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The Kybalion
09 $Outlines the core principles of Hermetic philosophy, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the universe and the power of the human mind.
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The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Runner
09 $A character study of a troubled young man from a bleak area of northern England who is sent to a juvenile detention center for the crime of stealing from a bakery.
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The Metamorphosis
09 $The Metamorphosis, also translated as The Transformation, is a novella by Franz Kafka published in 1915.
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The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd
015 $The murder victim, a wealthy widower who is stabbed to death in his study. Ackroyd was engaged to the recently deceased Mrs. Ferrars and received a letter from her just before his death. His murder sets the entire mystery in motion and uncovering the truth about his death drives the plot.
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The Myth Of sisyphus
09 $One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought. Influenced by works such as Don Juan and the novels of Kafka, these essays begin with a meditation on suicide; the question of living or not living in a universe devoid of order or meaning. With lyric eloquence, Albert Camus brilliantly posits a way out of despair, reaffirming the value of personal existence, and the possibility of life lived with dignity and authenticity.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
09 $Charlie explores friendship, first love, trauma, and mental health after the suicide of his best friend and the loss of his aunt.
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The Pilgrimage
012 $A 1987 autobiographical novel about a 700-kilometer walk across northern Spain to find a symbolic sword and learn life’s simplicity. -
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The Prophet
09 $The book is made up of 26 prose poems, delivered as sermons by a wise man called Al Mustapha. He is about to set sail for his homeland after 12 years in exile on a fictional island when the people of the island ask him to share his wisdom on the big questions of life: love, family, work and death.
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The Raven
09 $A narrative poem about a grieving scholar visited by a mysterious raven, which perches on a bust of Pallas and repeatedly says “Nevermore”.
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The Republic
09 $Plato undertakes to show what justice is and why it is in each person’s best interest to be just.
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The Secret History
09 $Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil.