Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby
THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Irby might be our great bard of quarantine.' New York Times 'Samantha Irby is t...
Funny Weather : Art in an Emergency
'A brave writer whose books open up fundamental questions about life and art' Telegraph In this remarkable, inspiring co...
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
Animals don't exist in order to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us ...
Intimations : Six Essays
"Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of reflective essays by one of the most clear-sighted ...
Just Us : An American Conversation
Claudia Rankine’s Citizen changed the conversation—Just Us urges all of us into itAs everyday white supremacy become...
Carry : A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land
A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the autho...
The Source of Self-Regard
"Morrison is more than the standard bearer of American literature. She is our greatest singer. And this book is perhaps ...
How Do We Know We're Doing It Right
Modern life is full of choices. We're told that happiness lies within and we can be whoever we want to be. But with endl...
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
The must-read, pocket-sized Big Think book of 2020. It feels like the world is falling apart. So how do we keep hold of ...
Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
Winner of 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Nonfiction - #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From Samantha Irby, belove...
(Download PDF) Trick Mirror : Reflections on Self-Delusion
The Times Literary Non-Fiction Book of the Year 'A whip-smart, challenging book. It filled me with hope' Zadie Smith Fro...
Notes to Self by Emilie Pine
THE EXTRAORDINARY #1 BESTSELLER 'Fiercely feminist, fascinating. I have recommended this to several people. And I'm doin...
The White Album by Joan Didion
Annotation. This comprehensive edition brings together three seminal collections by legendary essayist and journalist Jo...
Gratitude by Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks died in August 2015 at his home in Greenwich Village, surrounded by his close friends and family. He was 82...
What I Know for Sure
In the first issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, Oprah wrote: 'We are all the causes of our own effects ... That's why I'll ...
(Download PDF) Politics and the English Language
'The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's reals and one's declared aims, one ...
The Happiness of Blond People
The Happiness of Blond People by bestselling, multi-award-winning novelist Elif Shafak, author of The Bastard of Istanbu...
This Is Water
Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement address given in 2005 ...
The Confessions
In his own day the dominant personality of the Western Church, Augustine of Hippo today stands as perhaps the greatest t...
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's deal anyway? And who won the A...
The Myth of Sisyphus
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. ...
The Road to Wigan Pier
A searing account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire ...
The Republic by Plato
Famous philosophical treatise of the 4th century BC concerns itself chiefly with the idea of justice, as well as such Pl...
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
For nearly 500 years, Machiavelli's observations on Realpolitik have shocked and appalled the timid and romantic, and fo...
The Odyssey
With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London. Homer's great epic describes the m...