First published in 1855 with Whitman’s own money, Leaves of Grass is a highly sensual collection of verses that became a monument to American poetry. The journalist, philosopher, clerk, and Civi
Chesterton’s Orthodoxy is not an explanation ?of whether the Christian Faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it.” He begins with a description of how he sets out to find
Baltasar Gracian’s Art of Worldly Wisdom offers practical advice on how to make your way in a chaotic world, and how to make it well. The three hundred aphorisms contained here, first published as Ora
