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Reform or revolution by Rosa Luxemburg

Capital by Karl Marx (Penguin classics)

The first volume of a political treatise that changed the world

One of the most notorious works of modern …

Foundation (Foundation #1) by Isaac Asimov

One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #4)

Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin …

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (/Howl's Moving Castle)

As the oldest daughter, willful, outspoken Sophie knew that her life could lead to nothing but mistakes. When her father …

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of …

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. The methodology …

No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

No Exit (French: Huis clos, pronounced [ɥi klo]) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was …

Capitalist Realism by Mark Fisher

Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? explores Fisher's concept of "capitalist realism," which he takes to describe "the widespread sense …

How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy by Julian Baggini

The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzō

The Book of Tea (茶の本, Cha no Hon) A Japanese Harmony of Art, Culture, and the Simple Life by Okakura …

Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles, #5) by Frank Herbert

The city and the stars by Arthur C. Clarke

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The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels (Penguin classics)

A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today

Originally published on the eve of the 1848 …