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How to Be Grateful: An Aztec Guide to the Art of Gratitude
$17.95 Add to cartA delightful Aztec work that has much to teach us about the value of giving thanks–to our contemporaries, our elders, and our ancestors
Centuries before anyone ever thought of keeping a gratitude jou- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Texcoco, Pablo Of
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: November 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0691274118
- Language: English
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The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments
$19.00 Add to cartIn an elegant, eminently readable work, one of our most distinguished intellectual historians gives us a brilliant revisionist history. The Roads to Modernity reclaims the Enlightenment-an extraordina
- Author: Himmelfarb, Gertrude
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 09 2005
- ISBN10: 1400077222
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of Rational Control: The History of Modern Political Philosophy
$35.00 Add to cartA renowned scholar traces the evolution of modern political philosophy.
The Rise and Fall of Rational Control is a bold interpretation of centuries of intellectual revolutions. Based on Harvey C. Mans- Author: Mansfield, Harvey Claflin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 20 2026
- ISBN10: 0674298853
- Language: English
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The Essential Classics: An Anthology of Greco-Roman Literature
$89.00 Add to cartAn expansive and complete anthology of ancient literature is at your fingertips. Spanning one thousand years of literature and history, The Essential Classics is your portal into the days of antiquity
- Author: Lecomte Lapp, Claire
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: December 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0986108472
- Language: English
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How to Feel: An Ancient Guide to Minding Our Emotions
$17.95 Add to cartA new translation of the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness–and how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions
To feel is to suffer. But do we have to suffer as much as we do? Twenty-five hu- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Buddha, The
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0691267391
- Language: English
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Meditations
$21.99 Add to cartAcclaimed poet and translator Aaron Poochigian’s vibrant new translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations captures and accentuates an aspect of the best-selling work of classical antiquity that other E… [more below]
- Author: Aurelius, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 06 2026
- ISBN10: 132409639X
- Language: English
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The Complete Guide to Stoicism (Deluxe Hardbound Edition)
$24.99 Read moreUnlock the Wisdom of the Ancient Stoics
The Complete Guide to Stoicism is your gateway to understanding the enduring teachings of Stoic philosophy through the timeless works of Seneca, Epictetus, and
- Author: Seneca, Epictetus And
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: October 30 2024
- ISBN10: 9362144271
- Language: English
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From Aristotle to Christ: How Aristotelian Thought Clarified the Christian Faith
$32.99 Add to cartDiscover how Aristotelian thought has shaped Christianity through history and remains relevant for Christians today
When Christians of any age, country, or denomination debate the nature of the good li
- Author: Markos, Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1514011328
- Language: English
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Conversations of Socrates
$17.00 Add to cartAfter the execution of Socrates in 399 BC, a number of his followers wrote dialogues featuring him as the protagonist and, in so doing, transformed the great philosopher into a legendary figure. Xenop… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Xenophon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 03 1990
- ISBN10: 014044517X
- Language: English
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How to Be Caring: An Ancient Guide to a Compassionate Life
$17.95 Add to cartA vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monk
Written by the medieval Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva, The Bo- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Shantideva
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 069127407X
- Language: English
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Las 48 Reglas de la Disciplina/ The 48 Rules of Discipline
$21.95 Add to cartDescubre las 48 reglas de la disciplina y apl?calas en tu d?a a d?a para alcanzar tu mejor vida.
C?mo mejorar?a tu vida si fueras m?s disciplinado? Te lo puedes imaginar? Qu? no ser?as capaz de int… [more below]- Author: Gallardo, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 8425368103
- Language: Spanish
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The Atlantis Dialogue: The Original Story of the Lost City, Civilization, Continent, and Empire
$13.33 Add to cartThe legend of Atlantis — you’ve heard about it, read about it, seen it in videos, shows, and movies. Now go straight to the source!
Atlantis was first introduced by the Greek philosopher Plato in two
- Author: Plato
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: July 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1620359006
- Language: English
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The Politics
$14.00 Add to cart“Man is by nature a political animal”
In The Politics Aristotle addresses the questions that lie at the heart of political science. How should society be ordered to ensure the happiness of the individu
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 19 1981
- ISBN10: 0140444211
- Language: English
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Radical Antiquity: Free Love Zoroastrians, Farming Pirates, and Ancient Uprisings
$24.95 Add to cart“Unearthing the ancient world’s anarchist cultures, Zeichmann presents a compelling argument that authority may itself have always been the real aberration. Highly recommended” – Alan Moore, writer, a
- Author: Zeichmann, Christopher B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2025
- ISBN10: 0745350399
- Language: English
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Hegel: The Essential Writings
$18.99 Add to cartHegel’s major works; dialectic; metaphysics; science; experience; philosophic truth; Absolute Spirit.
- Author: Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0061318310
- Language: English
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Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain
$19.99 Add to cart“Lively . . . excoriating, eloquent . . . We are all Faustians now.” — James Wood, The New Yorker
A devilishly fascinating tour of the Faustian bargain through the ages, from brimstone to blues and b- Author: Simon, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1685892078
- Language: English
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The Socratic Method: A Practitioner’s Handbook
$18.95 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1567928463
- Language: English
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Wisdom Takes Work: Learn. Apply. Repeat.
$31.00 Add to cartIn this much-anticipated final installment in the Stoic Virtues series, Ryan Holiday makes the case for the virtue on which all other virtues depend.
Of all the stoic virtues – courage, discipline, ju- Series: The Stoic Virtues
- Author: Holiday, Ryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 9798217168941
- Language: English
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A History of Philosophy: The Condensed Copleston
$45.00 Read moreA history of philosophy from the origins of reason in Ancient Greece to the most influential philosophers working today, this long-awaited single volume companion to Frederick Copleston’s historic 11-
- Author: Carroll, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 1472950763
- Language: English
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Diogenes: The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic
$30.00 Add to cartThe life and thought of Diogenes the Cynic, an iconoclastic philosopher who pioneered a brash and free-thinking vision of life that inspired the philosophy of Stoicism–“a rich, engaging portrait of i… [more below]
- Author: Kuin, Inger N. I.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1541606477
- Language: English
