Tragedies (The Norton Shakespeare, Based on the Oxford Edition)
5 best books like Tragedies (The Norton Shakespeare, Based on the Oxford Edition) (William Shakespeare): Venus in Furs, The Arabian Nights, Chaos: Making a New Science, The Conquest of Happiness, Seneca Six Pack - On the Happy Life, Letters from a Stoic Vol I, Medea, On Leisure, The Daughters of Troy and The Stoic (Illustrated) (Six Pack Classics Book 4)
| Author | Leopold von Sacher-Masoch |
| ISBN | 0140447814 |
'Venus in Furs' describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires to be enslaved to a woman. Severin finds his ideal of voluptuous cruelty in the merciless Wanda von Dunajew. This is a passionate and powerful portrayal of one man's struggle to enlighten and instruct...
| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0812972147 |
The tales of told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature, as recounted by Sir Francis Burton. From the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical...
Chaos: Making a New Science
| Author | James Gleick |
| ISBN | 0140092501 |
Few writers distinguish themselves by their ability to write about complicated, even obscure topics clearly and engagingly. In Chaos, James Gleick, a former science writer for the New York Times, shows that he resides in this exclusive category. Here he takes on the job of depicting the first years...
The Conquest of Happiness
| Author | Bertrand Russell |
| ISBN | 0415378478 |
The Conquest of Happiness is Bertrand Russell's recipe for good living. First published in 1930, it pre-dates the current obsession with self-help by decades. Leading the reader step by step through the causes of unhappiness and the personal choices, compromises and sacrifices that (may) lead to...
Seneca Six Pack - On the Happy Life, Letters from a Stoic Vol I, Medea, On Leisure, The Daughters of Troy and The Stoic (Illustrated) (Six Pack Classics Book 4)
“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”
- Seneca.
Seneca Six Pack represents the full range of Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s philosophy. Included are five of his original works and a full-length biography by Francis Caldwell Holland.
On the Happy Life.
Letters...
