<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Because man’s best friend deserves to know the secrets of how to live a good life, too.</span><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Monty was just like any other dog. A scruffy and irascible Maltese terrier, he enjoyed barking at pugs and sniffing at trees. But after yet another dramatic confrontation with the local Rottweiler, Anthony McGowan realizes it’s high time he and Monty had a chat about what makes him a good or a bad dog.</span><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Taking his lead from Monty’s canine antics, McGowan takes us on a hilarious and enlightening jaunt through the major debates of philosophy. Will Kant convince Monty to stop stealing cheesecake? How long will they put up with Socrates poking holes in every argument?</span><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In this uniquely entertaining take on morality and ethics, the dutiful duo set out to uncover who—if anyone—has the right end of the ethical stick and can tell us how best to live one’s life.</span><br></p>

<p>On the morning of 15 August 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru, heir to Mahatma Gandhi, the Buddha</p><p>and the European Enlightenment, raised the Indian Tricolour on the ramparts of the Red Fort, the</p><p>seventeenth-century palace of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, India was free to make experiments</p><p>with freedom.</p><p>In the seven decades since Independence, the country gradually changed from Nehru’s democratic</p><p>socialism to Narendra Modi’s democratic entrepreneurial digital India, dealing with its internal</p><p>contradictions by playing the game of democracy and in the process becoming the sixth-largest</p><p>global economy. And with Chandrayaan exploring the Moon, a space nation was born.</p><p>India overlooks the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean, abridging Southeast Asia with the Middle</p><p>East. With its immense brainpower and young demographics, India is geopolitically an indispensable&nbsp;nation. Indians play the game of democracy any which way they can: through massive elections;</p><p>parliamentary debates and no-confidence motions; coalition forming and horse-trading; hartals,</p><p>bandhs, dharnas, fast-unto-death; and finally, when nothing works, they knock at the doors of the</p><p>Supreme Court.</p>

Unsurpassed for its clarity and comprehensiveness, A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC is the #1 introductory logic textbook on the market. In this 13th edition, Patrick Hurley and new co-author Lori Watson continue to build upon the tradition of a lucid, focused, and accessible presentation of logic, both formal and informal. The book's extensive, carefully sequenced exercises guide students toward greater proficiency with the skills they are learning. The range and volume of exercises allow self-pacing, enabling students who have greater difficulty to build skills slowly and methodically, and work up to more difficult problems.

<p>Can the Mind Be Quiet? carries the essence of the teachings of Jiddu Krishnamurti, one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. </p><p>The book is divided into sixty chapters, each describing a unique spiritual encounter with people from diverse backgrounds. The conversations and private interviews between various seekers and Krishnamurti address a wide array of questions such as ‘How do I bring up my children?’, ‘Can the mind unburden itself?’,</p><p> ‘What does virtue mean?’, ‘What really is sacred?’, ‘Can the brain ever be quiet?’, and many more. With every answer, Krishnamurti imparts eye-opening insights into the self, society, education, interpersonal relations, spirituality, and, most importantly, how to lead a peaceful and fulfilling life. </p><p>Can the Mind Be Quiet? distils the core of Krishnamurti’s wisdom with unmatched clarity.Jiddu Krishnamurti is regarded globally as one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century. </p><p>Can the Mind Be Quiet? carries the essence of Krishnamurti’s main teachings. Through a simple question-and-answer format, Krishnamurti imparts eye-opening insights into the self, society, education, interpersonal relations, spirituality, and, most importantly, how to lead a peaceful and fulfilling life</p><div><br></div>

India has produced some of the world’s greatest religious leaders, sages, saints, philosophers, and spiritual thinkers. They were monks, nuns, and renunciates, nationalists, and reformers. No one religion had a monopoly on them. They range from Mahavira and Buddha, who lived over 2,500 years ago, to medieval saints like Chishti, Avvaiyar, and Guru Nanak, to more recent philosophers and religious icons such as Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, Saint Teresa, and many others. The spiritual and philosophical heritage they left behind is India’s gift to all Indians and the world.In the ‘Life Lessons’ series we publish the essential teachings of some of India’s best-known spiritual teachers, along with commentaries and biographical notes. Each book will be a handy companion to help the reader along the difficult pathways of life. Swami Vivekananda was a nineteenth-century philosopher, monk, and nationalist. Born Narendranath Datta into an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family of Calcutta, he showed a strong inclination towards spirituality from a young age. Initially influenced by Brahmo Samaji ideas, he later came into contact with Western esotericism. He then became a disciple of the acclaimed mystic Swami Ramakrishna who introduced him to Advaita Vedanta. Vivekananda went on to become a proponent of Vedanta and Yoga, which he famously introduced to the world at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893. Vivekananda set up the monastic Ramakrishna Order after the death of his guru. He then left the monastery and led the life of a wandering ascetic, travelling through the subcontinent, filled with the desire to reconcile and assimilate modern scientific processes with ancient Hindu ideals. Also credited with raising interfaith awareness, Swami Vivekananda preached the philosophy of Neo-Vedanta—Advaita—which reconciled the different paths to liberation. He revived Hinduism in India and contributed to nascent nationalistic thought. His view of patriotism was not parochial, thus garnering him universal respect and admiration. An accomplished orator, writer, and poet, as well as a philosopher, his teachings remain just as relevant today as they were when he first thundered his message to his countrymen and the world over a century ago. Edited by Nanditha Krishna, ‘Believe in Yourself’ brings together Swami Vivekananda’s core teachings.

