Written in 1922, this is an exceptionally prescient conception of the world we live in now. Russell calls for more scepticism towards our financial and governmental institutions, school lessons on understanding and evaluating opinions rather than just digesting knowledge,  and explains why our unconscious is more rational than our conscious being (and why we should listen to it more). Wise philosophy.

Every page in this short book contains useful advice on the nature of happiness, and how it can be gained. Written by the most clear-minded and relevant philosopher of the 20th Century, Russell draws from own experience to answer how to live life happily. You will read and re-read it.

Calm and thought-provoking philosophical essays on the nature of power. Written in 1938, Russell demonstrates his understanding of totalitarianism, and predicts its downfall. Uses psychology, history, propaganda, economics and religion to explain “power” in a straightforward and accessible style.

“If a man’s education has been literary, he finds himself at the age of twenty-two with a considerable skill that he cannot exercise in any manner that appears important to himself.” Excerpt from On Youthful Cynicism, pg 127.

Opens with a philosophical essay on the concept of work, and how it’s been skewed by irrational financial motives and repressive class systems. Written pre-WWII, Russell makes intelligent predictions on the future of Fascism, although a naive case for socialism. Insights on death and society.