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Cover of Politics

Politics

Aristotle

3.9

-350

Cover of Poetics

Poetics

Aristotle, Malcolm Heath

3.8

-335

Cover of Ways of Seeing

Ways of Seeing

John Berger

3.8

1972

Cover of Timeline

Timeline

Michael Crichton

3.8

1999

Cover of A Room of One's Own

A Room of One's Own

Virginia Woolf

4.1

1929

Cover of The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

3.9

2007

Cover of We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.5

2014

Cover of The Interpretation of Dreams

The Interpretation of Dreams

Sigmund Freud

3.8

1899

Cover of The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power

Robert Greene, Joost Elffers

4.2

1988

Cover of This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

Daniel J. Levitin

3.9

2006

Cover of The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

Brian Greene

4.1

1999

Cover of The Universe in a Nutshell

The Universe in a Nutshell

Stephen Hawking

4.1

2001

Cover of The Symposium

The Symposium

Plato, Christopher Gill

4.0

-385

Cover of Civilization and Its Discontents

Civilization and Its Discontents

Sigmund Freud, James Strachey, Peter Gay

3.8

1930

Cover of Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy

René Descartes, Donald A. Cress

3.7

1637

Cover of Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

John Medina

4.0

2008

Cover of Men Explain Things to Me

Men Explain Things to Me

Rebecca Solnit

3.9

2014

Cover of Games People Play

Games People Play

Eric Berne

3.8

1964

Cover of Mouse Paint

Mouse Paint

Ellen Stoll Walsh

4.2

1989

Cover of Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe

Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe

Simon Singh

4.1

2004

Cover of How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

Thomas C. Foster

3.6

2003

Cover of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality

In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality

John Gribbin

4.0

1984

Cover of The Argonauts

The Argonauts

Maggie Nelson

4.0

2015

Cover of Phenomenology of Spirit

Phenomenology of Spirit

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, A.V. Miller, John Niemeyer Findlay

3.9

1807

Cover of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

David Hume

3.9

1748

Cover of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

John Locke

3.8

1689

Cover of Discourse on Method

Discourse on Method

René Descartes, Donald A. Cress

3.7

1637

Cover of QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter

Richard Feynman

4.2

1985

Cover of The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

James Gleick

4.0

2011

Cover of The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

Alan W. Watts

4.3

1966

Cover of What the Bleep Do We Know!?: Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality

What the Bleep Do We Know!?: Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality

William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente

4.3

2005

Cover of Ethics

Ethics

Baruch Spinoza, Edwin M. Curley, Stuart Hampshire, Edwin Curley

4.0

1677

Cover of The Art of Thinking Clearly

The Art of Thinking Clearly

Rolf Dobelli

3.8

2011

Cover of Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics (Perennial Classics)

Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics (Perennial Classics)

Gary Zukav

4.0

1979

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