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January 2025

Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley

By |2025-01-02T12:43:47-05:00January 2nd, 2025|Categories: Motivation|

Denis Stone, a naive young poet, is invited to stay at Crome, a country house renowned for its gatherings of 'bright young things'. His hosts, Henry Wimbush and his exotic wife Priscilla, are joined by a party of colourful guests whose intrigues and opinions ensure Denis's stay is a memorable one. First published in 1921, Crome Yellow was Aldous Huxley's much-acclaimed debut novel. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

The Evolution of Physics: From Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta by Albert Einstein

By |2025-01-01T18:14:28-05:00January 1st, 2025|Categories: Motivation|

The Evolution of Physics: From Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta by Albert Einstein Originally published in 1938 by Cambridge University Press, The Evolution of Physics traces the development of ideas in physics, in a manner suitable for any reader. Written by famed physicist Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld, this latest edition includes a new introduction from modern Einstein biographer, Walter Isaacson. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

December 2024

The World As I See It by Albert Einstein

By |2024-12-31T16:06:54-05:00December 31st, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

To the majority of people Einstein's theory is a complete mystery. Their attitude towards Einstein is like that of Mark Twain towards the writer of a work on mathematics: here was a man who had written an entire book of which Mark could not understand a single sentence. Einstein, therefore, is great in the public eye partly because he has made revolutionary discoveries which cannot be translated into the common tongue. We stand in proper awe of a man whose thoughts move on heights far beyond our range, whose achievements can be measured only by the few who are able to follow his reasoning and challenge his conclusions. There is, however, another side to his personality. It is revealed in the addresses, letters, and occasional writings brought together in this book. These fragments form a mosaic portrait of Einstein the man. Each one is, in a sense, complete in itself; it presents his views on some aspect of progress, education, peace, war, liberty, or other problems of universal... (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein

By |2024-12-30T11:37:00-05:00December 30th, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

An accesible version of Einstein's masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himself According to Einstein himself, this book is intended "to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein's name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativityβ€”which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a wholeβ€”he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book. Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

A Happy Death by Albert Camus

By |2024-12-29T14:33:11-05:00December 29th, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

Is it possible to die a happy death? This is the central question of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Algerian, Mersault, who defies society's rules by committing a murder and escaping punishment, then experimenting with different ways of life and finally dying a happy man. In many ways A Happy Death is a fascinating first sketch for The Outsider, but it can also be seen as a candid self-portrait, drawing on Camus's memories of his youth, travels, and early relationships. It is infused with lyrical descriptions of the sun-drenched Algiers of his childhood - the place where, eventually, Mersault is able to find peace and die 'without anger, without hatred, without regret'. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

The Fall by Albert Camus

By |2024-12-28T12:49:43-05:00December 28th, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

The Plague by Albert Camus

By |2024-12-27T15:06:43-05:00December 27th, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

The Plague is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947. It tells the story from the point of view of a narrator of a plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. The narrator remains unknown until the start of the last chapter, chapter 5 of part 5. The novel presents a snapshot of life in Oran as seen through the author's distinctive absurdist point of view. The book tells a gripping tale of human unrelieved horror, of survival and resilience, and of the ways in which humankind confronts death, The Plague is at once a masterfully crafted novel, eloquently understated and epic in scope, and a parable of ageless moral resonance, profoundly relevant to our times. In Oran, a coastal town in North Africa, the plague begins as a series of portents, unheeded by the people. It gradually becomes an omnipresent reality, obliterating all traces of the past and driving its victims to almost unearthly extremes of suffering, madness, and compassion. The Plague is considered an existentialist classic despite Camus' objection to the label. The novel stresses the powerlessness of the individual characters to affect their destinies. The narrative tone is similar to Kafka's, especially in The Trial, whose individual sentences potentially have multiple meanings; the material often pointedly resonating as stark allegory of phenomenal consciousness and the human condition. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

The Stranger by Albert Camus

By |2024-12-26T13:04:42-05:00December 26th, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

Published in 1942 by French author Albert Camus, The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its "100 Books of the Century" list. Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd." (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/ #DailyMotivation #InspireChange #Dostoevsky #CarlJung #FriedrichNietzsche #MarcusAurelius #LeoTolstoy #OscarWilde #Philosophy #Plato #Socrates #Stoic #Stoicism #Wisdom #InspireChange #AncientWisdom #BetterPeople

The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus

By |2024-12-25T09:42:40-05:00December 25th, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselvesβ€”and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched livesβ€”and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Inspired by the myth of a man condemned to ceaselessly push a rock up a mountain and watch it roll back to the valley below, The Myth of Sisyphus transformed twentieth-century philosophy with its impassioned argument for the value of life in a world without religious meaning. (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

Tao: The Watercourse Way by Alan Watts

By |2024-12-24T13:15:38-05:00December 24th, 2024|Categories: Motivation|

A lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language profound, reflective, and enlightening. -Boston Globe According to Deepak Chopra, Watts was a spiritual polymatch, the first and possibly greatest. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts. Perhaps the foremost interpreter of Eastern disciplines for the contemporary West, Watts begins with scholarship and intellect and proceeds with art and eloquence to the frontiers of the spirit.--Los Angeles Times (Sources: Goodreads/Amazon) Read more from this author in my new book: πŸš€ 250 Quotes That Will Make You A Better Person πŸ“• Hardback – Large Print | Available now at Amazon 🏷️ https://www.amazon.ca/Quotes-That-Will-Better-Person/dp/B0DNZFB9HS/

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