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  • 50 Essential Classics You Must Read - British Literature

    The Definitive British Literature Collection from Beowulf to the Romantic Poets

    by Anonymous, The Essential Classics Library, William Langland, Jessie L. Weston, Thomas Malory, Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe, Edmund Spenser, John Milton, William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Oliver Goldsmith, M.G. Lewis, Mary Shelley, William Beckford, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, William Blake, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Various Authors, Multiple Authors ...
    Series Book 1 - 50 Essential Classics You Must Read
    A sweeping journey through the foundations, triumphs, and transformations of British literature. This monumental volume gathers fifty of the most influential and enduring works ever written in the English language. From the heroic epic of Beowulf to the philosophical sublimity of the Romantic poets, from Shakespeare's immortal tragedies to the visionary science fiction of H. G. Wells, this ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New York Times Essential Library: Classical Music

    by Allan Kozinn ...
    A dazzling appraisal of the definitive classical music performances available todayFor classical music lovers, there is nothing more beguiling and exciting than the range of technique and emotion that can capture or transform the great works in the hands of a conductor and musicians. But with hundreds of recordings released every year, discovering the jewels is a challenge, for newcomers as well ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Ethics

    The Essential Writings

    by Gordon Marino ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    In Ethics: The Essential Writings,** philosopher Gordon Marino skillfully presents an accessible, provocative anthology of both ancient and modern classics on matters moral. The philosophers represent 2,500 years of thought—from Plato, Kant, and Nietzsche to Alasdair MacIntyre, Susan Wolf, and Peter Singer—and cover a broad range of topics, from the timeless questions of justice, morality, and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Learn the Essentials of The Elliott Wave Principle in 30 Minutes

    by Robert R. Prechter ...
    A handy guide to the essential elements of the Elliott Wave model of financial price fluctuation. ... Read more

    $13.74 CAD

  • The Essential Writings of Machiavelli

    by Niccolo Machiavelli ...
    Translated by Peter Constantine ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    FINALIST--2008 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZEIn The Essential Writings of Machiavelli, Peter Constantine has assembled a comprehensive collection that shows the true depth and breadth of a great Renaissance thinker. Refreshingly accessible, these superb new translations are faithful to Machiavelli’s original, beautifully crafted writings.The volume features essays that appear in English for the first time, ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Essential Writings of Rousseau

    by Jean-Jacques Rousseau ...
    Translated by Peter Constantine ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Newly translated by Peter ConstantineEdited and with an Introduction by Leo DamroschThe Essential Writings of Rousseau collects the best and most indispensable work of one of the world’s most influential writers. A towering figure of Enlightenment thought, Jean-Jacques Rousseau was also one of that movement’s most passionate and persuasive critics. His extraordinarily original observations on ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Long Lost Friend

    The Classic Grimoire of Traditional Folk Magic - An Essential Collection of Ancient Spells, Healing Remedies, Charms & Protective Pow-Wow Traditions (Large Print Deluxe Edition For Easy Reading)

    by John George Hohman ...
    Series Book 304 - The Library of Alexandria - Esoteric
    Have you ever wondered why early American settlers relied so heavily on secret prayers and folk magic for their survival?The Long Lost Friend provides a compelling modern presentation of one of the most influential and authentic grimoires of traditional folk magic. Compiled by John George Hohman in the early 19th century, this historic text is a treasure trove of the Pennsylvania Dutch magical ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Meditations & The Art of War

    Two Timeless Classics on Power and Peace - Essential Wisdom for Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Competitive Thinkers

    by Marcus Aurelius, Sun Tzu ...
    Translated by Nathan Grey ...
    Have you ever wondered why the world's most successful leaders turn to ancient wisdom for modern solutions?What do a Roman Emperor and a Chinese General have in common? They both understood that true power begins with mastery of the self and ends with mastery of the situation.In this definitive collection, Meditations & The Art of War, you will access the primary texts that have shaped Eastern and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Long Lost Friend

    The Classic Grimoire of Traditional Folk Magic - An Essential Collection of Ancient Spells, Healing Remedies, Charms & Protective Pow-Wow Traditions

    by John George Hohman ...
    Series Book 304 - The Library of Alexandria - Esoteric
    Have you ever wondered why early American settlers relied so heavily on secret prayers and folk magic for their survival?The Long Lost Friend provides a compelling modern presentation of one of the most influential and authentic grimoires of traditional folk magic. Compiled by John George Hohman in the early 19th century, this historic text is a treasure trove of the Pennsylvania Dutch magical ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Essential Prose of John Milton

    by John Milton ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. FallonThe legendary author of Paradise Lost and other poems was also a superb and provocative prose writer. Culled from Modern Library’s definitive The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, this indispensable collection, authoritatively annotated and updated for this new volume, now includes selections from Milton’s Commonplace ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Perfection of Wisdom Tradition

    Three Essential Works

    by Gareth Sparham, Sherab Ngok Loden, Rinchen Gyaltsab Darma, Karpo Kunkhyen Pema ...
    Series series Library of Tibetan Classics
    The foremost translator of Perfection of Wisdom literature from Tibetan today presents three foundational works that formed the basis for the Tibetans’ study of Mahayana scripture and the bodhisattva path.The perfection of wisdom (prajnaparamita) is a key element of the path in Mahayana Buddhism. Wisdom here is the transcendent wisdom of a bodhisattva who has penetrated the nature of reality, the ... Read more

    $88.00 CAD

  • As I Lay Dying

    The Essential Modernist Classic - A Powerful Psychological Drama Exploring Human Mortality, Family Secrets and the Burden of Legacy

    by William Faulkner ...
    Translated by Nathan Grey ...
    Have you ever wondered why the weight of a single promise can push a family to the brink of madness and total collapse?In As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner presents one of the most significant and revolutionary works of American literature. This is not just a story of a funeral procession; it is a visceral, multi-layered exploration of the human psyche under extreme duress. The narrative follows ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD