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On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt
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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos Papadimitriou
Staff Pick
Bertrand Russell hasn't been this entertaining since Bruce Duffy's 1987 novel The World As I Found It. Logicomix is an astoundingly entertaining graphic novel about the most unlikely of subjects: Bertrand Russell's struggle to find the logical foundation... (read more)

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Meditations (Great Ideas)
by Marcus Aurelius
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Consigned to notebooks by one of Rome's last great emperors, Meditations contains the blood and fire of Stoic philosophy. It has been a favorite for many ages and graced the bedside of kings and laity alike.... (read more)

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The Poetics of Space
by Gaston Bachelard
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Philosopher Gaston Bachelard published The Poetics of Space in 1958, many years into a prolific and prestigious career in science and French academe. A rationalist who believed rational thought was an ill-fitting framework for exploring the imagination... (read more)

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Meditations (06 Edition)
by Marcus Aurelius
Staff Pick
Consigned to notebooks by one of Rome's last great emperors, Meditations contains the blood and fire of Stoic philosophy. It has been a favorite for many ages and graced the bedside of kings and laity alike.... (read more)

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Lover's Discourse (10 Edition)
by Roland Barthes
Staff Pick
French literary theorist Roland Barthes' philosophical treatise on love is a study not only of Eros, but also of desire, jealousy, and the linguistics of love. Presented in fragments written from the perspective of a fictionalized unrequited lover, this... (read more)

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The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty
by Peter Singer
Staff Pick
In The Life You Can Save, Singer challenges and inspires readers to step up and play a part in ending world poverty. Absolutely logical and rational, yet passionate about the effect our choices can have, Singer lays out our shared global responsibility... (read more)

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