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Deuterocanonical Books of the BibleAnonymousMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Omens and Superstitions of Southern IndiaEdgar ThurstonMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 10.95HardcoverUSD 18.95Read and listen free
Some Jewish Witnesses For ChristAaron BernsteinChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Yoga Sutras of PatanjaliPatañjaliChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The EnchiridionEpictetusMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching)UnknownChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
PhaedrusPlatoMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 6.95HardcoverUSD 14.95Read and listen free
Prayers of the Early ChurchJ. Manning PottsMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
PhaedoPlatoMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
EuthyphroPlatoMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 5.95HardcoverUSD 12.95Read and listen free
Phenomenology of SpiritGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Anthologica Rarissima: The Way of a VirginL. C. BrovanMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
CritoPlatoMedium level · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Great Controversy Between Christ and SatanEllen G. WhiteChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 20.95HardcoverUSD 27.95Read and listen free
Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of MoralsImmanuel KantChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPaperbackUSD 6.95HardcoverUSD 13.95Read and listen free
The Book of the SwordRichard Francis BurtonMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
SymposiumPlatoChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The SymposiumXenophonEasy read · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Conquest of BreadPeter KropotkinChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics)ConfuciusEasy read · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Best of Classical Chinese ProseWu Chengquan and Wu DazhiChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Principles of Masonic LawAlbert Gallatin MackeyChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, CompleteAnonymousChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
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Explore power, belief and political change through classic non-fiction, from The I Ching and The Prince to The Communist Manifesto and The Art of War. Open a book to question an idea or understand a strategy, then read online, listen to the audiobook or choose a 15-minute summary.
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