⚖️ Karmic Retribution

Stories and teachings centered on the inexorable return of consequences for one's actions, where moral debts are paid across lifetimes with unflinching cosmic precision.

The Joy of Pain

by Richard H. Smith • 2013

Joy at others' failures is not a character flaw. It is a feature of human nature.

3.45

268

⚖️ Social Comparison 🐍 Envy 😈 Schadenfreude ⚔️ Justice And Revenge 👥 Group Dynamics

The Joy of Pain 87%

Joy at others' failures is not a character flaw. It is a feature of human nature.

by Richard H. Smith 2013

3.45

268 ratings

⚖️ Social Comparison 🐍 Envy 😈 Schadenfreude ⚔️ Justice And Revenge 👥 Group Dynamics

Yellow

by Aron Beauregard • 2021

When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.

3.77

2k+

🩸 Extreme Horror 🔪 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🪶 Unlikely Avenger 👮 Corrupt Cops

Yellow 86%

When a thug threatens his store and wife, a meek man finds the monster within.

by Aron Beauregard 2021

3.77

2k+ ratings

🩸 Extreme Horror 🔪 Revenge Quest ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🪶 Unlikely Avenger 👮 Corrupt Cops

Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy

by Richard Greene • 2007

Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.

3.73

201

🎞️ Film And Philosophy 🍿 Pop Culture Philosophy ⚡ Nietzschean Thought ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ⚖️ Revenge Ethics

Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy Summary

Quentin Tarantino and Philosophy 86%

Tarantino's blowtorch-wielding criminals as moral philosophers: nihilism, karma, and revenge.

by Richard Greene 2007

3.73

201 ratings

🎞️ Film And Philosophy 🍿 Pop Culture Philosophy ⚡ Nietzschean Thought ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ⚖️ Revenge Ethics

The Undrowned

by K.R. Alexander • 2020

A bully pushes her friend into a cursed lake. She returns, and a vengeful haunting follows.

3.89

2k+

🧟 Supernatural Revenge 👊 Bully Protagonist 💔 Toxic Friendship 🌊 Cursed Lake 😨 Creeping Dread

The Undrowned 86%

A bully pushes her friend into a cursed lake. She returns, and a vengeful haunting follows.

by K.R. Alexander 2020

3.89

2k+ ratings

🧟 Supernatural Revenge 👊 Bully Protagonist 💔 Toxic Friendship 🌊 Cursed Lake 😨 Creeping Dread

Les Thanatonautes

by Bernard Werber • 1996

Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.

4.07

9k+

✨ Philosophical Sci-Fi 📖 Forbidden Knowledge ⚡ Science And Mystery ⚖️ Karmic Reincarnation 👼 Angelic Intervention

Les Thanatonautes 86%

Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.

by Bernard Werber 1996

4.07

9k+ ratings

✨ Philosophical Sci-Fi 📖 Forbidden Knowledge ⚡ Science And Mystery ⚖️ Karmic Reincarnation 👼 Angelic Intervention

The Only Good Indians

by Stephen Graham Jones • 2020

A decade after an illegal elk hunt, four Blackfeet men discover something is stalking them back.

3.68

118k+

🦌 Revenge Spirit 📖 Literary Horror 👨‍👧 Sins Of The Father 🏹 Cultural Reckoning 🏘️ Modern Reservation Life

The Only Good Indians 86%

A decade after an illegal elk hunt, four Blackfeet men discover something is stalking them back.

by Stephen Graham Jones 2020

3.68

118k+ ratings

🦌 Revenge Spirit 📖 Literary Horror 👨‍👧 Sins Of The Father 🏹 Cultural Reckoning 🏘️ Modern Reservation Life

Karma

by Sadhguru • 2021

Karma is memory you can dissolve. A yogi's field guide to the practices that clear it.

