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Le Yi KingAnonymeEasy read · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
The PrinceNiccolò MachiavelliChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPaperback7,95 USDHardcover15,95 USDRead and listen free
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx and Friedrich EngelsChallenging · Under 2 hPrint and large print at costPaperback5,95 USDHardcover13,95 USDRead and listen free
L’Art de la guerreSun TzuMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Homère : L’Iliade et L’OdysséeW. Lucas CollinsMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Histoire de la littérature chinoiseHerbert Allen GilesMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Récit de la vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américainFrederick DouglassMedium level · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Essais — Seconde sérieRalph Waldo EmersonChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen freeFree gifts
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Éloge de la FolieÉrasmeChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Imitation de Jésus-ChristThomas à KempisMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Critique de la raison pureEmmanuel KantChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Le marquis de Sade et son époqueIwan BlochMedium level · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Le Coran (Al-Qur’an)AnonymeChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Par-delà bien et malFriedrich NietzscheChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
UtopiaThomas MoreChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costPaperback7,95 USDHardcover15,95 USDRead and listen free
Des délits et des peinesJames Anson FarrerChallenging · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
La Règle de saint BenoîtSaint BenoîtMedium 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
La Bible du roi JacquesAnonymeChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Le livre d’étiquette des dames et le manuel de politesseFlorence HartleyMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Costumes de bain et de natation pour femmes aux États-UnisClaudia Brush KidwellChallenging · 2–5 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
Le FédéralisteAlexander Hamilton and othersChallenging · Over 20 hPrint and large print at costRead and listen free
MeditationsMarcus AureliusMedium level · 5–10 hPrint and large print at costPaperback9,95 USDHardcover16,95 USDRead and listen free
Autobiography of a YogiParamahansa YoganandaChallenging · 10–20 hPrint and large print at costPaperback14,95 USDHardcover23,95 USDRead 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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