Bernard Mayes Audio

This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of Eric Voegelin, a man whom many regard as the greatest thinker of our time.

Francis Bacon, the great English philosopher, lawyer, scientist, and statesman, is also remembered as a formidable writer of prose. These 58 essays...

Francis Bacon, the great English philosopher, lawyer, scientist, and statesman, is also remembered as a formidable writer of prose.

From his rare vantage point as Lewis's student, friend, and professional colleague, Professor John Lawlor recalls Lewis "in his habit as he lived." He offers...

This book tells how Alexander Frater was able to realize his dream of witnessing firsthand the most dramatic of meteorological events, the Indian monsoon.

The City of God, one of the great cornerstones of Christian thought, is vital to understanding modern Western society.

Considered to be the first autobiographical work in history, this timeless book is completely applicable to...

Undeniably the greatest historical work in the English language, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire proves that brilliance of style and accuracy of statement are perfectly compatible in a historian.

Written in a perfect neoclassic style, the prose is elegant, dignified, and lucid. Gibbon’s erudition is seasoned with an ironic wit, and remarkably little of his work is outdated.

This final volume covers a.d. 1185 to a.d. 1453 and explores the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the invention of gunpowder, Genghis Khan and the Mongol invasions, the Turkish conquests, and the beginning of the Renaissance.

Now that the rebellion is over, the members of the American Gun Club have a new project…

Ludwig von Mises is to economics what Albert Einstein is to physics, and Human Action is his greatest work.

At Oxford in the 1930s, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams met regularly to discuss philosophy and read from their works.

H.G. Wells' classic tale of a man who renders himself invisible is brought to vivid life in this...

First published as a pamphlet in 1850, The Law is relevant today because the same situation exists in America now as in France of 1848. The same Socialist-Communist plans and ideas that were adopted in France are now sweeping America.

Dr. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and lexicographer.

In 1787, William Bligh, commander of the Bounty, sailed on a voyage to Tahiti.

Having coined the phrase "the war that will end war," H.G. Wells was disillusioned by the World War I peace settlement. Convinced that humanity needed to awaken to the instability of the world...

A principal source for Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Coriolanus, and Antony and Cleopatra, Plutarch’s Lives remains one of the world’s most influential literary works.

Plutarch’s assessment of Greek and Roman cultural and political leaders includes Alexander and Caesar, Demosthenes and Cicero, Demetrius and Antony, Dion and Marcus Brutus.

A master at building and maintaining suspense, Graham Greene divided his work into two categories, the first being the serious novels, many of which are theologically oriented. The others are entertainments.

Rudolf Rassendyll, a droll young English gentleman, ponders his life’s purpose.

Santayana explores the social and psychological origins of art. He examines its moral and ideal functions, its lapses into tastelessness, and the distinctive character of music, speech, poetry, and prose.

This treatise originated as a letter to a friend who inquired as to the ability of France’s new ruling class to create a better order than had previously existed under the monarchy.

Rights of Man is unquestionably one of the great classics on the subject of democracy.