4.28

7k+

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🔄 Karmic Teachings ⚖️ Karma And Destiny 🤲 Personal Responsibility 🧠 Conscious Action

Karma 86%

Karma is memory you can dissolve. A yogi's field guide to the practices that clear it.

by Sadhguru 2021

4.28

7k+ ratings

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🔄 Karmic Teachings ⚖️ Karma And Destiny 🤲 Personal Responsibility 🧠 Conscious Action

What a Carve Up!

by Jonathan Coe • 1994

A lonely biographer uncovers how one family's greed poisoned Britain, then the murders start.

4.11

13k+

🎭 Political Satire 🏚️ Country House Mystery 😈 Family Of Villains 📖 Metafiction 🇬🇧 Thatcher's Britain

What a Carve Up! 86%

A lonely biographer uncovers how one family's greed poisoned Britain, then the murders start.

by Jonathan Coe 1994

4.11

13k+ ratings

🎭 Political Satire 🏚️ Country House Mystery 😈 Family Of Villains 📖 Metafiction 🇬🇧 Thatcher's Britain

Sweet Revenge

by Fern Michaels • 2006

A disgraced architect joins a secret group of women to destroy the rival who framed her.

4.3

9k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Gaslighting 👥 Found Family 💼 Career Sabotage 👯 Girl Gang

Sweet Revenge 86%

A disgraced architect joins a secret group of women to destroy the rival who framed her.

by Fern Michaels 2006

4.3

9k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Gaslighting 👥 Found Family 💼 Career Sabotage 👯 Girl Gang

The Quest for Cosmic Justice

by Thomas Sowell • 1999

Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.

4.38

3k+

🏛️ Political Philosophy ⚖️ Legal Theory 🚫 Social Justice Critique 📜 Rule Of Law 🔄 Unintended Consequences

The Quest for Cosmic Justice 86%

Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.

by Thomas Sowell 1999

4.38

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy ⚖️ Legal Theory 🚫 Social Justice Critique 📜 Rule Of Law 🔄 Unintended Consequences

Cold Moon Over Babylon

by Michael McDowell • 1980

A girl vanishes from a bridge. Her family's grief awakens the drowned dead of the Styx.

3.97

7k+

🖤 Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🕯️ Family Curse 🏚️ Small-Town Corruption 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Cold Moon Over Babylon 85%

A girl vanishes from a bridge. Her family's grief awakens the drowned dead of the Styx.

by Michael McDowell 1980

3.97

7k+ ratings

🖤 Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🕯️ Family Curse 🏚️ Small-Town Corruption 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Tick Tock

by Fern Michaels • 2022

After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.

4.36

6k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 👩‍⚖️ Female Revenge 💻 Cyber Thriller 🔍 Manhunt

Tick Tock 85%

After a car bomb leaves a Sister comatose, the vigilante group tracks down the ex-cons responsible.

by Fern Michaels 2022

4.36

6k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 👩‍⚖️ Female Revenge 💻 Cyber Thriller 🔍 Manhunt

Doing Justice

by Preet Bharara • 2019

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

4.27

6k+

🏛️ Criminal Prosecution ⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform ✍️ Legal Memoir

Doing Justice 85%

Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.

by Preet Bharara 2019

4.27

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Prosecution ⚖️ American Justice System 📋 Prosecutorial Ethics 🔄 Criminal Justice Reform ✍️ Legal Memoir

The Age of Responsibility

by Yascha Mounk • 2017

When responsibility became a weapon, welfare states turned to punishment over protection.

3.66

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🏥 Welfare State 🎲 Agency And Luck ⚖️ Moral Responsibility 🍀 Luck Egalitarianism

The Age of Responsibility 85%

When responsibility became a weapon, welfare states turned to punishment over protection.

by Yascha Mounk 2017

3.66

82 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🏥 Welfare State 🎲 Agency And Luck ⚖️ Moral Responsibility 🍀 Luck Egalitarianism

How to Kill Your Family

by Bella Mackie • 2021

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

3.51

185k+

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

How to Kill Your Family 85%

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

by Bella Mackie 2021

3.51

185k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

Molka

by Monika Kim • 2026

Hidden cameras watch her office bathroom, but her drowned sister's ghost has sharper ideas.

