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A selection of Seneca's most powerful and macabre plays Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are...

An enlightening collection of works by the most eloquent advocate of Stoicism It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a...

A selection of dialogues and letters of one of the most eloquent - and influential - masters of Latin prose. A major writer and a leading figure in the public...

A selection of Seneca's most powerful and macabre plays Based on the legends used in Greek drama, Seneca's plays are notable for the exuberant ruthlessness with which disastrous events are...

Author: Seneca Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 There are times when we've all felt that we haven't been treated as we deserve-that we've been misjudged, shortchanged, or given a...

Author: Seneca Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 A vibrant new translation of Seneca's 'On the Shortness of Life', a pointed reminder to make the most of our time. Who...

Pocket Hardbacks - the new non-fiction series that combines the collectability of Clothbound Classics with the popular spirit of Great Ideas Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Plagued by ill-health, violently sick at sea, irritated by renovation costs- Seneca is never less than sympathetically human. In these letters...

A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful lives What aspects of your life do you really control? What do you do...

'Don't hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen' How can we cope when life's events seem beyond our control? These...

The teachings of Stoic philosophy began and thrived in the Greek and Roman world until the 3rd century AD, and has since experienced multiple revivals right up to the modern...

Learn how to thrive in the modern world by unlocking the ancient art of stoicism. This practical and accessible guide will show you how to cultivate wisdom and cope with...

How did Roman poets create character? The mythological figures that dot the landscape of Roman poetry entail their own predetermined plotlines and received characteristics: the idea of a gentle, maternal...

Alain de Botton, best-selling author of How Proust can Change Your Life, has set six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of...

See more clearly, live more wisely, and bear the burdens of this life with greater ease here are the greatest insights of the Stoics, in their own words. Presented in...

Titillating, intriguing and occasionally unsettling, "In Defense of Sin" allows readers to judge for themselves if they should follow the Ten Commandments or if sin is now simply a thing...

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Author: Brigid DelaneyFormat: Hardback, 134mm x 200mm, 345g, 304 pagesPublished: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, 2023Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to the Stoic principles of virtue,...

Author: Stefanos Xenakis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 'Every day is a gift. Open it. Don't throw it away.' The international bestseller The relentless pace of the working day....

From acclaimed author Camryn Garrett comes a middle-grade mystery with a magical twist, about a girl who goes to live with her aunt in the summer after the loss of...

In this practical, refreshingly optimistic guide, philosopher William B. Irvine explains how centuries-old wisdom can help us better cope with everything from the everyday stresses of modern living to its...

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Philosophy Bargain Book Box Schopenhauer’s porcupines huddle together for warmth, then prick each other, then move apart, then get cold. That’s the whole problem of other people in one image,...

The legends surrounding the royal house of Thebes inspired Sophocles to create a powerful trilogy of mankind's struggle aginst fate. KING OEDIPUS tells of a man who brings pestilence to...

Born of wealth, but not love, Sage Bristo was rescued by her Native American grandmother from a childhood of fear and abuse. Raised in the mystical tradition of her powerful...

A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient worldLiving in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers,...

Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave...

A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world Living in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians,...

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Author: C. Stephen EvansBinding: HardbackPublished: Indiana University Press, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed exploration into the philosophical fragments of Kierkegaard. Evans analyzes the...

New Orleans, May 1862. The largest city in the ill-starred confederacy has fallen to Union troops. Twelve-year-old Joseph Woolsack disappears from his home, putting his mother Elise into a panic...

Author: Kent Wascom Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 New Orleans, May 1862. The largest city in the ill-starred confederacy has fallen to Union troops. Twelve-year-old Joseph Woolsack...

The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a people The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing. The people...

The story of a life-long infatuation, which is seen by many as Flaubert's masterpiece Sentimental Education begins with the hero - Frederic Moreau - leaving Paris and returning to the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of art and power, Roman Literature and Society by R. M. Ogilvie presents a sweeping and authoritative account of Latin literature...

Brings together the major writings of the great Italian philosopher. In his reflections on Christianity, Saint Thomas Aquinas forged a unique synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology. Preoccupied with...

Two men- one is charged to save Rome; one is determined to destroy it ... ebastos Pantera is newly returned from five years' undercover work in Britannia. Sick of spying,...

Barbara Cole's artwork is collected by public and private institutions and has been exhibited worldwide, including at the Canadian embassies in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, Japan. Cole, who is often...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image **ITALIAN TEXT ONLY**From the sun-drenched island of Sicily rises the irreverent and deeply human voice...

A selection of Cicero's speeches and letters, which have had a profound effect on the Western liberal tradition of political thought Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero...

Edition: 2nd ed., rev. Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: front board nearly detach; binding fragile; At...

Edition: First English EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on block - pages otherwise fineThis philosophical novel, Diary Of A Seducer, chronicles...