Do you feel overwhelmed most of the time? Do you feel like your heart is heavy and weighed down more often than not? Or maybe you’re like me, where you’re an overly optimistic person but still have some things to work on. Either way, whether we are depressed, hurting, or experiencing real joy in our life, we all have a next step to take. This book truly is for everyone.We don’t need to arrive at a dead-end road to realize we have a next step to take in our lives. What’s a next step?...

Two generations of students inspired by Harvey Mansfield come together here to demonstrate how their diverse approaches illuminate the topic of the arts of rule and speak to the wide scope of Mansfield's contributions. The essays collected here cover both ancient and modern ground. The first section covers topics such as Xenophon's question of what it is to be a gentleman, Aristotle's view of friendship, Montaigne's account of the highest good, and Montesquieu's elevation of modesty. The s...

Have you ever been afraid to make a decision? I know I have. We are all faced with big decisions in our life. Sometimes we let what we can’t do interfere with what we can do. We shouldn’t make decisions based off fear. I teach students and young adults how to make decisions while feeling peace and freedom at the same time. There is more to life than just striving and trying to survive. We can thrive during the chaos of life. We can make good decisions while finding hope in the uncertainty ...

Regardless of how positive you try to be, there are always people who want to make you miserable. Whether it is on purpose or unintentional, these individuals seem to have no other purpose in life but to ruin your self-esteem. This short guide contains quick and simple advice to help you overcome these people and situations and achieve the happiness you deserve.How to Be Happy When Other People are Making You Miserable: A Quick Guide is very helpful in overcoming the miser...

In this volume, Albert Hirschman reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests--so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice--was assigned the role of containing the unruly and destructive passions of man. Hirschman here offers a new interpretation for the rise of capitalism, one that emphasizes the continuities between old and new, in contra...

Here are 30 ideas for making a different in a world that needs you from New York Times bestselling author Seth Godin.

Designed for undergraduate students, a historical survey of the most important political philosophers in the Western tradition.This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays.

'Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.' To this 'one very simple principle' the whole of Mill's essay On Liberty is dedicated. While many of his immediate predecessors and contemporaries, from Adam Smith to Godwin and Thoreau, had celebrated liberty, it was Mill who organized the idea into a philosophy, and put it into the form in which it is generally known today.The editor of this essay, Gertrude Himmelfarb records responses to Mill's books and com...

With the ever so changing technological advancements that our society is blessed to have at this moment, many people have disregarded the importance of social contact and communication. After the use of emailing, social networking, and texting have come into play, the need for handwritten letters have decreased as well as the need for social interaction.Many people nowadays have trouble speaking to one another during face-to-face conversations; however, their conversations are perf...

Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else)The Ultimate BuzzFeed Books Gift Guide - Official SelectionFrom the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others. Perforated tear-and-share pages make it easy to display the ...

This "fresh new rendition of Rousseau's major political writings is a boon for scholars and students alike"—with a critical introduction by the translator (Richard Boyd, Georgetown University).Individualist and communitarian. Anarchist and totalitarian. Progressive and reactionary. Since the eighteenth century, Jean-Jacques Rousseau has been called all of these things. Few philosophers have been the subject of such intense debate, yet almost everyone agrees that Rou...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed and had a hard time breaking free from it? What if there was a proven technique you could use that calms you in 2 to 5 minutes—would you want to learn it? Would knowing 6 ways to increase resilience when unexpected change occurs be of help? Psychologist and author, Dr. Larry Iverson has worked with over a million people in the last 30 years helping them create better lives through proactively managing and driving change. Apply the strategies in 7 Powerful Str...