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Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
What if the key to surviving life’s cruelties isn’t happiness—but embracing its inherent hardship? In Life Is Hard, MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya confronts the universal trials of grief, failure, and injustice with raw honesty, weaving ancient wisdom and personal anguish into a lifeline for the weary. Through chronic pain and existential despair, he argues that philosophy’s true power lies not in erasing suffering but in illuminating how to live with it—and fight for a world worth enduring. But when the line between solace and reckoning blurs… will you dare to see life as it truly is?
- Originally Published: 2022
- Publisher: Riverhead Books, 2022
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0593538210
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Utopia
What if the perfect society demanded your darkest sacrifice? In Utopia, Thomas More’s visionary explorer stumbles upon an island where poverty and greed are relics—yet beneath its gleaming order lies a chilling bargain between idealism and humanity’s soul. As he unravels the cost of paradise, one question gnaws: could you live in a world that saves everyone… by erasing everything that makes them alive?
- Originally Published: 1516
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classic, 1997
- Genre: Utopia
- Pages: 160
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853264740
- Access: Members
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Meditations
What if the weight of an empire rested on your shoulders—and your greatest enemy was your own mind? In Meditations, the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius battles chaos and corruption with nothing but a philosopher’s resolve, scribbling midnight truths about power, mortality, and the storm within. But as plagues and betrayals mount, his private journals reveal a haunting truth: the line between ruler and mortal is thinner than a blade’s edge… What price would you pay to master yourself—before the world masters you?
- Originally Published: 161-180 CE
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2006
- Genre: Non-fiction, Philosophy
- Pages: 304
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0140449334
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Your Life Is Worth Living: The Christian Philosophy of Life
What if the purpose of life isn’t found in success or comfort, but in a truth that demands everything? Fulton J. Sheen’s timeless manifesto exposes the void at the heart of modern existence—where anxiety and empty pursuits collide with a divine call to arms. Will you cling to what numbs your soul, or dare to embrace the battle that makes every breath eternally worth fighting for?
- Originally Published: Nov 1, 2001
- Publisher: Saint Andrew’s Press, 2014
- Genre: Non-fiction, Catholicism
- Pages: 416
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0970145697
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The Art of War
What if victory and defeat were decided long before the first sword was drawn? Sun Tzu’s ancient treatise reveals warfare’s brutal elegance, where empires rise or crumble on the sharp edge of strategy, and survival hinges on outthinking—not outfighting—your foe. But when every alliance hides a dagger and every plan masks a lie, will you conquer the chaos… or vanish as another pawn in history’s bloody game?
- Originally Published: 5th century BC
- Publisher: Shambhala Classics
- Genre: Treatise, Non-fiction
- Pages: 296
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0007420124
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Propaganda
What if your deepest desires were engineered by unseen architects, and your free will merely an illusion? In Propaganda, Edward Bernays unveils the century-old machinery that molds masses, manipulates democracies, and manufactures consent—turning citizens into unwitting pawns. But when the very tools used to control nations now lurk in your smartphone’s glow, will you dismantle the system… or become its perfect weapon?
- Originally Published: 1928
- Publisher: iG Publishing, 2004
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 175
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0970312594
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The Wealth of Nations
What if a nation’s true wealth isn’t in its vaults of gold, but in the invisible web of choices made by butchers, brewers, and bakers? Adam Smith’s revolutionary treatise exposes how governments suffocate prosperity through control—and how liberation of self-interest could unleash unprecedented opulence for all. But when the machinery of free markets collides with human ambition, will society spiral into chaos or ascend to universal abundance… and whose hand really guides our fate?
- Originally Published: 1776
- Publisher: Bantam Classic, 2003
- Genre: Economics, Philosophy
- Pages: 1231
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0553585971
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
What if the life you’ve built is the very thing destroying you? In The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, a disillusioned lawyer abandons his Ferrari and fortune for Himalayan wisdom, chasing purpose beyond hollow success—but when ancient truths demand unimaginable sacrifice, he faces a haunting choice: cling to the prison of ambition or burn it all for freedom. What if the key to your soul lies in everything you’ve already lost… and you’re too afraid to let go?
