Plotinus, or the Simplicity of Vision
10 best books like Plotinus, or the Simplicity of Vision (Pierre Hadot): Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes, Jesus the Christ, Julian, Phaedo, The Enneads, The Final Programme, Stieg Larssons erfenis: Zijn jacht op de moordenaar van Olof Palme, Stand a Little Taller, 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed, Determined to Believe: The Sovereignty of God, Freedom, Faith and Human
Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
| Author | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| ISBN | 0609807250 |
In this national bestseller, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, has created a classic look at the values that can change our world--and how to stand up for them. Drawing on anecdotes from his much-admired life of faith and service, as well as examples...
| Author | James E. Talmage |
| ISBN | 0875793266 |
First published in 1915, Jesus the Christ is the classic Latter-day Saint presentation of the life and ministry of the Savior. Elder Marion G. Romney said, "One who gets the understanding, the vision, and the spirit of the resurrected Lord through a careful study of the text Jesus the Christ by Elder...
The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, Julian is widely regarded as one of Gore Vidal’s finest historical novels.
Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest...
| Author | Plato |
| ISBN | 0192839535 |
The Phaedo is acknowledged to be one of Plato's masterpieces, showing him both as a philosopher and as a dramatist at the height of his powers. For its moving account of the execution of Socrates, the Phaedo ranks among the supreme literary achievements of antiquity. It is also a document crucial to the...
I suppose, once again, I will prove my Platonist sympathies by reviewing this book so positively. It's not that I am always in agreement with Plotinus (I'll follow this up below), but this is such an influential and foundational work of Philosophy and Neo-Platonism that I really can't give it a lower...
| Author | Michael Moorcock |
| ISBN | 0839823355 |
Jerry Cornelius is a scientist, a rock star, and an assassin. He is the hippest adventurer of them all: tripping through a pop art nightmare in which kidnappings, murder, sex and drugs are a daily occurrence. Along with his savvy and ruthless partner-in-chaos, Miss Brunner, Cornelius is on a mission...
Stieg Larssons erfenis: Zijn jacht op de moordenaar van Olof Palme
Op 28 februari 1986 werd de Zweedse premier Olof Palme op straat in Stockholm doodgeschoten. Een moord die tot de dag van vandaag onopgelost is en waarover de meest wilde complottheorieën bestaan. Stieg Larsson, de latere auteur van de wereldberoemde Millennium-trilogie, is overtuigd van de betrokkenheid...
| Author | Gordon B. Hinckley |
| ISBN | 1570087679 |
President Gordon B. Hinckley has asked Church members to 'make each day a little better than the one before.' This beautiful collection of thoughts from President Hinckley for each day of the year, paired with a verse of scripture, is certain to motivate and inspire us in that pursuit.
Containing...
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
| Author | Eric H. Cline |
| ISBN | 0691140898 |
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the...
Determined to Believe: The Sovereignty of God, Freedom, Faith and Human
Determined to Believe is written for those who are interested in or even troubled by questions about God’s sovereignty and human freedom and responsibility. John Lennox writes in the spirit of helping people to get to grips with the biblical treatment of this issue for themselves. In this comprehensive...
The Kite Runner: A Portrait of the Marc Forster Film
| Author | David Benioff |
| ISBN | 1557048010 |
With more than 120 photos in full color and the complete screenplay, the story behind the making of the movie based on the beloved bestselling novel directed by Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, and Stranger Than Fiction).
Based on one of the most acclaimed novels in recent...
| Author | Friedrich Nietzsche |
| ISBN | 0872203549 |
Twilight of the Idols presents a vivid, compressed overview of many of Nietzsche’s mature ideas, including his attack on Plato’s Socrates and on the Platonic legacy in Western philosophy and culture. Polt provides a trustworthy rendering of Nietzsche’s text in contemporary American English,...
