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How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely
$18.95 Add to cartA vibrant new translation of Seneca’s “On the Shortness of Life,” a pointed reminder to make the most of our time
Who doesn’t worry sometimes that smart phones, the Internet, and TV are robbing us of- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0691219125
- Language: English
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Rules: A Short History of What We Live by
$19.95 Add to cartA panoramic history of rules in the Western world
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended ha- Series: Lawrence Stone Lectures #13
- Author: Daston, Lorraine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 8, 2023
- ISBN10: 0691254087
- Language: English
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Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation
$17.95 Read moreA Dominican-born academic tells the story of how the Great Books transformed his life–and why they have the power to speak to people of all backgrounds
What is the value of a liberal education? Tradi- Author: Mont?s, Roosevelt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0691224390
- Language: English
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Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour
$29.95 Add to cartNew York Times bestseller
Welcome to the Universe in 3D takes you on a grand tour of the observable univers
Journey into the universe through the most spectacular sights in astronomy in stereoscopic 3D- Author: Tyson, Neil Degrasse
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 19, 2022
- ISBN10: 0691194076
- Language: English
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Pharrell-Isms
$17.95 Add to cartAn essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell Williams
Rising to global fame with his hit single “H- Series: Isms #13
- Author: Williams, Pharrell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0691244995
- Language: English
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The Entanglement: How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are
$46.58 Read moreWhy human nature is an aesthetic phenomenon–and why we need art and philosophy to understand ourselves
In The Entanglement, philosopher Alva No? explores the inseparability of life, art, and philosop- Author: No?, Alva
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0691188815
- Language: English
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Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers
$35.00 Add to cartAn entrancing new telling of ancient Greek myths
“This book is a triumph! . . . [A] magnificent retelling of the Greek myths.”–Alexander McCall Smith, author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency ser- Author: Johnston, Sarah Iles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: February 7, 2023
- ISBN10: 0691199205
- Language: English
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How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly
$18.95 Add to cartHow ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others–and ourselves–more fairly and mercifully
There are times when we’ve all felt that we haven’t been treated as we deserve–that we’ve been misju- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0691238642
- Language: English
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A Field Guide to Grad School: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum
$17.95 Add to cartAn essential handbook to the unwritten and often unspoken knowledge and skills you need to succeed in grad school
Some of the most important things you need to know in order to succeed in graduate sch- Series: Skills for Scholars
- Author: Calarco, Jessica McCrory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 25, 2020
- ISBN10: 0691201099
- Language: English
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A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021
$45.00 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden–filled with lessons for today
In this book, Alan Blinder, one of the world’s most influ- Author: Blinder, Alan S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0691238383
- Language: English
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The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives
$49.92 Add to cartA powerful case for democracy and how it can adapt and survive–if we want it to
Is democracy in trouble, perhaps even dying? Pundits say so, and polls show that most Americans believe that their coun- Author: Manville, Brook
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0691218609
- Language: English
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The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
$44.00 Add to cartEssays which state the fundamentals of Jung’s psychological system: “On the Psychology of the Unconscious” and “The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious,” with their original versions in an a
- Series: Collected Works of C.G. Jung
- Author: Jung, C. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 451
- Publish Date: August 21 1981
- ISBN10: 0691018332
- Language: English
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
$20.95 Add to cartThe bestselling book that has helped millions of readers solve any problem
A must-have guide by eminent mathematician G. Polya, How to Solve It shows anyone in any field how to think straight. In luci- Series: Princeton Science Library #34
- Author: Polya, G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 27 2014
- ISBN10: 069116407X
- Language: English
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Qed: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
$19.95 Add to cartFeynman’s bestselling introduction to the mind-blowing physics of QED–presented with humor, not mathematics
Celebrated for his brilliantly quirky insights into the physical world, Nobel laureate Rich- Series: Princeton Science Library #33
- Author: Feynman, Richard P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 26, 2014
- ISBN10: 0691164096
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Exoplanets
$22.95 Add to cartA concise and accessible introduction to exoplanets that explains the cutting-edge science behind recent discoveries
For centuries, people have speculated about the possibility of planets orbiting dis- Author: Winn, Joshua N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 11, 2023
- ISBN10: 0691215472
- Language: English
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How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
$18.95 Add to cartTimeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca
“It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die,” wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counsele- Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
- Author: Seneca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 27 2018
- ISBN10: 0691175578
- Language: English
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Jung on Active Imagination
$24.95 Add to cartAll the creative art psychotherapies (art, dance, music, drama, poetry) can trace their roots to C. G. Jung’s early work on active imagination. Joan Chodorow here offers a collection of Jung’s writing
- Series: Encountering Jung
- Author: Jung, C. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 27, 1997
- ISBN10: 0691015767
- Language: English
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Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation
$41.58 Add to cartAn invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversation
Talking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how conv- Author: Cohen, Paula Marantz
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0691238502
- Language: English
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Four Archetypes: (From Vol. 9, Part 1 of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung)
$14.95 Add to cartOne of Jung’s most influential ideas has been his view, presented here, that primordial images, or archetypes, dwell deep within the unconscious of every human being. The essays in this volume gather
- Series: Bollingen
- Author: Jung, C. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 14 2010
- ISBN10: 0691150494
- Language: English
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Snakes of the World: A Guide to Every Family
$32.00 Add to cartA gorgeously illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of snakes around the world
Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica and have evolved to occupy a vast range of habitats, from mo- Series: Guide to Every Family #6
- Author: O’Shea, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0691240663
- Language: English
