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Shulamith Firestone’s visionary first book The Dialectic of Sex dared to look at how feminism could shape the future. Finding herself drifting into a new ‘airless space’ after her …

The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays. "The elegance of Patchett's prose is …

Uranus is the coldest planet in the solar system, a frozen giant named after a Greek deity. It is also the inspiration for Uranism, a concept coined by the writer Karl Heinrich …

From one of The New Yorker's most revered writers comes "a brilliant collection" (The New York Times Book Review) about women in love affairs, friendships, marriages, and …

A slave who represented his masters in court and negotiations, Aesop relied on allegorical animal stories, collected here in The Complete Fables, to convey his key points. This …

On Obligations (De officiis) was written by Cicero in late 44 BC after the assassination of Julius Caesar to provide principles of behaviour for aspiring politicians. It explores …

`My present intention is to clear myself of any suspicion of partiality by presenting the views of the generality of philosophers concerning the nature of the gods.' Cicero's …

"There are wonder and wisdom in these pages."--Joanna Gaines Where do we find true fulfillment? How did we get lost along the way? These lushly written, emotionally resonant …

Vangitseva esseeteos arkkitehtuurista ja elokuvista.Rakenna, kärsi ja unhoita on minimalisista proosaa rakennuksista, elokuvista, ajan pysäyttämisestä, raunioista ja …

'The most truthful translation ever, conveying as many nuances and whispers as are possible from the original' The TimesAfter a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil …