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  • Seneca (Routledge Revivals)

    by Costa C.D.N. ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This volume, first published in 1974, offers a selection of modern perspectives on Seneca, covering his prose treatises, his letters and his tragedies.For centuries literary and philosophical circles had to take Seneca seriously, even if they could not always respect him, and although his reputation has fluctuated, there has been a revival of interest in his achievements. Accordingly, a large part ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Lucian: Selected Dialogues

    Translated by C. D. N. Costa ...
    by Lucian ...
    Series series
    'you'll find another man to harvest, Glycerion: let this one go' The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only in the Greek world, but on later European writers such as Rabelais and Swift. His dialogues puncture the pretensions of pompous philosophers and describe the daily lives ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • On the Shortness of Life

    Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

    by Seneca ...
    Translated by C. D. N. Costa ...
    Series series Penguin Great Ideas
    Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them.Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Lucian: Selected Dialogues

    by Lucian ...
    Translated by C. D. N. Costa ...
    Series series
    'you'll find another man to harvest, Glycerion: let this one go' The Greek satirist Lucian was a brilliantly entertaining writer who invented the comic dialogue as a vehicle for satiric comment. His influence was immense, not only in the Greek world, but on later European writers such as Rabelais and Swift. His dialogues puncture the pretensions of pompous philosophers and describe the daily lives ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

    by Seneca and C. D. N. Costa ...
    Originally written around 49 AD for his father-in-law Paulinus, Seneca here brings up many Stoic principles on the nature of time, namely that people waste much of it in meaningless pursuits. According to Seneca, nature gives people enough time to do what is really important and it is up to the individual to allot it properly. ... Read more

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  • Horace (Routledge Revivals)

    by C.D.N. Costa ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Two thousand years after his death Horace is still recognised as a unique poet, having exerted marked influence on later European literature. This collection, first published in 1973, explores the different aspects of Horace’s poetic achievement in his main works: the Odes, Epistles¸ Satires and Ars Poetica.The essays, written by internationally-known scholars, include a discussion of the three ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

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  • Seneca's Letters from a Stoic

    by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Digital Fire ...
    ‘Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic’ are moral letters to his friend Lucilius, written over two thousand years ago, they still hold the power to mesmerize. The letters were written by Seneca at the end of his life, during his retirement, after he had worked for Emperor Nero for fifteen years. They are addressed to Lucilius, the then procurator of Sicily, although he is known only through Seneca's ... Read more

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  • Meditations

    A New Translation

    by Marcus Aurelius ...
    Translated by Gregory Hays ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way!“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray

    by Oscar Wilde ...
    Series series Vintage Classics
    Oscar Wilde’s classic, alluring novel of a man so obsessed with his appearance that he sacrifices his soul for eternal youth—with an introduction by Jeffrey EugenidesNow a critically acclaimed Broadway play starring Sarah Snook!Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadFascinated by his own beautiful portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian pact to exchange his ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • How Economics Explains the World

    A Short History of Humanity

    by Andrew Leigh ...
    “If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work.” —Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard UniversityA sweeping, engrossing history of how economic forces have shaped the world—all in under 200 pagesOne of The Economist's Best Books of the YearIn How ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Intelligent Investor Third Edition

    The Definitive Book on Value Investing

    by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig ...
    75th Anniversary EditionThe classic work on investing, filled with sound and safe principles that are as reliable as ever, now revised with an introduction and appendix by financial legend Warren Buffett—one of the author’s most famous students—and newly updated commentaries on each chapter from distinguished Wall Street Journal writer Jason Zweig.“By far the best book about investing ever written ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Kokoro

    Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived

    by Beth Kempton ...
    This book invites you to cultivate stillness and contentment in an ever-changing, uncertain world, inspired by ancient and contemporary Japanese wisdom.Drawing on a thousand years of Japanese literature, culture, and philosophical ideas to explore the true nature of time and what it means to be human, *Kokoro–*which mysteriously translates as "heart-mind"–is a meditation on living well.Join ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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