The Republic

Plato

Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions ar...

The Art of War

Sun-tzu; John Minford (Introduction by, Translator); Coralie Bickford-smith (Cover Design by)

"Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of Waris still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world. As a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict, The Art of War applies to competition and conflict in general, on eve...

Widespread Panic

James Ellroy

"The king of macho noir" returns to his most notorious character, Freddy Otash, in a high-octane, daring storyFreddy is an ex-L.A. cop on the skids. He snuffed a cop killer in cold blood - and it got to him bad. Now he's a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head st...

Fathers and Children

Ivan Turgenev; Nicolas Pasternak Slater (Translator); Maya Slater (Translator)

A 19th-century Russian masterpiece about love, politics, family, and the tension between the new generation and the old world.   Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Children is a masterpiece not only of the nineteenth century but of the whole of Russian literature, a book full to bursting with life. It is a n...

Devil's Kitchen

Candice Fox

Candice Fox's latest thriller is the definition of nailbiter, as a female agent goes undercover in a New York firefighting crew that is far more dangerous than the fires they fight. When a city's heroes become its boldest criminals . . . For years the firefighters of New York's Engine 99 have rushed f...