Essays & Short Works
- Philosophical Travelogues
- Essays on Society and Culture
- Essays for Personal Growth
- Explorations in Science and Thought
- Explorations in Psychology
- Political Essays and Reflections
- Political Essays and Manifestos
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
The Forbidden Gospels and Epistles
This is a compilation of ancient books attributed to the writings of the apostles of Jesus Christ and their disciples. These books were onc…
The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion is a wide-ranging comparative study of mythology and religion, written by Scottish anthropol…
Essays, First Series
Essays, First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson presents a profound exploration of transcendentalist philosophy through twelve insightful essays…
What's Wrong With the World
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) has been called the “prince of paradox.” Time magazine observed of his writing style: “Whenever possibl…
The Federalist Papers
“The Federalist Papers” are a collection of 85 linked essays that explain the construction of the U.S. government and why it was built that …
The Art of Divine Contentment
"The Art of Divine Contentment" is an exposition by the Puritan minister Thomas Watson of the text found in Philippians 4:11: &quo…
The Flying Saucers are Real
The Flying Saucers are Real is a book that investigates numerous encounters between USAF fighters, personnel, and other aircraft, and UFOs b…
The Alhambra
This is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. Irving lived at the Alhambra Palace while writing some of…
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
After a long struggle against liberal tendencies in the Church of England and an unsuccessful attempt to establish the position of Anglicani…
Common Sense
Thomas Paine has a claim to the title The Father of the American Revolution because of Common Sense, the pro-independence monograph pamphlet…
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
300 short maxims by Spanish Jesuit Baltasar Gracian (1601-1658). The advice is still useful and insightful for our modern world. Gracian was…
The Strenuous Life
This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for i…
The Necessity of Atheism
The Necessity of Atheism by David Marshall Brooks presents a bold examination of religious beliefs and their impact on human progress. In th…
Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll
Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll was a Civil War veteran, American political leader and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for…
All Things Considered
Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These r…
Utilitarianism
In Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill presents a thorough examination of the ethical theory that advocates for actions that promote the greate…
The Human Machine
Bennett asks us to consider our brains as the most wonderful machine, a machine which is the only thing in this world that we can control. A…
On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church
Early in the course of the Reformation (1520) Martin Luther penned a trilogy of foundational documents addressing the German Nobility, the C…
The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis
A series of lectures given in the USA by Freud in German, later translated into English - Summary by Peter Tucker
The Prince
This book is a five hundred year old manual for how to run a kingdom or principality. Written in 1513 but not published until 1532, "Th…