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Meditations

by Marco Aurélio

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 Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

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On Natural Selection

by Charles Darwin

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 Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.
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The First Ten Books

by Confucius

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 Perhaps the most widely read thinker of all time, Confucius transformed Chinese philosophy with his belief that the greatest goal in life was pursuit of 'The Way': a search for virtue not as a means to rewards in this world or the next, but as the pinnacle of human existence.
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Leonardo da Vinci

by Giorgio Vasari

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 'In this painting of Leonardo's there was a smile so pleasing that it seemed divine rather than human.' Often called "the first art historian", Vasari writes with delight on the lives of Leonardo and other celebrated Renaissance artists. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Vasari's works available in Penguin Classics are Lives of the Artists Volume I and Volume II.

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Femme Fatale

by Guy de Maupassant

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 A selection of Maupassant's brilliant, glittering stories set in the Parisian beau monde and Normandy countryside. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893). Maupassant's works available in Penguin Classics are A Parisian Affair and Other Stories, Bel-Ami and Pierre and Jean.
Um Quarto Só Seu

by Virginia Woolf

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 O fulgurante manifesto de Virginia Woolf sobre a criatividade feminina, o papel do escritor e o destino silencioso da hipotética irmã de Shakespeare continua a ser uma chamada de atenção para a necessidade de independência financeira e liberdade intelectual para todas as mulheres. PENGUIN GREAT IDEAS - uma coleção Penguin Clássicos Ao longo da História, alguns livros tiveram o condão de mudar o mundo. Transformaram a forma como nos entendemos e nos relacionamos. Provocaram debates, ruturas, guerras e revoluções. Esclareceram, chocaram, provocaram e confortaram. Elevaram vidas, e destruíram outras. Nesta coleção, damos a conhecer o trabalho dos grandes pensadores, pioneiros, radicais e visionários cujas ideias abalaram a civilização e ajudaram a trilhar o caminho que percorremos até aqui.
Uma Apologia do Ócio

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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 Um apelo irresistível e espirituoso à rejeição da ética laboral e à apreciação dos prazeres simples da vida — como rir, beber ou descansar ao ar livre —, o ensaio seminal de Robert Louis Stevenson sobre as alegrias do ócio é acompanhado de textos sobre o envelhecimento, a visita a lugares desagradáveis e a experiência avassaladora de estar apaixonado. PENGUIN GREAT IDEAS - uma coleção Penguin Clássicos Ao longo da História, alguns livros tiveram o condão de mudar o mundo. Transformaram a forma como nos entendemos e nos relacionamos. Provocaram debates, ruturas, guerras e revoluções. Esclareceram, chocaram, provocaram e confortaram. Elevaram vidas, e destruíram outras. Nesta coleção, damos a conhecer o trabalho dos grandes pensadores, pioneiros, radicais e visionários cujas ideias abalaram a civilização e ajudaram a trilhar o caminho que percorremos até aqui.
Uma Vindicação dos Direitos da Mulher

by Mary Wollstonecraft

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 Um texto revolucionário que incendiou o debate político ao rejeitar, em 1792, um sistema que defendia e promovia a duplicidade de critérios entre homens e mulheres. Esta fervorosa declaração de independência feminina deitou por terra o estereótipo da mulher dócil e ornamental, antecipou uma nova era de igualdade e cimentou o papel de Mary Wollstonecraft enquanto fundadora do feminismo moderno. PENGUIN GREAT IDEAS - uma coleção Penguin Clássicos Ao longo da História, alguns livros tiveram o condão de mudar o mundo. Transformaram a forma como nos entendemos e nos relacionamos. Provocaram debates, ruturas, guerras e revoluções. Esclareceram, chocaram, provocaram e confortaram. Elevaram vidas, e destruíram outras. Nesta coleção, damos a conhecer o trabalho dos grandes pensadores, pioneiros, radicais e visionários cujas ideias abalaram a civilização e ajudaram a trilhar o caminho que percorremos até aqui.
A Arte da Guerra

