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Book Cover for: The God of the Machine, Isabel Paterson

The God of the Machine

Isabel Paterson
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“Most of the harm in the world is done by good people, and not by accident, lapse, or omission. It is the result of their deliberate actions, long persevered in, which they hold to be motivated by high ideals toward virtuous ends.” - Isabel Paterson, The God of the Machine

Paperback, 2022

$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Walden: and Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau

Walden: and Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau
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“If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life” - Henry David Thoreau, 19th Century American philosopher and author of Walden and Civil Disobedience.

Paperback, 2014

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: 1984: 75th Anniversary, George Orwell

1984: 75th Anniversary

George Orwell
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"It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday it had been announced that the ration was to be REDUCED to twenty grammes a week." - 1984, George Orwell

Paperback, Mass Market, 1950

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Psychology, Peter Gray

Psychology

Peter Gray
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"Schools, almost by design, are factories for creating anxiety." - Dr. Peter Gray, Boston College psychology professor

Hardcover, 2017

$361.25$336.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Anarchy, State, and Utopia, Robert Nozick

Anarchy, State, and Utopia

Robert Nozick
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Robert Nozick, author of "Anarchy, State, and Utopia," was born on this day in 1938. A great opportunity to read his short yet provocative parable, The Tale of the Slave ⬇️ https://t.co/mXbTQQFU5x

Paperback, 2013

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Zhuangzi, Zhuang Zhou

Zhuangzi

Zhuang Zhou
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The Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou (aka Zhuangzi) is credited with working out one of the most important economic concepts in the world: spontaneous order. https://t.co/XxjDjIul0d

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Book Cover for: The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book I, II, III, and Ivpack, William Blackstone

The Oxford Edition of Blackstone's: Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book I, II, III, and Ivpack

William Blackstone
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🖋️ William Blackstone’s "Commentaries on the Laws of England" offers important clues about what Thomas Jefferson meant with the phrase immortalized in the Declaration of Independence. https://t.co/SYzKfCKQ2M

Paperback, 2016

$35.99$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Call of the Tribe, Mario Vargas Llosa

The Call of the Tribe

Mario Vargas Llosa
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In his latest book, 'The Call of the Tribe,' Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa explores the destructive nature of the tribal mindset. https://t.co/xJfeZcpYhP

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Book Cover for: Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury
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Ray Bradbury's iconic dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, was published on this day in 1953. It remains as relevant as ever. https://bit.ly/3uZzUkI

Paperback, 2012

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Book Cover for: The Wealth of Nations: Books I-III, Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations: Books I-III

Adam Smith
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The Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou was articulating Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’ two thousand years before 'The Wealth of Nations.' @miltimore79 explains: https://t.co/LRVGrn0A5j

Paperback, 1982

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