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The I ChingAnonymousEasy read · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The PrinceNiccolò MachiavelliChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 7.95HardcoverUSD 15.95Read and listen free
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx and Friedrich EngelsChallenging · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 5.95HardcoverUSD 13.95Read and listen free
The Art of WarSun TzuMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Homer: The Iliad & The OdysseyWilliam Lucas CollinsMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
A History of Chinese LiteratureHerbert Allen GilesMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlaveFrederick DouglassMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Essays — Second SeriesRalph Waldo EmersonChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen freeFree gifts
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In Praise of FollyDesiderius ErasmusChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Imitation of ChristThomas à KempisMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Critique of Pure ReasonImmanuel KantChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Marquis de Sade and His TimeIwan BlochMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)AnonymousChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Beyond Good and EvilFriedrich NietzscheChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
UtopiaThomas MoreChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 7.95HardcoverUSD 15.95Read and listen free
Crimes and PunishmentsJames Anson FarrerChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
St. Benedict's Rule for MonasteriesSaint BenedictMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
DemonologiaJ. S. ForsythChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The King James Version of the BibleAnonymousChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of PolitenessFlorence HartleyMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United StatesClaudia Brush KidwellChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton and othersChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
MeditationsMarcus AureliusMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 9.95HardcoverUSD 16.95Read and listen free
Autobiography of a YogiParamahansa YoganandaChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 14.95HardcoverUSD 23.95Read and listen free
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