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Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
Gothic Romance & Psychology
Recognize toxic love, understand obsession, and see the multigenerational effects of revenge.
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Romance & Social Intelligence
Navigate social dynamics, recognize manipulation, and understand the economics of relationships.
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
Women's Autonomy & Self-Discovery
Break free from social expectations, discover authentic self, and navigate the cost of autonomy.
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Ambition & Class Mobility
Recognize how expectations shape identity, navigate class shame, and find authentic self-worth.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Morality & Consequences
Understand vanity, moral corruption, and the hidden costs of beauty and pleasure-seeking.
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
Emotional Balance & Financial Wisdom
Balance emotion and reason, develop financial wisdom, and navigate relationships with head and heart.
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Philosophy & Psychology
Explore moral boundaries, guilt, redemption, and the psychology of rationalized wrongdoing.
Trending Themes
The life questions readers are exploring through classic literature.
Love & Obsession
Can't let go of someone? Love turning toxic? Understand the line between passion and obsession, recognize unhealthy patterns, and learn when to walk away.
Social Class & Mobility
Struggling with career advancement? Feeling trapped by your background? These classics decode the unwritten rules of social climbing and wealth that no one teaches you.
Spirituality & Self Mastery
Feeling lost or disconnected from purpose? Overwhelmed by modern chaos? Master your inner world, find unshakeable peace, and build the discipline to transform your life.
Identity & Self-Discovery
Lost in others' expectations? Wearing masks to fit in? Discover who you truly are beneath the roles society assigns you and find courage to live authentically.
Power & Corruption
Dealing with toxic leadership? Watching corruption unfold? Learn to recognize manipulation, protect yourself from power games, and navigate corrupt systems without losing your soul.
Rising Stars
Books experiencing explosive growth and capturing new audiences.
AC Originals
Modern wisdom guides built on timeless classics—written by our team to address today's most pressing questions.
The Last Chapter First
Living from the End Backward
A Stoic-inspired guide to living with urgency, intention, and meaning by confronting mortality as daily practice.
By Arvin Lioanag
You Are Not Lost
A Guide for the Searching
For anyone who feels uncertain about their path—this book reframes 'lost' as the prerequisite for transformation.
By Arvin Lioanag
The Lit of Love
Understanding Love Through Literature
What Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, and the greatest love stories teach us about recognizing, building, and sustaining real love.
By Arvin Lioanag
The Wealth Paradox
Money, Meaning, and Literature
How classic literature dismantles toxic money beliefs and teaches us to build true wealth—financial, relational, and spiritual.
By Arvin Lioanag
Year of Intelligence Amplifier
As AI reshapes everything, these works explore what it means to amplify human wisdom, resist manufactured ignorance, and build the future with intention.
The Amplified Human Spirit
2025 Vision
How technology, philosophy, and human resilience converge to create unprecedented potential for wisdom and growth in the age of AI.
By Arvin Lioanag
The Alarming Rise of Stupidity Amplified
The Dark Side of Intelligence Tools
Why AI and social media are making us collectively dumber—and how literature provides the antidote to manufactured ignorance.
By Arvin Lioanag
San Francisco, The AI Capital of the World
Tech, Humanity, and the Future
A cultural examination of the city building tomorrow's intelligence tools—exploring both utopian vision and dystopian reality.
By Arvin Lioanag
Trending Insights
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Reading workplace politics like Elizabeth Bennet
Pride and Prejudice
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