Practical Classics

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Audiobook Description Meditations is a timeless collection of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. Recorded as an audiobook, it offers a powerful and reflective listening experience that brings ancient wisdom into modern life. Written as a series of private notes to himself, this work explores themes of discipline, resilience, humility, and the importance of living in harmony with reason and nature. Marcus Aurelius reflects on how to face adversity, control emotions, and maintain integrity in a changing world.

The beloved classic novel, the basis of the classic film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock As children, sisters Gillian and Sally were forever outsiders in their small New England town, teased, taunted and shunned for the air of magic that seems to sparkle in the air around them. All...

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill has become the most read how-to book on accumulating money. And that's because it works. If it is riches you seek, you've found the blueprint for its achievement. The only issue with the book is that is fairly long. And because each chapter is in itself a crucial step in the art of amassing wealth and abundance, one cannot afford to overlook any practical detail. That's where this book comes in.

Prominent meditation scholar and teacher Shinzen Young shows you how to achieve and apply the benefits of meditation to your daily life—now this perennial seller is available on CD This program includes: Mantra Meditation: A powerful way to calm the mind and body Vipassana Meditation...

In his fictional Falls, North Carolina–a watchful zone of stifling mores–Allan Gurganus’s fond and comical characters risk everything to protect their improbable hopes from prejudice, poverty, betrayal. Seeking warmth and true connection, they shield themselves and loved ones while...

William Walker Atkinson was best known as one of the leading thinkers in the New Thought movement in the early 20th century. This book is a detailed exploration of contact mind reading, which was a highly popular diversion of the time. This book contains practical instructions for conducting experiments and demonstrations, including various parlour skits which could be used to create an evening's entertainment. Nonetheless, Atkinson treats the subject seriously, and does not consider it a mere spectacle.

Among the pioneers of the New Thought movement, William Walker Atkinson was one of the most active and most prolific. His many publications include texts on religion, the occult, concentration, memory, and healing. In the words of the author: "All students of Mental Influence have noticed the close resemblance that is manifested between the phenomena of electrical and magnetic energy on the one hand and the phenomena of mental energy on the other."