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Why Can't We Be Good?
Penguin Group Inc. 2007; US$ 14.95The widely respected social philosopher embarks on his most gripping and broadly appealing work, asking the ultimate question of human nature: Why do we repeatedly violate our most deeply held values and beliefs? After nearly forty years of weighing humanity's deepest dilemmas-working in settings ranging from university and high school classrooms... more...
The American Soul
Penguin Group Inc. 2003; US$ 15.95The critically acclaimed work that asks: What was the spiritual vision of the founding fathers-and how can we reclaim it today? Looking at the lives of America's founders-including Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin-scholar and bestselling author Jacob Needleman explores their core of inner beliefs; their religious and spiritual sensibilities; and... more...
The New Religions
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 14.95Now restored to print, here is philosopher Jacob Needleman's groundbreaking study of America's alternative spiritual movements, with a new introduction by the author. Originally published in 1970, The New Religions was the first full-scale study of alternative spirituality in America. It remains unparalleled for the intellectual depth and seriousness... more...
What Is God?
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 14.95In his most intimate and revealing work, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today's clamorous debates over the existence of God, bringing an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power. In this new book, Jacob Needleman-whose voice and ideas have done so much to open the West to esoteric... more...
Lost Christiantiy
Penguin Group US 2003; US$ 15.95Unavailable for several years, Lost Christianity is a profound reexamination of the essence of Christian thought and faith. Philosopher and bestselling author Jacob Needleman has sought out the ancient texts and modern practitioners of essential Christianity, whose message speaks directly to contemporary seekers. more...
The Heart of Philosophy
Penguin Group US 2003; US$ 15.95Philosophy as it is frequently taught in classrooms bears little relation to the impassioned and immensely practical search for self-knowledge conducted by not only its ancient avatars but also by men and woman who seek after truth today. In The Heart of the Philosophy, Jacob Needleman provides a "user's guide" for those who would take philosophy seriously... more...
Time and the Soul
Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2003; US$ 12.95In Time and the Soul Jacob Needleman uses stories-of a middle-aged psychiatrist going back in time to encounter his younger self; of a mysterious meeting in the Central Asian desert; of the mystic master Hermes Trimegistus; as well as stories from the Bhagavad-Gita, the Bible, and other wisdom traditions-to illuminate the great mystery of time and... more...
An Unknown World
Penguin Group US 2012; US$ 11.99What is the purpose of life on Earth? Philosopher Jacob Needleman frames man's role on the planet in a completely new and fresh way, moving beyond the usual environmental concerns to reveal how the care and maintenance of a world is something vital and basic to our existence as authentic human beings. In some of his most deeply affecting writing,... more...
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
Penguin Group US 2008; US$ 10.00This inaugural-and all new-Tarcher Cornerstone Edition presents a stunningly relevant and reliable translation of the thoughts and aphorisms of the Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, properly placing the philosopher-king's writings within the vein of the world's great religious and ethical traditions. The late antique world possessed... more...
The Spiritual Emerson
Penguin Group US 2008; US$ 10.00This concise volume collects the core writings that have made Ralph Waldo Emerson into a key source of insight for spiritual seekers of every faith?with an introduction by the bestselling philosopher Jacob Needleman. Here is the essential collection of Emerson?s spiritual thought for those readers who understand the transformative quality of ideas.... more...









