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Being Happy
'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly' Being Happy contains all of the extant writing by Epicurus - one of the most...
The Art of Happiness
The brilliant writings of a highly influential Greek philosopher, with a foreword by Daniel Klein, author of Travels with Epicurus The teachings of Epicurus-about life and death, religion and science,...
Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a
$10.00 AUD
Advice on achieving a fulfilling old age from one of the bestselling authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . . After being advised by his...
Epicurus And Democritean Ethics: An Archaeology Of Ataraxia
$90.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Pencil annotations throughout. A rigorous work of ancient philosophy, Epicurus and Democritean Ethics:...
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the Times-bestselling author of Travels with Epicurus. As a young college student studying philosophy, Klein filled a notebook with short quotes from...
Live Like A Philosopher: What the Ancient Greeks and Romans Can Teach
A wide-ranging philosophical and practical guide to incorporating the wisdom of ancient philosophers into daily modern life. How can I live a good life? Who do I want to become?...
The Nature of Things
New translation by Alicia Stallings, with an introduction by Richard Jenkyns Lucretius' poem On the Nature of Things combines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry...
Live Like A Philosopher: What the Ancient Greeks and Romans Can Teach
A wide-ranging philosophical and practical guide to incorporating the wisdom of ancient philosophers into daily modern life. How can I live a good life? Who do I want to become?...
The Consolations of Philosophy
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...
The Consolations of Philosophy
$10.00 AUD
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The Consolations of Philosophy
Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophy takes the discipline of logic and the mind back to its roots. Drawing inspiration from six of the finest minds in history -...
Gourmet Shops of Paris: An Epicurean Tour
$20.00 AUD
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The Intellectual Devotional Biographies
Author: DAVID S. KIDDER Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 The fifth installment of this best-selling series features 365 captivating entries about the most celebrated personalities in history Like its...
Through a Sparkling Glass: An A-Z of the Wonderland of Wine
Through a Sparkling Glass will both educate and entertain you on the wonder and joy of wine and its place in our lives and culture. From the importance of ageing...
Euripides: Iphigenia in Tauris
Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris is the tale of how two children of Agamemnon whose lives have been blighted in youth are brought together for mutual salvation and for the healing...
The Happiness Project: Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the
Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. The days are long, but the years are short, she realised. Time is passing,...
Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition
$12.00 AUD
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Memoirs Of An Old Bastard: Being A Portrait Of A City An Epicurean Chronicle Fantasia And Search
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA raucous and irreverent work of Australian literary fiction, Memoirs of an Old Bastard: Being a Portrait of a City...
A Frog in the Billabong: a French Woman in Tasmania
The author left France with her husband to settle in Tasmania in 1991. Settling into a small cottage along a deserted track she was intiated into locaL society and began...
The Dinner Party: A Chef's Guide to Home Entertaining
The Dinner Party is the ultimate guide to sophisticated home entertaining from fine dining chef Martin Benn, featuring nine expert menus for memorable feasts from relaxed gatherings to glamorous celebrations....
Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
Derren explores the history and philosophy of happiness and explains why everything is fine, more or less...! The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Really brilliant and just crammed with wisdom and insight....
The Gourmet And Other Stories Of Modern China
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFrom the culinary alleyways of Suzhou to the ideological upheavals of twentieth-century China, The Gourmet and Other Stories of Modern China presents...