by Sun Tzu

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 Bebendo da sabedoria dos antigos, este manual militar contém conselhos para derrotar o adversário com base na perícia, a astúcia, a tática e a disciplina, e é, há 2000 anos, um livro de culto para soldados, gestores e todos os que pretendem vencer. PENGUIN GREAT IDEAS - uma coleção Penguin Clássicos Ao longo da História, alguns livros tiveram o condão de mudar o mundo. Transformaram a forma como nos entendemos e nos relacionamos. Provocaram debates, ruturas, guerras e revoluções. Esclareceram, chocaram, provocaram e confortaram. Elevaram vidas, e destruíram outras. Nesta coleção, damos a conhecer o trabalho dos grandes pensadores, pioneiros, radicais e visionários cujas ideias abalaram a civilização e ajudaram a trilhar o caminho que percorremos até aqui.
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The Myth Of Sisyphus

by Albert Camus

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 Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below, The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth-century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning.
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On The Shortness Of Life

by Séneca

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 The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living and the importance of reason and morality and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and timeless wisdom.

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Imperialism: The Highest Stage Of Capitalism - The Highest Stage Of Capitalism

by Vladimir Ilitch Lenine

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 Vladimir Lenin created this hugely significant Marxist text to explain fully the inevitable flaws and destructive power of Capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism. He prophesied that those third world countries used merely as capitalist labour would have no choice but to join the Communist revolution in Russia. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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God Is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed Him.

by Friedrich Nietzsche

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 'We have left dry land and put out to sea! We have burned the bridge behind us - what is more, we have burned the land behind us!' Nietzsche's devastating demolition of religion would have seismic consequences for future generations. With God dead, he envisages a brilliant future for humanity: one in which individuals would at last be responsible for their destinies. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists
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The Invisible Hand

by Adam Smith

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 Adam Smith's landmark treatise on the free market paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that competition is the engine of a productive society, and that self-interest will eventually come to enrich the whole community, as if by an 'invisible hand'.
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The Work Of Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction

by Walter Benjamin

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 Explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implications of this are.

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Civilization And Its Discontents

by Sigmund Freud

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 Brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.

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What Is Existentialism?

by Simone de Beauvoir

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 'It is possible for man to snatch the world from the darkness of absurdity'How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good and evil, and show instead how we make our own destiny simply by being. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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Of Human Freedom

by Epictetus

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 A practical guide to moral self-improvement and living a good life. It tackles questions of freedom and imprisonment, stubbornness and fear, family, friendship and love, and leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world.
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Being Happy

by Epicurus

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 'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly'The ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - not sensual hedonism, but the absence of pain or fear - is the highest goal of life. His hugely influential lessons on happiness are a call to appreciate the joy of being alive. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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The Decay Of Lying

by Oscar Wilde

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 'Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life'The two works brought together here, 'The Decay of Lying' and 'The Critic as Artist', are Oscar Wilde's wittiest and most profound writings on aesthetics, in which he proposes that criticism is the highest form of creation and that lying, the telling of a beautiful untruth, is the ultimate aim of art. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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Three Japanese Buddhist Monks

by Kamo no Chomei, Saigyo e Yoshida Kenko

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 'I have relinquished all that ties me to the world, but the one thing that still haunts me is the beauty of the sky'These simple, inspiring writings by three medieval Buddhist monks offer peace and wisdom amid the world's uncertainties, and are an invitation to relinquish earthly desires and instead taste life in the moment. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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Reflections On The Guillotine

by Albert Camus

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 'When silence or tricks of language contribute to maintaining an abuse that must be reformed or a suffering that can be relieved, then there is no other solution but to speak out'Written when execution by guillotine was still legal in France, Albert Camus' devastating attack on the 'obscene exhibition' of capital punishment remains one of the most powerful, persuasive arguments ever made against the death penalty. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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Brief Notes On The Art And Manner Of Arranging One's Books

by Georges Perec

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 'A problem of space first of all, then a problem of order' One of the most singular and extravagant imaginations of the twentieth century, the novelist and essayist Georges Perec was a true original who delighted in wordplay, puzzles, taxonomies and seeing the extraordinary in the everyday. In these virtuoso writings about books and language, he discusses different ways of reading, a list of the things he really must do before he dies and the power of words to overcome the chaos of the world. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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When I Dare To Be Powerful

by Audre Lorde

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 'Women so empowered are dangerous' Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female strength and solidarity, and a cry to speak out against those who seek to silence anyone they see as 'other'. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
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