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I am a sick man.... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man.
Notes from the Underground

by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Self-PerceptionIllnessAlienation

Philosophy

genre10 books
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
by Marx, Karl
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David
My Life and Loves, Vol. 1 (of 4)
by Harris, Frank
On the Nature of Things
by Lucretius Carus, Titus
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
by James, William
The Confessions of St. Augustine
by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
by Diogenes Laertius
The Republic
by Plato
The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Schopenhauer, Arthur
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
by Thoreau, Henry David
For of a forward will, was a lust made; and a lust served, became custom; and custom not resisted, became necessity.
The Confessions of St. Augustine

by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo

HabitSinWill

Biography

genre9 books
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin
Harriet Martineau
by Miller, Florence Fenwick
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
by Darwin, Charles
My Life — Volume 1
by Wagner, Richard
My Life and Loves, Vol. 1 (of 4)
by Harris, Frank
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
by Douglass, Frederick
Rizal's own story of his life
by Rizal, José
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself
by Equiano, Olaudah
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
by Diogenes Laertius

Autobiography

genre8 books
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
by Darwin, Charles
My Life — Volume 1
by Wagner, Richard
My Life and Loves, Vol. 1 (of 4)
by Harris, Frank
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
by Douglass, Frederick
Rizal's own story of his life
by Rizal, José
The Confessions of St. Augustine
by Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself
by Equiano, Olaudah

History

genre7 books
Anabasis
by Xenophon
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
by Douglass, Frederick
Rizal's own story of his life
by Rizal, José
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
by Gibbon, Edward
The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself
by Equiano, Olaudah
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
by Diogenes Laertius

Literary Fiction

genre5 books
A Room with a View
by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
Crime and Punishment
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Notes from the Underground
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Pride and Prejudice
by Austen, Jane
The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830
by Stendhal

Economics

genre3 books
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
by Marx, Karl
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Smith, Adam
Harriet Martineau
by Miller, Florence Fenwick

Education

theme3 books
Harriet Martineau
by Miller, Florence Fenwick
Rizal's own story of his life
by Rizal, José
The Republic
by Plato

Epistemology

genre3 books
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
by James, William
The Republic
by Plato

Ethics

genre3 books
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David
The Republic
by Plato
The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Schopenhauer, Arthur

Knowledge

theme3 books
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
by James, William
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
by Diogenes Laertius

Memoir

genre3 books
Anabasis
by Xenophon
My Life — Volume 1
by Wagner, Richard
Society as I Have Found It
by McAllister, Ward

Metaphysics

genre3 books
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
by James, William
The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Schopenhauer, Arthur

Military History

genre3 books
Anabasis
by Xenophon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
by Gibbon, Edward
The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides

Political Philosophy

genre3 books
The Jewish State
by Herzl, Theodor
The Republic
by Plato
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
by Thoreau, Henry David

Psychological Fiction

genre3 books
Crime and Punishment
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Notes from the Underground
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830
by Stendhal

Self-Discovery

theme3 books
A Room with a View
by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
My Life — Volume 1
by Wagner, Richard
Pride and Prejudice
by Austen, Jane

Social Class

theme3 books
Pride and Prejudice
by Austen, Jane
Society as I Have Found It
by McAllister, Ward
The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830
by Stendhal

Social Commentary

genre3 books
A Room with a View
by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
My Life and Loves, Vol. 1 (of 4)
by Harris, Frank
The Jewish State
by Herzl, Theodor

Belief

theme2 books
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
by James, William

Economic Systems

theme2 books
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
by Marx, Karl
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Smith, Adam

Human Nature

theme2 books
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David
The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides

Identity

theme2 books
The Jewish State
by Herzl, Theodor
The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830
by Stendhal

Intellectual Development

theme2 books
Harriet Martineau
by Miller, Florence Fenwick
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
by Darwin, Charles

Justice

theme2 books
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself
by Equiano, Olaudah
The Republic
by Plato

Love

theme2 books
Pride and Prejudice
by Austen, Jane
The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830
by Stendhal

Philosophical Fiction

genre2 books
Crime and Punishment
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Notes from the Underground
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Political Economy

genre2 books
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
by Marx, Karl
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Smith, Adam

Power

theme2 books
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
by Gibbon, Edward
The History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides

Reality

theme2 books
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
by James, William
The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Schopenhauer, Arthur

Resilience

theme2 books
Harriet Martineau
by Miller, Florence Fenwick
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself
by Equiano, Olaudah

Romance

genre2 books
A Room with a View
by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
Pride and Prejudice
by Austen, Jane

Self-Help

genre2 books
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
by Thoreau, Henry David

Social History

genre2 books
Society as I Have Found It
by McAllister, Ward
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself
by Equiano, Olaudah

Aesthetics

genre1 book
The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Schopenhauer, Arthur

Alienation

theme1 book
Notes from the Underground
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Alienation and Isolation

theme1 book
Crime and Punishment
by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Ambition

theme1 book
The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830
by Stendhal

American History

genre1 book
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin

American Identity

theme1 book
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin

Ancient History

genre1 book
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
by Gibbon, Edward

Art

theme1 book
The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3)
by Schopenhauer, Arthur

Artistic Development

theme1 book
My Life — Volume 1
by Wagner, Richard

Betrayal

theme1 book
Anabasis
by Xenophon

Causality

theme1 book
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by Hume, David

Childhood Development

theme1 book
Rizal's own story of his life
by Rizal, José

Civic Duty

theme1 book
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin

Civil Disobedience

theme1 book
Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience
by Thoreau, Henry David

Civilization

theme1 book
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
by Gibbon, Edward

Class and Social Hierarchy

theme1 book
A Room with a View
by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

Classical Literature

genre1 book
The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII
by Ovid