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The Anatomy of MelancholyRobert BurtonRobert Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy argues that melancholy is a complex condition requiring medical, philosophical, and religious treatment, pre…434 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleUnknownThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals recording English history from the Roman period to the twelfth century, preserved in several manus…290 cards · History · Classic
The AntichristFriedrich Wilhelm NietzscheNietzsche’s The Antichrist attacks Christian morality as a negation of life and traces its psychological roots to ressentiment. This deck covers the b…89 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Art of Money GettingP. T. BarnumP. T. Barnum’s The Art of Money Getting argues that financial success depends on steady economy, suitable work, sound location, health, and avoiding d…60 cards · Business · Classic
The Art of WarSun TzuThirteen short chapters on conflict, written for generals and read ever since by anyone who has to win without wasting resources. Its central claim is…24 cards · Strategy · Classic
The Athenian ConstitutionAristotleAristotle’s The Athenian Constitution traces Athens’ political development and institutions, including reforms attributed to Draco and Solon. This dec…76 cards · History · Classic
The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin recounts Franklin’s life in his own words, tracing his family origins, limited schooling, and early printing ap…197 cards · History · Classic
The Book of the National ParksRobert Sterling YardRobert Sterling Yard argues that Americans must learn to read the natural world to truly enjoy their national parks, blending popular and scientific w…301 cards · Science · Classic
The Chemical History of a CandleMichael FaradayMichael Faraday's 1861 lectures use the candle to demonstrate the principles of natural philosophy, tracing combustion, capillary action, and the prop…111 cards · Science · Classic
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844: with a Preface written in 1892Friedrich EngelsFriedrich Engels argues that early industrial capitalism produced severe misery for English workers and that later reforms often served manufacturers’…342 cards · Economics · Classic
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — CompleteJean-Jacques RousseauThe introduction argues that many of Rousseau's faults stemmed from causes beyond his control, and that his greatest fault was a desire to appear othe…421 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Confessions of St. Augustineof Hippo, Saint AugustineAugustine’s Confessions traces his life from infancy through conversion, arguing that the human heart is restless until it rests in God and that even …123 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Consolation of PhilosophyBoethiusBoethius’s Consolation argues that reason and philosophy can console the mind against fortune and injustice. This deck covers the opening chapters: Ph…123 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Dawn of DayFriedrich Wilhelm NietzscheNietzsche’s The Dawn of Day subjects morality itself to critique, arguing that moral feelings and customs arose from error, habit, and social utility …105 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Eclipse of RussiaUnknownThe book argues that Russia's misfortunes and Europe's disillusions stem from a root cause the author traces through revolutionary movements, constitu…163 cards · Political philosophy · Classic
The Economic Aspect of GeologyC. K. (Charles Kenneth) LeithC. K. Leith argues that economic geology applies geological science to mineral resources and requires broad training in physiography, stratigraphy, an…218 cards · Economics · Classic
The Elementary Forms of the Religious LifeÉmile DurkheimÉmile Durkheim argues that religion originates in society and that its elementary forms reveal the categories of human thought. This deck covers his d…417 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Elements of StyleWilliam Strunk Jr.William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style argues that clear writing depends on mastering a small set of rules for usage, composition, and punctuation…32 cards · Writing · Classic
The EnchiridionEpictetusThe Enchiridion is a short manual of Stoic ethics in which Epictetus argues that judgments and intentions alone are within our power, while everything…116 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and AnimalsCharles DarwinDarwin argues that emotional expressions are inherited behaviours shaped by evolution, not divinely created signs unique to humans. The deck covers hi…315 cards · Psychology · Classic
The Frontier in American HistoryFrederick Jackson TurnerFrederick Jackson Turner argues that the American frontier, not inherited European institutions, drove the nation’s development and democratic charact…328 cards · History · Classic
The Germany and the Agricola of TacitusCornelius TacitusTacitus's Germany argues that the Germanic tribes, though warlike and uncivilized, possess a moral purity and freedom that contrasts sharply with Rome…138 cards · History · Classic
The Governments of EuropeFrederic Austin OggFrederic Austin Ogg’s The Governments of Europe argues that European political institutions must be understood through their historical development an…429 cards · Science · Classic
The History of the Peloponnesian WarThucydidesThucydides argues the Peloponnesian War was the greatest movement known, tracing its causes through early Greek history and the disputes over Epidamnu…227 cards · History · Classic
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of DivinationL. W. (Lauron William) De LaurenceL. W. De Laurence argues that the Tarot is a symbolic system tied to divination and a hidden tradition, and he proposes his own method of reading the …71 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanA. T. Mahan argues that naval strength has decisively shaped the rise and fall of nations, a factor he says historians have largely neglected. This de…291 cards · History · Classic
The Institutes of JustinianUnknownThe Institutes of Justinian is a sixth-century Roman legal textbook, commissioned by Justinian and compiled from earlier jurists, that sets out the el…98 cards · History · Classic
The Jewish StateTheodor HerzlTheodor Herzl’s The Jewish State argues that antisemitism requires a political solution: a sovereign Jewish homeland. This deck covers the book’s orig…123 cards · History · Classic
The Joyful Wisdom ("La Gaya Scienza")Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheThe Joyful Wisdom argues that life’s hardships can be affirmed through inquiry, laughter, and self-overcoming. This deck covers Nietzsche’s title, his…248 cards · Philosophy · Classic
The KybalionThree InitiatesThe Kybalion presents itself as a concise statement of ancient Hermetic philosophy, organized around seven principles said to explain reality and ment…58 cards · Philosophy · Classic

第 91–120 本，共 157 套卡组。每套覆盖全书每一章；新增书目均核对原文与许可后上线。