Ancient & Classical
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Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
$24.99 Read moreImmerse yourself in the profound wisdom and lyrical beauty of Kahlil Gibran’s collected works. From The Prophet to The Broken Wings and Sand and Foam, Gibran’s writings explore the depths of the huma
- Author: Gibran, Kahlil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 632
- Publish Date: March 05 2018
- ISBN10: 9387779025
- Language: English
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How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
$18.95 Add to cartTimeless 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- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0691181950
- Language: English
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Meditations
$12.99 Add to cartMarcus Aurelius’s classic work Meditations is presented in a handsome hardback edition featuring gold embossing and gilded page edges.
Meditations is a collection of personal writings and spiritual r- Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1398820563
- Language: English
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The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo
$14.00 Add to cartEuthyphro/Apology/Crito/Phaedo
‘Nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death’ The trial and condemnation of Socrates on charges of heresy and corrupting young minds is a defining moment i- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 29 2003
- ISBN10: 0140449280
- Language: English
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Ancient Greek Philosophers
$24.99 Read more“Philosophy begins in wonder.”
Have you ever wondered about the development of civilization? What topics were discussed in the days of ancient Greece? This collection of thoughts from Plato, A
—Plato- Series: Leather-Bound Classics
- Author: Editors of Canterbury Classics
- Binding: Leather
- Page Count: 992
- Publish Date: October 02, 2018
- ISBN10: 1684125537
- Language: English
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The Stage of Time: Secrets of the Past, The Nature of Reality, and the Ancient Gods of History
$12.99 Add to cartThe Stage of Time will bring you through an adventurous exploration into understanding the secrets of consciousness, ancient history, and the very nature of reality itself. Be prepared to question the
- Author: LaCroix, Matthew R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: June 25, 2019
- ISBN10: 0578554933
- Language: English
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The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments
$18.00 Add to cartThe complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity.
“Some things are up to us and some are not.” Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE,- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 022676947X
- Language: English
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Gilgamesh: A New English Version
$20.00 Add to cartGilgamesh is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature, but until now there has not been a version that is a superlative literary text in its own right.
Acclaimed by critics and scholars,- Author: Mitchell, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01, 2006
- ISBN10: 0743261690
- Language: English
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The Iliad
$25.00 Add to cartHomer’s monumental epic set at the end of the Trojan War explores love, heroism, and the intricate relationship between gods and mortals–now in a beautiful clothbound hardcover edition designed by Co… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 014139465X
- Language: English
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The Socratic Method: A Practitioner’s Handbook
$30.00 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 01, 1970
- ISBN10: 1567926851
- Language: English
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The Republic of Plato
$36.40 Add to cartThe definitive translation of Plato’s Republic, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy
Long regarded as the most accurate rendering of Plato’s Republic that has yet been publi- Author: Bloom, Allan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 22 2016
- ISBN10: 0465094082
- Language: English
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Reasons Not to Worry: How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times
$32.00 Add to cartIn this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wis
- Author: Delaney, Brigid
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063314827
- Language: English
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The Battle of Maldon: Together with the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
$30.00 Read more“The first-ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, featuring previously unpu… [more below]
- Author: Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0063338181
- Language: English
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The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories
$35.00 Add to cart“The most densely annotated, richly illustrated, and user friendly edition” of the greatest classical work of history ever written (Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker)–from the editor of the widely pr
- Series: Landmark Books
- Author: Herodotus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1024
- Publish Date: June 02 2009
- ISBN10: 1400031141
- Language: English
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How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
$19.99 Add to cartA philosopher asks how ancient Stoicism can help us flourish today Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal i
- Author: Pigliucci, Massimo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 08, 2018
- ISBN10: 1541644530
- Language: English
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
$17.00 Add to cartAndrew George’s “masterly new translation” (The Times) of the world’s first truly great work of literature
A Penguin Classic
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: George, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 29, 2003
- ISBN10: 0140449191
- Language: English
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The Iliad of Homer
$18.00 Add to cart“Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus’ son Achilleus / and its devastation.” For sixty years, that’s how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore’s faithful translation–the gold stan
- Author: Homer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: November 15 2011
- ISBN10: 0226470490
- Language: English
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Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
$24.95 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000
- Author: Beard, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 0691225877
- Language: English
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Art of Living: The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
$17.99 Add to cartEpictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot cont
- Series: Plus
- Author: Epictetus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 26 2007
- ISBN10: 0061286052
- Language: English
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The Canterbury Tales
$11.00 Add to cartNevill Coghill’s masterly and vivid modern English verse translation with all the vigor and poetry of Chaucer’s fourteenth-century Middle English
In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer creat
A Penguin Classic- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: February 04, 2003
- ISBN10: 0140424385
- Language: English
