Charlotte’s Web
"Some Pig. Humble. Radiant." "These are the words in Charlotte's web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's...
Prime Movers by Edwin Locke
The Prime Movers examines the seven attributes common to all great wealth creators: independent vision, an active mind, competence and confidence, the drive to action, egoistic passion, love of ability in others, and virtue. In the right mix, these traits are what...
Creativity, Inc.
Creativity, Inc. is the inside story of Pixar Animation - which created the Toy Story trilogy, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles - by Ed Catmull, Pixar president and co-founder (with George Lucas) which also serves as “an expression of the ideas that I...
String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis
Four wonderful essays on tennis by sports writer David Foster Wallace, including an epic tribute to the greatness of Roger Federer. Explore this book.
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
An extraordinary biography of America's greatest President. Learn more.
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology by Ayn Rand
With precision and clarity, the greatest philosopher of the 20th century provides an elegant solution to the problem of "universals" that has been troubling philosophy since the time of Plato and Aristotle, and in doing so, provides a defense of sense perception,...
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
Set in medieval Paris, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo (1831) tells the gripping story of the kind, gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the lustful, archdeacon Frollo, and the deformed, bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Quasimodo, who tries to save...
Exodus by Leon Uris
Leon Uris portrays the birth of the nation of Israel, in this "story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era." Explore this book.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius ponders his life experiences while eludicating the philosophy of stocism. Explore this book.