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How to Be a Bad Emperor: An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /What would Caligula do? What the worst Roman emperors can teach us about how not to leadIf recent history has taught us anything, it's that somet...
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How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /A delightful anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings celebrating country living—ranging from a philosophy of compost to hymns to the gods...
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How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever writtenIn a world where social media, online relationships, and relent...
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How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Timeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any fieldThe ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qua...
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How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A superb new edition of Epictetus’s famed handbook on Stoicism—translated by one of the world’s leading authorities on Stoic philosophyBorn a sla...
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How to Care about Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals--and our vital relationships with them How to Care abou...
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How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman...
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How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /How 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 have...
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How to Drink: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a ...
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How to Flourish: An Ancient Guide to Living Well
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Aristotle's essential guide to human flourishing--the Nicomachean Ethics--in a lively new abridged translation Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is on...
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How to Give: An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher SenecaTo give and receive well may be the most human thing you can d...
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How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one In 45 BCE, the Roman statesman Cicero fell to piec...
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How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Timeless wisdom on growing old gracefully from one of ancient Rome's greatest philosophersWorried that old age will inevitably mean losing your l...
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How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /How ancient skepticism can help you attain tranquility by learning to suspend judgmentAlong with Stoicism and Epicureanism, Skepticism is one of ...
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How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman SenecaIn his essay “On Anger” (...
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How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /Timeless political wisdom from ancient history's greatest statesmanMarcus Cicero, Rome's greatest statesman and orator, was elected to the Roman ...
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How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformi...
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How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /An energetic new translation of an ancient Roman masterpiece about a failed coup led by a corrupt and charismatic politician In 63 BC, frustrated b...
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How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Timeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audience Can jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet the...
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How to Tell a Story: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /An inviting and highly readable new translation of Aristotle's complete Poetics--the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understa...
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How to Think about God: An Ancient Guide for Believers and Nonbelievers
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /A vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero's influential writings on the Stoic idea of the divine Most ancient Romans were deeply religious a...
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How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy
HardcoverOriginal price $16.95 - Original price $16.95Original price $16.95$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides’s History that takes readers to the heart of his profound insights on dipl...
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How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest oratorAll of us are faced countless times with the challenge of per...
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How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians
HardcoverOriginal price $17.95 - Original price $17.95Original price $17.95$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A primer on campaigning in ancient Rome that reads like a strategy memo from a modern political consultantHow to Win an Election is an ancient Ro...
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