A Marketplace For Ideas.

About Us
The Agora began as a small publishing outfit in Washington, DC in 1978. Its founder, Bill Bonner,
was interested in publishing ideas and opportunities commonly overlooked by the mainstream media.
He started with International Living, a newsletter devoted to working, investing, and retiring
overseas. After the success of that title, the company grew slowly but steadily, one publication at a
time.

By the 1990’s the business had expanded to include several thriving publishing groups and relocated
to a beautiful, historic Baltimore City neighbourhood. During that same period, The Agora’s footprint
stretched overseas, with subscribers across the globe and businesses sprouting in major cities
including Paris, London, and Melbourne. More would soon follow. The workforce grew from a
handful to hundreds of people. Collectively, the groups published dozens of newsletters and
magazines in the areas of travel, health, business, and investing. The Agora also includes Les Belle
Lettres, the largest publisher of the Greek and Roman classics in the world.

Today, our network includes dozens of independent publishing and media companies that are
privately run and have individual product lines. Still, as distinctive and independent as they have
grown to be, they all share The Agora’s core mission of bringing the best new and unconventional
viewpoints, perspectives and strategies to the global marketplace.
 Old Principles.
Today’s Media.
The media landscape today is large, complex, instantaneous, and oftentimes confounding. It is also
increasingly faddish. Brave new ideas circulate rapidly and dominate social, political, and economic
discussion without serious consideration, largely untethered to the timeless principles and wisdom of
the great thinkers and writers of the past. Most of the publications within our network are topical;
they focus on the most important current trends in economics, investing, business, and health. But
their writers are conversant with history’s strongest, most influential thinkers; from Aristotle to
Thomas Aquinas to Adam Smith.

While the companies that make up The Agora operate independently, they rely on these principles to
help customers to expand their minds, embrace bold thinking, and enrich their lives. If you are a
customer and in need of assistance, please feel free to contact us at info@theagora.com. We will be
happy to connect you with the appropriate company and Customer Service team.