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In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.

In his essay On Anger, the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca argues that anger is the most destructive passion. This splendid new translation of essential selections from On Anger, presented with an enlightening introduction, offers listeners a timeless guide to avoiding and managing anger. Drawing on his great arsenal of rhetoric, including historical examples, anecdotes, quips, and soaring flights of eloquence, Seneca builds his case against anger with mounting intensity.

The great writings of American transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) are not some distant ponderings on life – they are works of the highest practicality, intended to supply guidance and daily help. Emerson’s ideas arose from his simple observations of human existence, with all its pitfalls and possibilities.

Brought to you by Penguin. How often do you think about your bedtime routine? Almost half of people in Britain say they're kept awake at night due to worry and stress - so making time to switch off in the hour before bed is more important than ever. Penguin Sleep Tales are ten specially designed...

"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die", wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always", and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying. Edited and translated by James S. Romm, How to Die reveals a provocative thinker who speaks with a startling frankness about the need to accept death or even, under certain conditions, to seek it out.

Epiktet (ca. 50–138 n. Chr.), einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Stoa, vermittelt in seinem Handbüchlein der Moral (Encheiridion) eine Philosophie, die auf Selbstbeherrschung, Gelassenheit und innerer Freiheit basiert. Der kurze, präzise Text ist ein Leitfaden für eine ethische Lebensführung, der in klarer Sprache zur Reflexion über das eigene Handeln anregt. Ein praktischer Wegweiser für alle, die in einer lauten Welt innere Ruhe und geistige Klarheit suchen.

Что вы представляете, когда речь заходит об уюте? Может быть, чашку чая или осенний парк? В книге Счастье на ладони. Душевные истории о самом важном собраны удивительные рассказы о том, что касается каждого из нас, – любви, доброте и чуде. Городские зарисовки, первая любовь, дружба – каждый читатель найдет свой уют. Ольга Брюс – автор популярного блога на Дзене, чьи истории вселили любовь и радость уже в тысячи сердец! Входит в топ-20 самых популярных авторов Дзена!

Una poderosa exploración del dolor y la resiliencia después de la pérdida Cada quien lidia con el duelo a su manera: Helen Macdonald halló consuelo al entrenar a un halcón salvaje; Cheryl Strayed encontró fuerza en una caminata a través de Estados Unidos, mientras que Carol Smith, periodista nominada al Premio Pulitzer y autora de este libro, afrontó la muerte de su hijo pequeño entregándose a su trabajo.

Das Leben ist voller Möglichkeiten. Bist du bereit, sie zu entdecken? Dieses Buch ist eine Schatztruhe gefüllt mit inspirierenden Erzählungen, die dir neue Perspektiven eröffnen. Jede der 52 Kurzgeschichten ist ein kleines Meisterwerk voller Wahrheit und Weisheit . Sie laden dich ein, die Türen zu den unzähligen Chancen des Lebens zu öffnen und sie mit offenen Armen zu empfangen. Was alle Geschichten gemeinsam haben? Sie sind wohlwollend und tun gut.

These three ‘Consolations', written by Seneca to his mother and two friends, have been described as ‘the crowning achievement in the canon of ‘consolation letters'. But sentimental they are not, for they emerge from the writer's deep-seated commitment to Stoicism, where individuals are exhorted to inhabit qualities of virtue, positivity, resilience, and indifference. This recording opens with Seneca's consolatory letter to Marcia, who, after three years, was still mourning the death of her son.

Some of the most famous children tales to be enjoyed by the whole family.