Ancient & Classical
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How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
$18.95 Add to cartTimeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome’s greatest orator
All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we’re trying to win a trivial- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 04 2016
- ISBN10: 0691164339
- Language: English
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Fragments
$16.00 Add to cartFragments of wisdom from the ancient world
In the sixth century b.c.-twenty-five hundred years before Einstein–Heraclitus of Ephesus declared that energy is the essence of matter, that everything bec- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Heraclitus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 28, 2003
- ISBN10: 0142437654
- Language: English
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Democracy: A Life
$24.99 Add to cartAncient Greece first coined the concept of “democracy”, yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker-from Plato and Aristotle onwards- was ambivalent towards or even hostile to democracy in any form. … [more below]
- Author: Cartledge, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0190866276
- Language: English
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A Little History of the World
$15.00 Read moreThe international bestseller: E. H. Gombrich’s sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages
“All stories begin with ‘Once upon a time.’ And that’s just what this story is all about: wha- Series: Little Histories
- Author: Gombrich, E. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 030014332X
- Language: English