3.70

16k+

👻 Vengeful Ghost 🩸 Feminist Horror 🔪 Female Rage ⚡ Revenge Thriller 📹 Surveillance Horror

Molka 85%

Hidden cameras watch her office bathroom, but her drowned sister's ghost has sharper ideas.

by Monika Kim 2026

3.70

16k+ ratings

👻 Vengeful Ghost 🩸 Feminist Horror 🔪 Female Rage ⚡ Revenge Thriller 📹 Surveillance Horror

Confessions

by Kanae Minato • 2008

A middle school teacher uses her final homeroom to announce she poisoned her daughter's two killers.

3.93

87k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🏮 Japanese Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Sociopathic Child

Confessions 85%

A middle school teacher uses her final homeroom to announce she poisoned her daughter's two killers.

by Kanae Minato 2008

3.93

87k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Revenge Thriller 🏮 Japanese Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 😈 Sociopathic Child

You Like It Darker

by Stephen King • 2024

In small towns and on dark roads, secrets fester, fate whispers, and the past is never really dead.

4.17

94k+

🏚️ Small-Town Horror 👻 Supernatural Thriller 🧬 Father-Son Legacy ⚖️ Fate Vs Free Will 🚔 Wrongful Accusation

You Like It Darker 85%

In small towns and on dark roads, secrets fester, fate whispers, and the past is never really dead.

by Stephen King 2024

4.17

94k+ ratings

🏚️ Small-Town Horror 👻 Supernatural Thriller 🧬 Father-Son Legacy ⚖️ Fate Vs Free Will 🚔 Wrongful Accusation

Dirty Weekend

by Helen Zahavi • 1991

Her neighbor watches every move and threatens acid, so a Brighton woman reaches for a hammer.

3.72

1k+

🗡️ Feminist Revenge 🔥 Female Rage 🎯 Prey Becomes Hunter ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 😈 Darkly Comic

Dirty Weekend 85%

Her neighbor watches every move and threatens acid, so a Brighton woman reaches for a hammer.

by Helen Zahavi 1991

3.72

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Feminist Revenge 🔥 Female Rage 🎯 Prey Becomes Hunter ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 😈 Darkly Comic

Education of a Felon

by Edward Bunker • 1999

A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.

4.14

2k+

⛓️ Prison Memoir 💰 Career Criminal 🔪 Prison Survival 🔄 Recidivism 🧒 Juvenile Injustice

Education of a Felon 85%

A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.

by Edward Bunker 1999

4.14

2k+ ratings

⛓️ Prison Memoir 💰 Career Criminal 🔪 Prison Survival 🔄 Recidivism 🧒 Juvenile Injustice

The Amulet

by Michael McDowell • 1979

A cursed amulet circulates through a dying Alabama factory town, leaving violent death in its wake.

3.92

3k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🏘️ Small Town Horror 💎 Cursed Object 🩸 Family Curse 🏠 Domestic Horror

The Amulet 85%

A cursed amulet circulates through a dying Alabama factory town, leaving violent death in its wake.

by Michael McDowell 1979

3.92

3k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🏘️ Small Town Horror 💎 Cursed Object 🩸 Family Curse 🏠 Domestic Horror

The Builders

by Daniel Polansky • 2015

Years after a bloody betrayal, a scarred mouse reassembles his crew of animal killers for revenge.

3.75

4k+

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🤠 Weird West 💼 One Last Job 🗡️ Revenge Quest 👥 Ragtag Crew

The Builders 85%

Years after a bloody betrayal, a scarred mouse reassembles his crew of animal killers for revenge.

by Daniel Polansky 2015

3.75

4k+ ratings

🐾 Animal Fantasy 🤠 Weird West 💼 One Last Job 🗡️ Revenge Quest 👥 Ragtag Crew

Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

by Satyarth Nayak • 2022

100 Puranic tales span creation to dissolution, tracing a cosmos where devotion rewrites destiny.

4.39

2k+

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 📜 Mythology Retelling ⚖️ Cosmic Balance 🐚 Divine Avatars 🌺 Feminine Divine

Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas Summary

Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas 85%

100 Puranic tales span creation to dissolution, tracing a cosmos where devotion rewrites destiny.

by Satyarth Nayak 2022

4.39

2k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 📜 Mythology Retelling ⚖️ Cosmic Balance 🐚 Divine Avatars 🌺 Feminine Divine

Edgar Cayce on Reincarnation

by Noel Langley • 1989

The hidden laws of reincarnation from 2,500 trance readings: karma as curriculum, not punishment.

