Are some of your friends confident, happy, healthy and fit? Do you wish you were like them? Do you want to lift yourself up from unhappiness and confusion? It’s easy. Once you learn how to use the inner powers which you already possess, you will be able to open the locked door of fear and enter into the glorious life you desire.

This book will teach you the basics of the laws of mind and the foundations of positive thinking that can help you move towards relaxation and self-confidence, health and well-being, wealth and success, and harmonious relationships. Repeat the affirmations and let your subconscious mind absorb them and guide you into a state of calmness and relaxation so you will be able to bring about the changes you are longing for so you can become the master of your life.

Harness the power of your own mind and the infinite resources surrounding you to be, do, and receive whatever you desire, imagine, and believe. Allow this to be your personal guide to leading a happier, wealthier, and more fulfilling life as you learn to:

• Unleash your mind power
• Tell your subconscious mind what to do through autosuggestion and other techniques
• Read real-life stories of mind power in action
• Repair the damage and overcome self-limiting thoughts Implanted in your mind
• Get healthy and fit
• Make lots of money
• Be confident: overcome shyness and fear
• Excel at school and work
• Get others to respect you
• Make friends
• Find your soulmate
• Have more fun
• Travel the world
• Learn a new skill
• Make the world a better place
• Develop your psychic powers

A KEY TO THE MYSTERIES

No other book in history has done more to clarify the Esoteric, mystical, and occult traditions of the world than Manly P. Hall’s The Secret Teachings of All Ages. Now, historian Mitch Horowitz provides the first companion work to Hall’s opus. The Secret Teachings of All Ages helps twenty=first-century readers enter and experience (or re-experience) Hall’s hallowed pages and also clarifies and expands on some of the book’s key themes and topics.

Mitch explores developments and historical discoveries since hall published his “Great Book” nearly a century ago and adds fresh dimensions to subjects including:

• The antiquity and legacy of Ancient Egypt.
• The mystical origins of the world’s major faiths.
• Strange beasts and anomalies in history and today.
• The origins and esotericism of Tarot.
• Secret Societies in Myth and Fact.
• The enduring relevance of astrology.

Authorized by Manly P. Hall’s Philosophical Research Society, The Secret Teachings of All Ages is a feast of esoteric exploration on its own and a worthy companion to history’s unparalleled encyclopedia arcana.

“Mitch is a fantastic tour guide to the fringes of reason, high weirdness, deep esoterica, secret societies, and mystery religions.” –BoingBoing

“Has the rare gift of making the esoteric accessible to discerning masses.” –HuffPost

In A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous detective uses his celebrated skills of deduction in a thrilling mystery that introduces Dr. John Watson. This novel tells of their first meeting and how they set up in rooms together in Baker Street. It is not long before the arrogant crime expert, and his friend and chronicler, are plunged into a dramatic mystery which starts with the discovery of a corpse in a deserted house. Their investigation of the crime proves to be an auspicious beginning for one of the most illustrious crime-solving partnerships of all time. In fact, this volume contains the first two Sherlock Holmes stories ever published.

The second tale, The Sign of Four, is a story of greed and revenge. The case begins with mysterious gifts that may be connected to a beautiful young woman’s missing father and it becomes a race for the possession of forgotten treasures. Holmes and Watson accompany this woman, with whom Watson becomes smitten, on a mission that leads to a terrifying, one-legged man in the dark heart of London.

These two exciting tales are the foundation of the Sherlock Holmes legend. They are a great introduction to this genius detective whose revolutionary methods transformed criminal investigations. and his loyal colleague. With cryptic clues, unexpected twists, and a pursuit of justice, this novel remains a landmark in historical mysteries.

“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”

Plato's best-known work, and one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically, The Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy.

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and his students and fellow citizens, The Republic is an inquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individuals within it. Questions are raised, such as: What is goodness? What is reality? What is knowledge? What is the philosopher's role in society?

To explore the latter, he invents a story where ordinary men are prisoners in a cave, observing only the shadows of things, while philosophers venture outside the cave and see things as they really are, and whose task it is to return to the cave and tell the truth about what they have seen. This metaphor demonstrates the conflict between the world of senses, the world of ideas, and the philosopher’s role to mediate between the two. He considers the natures of existing regimes and then proposes a series of hypothetical cities in comparison, culminating in Kallipolis, a utopian city-state ruled by a class of philosopher-kings.

In search of an ideal civilization, Socrates leads Glaucon, Polemarchus, Thrasymachus, and others in debates about various subjects, including justice, truth, class, and art.

• They discuss the meaning of justice and whether the just man is happier than the unjust man.
• He addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as "guardians" of the people.
• What is goodness? What is reality? What is knowledge? What is the purpose of education?
• They discuss getting older, love, the immortality of the soul, and the role of the philosopher and of poetry in society.

All lovers of classical literature and philosophy, and those who want to know the true meaning of justice, virtue and happiness will find the answers in the dialogues in The Republic.

“…from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved”

Considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, On the Origin of Species, was published in 1859. This work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection.

In this seminal work, considered to be the groundwork of evolutionary biology, Darwin unveils his revolutionary theory, illuminating the intricate mechanisms driving the diversity of life on Earth. It gave evidence that the variety of life resulted from a common descent via a branching model of evolution. Darwin incorporated facts that he had collected on the Beagle mission in the 1830s and his succeeding findings from research, correspondence, and experimentation.

In his theory of natural selection, Darwin challenged orthodox thought in stating that no being or species has been specifically created; all are locked into a pitiless struggle for existence, with extinction looming for those who are not fit for the task. Yet, there is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological interrelatedness. Revealed are the complex mutual interdependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment, and—by implication—within the human world.

This timeless masterpiece remains one of the founding documents of the modern ages. It is both engaging and enlightening, combining science with the subtlety of literature and continues to captivate and inspire not only scientific inquiry, but curious minds throughout the world.

Darwin consolidated a lifetime of work in On the Origin of Species, compiling his discoveries from the voyage of the Beagle, his experiments, research and correspondence. He argues for the transmutation of species over time by the process of natural selection. His work laid the foundation of evolutionary biology, though when it was published it caused tremendous religious and philosophical debates. Darwin's work is still seen by many people to oppose Christian beliefs.