Product Description: On July 2, 1776 the second Continental Congress proclaimed American independence. But only after seven years and the loss of many thousands of lives would independence be a reality.

Product Description: In 1776, the 13 American colonies - refusing to pay unjust taxes - declared their independence from Britain. The resulting years of war are called the American Revolution; but many founding fathers believed the real American Revolution was not war with Britain, but the revolution in ideas which preceded and caused the war...read more

Essays discuss the relevance of atheism to modern society, Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, the public obsession with the war on drugs, and public education

Product Description: With this intriguing introduction, George H Smith sets out to demolish what he considers the most widespread and destructive of all the myths devised by man - the concept of a supreme being. With painstaking scholarship and rigorous arguments, Mr...read more

Product Description: Civil Disobedience discusses Thoreau's arguments for civil disobedience: the deliberate violation of laws for reasons of conscience. Thoreau's concept is based on the belief that no law should command blind obedience and that non-cooperation with unjust laws is both morally correct and socially beneficial...read more

Product Description: In 1783, America emerged from a long and bitter war for Independence. The thirteen colonies were now thirteen sovereign states, bound together by the Articles of Confederation. After years of war, men like Thomas Jefferson saw the possibility of something new under the sun: a government which derived its just power from the consent of those governed...read more

Product Description: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process...read more

Product Description: A harrowing tale of a world gone mad and on the brink of total atomic destruction!

Product Description: Machiavelli wrote The Prince for his ruler as a guide for gaining and keeping power. Central themes of his essay are the relation between politics and ethics, what the best form of government consists of; the importance of the Church, and the growth of Italy as a nation-state...read more

Product Description: The United States Constitution established both a strong central power and protected states’ rights. But to say that something is of two parts is not to say that the parts are equal. Advocates of state sovereignty believed the Constitution created an executive power that was so strong it might as well have been a monarchy, while advocates of national government felt that a strong executive was essential to steer America through crisis. B...read more

Product Description: An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the foundation of classical economics, and it has influenced a broad range of thinkers. In it, Adam Smith stresses the importance of the division of labor to economic progress...read more

Product Description: Geroge H. Smith, author of the influential contemporary classic ATHEISM: THE CASE AGAINST GOD, continues his defense of reason, freethought, and personal liberty by answering the age-old question: why atheism? Why would anyone question the existence of a supernatural diety? Smith reviews the historical roots of unbelief dating back to the ancient Greeks, argues that philosophy can serve as an important alternative to religion, and defends reason as the most reliable method we humans have for establishing truth and conducting our lives...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)