4.12

522

🌀 Reincarnation Studies 📜 Karmic Cycles 🧠 Soul Memory 🔮 Channeled Wisdom ✝️ Esoteric Christianity

Edgar Cayce on Reincarnation 85%

The hidden laws of reincarnation from 2,500 trance readings: karma as curriculum, not punishment.

by Noel Langley 1989

4.12

522 ratings

🌀 Reincarnation Studies 📜 Karmic Cycles 🧠 Soul Memory 🔮 Channeled Wisdom ✝️ Esoteric Christianity

Chanakya Neeti

by B.K. Chaturvedi • 2009

Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.

3.74

670

🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🔁 Karma 🧘 Self-Mastery ⚖️ Ethical Living

Chanakya Neeti 85%

Ancient Indian wisdom on self-mastery: control desire, choose company wisely, let karma work.

by B.K. Chaturvedi 2009

3.74

670 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🔁 Karma 🧘 Self-Mastery ⚖️ Ethical Living

Take Down

by Fern Michaels • 2014

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

4.35

2k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

Take Down 85%

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

by Fern Michaels 2014

4.35

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

Night of the Living Dummy

by R.L. Stine • 1993

Kris's dummy speaks on its own, destroys her reputation, and threatens to hurt everyone she loves.

3.85

35k+

🧒 Children's Horror 🧸 Evil Doll 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 😰 Mistaken Blame 🔀 Twist Ending

Night of the Living Dummy 85%

Kris's dummy speaks on its own, destroys her reputation, and threatens to hurt everyone she loves.

by R.L. Stine 1993

3.85

35k+ ratings

🧒 Children's Horror 🧸 Evil Doll 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry 😰 Mistaken Blame 🔀 Twist Ending

Why Me, Why This, Why Now?

by Robin Norwood • 1995

Life's worst moments are soul assignments in disguise. The lesson repeats until you learn it.

3.64

603

🌀 Karmic Healing 👶 Past Lives ⚡ Energy Healing 📜 Soul Contracts 🧠 Mind Body Connection

Why Me, Why This, Why Now? 85%

Life's worst moments are soul assignments in disguise. The lesson repeats until you learn it.

by Robin Norwood 1995

3.64

603 ratings

🌀 Karmic Healing 👶 Past Lives ⚡ Energy Healing 📜 Soul Contracts 🧠 Mind Body Connection

Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby • 2021

Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.

4.12

166k+

🔫 Vigilante Justice 🍑 Southern Noir 💧 Grief-Driven Revenge 🔗 Ex-Con Protagonist ⚖️ Parental Redemption

Razorblade Tears 85%

Two ex-con fathers, divided by race, unite to avenge the murder of their gay sons.

by S.A. Cosby 2021

4.12

166k+ ratings

🔫 Vigilante Justice 🍑 Southern Noir 💧 Grief-Driven Revenge 🔗 Ex-Con Protagonist ⚖️ Parental Redemption

Beyond Revenge

by Michael E. McCullough • 2008

Revenge is a craving the brain treats like hunger. Forgiveness, it turns out, is just as evolved.

3.88

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness Studies 🌍 Human Universals 🔬 Behavioral Neuroscience

Beyond Revenge 85%

Revenge is a craving the brain treats like hunger. Forgiveness, it turns out, is just as evolved.

by Michael E. McCullough 2008

3.88

74 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness Studies 🌍 Human Universals 🔬 Behavioral Neuroscience

The Way to Happiness

by L. Ron Hubbard • 1989

Personal integrity and the golden rule: L. Ron Hubbard's practical moral code for a life that works.

