Books Tagged ‘Nonfiction’
De Profundis (From the Depths)
Subject: Nonfiction
De Profundis (Latin: “from the depths”) is a letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to “Bosie” (Lord Alfred Douglas). In ...
Tags: Classics, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Biography, Memoir, LGBT
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Subject: Nonfiction
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841 under the title Me...
Tags: Nonfiction, History, Psychology, Economics, Finance, Business, Sociology
The Philippines a Century Hence
Subject: Nonfiction
The Philippines a Century Hence, which was published in La Solidaridad as a series in four parts between September 30, 1889, and February 1, 1890, contains José Rizal’s pr...
Tags: Classics, Nonfiction, Philippines
The Art of War (Sunzi bing fa)
Subject: Nonfiction
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chine...
Tags: Philosophy, Politics, Nonfiction, War, History
The Communist Manifesto
Subject: Philosophy
The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), is an 1848 political document by German philosophers Karl...
Tags: Philosophy, Politics, Nonfiction, History, Economics
On Liberty
Subject: Philosophy
On Liberty is a philosophical essay by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill, it applies Mill’s ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state. Mill suggests sta...
Tags: Philosophy, Politics, Nonfiction, History, Economics
The Poetics of Aristotle
Subject: Philosophy
Aristotle’s Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In this text Aristotle offers an...
Tags: Poetry, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Art, Criticism
Japanese Girls and Women
Subject: Nonfiction
Bacon evocatively depicts Japanese women unsettled by their modern education, yet saddled with traditional cultural expectations. With its insight into Japan’s class syste...
Tags: Nonfiction, History, Japan
The Devil’s Dictionary
Subject: Nonfiction
The Devil’s Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American Civil War soldier, journalist, and writer Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humoro...
Tags: Humor, Nonfiction, Reference, Comedy
Second Treatise of Government
Subject: Philosophy
Second Treatise of Government (or Two Treatises of Government: In the Former, The False Principles, and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and His Followers, Are Detected and Over...
Tags: Philosophy, Politics, Nonfiction, History