In India, kingdoms and dynasties have come and gone, religious sects have formed and dissolved, schools of philosophy have come together and subsequently been replaced by others, yet the Mahabharata has never ceased to excite the Indian imagination. The sheer volume of commentaries on the Mahabharata is awe-inspiring. So, what is it in the Mahabharata that gives it its timeless magic? Is it the mythical characters with which it is replete that makes the epic so enchanting? Or is it the great wealth of philosophical and metaphysical ideas in it that dazzles its audiences? Or could it be a combination of all these that makes it ever-fascinating to scholars and readers around the world? And, most of all, what accounts for its incredible effect on the subconscious of millions of Indians through several generations? Translated into numerous languages, including Marathi, Kannada, Assamese, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali, and Malayalam, Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation answers many of these questions surrounding the Mahabharata and why it remains, undisputedly, one of India’s national epics.

The Hindu Way: An Introduction to Hinduism is the perfect introduction to one of the world’s oldest and greatest religions. Derived from Shashi Tharoor’s bestselling book Why I Am a Hindu and his other discussions and writings on the subject, this is an examination of the fundamentals and complexities of Hinduism—a book that will appeal to both adults as well as young adult readers. Starting with an examination of his own belief in Hinduism, Tharoor ranges far and wide in his study of the faith. He talks about the Great Souls of Hinduism, Adi Shankara, Patanjali, Ramanuja, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, and many others who made major contributions to the essence of Hinduism. He delves deep into Hinduism’s most important schools of thought such as the Advaita Vedanta and explores various other seminal concepts that underpin the religion. Illustrated throughout, The Hindu Way is a brilliantly original masterwork on the essence of Hinduism.

The Life of Hinduism brings together a series of essays—many recognized as classics in the field—that present Hinduism as a vibrant, truly ‘lived’ religion. Celebrating the diversity for which Hinduism is known, this volume begins its journey in the ‘new India’ of Bangalore, India’s Silicon Valley, where global connections and local traditions rub shoulders daily. Readers are then offered a glimpse into the multifaceted world of Hindu worship, life-cycle rites, festivals, performances, gurus and castes. The book’s final sections deal with issues of identity that Hindus face in India and around the world: militancy versus tolerance and the struggle between owning one’s own religion and sharing it with others. Contributors include Stephen Huyler, Diana Eck, Shrivatsa Goswami, Margaret Case, Vasudha Narayanan, Doranne Jacobson, Agehananda Bharati, Om Lata Bahadur, McKim Marriott, Linda Hess, Philip Lutgendorf, Kathleen Erndl, Lisa Lassell Hallstrom, Sudhir Kakar, John Stratton Hawley, Mark Juergensmeyer, Lalitambika Antarjanam, Sitansu Chakravarti, Shrinivas Tilak, Laurie Patton, Chakravarti Ram-Prasad and Kala Acharya.

Guru Nanak was a sixteenth-century reformer and the founder of Sikhism. He was the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. He was born in Talwandi, near Lahore, during a time of political and religious discord and disharmony. Right from an early age, he displayed a deep knowledge of divine subjects and spirituality. He challenged ritualism and shows of piety and attacked the citadels of the caste system. He taught that the core tenets of living a good life were helping those less fortunate, making an honest living and meditating on the name of the Lord so as to overcome human weaknesses. He travelled extensively—from Mecca to the Himalayas to central India—with his faithful disciple Mardana, teaching about love, one God and Truth and oneness with the Lord. He propagated the philosophy of salvation through meditation and rejected all forms of idolatry. His travels have been chronicled in the Janamsakhis, written decades after his death. His teachings have been immortalized in the form of 974 verses that form part of the holy text of Sikhism, the Guru Granth Sahib. Translated and edited by Navkirat Sodhi, the aphorisms in ‘The Light in All is One’ contain some of Guru Nanak’s greatest teachings. These wise lessons about living a fulfilling life are timeless and universal.

The Principles of Sufism is a mystical guide book to help others on their spiritual path. Outlining the four principles of Repentance, Sincerity, Remembrance, and Love, it traces the fundamental stages and states of the spiritual novice’s transformative journey, emphasizing the importance of embracing both human limitations and God’s limitless love. Drawing on lessons and readings from centuries-old Sufi tradition, ‘A’ishah advises the seeker to repent of selfishness and turn to a sincere life of love. In addition to his lucid translation, Th. Emil Homerin provides an insightful introduction, notes and a glossary to ‘A’ishah al-Ba‘uniyyah’s remarkable account of the pursuit of mystical illumination. ‘A’ishah al-Ba‘uniyyah of Damascus was one of the great women scholars in Islamic history. Born into a prominent family of pious scholars and Sufi devotees, ‘A’ishah received a thorough religious education and memorized the Quran at age eight. A mystic and a prolific poet and writer, she composed more works in Arabic than any other woman before the twentieth century. Yet despite her extraordinary literary and religious achievements, ‘A’ishah al- Ba‘uniyyah remains largely unknown. For the first time, her key work, The Principles of Sufism, is available in English translation.