3.76

535

🧭 Moral Codes 😇 Virtue Ethics 🧹 Personal Integrity 🌍 Practical Ethics 🤝 The Golden Rule

The Way to Happiness 85%

Personal integrity and the golden rule: L. Ron Hubbard's practical moral code for a life that works.

by L. Ron Hubbard 1989

3.76

535 ratings

🧭 Moral Codes 😇 Virtue Ethics 🧹 Personal Integrity 🌍 Practical Ethics 🤝 The Golden Rule

Heart-Shaped Box

by Joe Hill • 2007

A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.

3.84

155k+

📦 Haunted Object 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔗 Generational Trauma

Heart-Shaped Box 85%

A rock star buys a haunted suit online; the ghost blames him for a woman's death.

by Joe Hill 2007

3.84

155k+ ratings

📦 Haunted Object 🧠 Psychological Haunting 🏚️ Southern Gothic 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Female of the Species

by Mindy McGinnis • 2016

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

4.14

39k+

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Female of the Species 85%

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

by Mindy McGinnis 2016

4.14

39k+ ratings

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Maid's Diary

by Loreth Anne White • 2023

A maid realizes her clients covered up her assault years ago. She's been invisible long enough.

4.20

120k+

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Invisible Observer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Maid's Diary 85%

A maid realizes her clients covered up her assault years ago. She's been invisible long enough.

by Loreth Anne White 2023

4.20

120k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Invisible Observer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Cut and Thirst

by Margaret Atwood • 2024

Three elderly friends plot literary revenge but find time and aging have their own plans.

3.12

31k+

🎭 Dark Comedy ✒️ Literary Satire 👴 Aging Protagonists 🥀 Thwarted Revenge 👯 Female Friendship

Cut and Thirst 85%

Three elderly friends plot literary revenge but find time and aging have their own plans.

by Margaret Atwood 2024

3.12

31k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Comedy ✒️ Literary Satire 👴 Aging Protagonists 🥀 Thwarted Revenge 👯 Female Friendship

Doctor Strange and Philosophy

by Mark D. White • 2018

How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.

4.27

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🦸 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Virtue Ethics 🌪️ Existential Crisis 🔮 Mysticism

Doctor Strange and Philosophy 85%

How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.

by Mark D. White 2018

4.27

44 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🦸 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Virtue Ethics 🌪️ Existential Crisis 🔮 Mysticism

Púa

by Lorenzo Silva • 2023

A retired spy must save his dying friend's daughter from the corrupt cop destroying her life.

3.59

1k+

🖤 Dirty War 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👮 Corrupt Police ⚔️ Vengeance Quest 💔 Self Destruction

Púa 85%

A retired spy must save his dying friend's daughter from the corrupt cop destroying her life.

by Lorenzo Silva 2023

3.59

1k+ ratings

🖤 Dirty War 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 👮 Corrupt Police ⚔️ Vengeance Quest 💔 Self Destruction

God

by Dan Barker • 2016

Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.

3.90

838

📖 Biblical Criticism ⚡ Divine Violence 📚 Bible As Literature 🧠 New Atheism 💡 Freethought

God 85%

Twenty million dead in a flood, children dashed on rocks: the Bible's God, read plainly.

by Dan Barker 2016

3.90

838 ratings

📖 Biblical Criticism ⚡ Divine Violence 📚 Bible As Literature 🧠 New Atheism 💡 Freethought

Pure Murder

by Corey Mitchell • 2008

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

3.97

1k+

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights 🔍 Criminal Investigations 📜 Legal Precedent

Pure Murder 85%

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

by Corey Mitchell 2008

3.97

1k+ ratings

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights 🔍 Criminal Investigations 📜 Legal Precedent

The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 2016

The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.

4.48

139

🪷 Buddhist Ethics 📜 Early Buddhism 📚 Scriptural Anthology 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💢 Anger Management

The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony Summary

The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony 85%

The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.

by Bhikkhu Bodhi 2016

4.48

139 ratings

🪷 Buddhist Ethics 📜 Early Buddhism 📚 Scriptural Anthology 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💢 Anger Management

اورستیا

by Aeschylus

To avenge his father, a son must kill his mother, and a goddess must invent justice.

