Books published by publisher Howgill House Books

'What you hold in your hands is a handbook for living: it is an account of how the greatest minds have spoken to us on how to grow and prosper as flesh-and-blood human beings.' Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man is unlike any other philosophy book you may have read. It is inspired by a single concept: that, to thrive in the world, we need ready access to the practical wisdom of our forebears. Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man answers that need by introducing for the general reader the most powerful and enduringly relevant works of great thinkers from around the world, including: Plato, The Republic Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Chuang-tzu, The Writings of Chuang-tzu Machiavelli, The PrinceCastiglione, The Courtier Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom Hazlitt, 'On Success'Nietzsche, Beyond Good and EvilEmerson, 'Spiritual Laws' Together these works teach us how to achieve excellence; how to obtain and exercise power, advance in the world, and live gracefully; how to cultivate nobility of soul; and - above all - how to be one's own man. There is no better primer in the art of living well. This is the first book in the 'Classics for the Modern Man' series.

'What you hold in your hands is a handbook for living: it is an account of how the greatest minds have spoken to us on how to grow and prosper as flesh-and-blood human beings.' Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man is unlike any other philosophy book you may have come across. It is inspired by a single concept: that, to thrive in the world, we need ready access to the practical wisdom of our forebears. Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man answers that need by introducing for the general listener the most powerful and enduringly relevant works of great thinkers from around the world, including: Plato, The Republic Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics Marcus Aurelius, Meditations Chuang-tzu, The Writings of Chuang-tzu Machiavelli, The Prince Castiglione, The Courtier Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom Hazlitt, On Success Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Emerson, Spiritual Laws Together these works teach us how to achieve excellence; how to obtain and exercise power, advance in the world, and live gracefully; how to cultivate nobility of soul; and - above all - how to be one's own man. There is no better primer in the art of living well.

‘What you hold in your hands is a handbook for living: it is an account of how the greatest minds have spoken to us on how to grow and prosper as flesh-and-blood human beings.’Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man is unlike any other philosophy book you may have read. It is inspired by a single concept: that, to thrive in the world, we need ready access to the practical wisdom of our forebears. Classic Philosophy for the Modern Man answers that need by introducing for the general reader the most powerful and enduringly relevant works of great thinkers from around the world, including: •Plato, The Republic•Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics•Marcus Aurelius, Meditations•Chuang-tzu, The Writings of Chuang-tzu•Machiavelli, The Prince•Castiglione, The Courtier•Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom•Hazlitt, ‘On Success’•Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil•Emerson, ‘Spiritual Laws’Together these works teach us how to achieve excellence; how to obtain and exercise power, advance in the world, and live gracefully; how to cultivate nobility of soul; and – above all - how to be one’s own man. There is no better primer in the art of living well.

‘Just as in the parable of the boiling frog who does not perceive the gradual increase in the temperature of the water and is boiled alive, so we have by steady increments lost much of our liberty without realizing it. The works in this book cannot give that back; what they can do is to raise our consciousness of the many alternative paths we could have taken—and perhaps, if we have nerve enough, still can take.’Classic Political Philosophy for the Modern Man serves three purposes: it provides an introduction to the greatest political philosophers of the Western tradition; it allows these profound thinkers to speak to the assumptions and prejudices of our own era on topics ranging from democracy and human rights to equalism and speech laws; and it brings the most enduringly relevant of their works alive again for the modern reader. Presenting the very best of Western political philosophy, Classic Political Philosophy for the Modern Man introduces and includes selections from: Plato, RepublicAristotle, PoliticsMachiavelli, The Prince and DiscoursesHobbes, LeviathanLocke, Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning TolerationRousseau, Discourse on Inequality and The Social ContractBurke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceBentham, Anarchical FallaciesTocqueville, Democracy in AmericaBastiat, The LawMill, On LibertyRoosevelt, Citizenship in a RepublicThere is no better starting point for those who seek a genuinely fresh and insightful view on the major questions of our political existence.

