Books like My quest for beauty by Rollo May

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

Eckhart Tolle guides readers toward a pain‑free existence by teaching how to recognize and release mental patterns that cause suffering, encouraging living fully in the present moment.

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.

The Six Pillars of Self‑Esteem offers six practical, action‑based practices that nurture confidence and psychological health in personal and professional life.

Carl Jung’s final work, written before his 1961 death, offers a clear, accessible overview of his lifelong contributions to psychology, emphasizing the vital role of imaginative life in human individuality and societal understanding.

The Road Less Traveled encourages facing life's challenges as a path to deeper self‑understanding, emotional maturity, and healthier loving relationships.

Art and Illusion explores the psychology of pictorial representation, tracing how visual perception theories illuminate the evolution of artistic styles from ancient Greece to modern avant-garde movements.

Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference. In this *Very Short Introduction* the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object—either in art, in nature, or the human form—beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely. Is there a right judgment to be made about beauty? Is it right to say there is more beauty in a classical temple than a concrete office block, more in a Rembrandt than in last year's Turner Prize winner? Forthright and thought-provoking, and as accessible as it is intellectually rigorous, this introduction to the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater sense of meaning in the beautiful objects that fill our lives.

John Berger explores how perception shapes art, culture and everyday life, questioning why images affect us and how meaning evolves over time.

Margaret S. Livingstone explores how visual science shapes our perception of art, linking retinal cell function to color, form, and depth in paintings, photographs, and digital media.

A first‑person account of Michelle Knight’s kidnapping by Ariel Castro, her decade‑long captivity, and her path to healing and hope.