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How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life by Epictetus
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Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism--translated by one of the world's leading authorities on Stoic philosophy Born a slave, the Roman Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 55-135 AD) taught that mental freedom is supreme, since it can liberate one anywhere, even in a prison. In How ...Show more
How to Be Healthy : An Ancient Guide to Wellness by Galen
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world The second-century Greek physician Galen--the most famous doctor in antiquity after Hippocrates--is a central figure in Western medicine. A talented doctor, surgeon, writer, philosopher, tea ...Show more
How to Be a Farmer: A Work of Many Hands by Usher M. D.
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Category: Agriculture | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
A delightful anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings celebrating country living--ranging from a philosophy of compost to hymns to the gods of agriculture Whether you farm or garden, live in the country or long to move there, or simply enjoy an occasional rural retreat, you will be delighted ...Show more
How to Be a Friend (HB) by Marcus Tullius Cicero; Philip Freeman
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Category: General Non Fiction | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician a ...Show more
How to Drink - a Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing by Vincent Obsopoeus; Michael Fontaine
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Category: Food & Wine | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498-1539) thought so. In the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he witnesse ...Show more
How to Focus : A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction by John Cassian
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one Distraction isn't a new problem. We're also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat us to it. They had given up everything to focus on God, yet they still struggled to keep the demons of di ...Show more
How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving On by Ovid
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Category: Personal Development | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
A modern translation of the ancient Roman poet Ovid's Remedies for Love--a witty and irreverent work about how to fall out of loveBreakups are the worst. On one scale devised by psychiatrists, only a spouse's death was ranked as more stressful than a marital split. Is there any treatment for a breakup? ...Show more
How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved oneIn 45 BCE, the Roman statesman Cicero fell to pieces when his beloved daughter, Tullia, died from complications of childbirth. But from the depths of despair, Cicero fought his way back. In an effort to cope ...Show more
How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely by Seneca
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life," a pointed reminder to make the most of our timeWho doesn't worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of time and preventing us from having a life? How can we make the most of our time on earth? In the first ce ...Show more
How to Keep Your Cool: Anger Management by Seneca Seneca; James S. Romm
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Category: History | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca In his essay "On Anger" (De Ira), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD) argues that anger is the most destructive passion: "No plague has cost the human race more dear." Thi ...Show more
How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management
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Category: Business / Economics / Technology | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
An enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made--and thought about--money Ancient Romans liked money. But how did they make a living and sometimes even become rich? The Roman economy was dominated by agriculture, but it was surprisingly modern in many ways: the Romans had co ...Show more
How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism by Diogenes
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformityThe Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who stood athwart the flood of society's material excess, unexamined conventions, and even norms of politeness a ...Show more
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