Essays
By: Plutarch
4.20
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Selections from one of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world Plutarch used an encyclope…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. Fragments
By: James Hillman , Heraclitus , Brooks Haxton
4.18
Format: 97 pages, Paperback
Fragments of wisdom from the ancient world In the sixth century b.c.—twenty-five hundred years b… read more
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"All is flux"-James Hillman, Fragments
"Character is destiny"-James Hillman, Fragments
"I went in search of myself."-James Hillman, Fragments
"Man's character is his fate."-James Hillman, Fragments
3. The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery
4.02
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more
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"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
4. Les Fleurs du Mal
By: Charles Baudelaire , Richard Howard
4.20
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
Charles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex … read more
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"L'orage rajeunit les fleurs"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"I am the vampire at my own veins."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"Beauty, you walk on corpses, mocking them;"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"My heart is lost; the beasts have eaten it."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
5. Tao Te Ching
By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe
4.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more
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"The heart that gives, gathers."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
6. Lysistrata
By: Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden
3.87
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led … read more
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"Sənət çörək arxasınca qaçarsa, alçalar"-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Lysistrata: To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Queste donne micidiali, non si può vivere nè con loro nè senza di loro."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Chorus of old men: How true the saying: 'Tis impossible to live with the baggages, impossible to live without 'em."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
7. The Myth of Sisyphus
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien , James Wood , Justin Obrien
4.18
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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- literature
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- essays
"A fate is not a punishment."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"there are truths but no truth"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"To will is to stir up paradoxes"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"Le suicide est une solution à l'absurde."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
8. Discourses and Selected Writings
By: Epictetus , Robert F. Dobbin , Robert Dobbin
3.84
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN in… read more
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9. Guide to Greece: Central Greece (Guide to Greece, #1)
By: Pausanias , Peter Levi
4.82
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Pausanias's (c. 143-176) account of every Greek city and sanctuary includes historical introduction… read more
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10. Conversations of Socrates
By: Xenophon , Robin Waterfield , Hugh Tredennick
4.11
Format: 559 pages, Paperback
After the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him … read more
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11. Human Acts
By: Han Kang , Deborah Smith
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the internationally bestselling author of The Vegetarian, a rare and astonishing (The Observer… read more
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12. The Art of Happiness
By: Epicurus , George K. Strodach
4.19
Format: 294 pages, ebook
New to Penguin Classics and the perfect companion volume to bestselling author Daniel Klein's new b… read more
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13. The History of Rome, Books XXI-XXX: The War With Hannibal
By: Livy , Aubrey de Sélincourt , Betty Radice
5.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
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14. The Analects
By: Confucius , D.C. Lau
3.20
Format: 168 pages,
This lively new translation with clear explanatory notes by one of the foremost scholars of classic… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
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15. The Sixteen Satires
By: Peter Green , Juvenal , Wendell Vernon Clausen
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
Perhaps more than any other writer, Juvenal (c. AD 55-138) captures the splendour, the squalor and … read more
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- literature
- roman
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16. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
By: R.K. Narayan , Pankaj Mishra , John Lee
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
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17. The Dhammapada
By: Anonymous , Thich Nhat Hanh , None , None
3.43
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
The Dhammapada (Pali; Prakrit: dhmmpd Dhammapada; Sanskrit: dhrmpd Dharmapada) is a collection of s… read more
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18. Essays and Aphorisms
By: Arthur Schopenhauer , R.J. Hollingdale
3.50
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer believed that human action… read more
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19. Other Voices, Other Rooms
By: Truman Capote
3.77
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Published when Truman Capote was only twenty-three years old, Other Voices, Other Rooms is a litera… read more
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"Only."-Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms
"Are the dead as lonesome as the living?"-Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms
"Все возможно, небо везде одно, только то, что под ним, разное."-Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms
"And in this moment, like a swift intake of breath, the rain came."-Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms
20. Jason and the Golden Fleece
By: Apollonius of Rhodes , Richard L. Hunter
3.92
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Argonauticais the dramatic story of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece and his relations with … read more
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21. The Secret History
By: Procopius
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Having dutifully written the official war history of Justinian's reign, Procopius turned round and … read more
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22. Invitation to a Beheading
By: Vladimir Nabokov
4.89
Format: 78 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found Like Kafka's The Castle, Invitation to a … read more
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23. 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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24. Theogony/Works and Days
By: Hesiod , None
4.30
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Hesiod, one of the oldest known Greek poets, stands out as the first personality in European litera… read more
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25. Maxims
By: François de la Rochefoucauld , Leonard Tancock
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
The philosophy of La Rochefoucauld, which influenced French intellectuals as diverse as Voltaire an… read more
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26. Outlines of Scepticism
By: Jonathan Barnes , Julia Annas , Sextus Empiricus
3.71
Format: 364 pages, Paperback
Outlines of Scepticism, by the Greek philosopher Sextus Empiricus, is a work of major importance fo… read more
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27. The Bhagavad Gita
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more
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28. Life for Sale
By: Yukio Mishima
3.72
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will … read more
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"It's only the desire to live as long as possible that makes everything seem complicated and mysterious."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
"Když si rozsvítíš v malém pokoji modrou lampu, taky ti všechno zmodrá, ale tím se z toho pokoje ještě moře nestane."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
"A dead body reminds me a bit of a bottle of whisky. If you drop the bottle and it cracks, what’s inside pours out. It’s only natural."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
"To say human life had no meaning was the easy part. But Hanio was struck all over again by the huge amount of energy required to live a life filled with so much meaninglessness."-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale
29. How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
By: Seneca
4.05
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
“It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die,” wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 B… read more
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"Hanya orang lemah yang mati karena menanggung sakit, tapi hanya orang bodoh yang tetap hidup untuk menahan rasa sakit. (Surat-surat 58. 32-36)."-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
"Kematian akan membatalkan semua nestapa, suatu penghujung yang tak bisa dilalui oleh penyakit; mengembalikan kita pada kedamaian yang menaungi kita sebelum kita lahir."-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
"If fall I must, let me fall amid the smashing of the world, not because it’s right to wish for a national disaster, but because it’s a great comfort in the face of death to see that the earth too is …"-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
"Orang bijak tidak akan pernah merasa dicampakkan, karena dicampakkan berarti diusir dari tempat yang dengan terpaksa kau tinggalkan; orang bijak tidak pernah melakukan sesuatu karena paksaan; ia terl…"-Seneca, How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
30. The Sacred Band: Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom
By: James Romm
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From classicist James Romm comes a “striking…fascinating” ( Booklist ) deep dive into the last deca… read more
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31. Essays
By: Plutarch
4.20
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Selections from one of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world Plutarch used an encyclope… read more
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