‘Just as in the parable of the boiling frog who does not perceive the gradual increase in the temperature of the water and is boiled alive, so we have by steady increments lost much of our liberty without realizing it. The works in this book cannot give that back; what they can do is to raise our consciousness of the many alternative paths we could have taken—and perhaps, if we have nerve enough, still can take.’Classic Political Philosophy for the Modern Man serves three purposes: it provides an introduction to the greatest political philosophers of the Western tradition; it allows these profound thinkers to speak to the assumptions and prejudices of our own era on topics ranging from democracy and human rights to equalism and speech laws; and it brings the most enduringly relevant of their works alive again for the modern reader. Presenting the very best of Western political philosophy, Classic Political Philosophy for the Modern Man introduces and includes selections from: Plato, RepublicAristotle, PoliticsMachiavelli, The Prince and DiscoursesHobbes, LeviathanLocke, Second Treatise of Government and A Letter Concerning TolerationRousseau, Discourse on Inequality and The Social ContractBurke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceBentham, Anarchical FallaciesTocqueville, Democracy in AmericaBastiat, The LawMill, On LibertyRoosevelt, Citizenship in a RepublicThere is no better starting point for those who seek a genuinely fresh and insightful view on the major questions of our political existence.This is the third book in the 'Classics for the Modern Man' series.

Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest playwright the world has known.But it has always been difficult and time-consuming to understand his works.This series gives you engaging and readable prose retellings of the complete works, preserving as far as possible for the modern reader Shakespeare’s original language and mood. In this totally new edition, the tales are collected by genre and arranged chronologically.Each genre and each tale has a fresh and insightful introduction by Andrew Lynn.This first volume contains the comedies as retold by Charles and Mary Lamb and Harrison Morris. Perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado, the student, and the general reader.

Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest playwright the world has known.But it has always been difficult and time-consuming to understand his works.This series gives you engaging and readable prose retellings of the complete works, preserving as far as possible for the modern reader Shakespeare’s original language and mood. In this totally new edition, the tales are collected by genre and arranged chronologically.Each genre and each tale has a fresh and insightful introduction by Andrew Lynn.This second volume contains the tragedies as retold by Charles and Mary Lamb. Perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado, the student, and the general reader.

Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest playwright the world has known.But it has always been difficult and time-consuming to understand his works.This series gives you engaging and readable prose retellings of the complete works, preserving as far as possible for the modern reader Shakespeare’s original language and mood. In this totally new edition, the tales are collected by genre and arranged chronologically.Each genre and each tale has a fresh and insightful introduction by Andrew Lynn.This third volume contains the tragicomedies as retold by Charles and Mary Lamb and Harrison Morris. Perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado, the student, and the general reader.

Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest playwright the world has known. But it has always been difficult and time-consuming to understand his works. This series gives you engaging and readable prose retellings of the complete works, preserving as far as possible for the modern reader Shakespeare’s original language and mood. In this totally new edition, the tales are collected by genre and arranged chronologically. Each genre and each tale has a fresh and insightful introduction by Andrew Lynn. This second volume contains the tragedies as retold by Charles and Mary Lamb. Perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado, the student, and the general reader.

Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest playwright the world has known. But it has always been difficult and time-consuming to understand his works. This series gives you engaging and readable prose retellings of the complete works, preserving as far as possible for the modern reader Shakespeare’s original language and mood. In this totally new edition, the tales are collected by genre and arranged chronologically. Each genre and each tale has a fresh and insightful introduction by Andrew Lynn. This first volume contains the comedies as retold by Charles and Mary Lamb. Perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado, the student, and the general reader.

Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest playwright the world has known. But it has always been difficult and time-consuming to understand his works. This series gives you engaging and readable prose retellings of the complete works, preserving as far as possible for the modern reader Shakespeare’s original language and mood. In this totally new edition, the tales are collected by genre and arranged chronologically. Each genre and each tale has a fresh and insightful introduction by Andrew Lynn. This third volume contains the tragicomedies as retold by Charles and Mary Lamb and Harrison Morris. Perfect for the Shakespeare aficionado, the student, and the general reader.

Alexandra Martin didn’t believe in fairytales…Alex has always been more interested in rocks and science than stories about princesses and magic. Now she’s far too busy with her summer internship at the Gem and Mineral Museum to think about children’s stories. Between avoiding her former best friend and high school baseball star, Luke Reed, and trying to hide her unrequited crush on her mentor at the museum, the real world is occupying all of her time.…Until she walked into one.It turns out fairytales aren’t all fun and games. A curse has turned her neat and orderly world upside down, and to break it, she bands together with a fellow intern and a recently awakened princess who’s been asleep for 900 years. Can this trio of unlikely heroines put an end to an ominous enchantment, discover true love, and keep an ancient and evil magic from being unleashed on modern-day Los Angeles?