The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith's 1776 treatise reveals how division of labor, capital accumulation, and free markets create prosperity without central direction or government control.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
When returns on capital exceed economic growth, inherited wealth dominates earned income. Can democracy survive extreme inequality? A data-driven analysis.
Ernest Hemingway: A Biography
The first woman to write a major Hemingway biography reveals the Nobel Prize winner's genius and demons through never before used material and new research.
A Moveable Feast
Hemingway's intimate memoir of 1920s Paris, where he lived poor but happy among literary giants like Fitzgerald, Stein, and Joyce while learning his craft.
Leaves of Grass (First Edition)
Walt Whitman's 1855 self-published collection of twelve poems that redefined American poetry with free verse and bold celebration of democracy, nature, and the human body.
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Learn how to defeat Resistance, the internal force of fear, self-doubt, and procrastination that stops you from achieving your creative dreams and living your fullest life.
Salt: A World History
The only rock we eat once financed wars, secured empires, and sparked revolutions. How did this humble mineral shape civilizations from ancient China to modern times?
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King's brutally honest memoir blends childhood memories, writing advice, and his harrowing 1999 accident recovery. Part autobiography, part craft guide for aspiring writers.
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
How the Oracle of Omaha built his fortune from a childhood business at age six, revealing the personal toll behind unprecedented wealth and his radical vision for philanthropy.
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
How media mogul William Randolph Hearst built America's largest publishing empire, wielded unprecedented political power, and inspired Citizen Kane.