Already translated into ten languages, this brief testament to the transformative power of ideas is resonating with readers--especially the rising generation--throughout the world.

Nobility of Spirit is a spiritual journey to the source of those values--especially truth, freedom and dignity--that must be sustained in order for civilization to flourish. Riemen explores the tradition from Socrates and Spinoza, to Goethe, Whitman, and Thomas Mann--singular individuals who courageously refused to compromise their ideals, and he engages with them with great insight, intimacy and...