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Meditations: A New Translation
$11.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – “Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find something useful to take away from it.”–Ja
- Series: Modern Library Classics
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 06, 2003
- ISBN10: 0812968255
- Language: English
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Meditations
$13.00 Add to cartA Penguin Great Ideas edition of timeless Stoic philosophy in practical aphorisms that have inspired luminaries like The Daily Stoic author Ryan Holiday, and influenced countless others to use philoso… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Great Ideas
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 06 2005
- ISBN10: 0143036270
- Language: English
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Meditations
$6.99 Add to cartDiscover the profound wisdom and guidance of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. This timeless collection of philosophical reflections offers practical insights on resilience,
self-discipline, and findi- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: August 01, 2017
- ISBN10: 8175994754
- Language: English
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Stoicism Quotes: 365 Days of Stoic Philosophy
$14.99 Add to cartSTOICISM QUOTES
Inside this book, you will find 365 stoic quotes, attributed to a wide variety of people who embody stoic principles and philosophy. This includes the ancient and original stoic
- Author: Finch, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1761036297
- Language: English
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Rhetoric
$8.00 Add to cartOne of the seminal works of Western philosophy, Aristotle’s Rhetoric vastly influenced all subsequent thought on the subject — philosophical, political, and literary. Focusing on the use of language
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 171
- Publish Date: September 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0486437930
- Language: English
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The Republic
$13.00 Add to cartPlato’s The Republic is widely acknowledged as the cornerstone of Western philosophy.
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, it is an inquiry into the- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 14 2007
- ISBN10: 0140455116
- Language: English
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How to Feel: An Ancient Guide to Minding Our Emotions
$17.95 Add to cartA new translation of the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness–and how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions
To feel is to suffer. But do we have to suffer as much as we do? Twenty-five hu- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Buddha, The
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0691267391
- Language: English
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The Politics
$14.00 Read more“Man is by nature a political animal”
In The Politics Aristotle addresses the questions that lie at the heart of political science. How should society be ordered to ensure the happiness of the individu
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 19 1981
- ISBN10: 0140444211
- Language: English
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Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings
$22.95 Add to cart“Unearthing the ancient world’s anarchist cultures, Zeichmann presents a compelling argument that authority may itself have always been the real aberration. Highly recommended” – Alan Moore, writer, a
- Author: Zeichmann, Christopher B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2025
- ISBN10: 0745350399
- Language: English
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The Socratic Method: A Practitioner’s Handbook
$18.95 Add to cart“Remarkable.”–Wall Street Journal
A thinking person’s guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, how it works, and why it matters more than ever in our time. Easy- Author: Farnsworth, Ward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1567928463
- Language: English
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How to Cope: An Ancient Guide to Enduring Hardship
$17.95 Add to cartA vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy–a moving classic about facing life’s worst events with courage and hope
What do you do when yo- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Boethius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 069125916X
- Language: English
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How to Make a Home: An Ancient Guide to Style and Comfort
$17.95 Add to cartAn entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decoration
The idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as n- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Vitruvius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0691249121
- Language: English
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How to Have Willpower: An Ancient Guide to Not Giving in
$17.95 Add to cartLively new translations of two classical works that offer wise advice about how to resist temptation
How to Have Willpower brings together two profound ancient meditations on how to overcome pressures- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Prudentius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 0691220344
- Language: English
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The Portable Plato
$26.00 Add to cartWriting in the fourth century B.C., in an Athens that had suffered a humiliating defeat in the Peloponnesian War, Plato formulated questions that have haunted the moral, religious, and political imagi… [more below]
- Series: Portable Library
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: March 01 1977
- ISBN10: 0140150404
- Language: English
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Selected Discourses – The Wisdom of Epictetus: The Stoic Classic
$14.99 Read moreExplore the ancient Stoic way of thinking and the valuable lessons it holds for contemporary life
This new volume contains the Enchiridion and selected Discourses of the great Stoic philosopher Epicte
- Series: Capstone Classics
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0857089951
- Language: English
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The Stoics: The Philosophy of Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius
$19.99 Read moreThis luxurious hardback edition brings together four classic essays on Stoic philosophy from the Ancient Greek world, beautifully presented with gold embossing and stenciled page edges.
Is there an a- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1398849103
- Language: English
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Stoicism 101: From Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus to the Role of Reason and Amor Fati, an Essential Primer on Stoic Philosophy
$16.99 Add to cartDiscover all the essential wisdom of the stoics with this engaging, informative, and easy-to-understand guide to all the key philosophers, concepts, and principles of the stoic philosophy.
You’ve seen- Series: Adams 101
- Author: Cloward, Erick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1507223579
- Language: English
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Epicureanism: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreEpicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. However it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy th… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wilson, Catherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 019968832X
- Language: English
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Defence of Socrates, Euthyphro, Crito
$11.95 Read moreThese new translations of the Defence of Socrates, the Euthyphro, and the Crito present Plato’s remarkable dramatizations of the momentous events surrounding the trial of Socrates in 399 BC, on charge… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199540500
- Language: English
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The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical User’s Manual
$18.95 Add to cart“Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn’t just a book to read–it’s a book to return t
- Author: Farnsworth, Ward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 1567928242
- Language: English
