“War is a continuation of politics by other, violent means,” – asserts the Prussian officer Carl von Clausewitz (1780 – 1831). He worked on the famous treatise On War half of his life – from 1816 till his death in 1831. The work was not completed, and was published by the widow Clausewitz. The book had an enormous influence on military leaders of the 19-20th centuries and had made a revolution in the theory of war. Criticizing many military events, the author pays much attention to politics and its influence on the course of the war, as well as the dependence of the outcome on the personal qualities of politicians and military leaders. A collector’s edition, it will be a perfect gift to a person who has to make crucial decisions.

Every meeting with heroes of Anton Chekhov (1860 – 1904) brings peaceful and tranquil pleasure. His characters are ordinary people with their own concerns and reflections, hopes and worries, with their personal present and future. The Russian classic, being a subtle psychologist and a master of implication, ingeniously combines lyrics and drama. All his works are beautiful thanks to their good humor, biting social context, and artistic performance. In the collection edition “Humdrum” you will find some familiar stories and works that have been published in magazines.

A talented person is talented in everything, and the bright example to that is Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965), a sensational politician, one of the most peculiar historic figures, and an outstanding writer. A true legend, an ingenious intellectual, he left many unique books, memoirs, and researches to the future generations, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1953. “The World Crisis” is a rather representative sample of his work. This sharp-witted book covers the Versailles Treaty development, demobilization of the British army, description of the post-water situations in the major empires, along with intervention and support provided to White armies. Graphic and to some extent acrid style as if revives long-gone events and reveals new facts. This book enclosed in a valuable cover will make a perfect gift for a well-educated person.

A true rarity, “A History of the Rod” published in 1870 is an ultimate dream of many bibliophiles published nowadays. This book has only been issued in Russia twice or thrice. And that is hardly surprising, as it is dedicated to flagellation, or scourging, a subject unusual for a modern reader.

There is little known about the life of its author, a Swedish historian and writer James Glass Bertram (1824 – 1892), who wrote this book under the pseudonym of Doctor Cooper. However, it is hardly disputable that he created one of the most extraordinary works ever. This gift book will make an interesting gift for a doctor, a lawyer, a historian, or a connoisseur of rare editions.

A brilliant connoisseur of history, theory of law and the state, an outstanding founder of the geographical school and sociology, the author of the doctrine on the separation of powers, Charles Louis de Montesquieu (1689 – 1755) influenced the content of the US Constitution and constitutional legislation of the French Revolution of 1804. His book The Spirit of the Laws tells us: a person is governed by natural laws, but as a rational being constantly violates them, and this results in the need for state laws. The tastefully made volume will adorn the bookshelves of a lawyer, a politician, or any bibliophile.

How does talent affect the human psyche? Is there any connection between genius and mental illness? Is genius a gift or a disease? You will find the answers to these questions in the book “Genius and Insanity” by the outstanding Italian psychiatrist and criminologist Cesare Lombroso (1835 – 1909), which remains a bestseller since 1863. Having devoted his life to studying the nature of madness and the psychology of a criminal, the author traced the connection between genius and mental anomalies that are revealed under the pressure of environmental conditions. Lombroso diagnoses Aristotle, Rousseau, Hoffmann, Schopenhauer, Mozart, Van Gogh, Gogol, Newton, Goethe and other great people, pointing out the observable similarity in them.

In 1913, Iosif Pokrovsky (1868 – 1920), a Russian legal expert, doctor of Roman law, created one of the best jurisprudential textbook in Russian. His scientific work is notable for the breadth of subject and survey, description of the trends in legal and national development, as well as the story of the Roman law destiny after the fall of the ancient world and the pursuit of its continuation in the modern world. Undoubtedly, the Roman law has a special place in the world history. Once consistent, it managed to stand in service of legal systems of most of today’s states.

This collectors’ edition will be appreciated not only by a lawyer, but by any well educated person.

The monumental work of Vladimir Solovyov (1853 – 1900), according to the author’s intention, was to become the first ethical part of the “positive philosophy of unitotality”. Unfortunately, the author did not have time to complete the remaining two parts about theoretical knowledge and artistic creativity, but even the first book became an outstanding work. It considers the concept of good in relation to the meaning of life. The author is sure that good is not conditioned by anything – on the contrary, it conditions everything else. Hence, its purity, fullness and strength, that is expressed in three steps: in human nature, from God and in human history. According to these levels, the book The Justification of the Good is divided into three sections.