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The Confessions of St. Augustine (Signet Classics) 8 reviews
Augustine of Hippo
Signet Classics, 2001
Inspiring
+ Tolle Lege!
+ A Spiritual Journey
+ A Commendable Storyline Ending In Triumph
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The Dhammapada (Penguin Classics)8 reviews
Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 1973
Beautiful and inspiring
+ My Foundation
+ A Must Read
+ Excellent little book of buddhist Wisdom
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The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations 21 reviews
Marcus Aurelius
Scribner, 2002
Emperors book of wisdom
+ Timeless Wisdom For All People
+ One of the most significant books in my life
+ Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Man
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Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics)178 reviews
Lao Tzu
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
BEWARE OF CLUELESS REVIEWERS!
+ Best Translation Ever.
+ Tao Te Ching
+ Great living literature opens you up...this is one of those.
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The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Oxford World's Classics) 19 reviews
Leonardo da Vinci
Oxford University Press, USA, 1999
The first Renaissance man
Nothing of Leonardo DAVinci's sketchbooks were published until the 20th century. These are some of the most important documents of the Renaissance, and they did not become known until the 20th century. There are still people who do not know how important this work was. His anatomical studies ...
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The Upanishads (Penguin Classics)12 reviews
Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 1965
Excellent Introduction
+ Sublime
+ Probably the best translation for most purposes
+ vast..universes of spiritual truth
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The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition23 reviews
Charles Darwin
Signet Classics, 2003
There is no substitute for reading the master himself
+ Darwin Study of Evolution
+ Turning point in scientific thought
+ Simple Idea Yet Powerful
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The Republic Of Plato: Second Edition41 reviews
Plato
Basic Books, 1991
Great Political Theory and Philosophy
+ Indispensable
+ Correcting two reviewers
+ Nice Translation!
+ Best Literal Translation
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The Analects (Penguin Classics)8 reviews
Confucius
Penguin Classics, 1998
I, for one, liked the introductory comments
+ "It is more difficult not to complain of injustice when poor than not to behave with arrogance when rich."
+ Nice philosophy
+ Needs Repeated Readings
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The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics)17 reviews
Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 2003
The most readable truest English rendition of the Gita
+ A delightful find
+ Outstanding
The Bhagavad Gita is the world's most translated scripture. The task for a Gita translator is to effectively take the poetic multilayer Sanskrit original and translate it into English preserving it's flavor allowing it to stand alone without commentary. Few have succeeded. I have read multiple ...
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The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Special Edition 28 reviews
Sun Tzu
El Paso Norte Press, 2005
Timeless
+ Good price for the Kindle version
+ A classic with endless implications for modern life
+ Definitely a must read...
+ Sun Tzu - The Art of War
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In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha)24 reviews
Wisdom Publications, 2005
Like a Theravada bible, great for discourse study!
+ In The Buddha's Words
+ Must Have
+ Pali Canon
+ Great book. : A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE : ALL RELIGIONS
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Selected Works (Penguin Classics)9 reviews
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Penguin Classics, 1960
The greatest Roman of them all...
+ Nice selection, great ideas, good translation
+ A Pleasure
First off, yes, I AM a kid, and yes, I have fully read and understood the genius of Marcus Tullius Cicero and the genius of Mr. Grant for bringing it to us. As far as the book goes, it is brilliant, and the translator's skill suffices to bring the greatest orator in history to my doorstep and ...
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Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters5 reviews
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
W. W. Norton & Company, 1968
As good a book on Stoicism as is out there
+ goldstars for ancient thought carried to modern times
+ Wisdom of the Ages
+ The Good Book
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The Iliad (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)139 reviews
Homer
Penguin Classics, 1998
nice
+ Faithful Rendition
+ The Iliad
+ A new perspective, a classic for the general reader
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The Aeneid (Penguin Classics)11 reviews
Virgil
Penguin Classics, 1956
"Fated to be an Exile..."
+ The Tragedy of Dido
+ What beautiful words these are!
+ The classic Roman epic, better than I expected
+ I sing of a great story
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The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)39 reviews
Homer
Penguin Classics, 2006
Stick with Rieu's original...
+ A classic
+ =
+ Older and Wiser
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The Confessions of St. Augustine (Signet Classics)8 reviews
Augustine of Hippo
Signet Classics, 2001
Inspiring
+ Tolle Lege!
+ A Spiritual Journey
+ A Commendable Storyline Ending In Triumph
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The Odyssey (Penguin Classics)39 reviews
Homer
Penguin Classics, 2006
Stick with Rieu's original...
+ A classic
+ =
+ Older and Wiser
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The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations21 reviews
Marcus Aurelius
Scribner, 2002
Emperors book of wisdom
+ Timeless Wisdom For All People
+ One of the most significant books in my life
+ Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Man
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