Tom Butler-Bowdon
Essays of Michel de Montaigne: The Philosophy Classic With an Introduction by Philippe Desan and Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (July 2022) “The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.” Aldous Huxley This…
Read MoreTwelve Years a Slave: The Black History Classic Solomon Northrup, with an Introduction by David Fiske and Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (October 2021) After his enslavement ended, here’s the rest of his story. A few months ago,…
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The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano: The Black History Classic Olaudah Equiano, with an Introduction by Michael Taylor and Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (October 2021) Here’s “a painful and often shocking” but nonetheless riveting account of a…
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass; with an Introduction by Debra Newman Ham and Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Imprint (August 2021) “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass There are…
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50 Business Classics: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey (April 2018) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) [Note: I recently re-read this book again…
Read MoreOn the Origin of Species: A Science Classic Charles Darwin with an Introduction by John van Wyhe; Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone, A Wiley Brand (February 2020) Why The Origin of Species remains perhaps the most influential science book ever…
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Tao Te Ching: The Ancient Classic Lao Tzu, with an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone Publishing Ltd. (2012) The definitive examination of what is “the timeless, changeless spirit that runs through all life and matter” There is no shortage of…
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The Art of War: The Ancient Classic Sun Tzu, with an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone Publishing (2010) “Every battle is won or lost before it is fought.” – Sun Tzu Those who have read one or more of the volumes that comprise Tom…
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50 Business Classics: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey (April 2018) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) This is one of the latest in…
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The wit and wisdom of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, 1817-895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous…
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