel that follows the story of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man that find his way…