The Republic

Plato

Plato's Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy. Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation other questions ar...

Flight or Fright

Stephen King; Cody Goodfellow; John Varley; Joe Hill; David Schow; Ray Bradbury; Roald Dahl; Peter Treemayne; James L. Dickey; Bev Vincent; Michael Lewis; Arthur Conan Doyle; Richard Matheson; Ambrose Bierce; E. c. Tubb; Tom Bissell; Dan Simmons

Stephen King hates to fly. Now he and co-editor Bev Vincent would like to share this fear of flying with you. Welcome to Flight or Fright, an anthology about all the things that can go horribly wrong when you're suspended six miles in the air, hurtling through space at more than 500 mph and sealed up ...