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Books like The Book of the Dead

Loved The Book of the Dead by E. A. Wallis Budge? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from philosophy, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

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    Sophie's World

    Jostein Gaarder · 1991 · Philosophy

    A teenager receives mysterious lessons that walk through the whole history of Western philosophy; a story and a course in one.

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    The Republic

    Plato · -380 · Philosophy

    Socrates argues with Athenian citizens about the nature of justice, the ideal city-state, the philosopher-king, the allegory of the cave, and the forms. Plato's dialogue is the foundational text of Western political philosophy and one of the most influential works of thought ever written.

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    De la division du travail social

    Émile Durkheim · 1893 · Philosophy

    "In 1893, a young doctoral student was to publish an entirely original work on the nature of labor and production as they were being shaped by the industrial revolution. Emile Durkheim's The Division

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    Plato and Platonism

    Walter Pater · 1893 · Philosophy

    Plato’s ideas have had an enduring and important impact on philosophy, science, and all people, from the ancient kings to modern day man and to all people in between. He passionately touches on the to

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    Mutual Aid

    Peter Kropotkin · 1891 · Philosophy

    Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a 1902 collection of anthropological essays by Russian naturalist and anarchist philosopher Peter Kropotkin. The essays, initially published in the English periodi

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    Fields, Factories, and Workshops

    Peter Kropotkin · 1899 · Philosophy

    Fields, Factories, and Workshops is an 1899 book by anarchist Peter Kropotkin that discusses the decentralization of industries, possibilities of agriculture, and uses of small industries. Before this

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    A Modern Utopia

    H. G. Wells · 1900 · Philosophy

    Imagine a life without worries. You live in a perfect environment untouched by pollution. You have a job to do and play an important role in society. The politicians are watching out for your best int

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    A Study of History

    Arnold J. Toynbee · 1900 · Philosophy

    A masterful attempt to describe a universal history. Staggering depth of scholarship and breath of thought.

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    Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos

    Miguel de Unamuno · 1900 · Philosophy

    Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos, conocida usualmente como Del sentimiento trágico de la vida, es uno de los más destacados ensayos filosóficos de Miguel de Unamuno,

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    Philosophical essays concerning human understanding

    David Hume · 1900 · Philosophy

    "Over a series of elegantly written, engaging essays, the Enquiry examines the experiential and psychological sources of meaning and knowledge, the foundations of reasoning about matters that lie beyo

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