Literature & Essays

Offering rations of natural wisdom, reflections on ancient texts, and practical action, this encouraging volume restores hope to our apocalyptic times.

In a world where were more connected than ever, why is it that were also more lonely? Dip into this anthology of classic writing to reclaim the pleasure of your own company.

A magnificent collection of 365 passages from Shakespeare's works, for the Shakespeare scholar and neophyte alike.

From the author of HOW TO THINK and THE PLEASURES OF READING IN AN AGE OF DISTRACTION, a literary guide to engaging with the voices of the past to stay sane in the present

"These essays on a woman's wild ride through life give us Marion's bracing tonic-of-truth voice in splendid formher voice that is always brilliantly funny, intelligent, brave, haunting, and full of surprises, revelations, and wise, wild connections. At this point, I don't think I could live without it.

It is time to reevaluate the merits of the inconspicuous life, to search out some antidote to continuous exposure, and to reconsider the value of going unseen, undetected, or overlooked in this new world. Might invisibility be regarded not simply as refuge, but as a condition with its own meaning and power?