"I've been a philosopher for all my adult life and the three most profound books of philosophy that I have ever read are Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs." These are the opening lines of Kreeft's Three Philosophies of Life. He reflects that there are ultimately only three philosophies of life...

Here are wonders of the animal kingdom, bizarre social practices of the past and present, remarkable and compelling human achievements, and breath-taking tales of nature at its most unpredictable. The photographs do not lie, and this book proves the adage: Seeing is believing.The true details of the...

This second "Life Picture Puzzle" book has even more puzzle fun than the first! There is 32 more pages and the puzzles are a larger size. There are two new types of puzzles to keep you on your toes. The Cut-Ups will test your skill at unscrambling a photo that we have clipped into pieces and then sh...

Before the historic presidential election of 2008, LIFE Books published a best-selling volume entitled The American Journey of Barack Obama. In researching that book, the editors came to be deeply impressed not only by the exotic story of the candidate himself but also by the life and personality of...

In Hidden America, LIFE's editors explain the subtleties of our countrys history--and of its present day--with stunning, often beautiful and constantly surprising photography as well as evocative text. America is filled with tantalizing riddles both natural and unnatural, and LIFE's editors solve th...

From the popular "Life Picture Puzzle" series, comes the next in the series, with 176 pages of all new brainteasers, this book is sure to delight the legions of fans who made the first edition a run- away bestseller and who turn to the puzzle page of 13 million copies of "Life Magazine" each week. O...

DOGS, DOGS, DOGS . . . Who can resist them? Most people seem to be born with an instinctive love of these animals and that's not surprising. It's anybody's guess as to how long we've been living with dogs, but one theory says that wolves first moved in with humans over 100,000 years ago. That's plen...

America has no royal family, but in the earliest 1960s, the White House was graced with the presence of a couple so attractive, so vibrant and so glamorous that the eminent historian Theodore H. White, writing in LIFE, likened the situation to Camelot.

And if Jack Kennedy was our King Arth...

The stories beguile us even as they appall us. The Lindbergh baby kidnapping; the murder of Nicole Simpson; Leopold and Loeb; the Boston Strangler; the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy; the Manson Family; the St. Valentine's Day Massacre; and, the Oklahoma City bombing. Each, in its time, la...

We are living in a land that is everywhere rich with beauty and wonders. LIFE is fortunate that these stunning settings have attracted many of the country's--indeed, the world's--most talented scenic photographers. From the awe-inspiring work of Ansel Adams to the jaw-dropping photography of Galen R...

Birth, growth, death, and rebirth—the great wheel of life is aptly reflected in this nontraditional tarot. The round shape of this nature-oriented, spiritual deck offers an unconstrained approach to tarot with no reversals to ponder. Fairy-like creatures of the earth, air, fire, and water inhabit ...

Building Your Life on the Basic Truths of Christianity is packed full of Bible truths that will nourish newborn and mature Christians alike.Welcome a victorious life as you read this book the second in a two-book series filled with wisdom, foundational biblical principles, and keen insight. Building...

The last two centuries have seen unprecedented change in the everyday lives of Europeans. From the Napoleonic Wars to the end of the Cold War, from the Industrial Revolution to the Computer Revolution, many of these changes were greatly influenced by the scientific and technological advances that...

Early nineteenth century America saw the first wave of post-Independence immigration. Germans, Irish, Englishmen, Scandinavians, and even Chinese on the west coast began to arrive in significant numbers, profoundly impacting national developments like westward expansion, urban growth, industriali...

The twentieth century witnessed the greatest changes in technology and science that humans have ever witnessed. These occurred rapidly and affected such a broad range of people. Scientists, inventors, and engineers built upon the great inventions of the 19th century to expand the reach of modern ...

This fall, join LIFE as it goes on holiday with the newest themed book in its Picture Puzzle Series, the puzzle phenomenon that has taken the publishing world by storm.

As the leaves change color and the air turns crisp, our thoughts naturally turn to the upcoming holiday festivities. The fol...

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