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"An exploration of modern applications of twelve ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, including Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, Epictetus, Heraclitus, Diogenes, and Skeptics and Stoics. Examples include the founders of cognitive behavioral therapy and the director of a resilience program for the U.S. Army. Offers lessons in happiness, fortitude, and fulfillment"--
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James M. May is professor of classics, the Kenneth O. Bjork Distinguished Professor, and former provost and dean at St. Olaf College. An award-winning teacher, he is a widely recognized expert on Cicero and classical rhetoric and has written and edited many books on these topics. He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.
Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest orator
All of us are faced countless times with the challenge...
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Josiah Osgood is professor and chair of classics at Georgetown University and the author of many books on Roman history, including How to Be a Bad Emperor: An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders (Princeton). He lives in Washington, DC.
An energetic new translation of an ancient Roman masterpiece about a failed coup led by a corrupt and charismatic politician
In 63 BC, frustrated by his failure to be elected leader of the Roman Republic, the...
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Reignite your inner Goddess. Goddesses have been a source of fascination for thousands of years. Their ancient mythologies and legends are still relevant today, and by tapping into the power of the goddesses we can find strength and inspiration. Channel Your Goddess Energy is full of tips and rituals that can be easily used in daily life, which allow you to harness the power of goddesses from around the world. Kirsten Riddle looks at deities from...
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Jeffrey Beneker is professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the author of The Passionate Statesman: Eros and Politics in Plutarch's "Lives." He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Timeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any field
The ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qualities of the eminent Greeks and Romans he profiled in his famous-and massive-Lives, including politicians...
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Josiah Osgood is professor and chair of classics at Georgetown University and the author of many books, including Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE–20 BCE. He lives in Washington, DC.
What would Caligula do? What the worst Roman emperors can teach us about how not to lead
If recent history has taught us anything, it's that sometimes the best guide to leadership is the negative example. But that insight is hardly new. Nearly 2,000...
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Richard Bett is professor of philosophy and classics at Johns Hopkins University. He edited The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism and has published widely on the subject. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
How ancient skepticism can help you attain tranquility by learning to suspend judgment
Along with Stoicism and Epicureanism, Skepticism is one of the three major schools of ancient Greek philosophy that claim to offer a way of living as...
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This book will make you go down the historic presence of hookah since the old age times from Persia till its widespread existence present throughout the world till date. This book focuses on the tricks and techniques to make a perfect hookah. Hookah is a pleasurable sin which is enjoyed by everyone but the construction and methodology to craft a perfect hookah is unknown to a lay man. The book then takes on to teach the conceptual usage of hookah,...
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This book answers urgent, timely questions for the shift in consciousness that is occurring now - who we are, where we're going, how we get there and what to expect when we arrive.
It opens the door to startling new information about your life and your world and reveals a much bigger plan for humanity and the Earth than previously thought. It probes the Akashic Records to give us in-depth information about Consciousness, the Brain, Time, Dimensions,...
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Armand D'Angour is professor of classics and a fellow of Jesus College at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher and The Greeks and the New: Novelty in Ancient Greek Imagination and Experience. He has lectured widely on innovation at business schools and he managed a family manufacturing business before becoming a classics professor. He lives in London. Twitter @ArmandDAngour
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12) The Kybalion
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The Kybalion is divided into seven principles, which are axioms and insights similar to those found in the Book of Proverbs. The principles include mentalism, correspondence, vibration, polarity, rhythm, gender, and cause and affect. Based upon ancient Hermeticism, the book's philosophies became founding pillars within the New Thought movement of the early 1910s. The Kybalion originally published in 1908 under the pseudonym of the Three Initiates,...
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This story is applicable to everyone. It teaches how to became sophisticated and intelligent from a historic example. Alexander the Great was a prince and a king. But, regardless of his status he worked much harder than his commoners did. He studied seriously, developed great desire for knowledge, was avid reader, loved philosophy, science, art, and debates. During his short life (he died at age 32) he never lost a battle and concurred the world....
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How can we achieve total personal freedom when we have so many obligations and so many demands on our time?
Is personal freedom even possible? "Yes, it is possible," said the Stoics and gave us a blue print for freedom. The teachings were lost but have been rediscovered in recent times and form the basis of modern cognitive therapy.
In his new book, Unshakable Freedom, Dr. Chuck Chakrapani outlines the Stoic secrets for achieving total freedom,...
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Philip Freeman is the editor and translator of How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians and How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders (both Princeton). He is the author of many books, including Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
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There is evidence that the 'knowing' of spirituality can be unified with the observations of science through two geometric symbols consisting of the triangle and the arc and their aspects. Author Carroll shows how, through the millenniums, religions have intuited the importance of these shapes and incorporated their symbolism throughout their beliefs, while these same shapes have been found by modern science to be the essence of life and the cosmos....
17) Trance Mission
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At twelve remarkable public trance demonstrations the highly evolved spirit Joseph revealed his global mission... Collected here for the first time is every word of his empowering, enlightening guidance for our age. Trance Mission is a complete record of those meetings, expanding and reinforcing Joseph's message, answering a multitude of new questions and offering spiritual seekers the key to self-empowering personal and global transformation. As...
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LIFE is singing the song within you that yearns to be, sung.
Join Jim Phillips as he explains the "simplexities" of LIFE over the course of your current, unique "souljourn". The Key to LIFE: Living In Full Expression reveals ancient wisdom within the context of modern day living that unlocks the vault of Divine wisdom within you. Jim's insights and experiences offer an opportunity to gain clarity and answer your questions concerning your soul, your...
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Our relationships are unsatisfactory.They are conditioned by cultural, social and historical factors, which lead us to an inner emptiness. Through centuries of patriarchal leadership and feminine dependence we have arrived at the present situation...one of deep unsatisfaction. The neediness of so many women and the present day situation of lack of true encounter between men and women, has led the author to question, to observe and to suggest new solutions...
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¿"Explorando Mis Sueños"? "Descubre el Mundo Fascinante de tu Mente Nocturna" Explora los misterios de tus noches con "Explorando Mis Sueños", tu guía completa para la interpretación y significado de sueños. Descubre el fascinante mundo de la psicología onírica y conecta con el simbolismo detrás de cada sueño.Desde el significado de sueños comunes hasta la interpretación por colores y animales, este libro te sumergirá en un diccionario...
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