- Originally Published: 1996
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 236
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0007848423
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The Alchemist
What if the universe whispered the secret to your destiny—but you had to abandon everything to hear it? In Paulo Coelho’s timeless fable, a shepherd boy ventures across deserts and beyond his wildest dreams to uncover a treasure foretold by the stars. But as ancient forces test his courage and illusions mirror reality, will he decipher the language of the soul… or become another ghost of the dunes, forever chasing mirages? What price would you pay to discover if the treasure was ever buried in the sand… or etched in your bones all along?
- Originally Published: 1988
- Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003
- Genre: Quest, Adventure Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Novel
- Pages: 172
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-8172234980
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The Prince
What if cruelty could save a kingdom—and mercy destroy it? In this ruthless manifesto of power, Machiavelli dissects the cutthroat calculus of leadership, urging rulers to choose pragmatism over virtue in a world where survival hinges on deception and control. But as he lays bare the art of domination—when to wield fear, flattery, or force—a timeless dilemma emerges: Does a leader’s moral soul have to die to keep their throne alive… or is tyranny the price of immortality?
- Originally Published: 1532
- Publisher: FingerPrint Classics, 2023
- Genre: Political Science
- Pages: 170
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-8175993075
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Animal Farm
What if freedom became just another cage? When the oppressed animals of Manor Farm overthrow their human masters, they vow to create a world of equality—only to watch their revolution devoured by cunning pigs who rewrite history and enforce tyranny with iron hooves. But as ideals crumble and loyal comrades vanish, one chilling truth echoes: All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others… How far would you go to believe the lie?
- Originally Published: August 1945
- Genre: Novella, Political Satire
- Pages: 101
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780451526342
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Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
What if the moral compass guiding your life was a phantom—and your deepest truths, a prison? In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche shatters the mirror of centuries-old dogma, daring you to wander a labyrinth where virtue masks tyranny and ‘truth’ is a weapon. But when the foundations of good, evil, and reason itself begin to crumble… will you cling to the chains that comfort you, or free your mind to embrace a terrifying, exhilarating chaos?
- Originally Published: 1886
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002
- Genre: Philosophy
- Pages: 230
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0521779135
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
What if a single dream could unravel the fabric of reality? In The Dreams of a Ridiculous Man, a disillusioned outcast is haunted by a vision of another existence, forcing him to confront the darkness within us all—and the fragile thread binding humanity to hope. But when the line between dream and truth shatters, will he awaken to save the world… or surrender to the nightmare that mirrors his own soul?
- Originally Published: 1877
- Published: Createspace Independent Pub, 2016
- Genre: Short Story, Philosophy
- Pages: 26
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1535469142
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Letters from a Stoic
What if the key to mastering your chaos lies not in controlling the world, but in surrendering to it? In Letters from a Stoic, Seneca, the sharp-tongued mentor to emperors, confronts the timeless tempest of human desire, fear, and mortality with unflinching wisdom—urging you to forge resilience in a universe bent on breaking you. But when his lessons reveal that your greatest enemy wears your own face, will philosophy be enough to save you… or will you finally understand why true freedom demands everything?
- Originally Published: 65 AD
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1969
- Genre: Philosophy
- Pages: 254
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0140442106
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Leviathan
KShs 0.00What if your freedom were the price of escaping perpetual war? In Leviathan, Hobbes unveils a world where humanity’s raw instincts spiral into ceaseless violence, and survival hinges on submitting to an almighty sovereign—a colossal force forged from our collective fear. Yet as this leviathan rises to crush chaos, a haunting dilemma emerges: Is absolute obedience salvation, or a new kind of bondage? The answer could unravel the very fabric of society… and your place within it.
- Originally Published: 1651
- Genre: Political Philosophy
- Release Date: March 2021
- Pages: 623
- Book Type: ebook (pdf)
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We Who Wrestle With God: Perceptions of the Divine
What if the voice of God isn’t in the heavens—but in the quiet rebellion of your own conscience? Jordan B. Peterson’s We Who Wrestle with God plunges into the ancient battleground of human consciousness, where biblical figures like Adam, Moses, and Jonah confront divine paradoxes that mirror our deepest existential crises—pride, sacrifice, and the terror of freedom. As these timeless stories unravel, they expose the razor’s edge between chaos and meaning: Can we bear the weight of moral responsibility, or will our thirst for control devour the very truths that make us human?
- Originally Published: 2024
- Publisher : Allen Lane, 2024
- Pages: 544
- Genre: Psychology, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0241619636
- Access: Prime Membership