Bøger udgivet af Wisdom/Works

What wisdom can equip us best for the journey of life? A young boy and his uncle are traveling with some friends across the desert in Egypt in 1934, on their way to Cairo. During a rest at a beautiful oasis, the older man decides that the time is right to begin preparing his nephew for the future. So, as the days pass, they talk about such things as inner peace, the challenge of change, the dynamic nature of balance, how things can help or harm us, the true power of the mind, the hidden structures of our world, the importance of wisdom, the elements of human nature, the necessity of love, the requirements of success, and the world's strangest gift of all - uncertainty. The boy keeps a diary. And what he learns on this journey may be as life changing for readers as it is for him. Philosopher Tom Morris has produced a gem of a book that's packed with wisdom for life and work today. You'll find in this short tale a profusion of vivid images, profound reminders, and new perspectives that can help greatly as you grapple at the interface of desire and difficulty throughout your life. There is profound and simple wisdom to be gained about how to deal with the opportunities and obstacles that are everywhere in this world. You'll find much of it here, in this brief but rich account of one remarkable trip. We can all cultivate the oasis within, of which this book speaks, and it will provide a source of peace and power that can lead to remarkable outer results.

“No lies”The Hurricane Notebook, found on a Wilmington beach after a storm, contains the thoughts, artistic experiments, vignettes, and recorded dialogues of an unknown author calling herself “Elizabeth M.” Its entries record the inner life of a soul in crisis, perpetually returning to the moment she learned of her sister’s suicide and making an unrelenting attempt to understand herself and the human condition. Whether engaged in introspective soul-searching, or reconstructing her discussions with friends, mentors, and acquaintances, she challenges herself to accept “No lies” that would mask or hide her own responsibility for evil in the world. The notebook ends abruptly; having traversed subjects as diverse as God, childhood, chess, philosophy, ballet, self-hood, conscience, guilt, and friendship, Elizabeth’s questions are left uncertain and hanging in the air, just like her hope that she might find “one person on earth who understands me,” and unanswered, like her plea “Having understood me, would you grieve on my behalf, my friend?”  

Two powerful individuals have vanished. A prince has been transformed overnight into a king. A stranger wakes up on a church pew in New York City with no memory, but possessing unusual abilities. His unexpected arrival leads to a bizarre rescue mission that connects up with equally strange events in Egypt. Nazi assassins suddenly descend on Cairo and New York in a desperate search for an ancient scroll that may contain the most coveted secret of all time. They will stop at nothing to succeed in their quest, no matter how many people they have to kill along the way. If they're not thwarted quickly, the entire world is in danger.This is the seventh volume in the pioneering series of philosophical fiction entitled Walid and the Mysteries of Phi. And it may contain the most deeply transformative philosophy of all the books. Few things are what they seem. New wisdom is swirling all around. What may be the oldest epic tale on earth comes to have implications no one has suspected. Thefts, kidnappings, gunfights and firebombs set the stage for what may be the biggest surprise ever in a story of transformation and destiny.Walid Shabeezar, Mafulla Adi, and good friends Kissa and Hasina, along with their wider circle of schoolmates, family, and older supporters, find themselves once again living through big challenges and fraught adventures where everything is under threat. In the midst of it all, good humor abounds and unexpected life lessons lurk around almost every corner. And then in the end, when the time has fully come, we are presented with what may be the most important revelation of all.

Steve Jobs: In some ways, he was like a Socrates in Silicon Valley. Throughout his life, he embodied a spirit of endless curiosity on a quest to expose limited assumptions and leave behind the flimsy opinions of those who had not dared to think deeply enough. He stripped away people's illusions through fierce challenges and tough questioning. And as a result, he blazed new paths whose influence will likely never disappear. This book explores the philosophical operating system behind his great success, and digs deep into what Jobs did that's essential for insanely great results in any business, or in any adventure.