by Richard Dawkins  
Powells.com Staff Pick A typically bold and incisive book from one of our great science writers, The God Delusion pulls no punches. I gave a hardcover copy to my cousin last year, and he hasn't stopped citing passages since. "There are lots of people out there," Dawkins notes... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Bertrand Russell Publisher Comments Since its first publication in 1945, Russell's A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject — unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit... (read more) Your Price $12.98 (Sale - Book Club Hardcover) check for used copies
by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein Publisher Comments Here's a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers; it's Philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. Some included Big Ideas are... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your Price $10.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Chris Hedges
Powells.com Staff Pick In 2002, after fifteen years traversing the world's most dangerous places, war correspondent Chris Hedges published a widely-acclaimed meditation on the psychology of war. Now, he's entered yet another battlefield. In Losing Moses on the Freeway, Hedges... (read more) Your Price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Thomas Mautner Publisher Comments With contributions from over a hundred leading philosophers, full cross-references, and unique usage notes, this is an ideal reference for any student or teacher of philosophy, or anyone with a general interest. Special features include: -- Clear and... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Leona Koren Publisher Comments Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional.... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by James P Carse Synopsis An extraordinary book that will dramatically change the way you experience life. Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life, the games we play in business and politics, in the bedroom and on the battlefied -- games with winners and losers, a... (read more) Your Price $4.50 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies
by John Heil Publisher Comments Edited by a renowned scholar in the field, this anthology provides a comprehensive and self-contained introduction to the philosophy of mind. Featuring an extensive and varied collection of fifty classical and contemporary readings, it also offers... (read more) Your Price $17.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Pico Iyer
Powells.com Staff Pick In The Open Road, Pico Iyer gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Dalai Lama. This is more than a history book, though. The author shares his personal day-to-day spiritual journey in a way that will speak to Westerners. It's a wonderful book; I couldn'... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your Price $16.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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Wednesday May 14, 2008
by Don Miguel Ruiz
Publisher Comments Everything we do is based on agreements we have made — agreements with ourselves, with other people, with God, with life. But the most important agreements are the ones we make with ourselves. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your Price $7.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Sun-tzu Synopsis Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us. Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a... (read more) Your Price $6.99 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Pema Chodron Publisher Comments Short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than just a collection of thoughts for the day, this book offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Comfortable with... (read more) Your Price $6.99 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Susan Jacoby Publisher Comments Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--one that is at odds with our heritage of Enlightenment reason and with modern, secular knowledge and science. With mordant wit, she... (read more) Your Price $26.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Deepak Chopra Publisher Comments Who is Jesus Christ? In The Third Jesus, bestselling author and spiritual leader Deepak Chopra provides an answer to this question that is both a challenge to current systems of belief and a fresh perspective on what Jesus can teach us all... (read more) Your Price $24.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Nassim Nichol Taleb Publisher Comments A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The... (read more) Your Price $26.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
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