The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy (BCPaperbacks)
By: John Sellars
4.12
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
It is a commonplace to say that in antiquity philosophy was conceived as a way of life or an art of…
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1. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
By: George R.R. Martin
4.34
Format: 1125 pages, Kindle Edition
Alternate cover edition of ASIN B004XISI4A In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of … read more
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"Words are not swords."-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
"My enemies are legion."-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
"No Queen has clean hands."-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
"All kings must be butchers or meat."-George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
2. Philosophy As a Way of Life: Spiritual Exercises from Socrates to Foucault
By: Pierre Hadot
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account… read more
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3. Being and Time
By: Martin Heidegger
4.05
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
One of the most important philosophical works of our time, a work that has had tremendous influence… read more
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"But “nowhere"-Martin Heidegger, Being and Time
"El ente existente “se"-Martin Heidegger, Being and Time
"الترجمة ضرب من أدب الضيافة إزاء تراث ما"-Martin Heidegger, Being and Time
"Everyone is the other and no one is himself."-Martin Heidegger, Being and Time
4. No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.25
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, T… read more
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"Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher."-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
"The most effective way to show compassion to another is to listen, rather than talk."-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
"If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight."-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
"Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tende…"-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
5. Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings
By: Musonius Rufus , William B. Irvine , Cynthia King
4.08
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
Musonius Rufus (c. AD 30-100) was one of the four great Roman Stoic philosophers, the other three b… read more
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6. The Philosophy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Stoic Philosophy as Rational and Cognitive Psychotherapy
By: Donald J. Robertson
3.43
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
Why should modern psychotherapists be interested in philosophy, especially ancient philosophy? Why … read more
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7. Meditations
By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay
3.75
Format: 148 pages,
Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more
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8. The Trial
By: Franz Kafka , Max Brod , Edwin Muir , Willa Muir
3.95
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka’s death, The Trial is the terrifyi… read more
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"But I’m not guilty,"-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"Asking questions were the most important thing."-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"It was very learned, but it didn't actually say anything."-Franz Kafka, The Trial
"The way she sits on my lap as if it were her proper place!"-Franz Kafka, The Trial
9. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
By: William B. Irvine
4.48
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discove… read more
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10. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
By: Robert M. Pirsig
3.78
Format: 540 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Robert M. Pirsig's Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is an examination of how we live, a medi… read more
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"This forest silence improves anyone."-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
"The more you read, the more you calm down."-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
"For every fact there is an infinity of hypotheses. "-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
"To all appearances he was just drifting. In actuality he was just drifting."-Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
11. A New Stoicism
By: Lawrence C. Becker
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
What would stoic ethics be like today if stoicism had survived as a systematic approach to ethical … read more
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12. The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics
By: Brad Inwood
3.46
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
This volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical… read more
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13. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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14. Teach Yourself Stoicism and the Art of Happiness
By: Donald J. Robertson
3.85
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
This new guide to finding a happier way of life draws on the ancient wisdom of the stoics to reveal… read more
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15. The Fall
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Elegantly styled, Camus' profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's confessions is a searin… read more
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16. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
By: Chris Voss
4.36
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating – effective in a… read more
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17. The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy (BCPaperbacks)
By: John Sellars
4.12
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
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18. Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life
By: Anthony A. Long
4.30
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been profoundly influential on … read more
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19. Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living in
By: Kai Whiting
4.09
Format: 176 pages, ebook
Practical answers to the urgent moral questions of our time from the ancient philosophy of Stoicism… read more
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