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Essays and Aphorisms (Classics)
1.  Essays and Aphorisms (Classics) by Arthur Schopenhauer
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  "Suffering is man's purpose in the world."
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The Road to Serfdom (Routledge Classics)
2.  The Road to Serfdom (Routledge Classics) by F.A. Hayek
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  "The perfect antidote to J. K. Galbraith."
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
3.  The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
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  "The original exposition of the American monomyth."
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Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems
4.  Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems by Paul Cilliers
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  "Complexity as it should be explained - by a philosopher, not a scientist."
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The Conquest of Gaul (Classics)
5.  The Conquest of Gaul (Classics) by Julius Caesar
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  "Julius Caesar by Julius Caesar, master strategist and propagandist."
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Wizardry and Wild Romance
6.  Wizardry and Wild Romance by Michael Moorcock
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  "You'll never see the Shire in the same light again."
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Inside The Third Reich
7.  Inside The Third Reich by Albert Speer
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  "Unique view, from the inside, of the monsters of the Third Reich."
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