What's your favorite little philosophy book?

In Towards a calculus of happiness I mentioned Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, which is increasingly informing how I'm thinking about my book. It now rests along with other favorites [1] in a class of philosophy books that gets at what I'm shooting for. I'd love your suggestions for others that are similar.

Here are a few attributes that come to mind:

• Logically coherent view of the world (e.g., worldview, principles, and practices)
• Tightly written in clear, spare language
• Provides lasting value

Do any of your favorites jump out at you? I'm not in the habit of studying the masters, so this is a new sub-experiment as part of writing the book. Thanks!

[1] Here are some I've stumbled across in the last five years:

• Improv Wisdom, which I reviewed in Great time management ideas from the world of improv wisdom
• Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
• One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
• Po: Beyond Yes and No and Six Thinking Hats by Edward De Bono.

Comments

[Matthew Cornell]

Patricia Ryan Madson shared these with me:

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Two small books that I "go to" for a philosophical hit are:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
and
Constructive Living by David K. Reynolds
oh, and
Life is a VERB by Patti Digh

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