4.02

47k+

🏛️ Greek Tragedy 🏠 House Of Atreus 🩸 Familial Curse ⚔️ Blood Vengeance 🔮 Prophetic Doom

اورستیا 85%

To avenge his father, a son must kill his mother, and a goddess must invent justice.

by Aeschylus

4.02

47k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Tragedy 🏠 House Of Atreus 🩸 Familial Curse ⚔️ Blood Vengeance 🔮 Prophetic Doom

Electra

by Euripides

A princess in a peasant's hut awaits her brother's return to avenge their murdered father.

3.95

9k+

🏛️ Greek Tragedy 🩸 Revenge Cycle 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict 😱 Psychological Torment 🏺 Classical Antiquity

Electra 85%

A princess in a peasant's hut awaits her brother's return to avenge their murdered father.

by Euripides

3.95

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Tragedy 🩸 Revenge Cycle 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict 😱 Psychological Torment 🏺 Classical Antiquity

Legacy of Blood

by Richard A. Knaak • 2001

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

3.75

3k+

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

Legacy of Blood 85%

His cursed armor murdered his friends. He must break free before a demon claims his soul.

by Richard A. Knaak 2001

3.75

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Cursed Artifact 👹 Demonic Possession 🧙 Dark Sorcery 👻 Vengeful Spirits 😒 Reluctant Antihero

A Certain Hunger

by Chelsea G. Summers • 2019

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

3.70

69k+

🔪 Female Serial Killer 🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist

A Certain Hunger 85%

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

by Chelsea G. Summers 2019

3.70

69k+ ratings

🔪 Female Serial Killer 🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist

The Least of All Possible Evils

by Eyal Weizman • 2012

When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.

4.19

224

🩸 Aid And Complicity 🤷 Lesser Evil Logic 📊 Proportionality In War 🗺️ Spatial Politics 🌍 Critical Geography

The Least of All Possible Evils 85%

When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.

by Eyal Weizman 2012

4.19

224 ratings

🩸 Aid And Complicity 🤷 Lesser Evil Logic 📊 Proportionality In War 🗺️ Spatial Politics 🌍 Critical Geography

The Dark Sides of Empathy

by Fritz Breithaupt • 2019

Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.

3.63

📚 Empathy Studies 🧭 Moral Psychology 🕳️ Dark Empathy 🦠 Emotional Parasitism 😈 Sadistic Pleasure

The Dark Sides of Empathy 85%

Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.

by Fritz Breithaupt 2019

3.63

59 ratings

📚 Empathy Studies 🧭 Moral Psychology 🕳️ Dark Empathy 🦠 Emotional Parasitism 😈 Sadistic Pleasure

Weekend Warriors

by Fern Michaels • 2003

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

4.08

15k+

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Weekend Warriors 85%

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

by Fern Michaels 2003

4.08

15k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Ajaya

by Anand Neelakantan • 2013

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

4.05

5k+

🏛️ Revisionist Mythology 👑 Villain's Perspective ⚔️ Tragic Antihero 🌫️ Morally Gray 🕌 Ancient India

Ajaya 85%

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

by Anand Neelakantan 2013

4.05

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Revisionist Mythology 👑 Villain's Perspective ⚔️ Tragic Antihero 🌫️ Morally Gray 🕌 Ancient India

12 Commandments

by Hanzi Freinacht • 2022

The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.

4.40

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🌑 Shadow Work 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

12 Commandments 85%

The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.

by Hanzi Freinacht 2022

4.40

42 ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🌑 Shadow Work 🛑 Anti-Perfectionism 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🧘 Body-Mind Connection

One Nation Under Therapy

by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

3.60

376

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

One Nation Under Therapy 84%

Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.

by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005

3.60

376 ratings

🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture 🏛️ Cultural Criticism ⚖️ Personal Accountability 🇺🇸 Civic Education 🛡️ Child Overprotection

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