Beauty, Love, Soul, and the Search for the Meaningless Life "To make our way, we will turn to beauty, love, and soul, but, for this book, most of all — love. These three words belong together and cannot be appreciated separately. Each implies, entails and necessitates … [Read more...] about Love’s Desire

Beauty Matters: Civics Lessons from an Olmsted Village "To our modern, especially urban, minds, beauty is usually thought of as superficial, as only skin deep. It conjures connotations of narcissism and vanity. Soul is, for most of us, a religious notion, or perhaps is taken … [Read more...] about Beauty Matters

"We are by nature aesthetic animals. We exist to appreciate beauty, to create beauty, and to be beautiful. That is all the world asks of us. Nothing more is required." (From the book.) If we are essentially aesthetic beings, then what happens when we lose our connection with … [Read more...] about Return to Beauty

This fascinating account explores the significance of the Chicago Portage, one of the most important—and neglected—sites in early US history. A seven-mile-long strip of marsh connecting the Chicago and Des Plaines Rivers, the portage was inhabited by the earliest indigenous … [Read more...] about A History of the Chicago Portage

The Soul of Sailing is a powerful and far-reaching examination of how we live and how the deeper lessons of setting sail can enrich our everyday lives. It explores how we can avoid the pitfalls of introspection to reconnect with the greater world, how we can rely on our hands and … [Read more...] about The Soul of Sailing

The Tunnel Under the Lake recounts the gripping story of how the young city of Chicago, under the leadership of an audacious engineer named Ellis Sylvester Chesbrough, constructed a two-mile tunnel below Lake Michigan in search of clean water. Despite Chicago's location beside … [Read more...] about The Tunnel under the Lake

One of the most important work-life balance books in the history of the legal profession, this ground-breaking title is now a special 20th anniversary edition, featuring an all-new epilogue from the author. This eye-opening book examines the mentality that tears down lawyers and … [Read more...] about The Soul of the Law

Benjamin Sells encourages a radical departure from the usual introspection and self-centeredness of psychology in our time. By placing style first, Sells argues that we must turn our eyes and minds outward to the greater world. Emphasizing beauty over emotion, and appreciation … [Read more...] about The Essentials of Style

Working with Images is an indispensable volume for all those who are drawn to the mystery of soul and imagination. For the student of psychology, these essays sketch many of the formative ideas behind one of the most exciting and challenging psychological movements of our day. … [Read more...] about Working with Images

Each year the volumes of laws, rules and regulations effected by lawmakers grow thicker and more intrusive. Lawsuits continue to skyrocket as people replace discourse with depositions and leaders set aside debate and compromise in favor of litigation and subpoenas. Author … [Read more...] about Order in the Court