Personal Development

Self-Help by Samuel Smiles

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Self-Help by Samuel Smiles was written after the author abandoned his interest to become a member of parliament and decided that the best reform...

The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

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The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale teaches that your mind is the ultimate root of success and what you need to...

How to Attract and Hold an Audience by J. Berg Esenwein

The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg Esenwein and Dale Carnegie

The Art of Money Getting by P. T. Barnum

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Children's Books

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee propels the virtues of justice. The author, however, has a preference for moral justice rather than the...

Little Women, Part First by Louisa May Alcott

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Little Women, Part First by Louisa May Alcott is a book about four young girls: Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy. It tells of their...

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Classic Novels

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelly deals with the theme of perseverance, betrayal, revenge, isolation and alienation, ambition, and responsibility. The novel is about the destructiveness...

Dracula by Bram Stoker

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Dracula by Bram Stoker, published on May 26th, 1897 is the first horror novel in history and ranks among the best of all time....

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Business Classics

The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg Esenwein and Dale Carnegie

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The Art of Public Speaking is a classic book published over a century ago that succinctly captures tips to groom you into a proficient...

Self-Help by Samuel Smiles

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Self-Help by Samuel Smiles was written after the author abandoned his interest to become a member of parliament and decided that the best reform...

The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie

The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Art of Money Getting by P. T. Barnum

Humanities and Social Sciences

The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

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The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt, published in 1951, is the most eye-opening book on what causes totalitarianism and the dangers posed. Easily...

Propaganda by Edward Bernays

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Propaganda by Edward Bernays explores the idea of convincing people to want things they didn't need. The author coins the term ‘engineering of consent’...

The Great Illusion by Norman Angell

The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft

Science & Technology

What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger

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What is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger is a very short book in which the author discusses vital biological concepts such as the idea of...

On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

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On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin was the book of the year 1859, if not book of the 19th century, for it...

Relativity: The Special And The General Theory by Albert Einstein

The Mysterious Universe by James Jeans

The Birth and Death of the Sun by George Gamow

Biography

An Autobiography Or The Story Of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi

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An Autobiography Or The Story Of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi is an introduction to India’s nationalist and most complex historical figures. The...

Commodore Vanderbilt: An Epic of American Achievement by Arthur D. Howden Smith

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Commodore Vanderbilt: An Epic of American Achievement by Arthur D. Howden Smith is a biography that tells the story of poor Vanderbilt, from his...

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

The truth about Henry Ford by Sarah Terrill Bushnell

The life story of J. Pierpont Morgan: a biography by Carl Hovey

The confessions of Saint Augustine

Spirituality

St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton

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St. Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton nears perfection in appreciating Francis’s multifaceted life. Francis of Assisi is one of the greatest saints...

An Autobiography Or The Story Of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi

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An Autobiography Or The Story Of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi is an introduction to India’s nationalist and most complex historical figures. The...

The alchemy of happiness by Al Ghazzali

The confessions of Saint Augustine

Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind by Richard Maurice Bucke

Classic Authors

Norman Vincent Peale

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Norman Vincent Peale was a Methodist minister and writer who grew in popularity due to his insistence on the power of positive thinking. Besides...

Lewis Carroll

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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is best known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. He was an English writer, born in the small village of Daresbury...

Wallace D. Wattles

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Wallace D. Wattles successfully established himself as a New Thought writer, challenging the society’s perception of wealth and poverty. He introduced the world to...

Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas, Père, was born on July 24th, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France. His father, Thomas-Alexander Davy De La Paileteririe, born in wedlock to...

Sun Tzu

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Sun Tzu was a Chinese general popularly known for the book The Art of War. This is one of the most influential military writings...

Louisa May Alcott

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Louisa May Alcott rose to fame due to her two-part book, Little Women (Part first & Part Second) which was an instant success. Her...

Featured Book Reviews

The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J. R. R....

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The Hobbit is a 20th-century novel which is also known as There and Back Again. It was first published in 1937 and is a...
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Art of Money Getting by P. T. Barnum

The Art of Money Getting by P. T. Barnum

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Featured Classic Authors

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Frances Hodgson Burnett is a well-known author of children literature comprising of short stories and novels. Among her notable works A Little Princess (1905),...
John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill

George Orwell

George Orwell

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

E. B. White

E. B. White

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