The Classics

Classic novel by Herman Hesse

A prophecy of the future and rebellion against police states

The Swiss army knife of military theory

Hilarious satire, took Joseph Heller 8 years to write

"It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us..."

A tale full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

The haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas

Book of a lifetime

The exemplary novel of the American Jazz Age.

Man sinks into crime & sex but stays perpetually young.

The prophet's wisdom is his gift.

Greek myth of Odysseus coming home after the fall of Troy

A Stoic classic on facing life's challenges with grace

Classic greek myth of Agamemnon vs. Achilles by Homer

A 16th-century political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli

Ancient Rome's blockbuster epic that shaped Western culture

Suetonius' biography of the Roman elite rulers

Ask "What is justice?" with this literal translation

Krishna's counseling a warrior on the eve of a great battle

A central pillar of Chinese literature and thought

Selections from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War