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The hero of Everyman is obsessed with mortality. As he reminds himself at one point, "I'm 34! Worry about oblivion when you're 75." But he cannot help himself. He is the ex-husband in three marriages gone wrong. He is the father of two sons who detest him, despite a daughter who adores him. A masterful portrait of one man's inner struggles, Everyman is a brilliant showcase for one of the world's most distinguished novelists.

> Everyman is a late 15th-century English morality play. "Here begins a treatise [tale] of how the high Father of Heaven sends Death to summon every creature to come and give account of their lives in this world, told in the form of a morality play". Nothing is known of the author, but it is performed here by actor Burgess Meredith.

A bold retelling of the story of capitalism that blends fiction and fact to upend 250 years of economic orthodoxy. For a quarter of a millennium, Adam Smith’s invisible hand, ghostly and bloodied, has written the script of our lives. Everyman makes the ethereal ink in which it is etched...

The fate of Roth’s everyman is traced from his first shocking confrontation with death on the idyllic beaches of his childhood summers, through the family trials and professional achievements of his vigorous adulthood, and into his old age, when he is rended by observing the deterioration of his contemporaries and stalked by his own physical woes. A successful commercial artist with a New York ad agency, he is the father of two sons from a first marriage who despise him and a daughter from a second marriage who adores him.

The Essential Talmud is a masterful introduction by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz to the great repository of Jewish wisdom, the Talmud. A book of profound scholarship and concise pedagogy, The Essential Talmud succinctly describes the Talmud's history, structure, and methodology. It summarizes the Talmud's main principles, demonstrates its contemporary relevance, and captures the spirit of this unique and paradoxical sacred text as a human expression of divine law.

A Jungian analyst, Dr. Bolen introduces our inner patterns in the guise of eight archetypal gods. From the authoritarian, power-seeking gods (Zeus, Poseidon) to the gods of creativity (Apollo, Hephaestus) to the sensual Dionysus, Dr. Bolen shows men how to identify their ruling gods, how to decide which to cultivate and which to overcome, and how to tap the power of these enduring archetypes in order to enrich and strengthen their lives. In Gods in Everyman, Dr. Bolen presents us with a compassionate and lucid male psychology that will help all men and women.

Eve Mann arrives in Ideal, Georgia, in 1972 looking for answers about the mother who died giving her life. A mother named Mercy. A mother who for all of Eve’s 22 years has been a mystery and a quest. Eve’s search for her mother, and the father she never knew, is a mission to discover her identity, her name, her people, and her home. Eve’s questions and longing launch a multigenerational story that sprawls back to the turn of the 20th century.

Frank has survived five years of the apocalypse by trusting no one and following his own rules. But now he's no longer alone. There's Maisie, fifteen and hardened beyond her years, and little Zoe, whose smile somehow survived the end of the world. So when Frank hears whispers of a place working on a cure, he knows better than to believe it. And he goes anyway. Because for them, he’ll risk what he never would for himself. For them, he’ll break every rule. Even the ones that have kept him alive.

Frank had finally built a life that worked—and didn’t trust it. Five months in Green Mountain have given him steady work, hot meals, and two people who now shape every call he makes. Maisie watches everything and keeps a bag half-packed. Eight-year-old Zoe trusts the rules, the school bell, the promise that adults mean what they say. Frank’s seen places flip overnight. He tries to stay ready without scaring them, to keep this life intact without pretending it can’t break. When the outside world shows up at the fence, Frank has to decide how much he’s willing to trust the gates—...

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in a long-awaited memoir that is as inventive and daring as anything he has done before Werner Herzog was born in September 1942 in Munich, Germany, at a turning point in...

The Angry Therapist who has helped thousands of men find more happiness in their relationships and more purpose in their lives now shares his insights with everyone in this powerful guide—self-help in a shotglass—covering essential topics, from vulnerability and posturing to workouts and...

Brought to you by Penguin. For 250 years, a ghostly hand—bloodied and invisible—has scripted our lives. Telling the story of economics like never before, Everyman makes legible the ethereal ink in which it’s etched. A character-driven psychological drama, it presents economics’ leading...

On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason, trumped up by jealous rivals. Incarcerated for many lonely years in the isolated and terrifying Chateau d'If near Marseille, he meticulously plans his brilliant escape and extraordinary revenge.

Some climbs end in triumph. Others demand your soul. John Kavanagh has chased every thrill the world could offer, but Mount Everest is different. The mountain does not care about records or glory—it strips men bare, exposing the secrets they’ve buried and the failures they cannot outrun. High on its slopes, whispers of his past grow louder, and shadows of those who climbed for the wrong reasons claw at him with icy hands. Only a mysterious Sherpa seems to see the truth behind the adventurer—and offers John a chance at redemption. But redemption has a cost. Pulled through time and ...

This podcasts’ vision is set to talk about past, present, and future topics from the prospectives of the hosts. It also aims to have quests on to share their stories, no matter where they come from. As, there are as many ways to live as there are people, each person’s story has it’s own value. We will explore topics surrounding popular culture, current events, social structure, social anome, social psychology, science, addiction, religion, relationships, fitness, and personal journeys, and my personal favorite, All Things Longview.

On my path to overcome premature ejaculation and becoming the best lover I possibly can be, I have gathered a bunch of specific exercises which have each brought remarkable effects. In combination, they can cure every man from premature ejaculation. I gathered these exercises from sports, the yoga system kundalini parampara and at a tantric workshop I attended. Men: This book is teaching you secrets for life! Never fall again for the wrong promises of the "Prolonging Sprays" companies and learn what really works. Stop relying on thinking of the next football game while making love to your ...

The challenge every man faces...the fight every man can win! From movies and television, to print media and the Internet, men are constantly faced with the assault of sensual images. It is impossible to avoid such temptations... but, thankfully, not impossible to confront them and gain victory over them! Millions have found Every Man's Battle the single greatest resource for overcoming the struggle and remaining strong in the face of temptation.

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN INSTANT USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER From one of the hottest stand-up comedians, Nate Bargatze brings his everyman comedy to the page in this hilarious collection of personal stories, opinions, and confessions. Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That...

Hans Fallada wrote this stunning novel in only 24 days - just after being released from a Nazi insane asylum. Based on a true story, Every Man Dies Alone tells of a German couple who try to start an uprising by distributing anti-fascist postcards during World War II. But their dream ultimately proves perilous under the tyranny that dominates every corner of Hitler’s Germany.