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A series of spiritual exercises for leading a meaningful life, 2,000 years old and still relevant today.

Candide: A Tale of Conviviality and Optimism in a Wretched World

A practical guide that uses Alfred Adler’s psychology to help readers free themselves from past baggage and societal expectations, fostering self‑determination, happiness, and lasting personal growth.

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A woman's rise from poverty to political influence, inspired by stories told by a storyteller's daughter.

The complete works of Michel de Monaigne, including essays, letters, and travel journals of the father and unsurpassed practitioner of the essay. Humanist, skeptic, acute observer of himself and others, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) was the first to use the term "essay" to refer to the form he pioneered and he has remained one of its most famous practitioners. He reflected on the great themes of existence in his masterly and engaging writings. His subjects ranging from proper conversation and good reading, to the raising of children and the endurance of pain; from solitude, destiny, time and custom, to truth, consciousness, and death. Having stood the test of time, his essays continue to influence writers nearly five hundred years later. Also included in this complete edition of his works are Montaigne's letters and travel journal, fascinating records of the experiences and contemplations that would shape and infuse his essays. Montaigne speaks to us always in a personal voice in which his virtues of tolerance, moderation, and understanding are dazzlingly manifest. The translation is widely acknowledged to be the classic English version.

Provides a digitized version of an early Persian edition from the rare book collection, Central Scientific Library of the Academy of Sciences, Republic of Tajikistan; a project supported by the United States Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation.

An outstanding collection of stories from an acclaimed author, translated for a broader readership in both languages.