Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

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How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management

Pliny & Co., Luca Grillo (trans.)

An enriching collection of classical writings about how ancient Romans made—and thought about—money

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How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving On

Ovid, Michael Fontaine (trans.)

A modern translation of the ancient Roman poet Ovid's Remedies for Love a witty and irreverent work about how to fall out of love

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How to Be Queer: An Ancient Guide to Sexuality

Sappho, Plato, Sarah Nooter (trans.)

An irresistible anthology of ancient Greek writings that explore queer desire and love

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How to Focus: A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction

John Cassian, Jamie Kreiner (trans.)

How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one

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How to Care about Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small

Porphyry, M.D. Usher (trans.)

An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals—and our vital relationships with them

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How to Be Healthy: An Ancient Guide to Wellness

Galen, Katherine D. Van Schaik (trans.)

Timeless wisdom about how to be healthy in body and mind from one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world

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How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly

Seneca, Robert A. Koster (trans.)

How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others - and ourselves - more fairly and mercifully

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How to Flourish: An Ancient Guide to a Happy Life

Aristotle, Susan Sauvé Meyer (trans.)

Aristotle’s essential guide to human flourishing - the Nicomachean Ethics - in a lively new abridged translation

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How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism

Diogenes, M.D. Usher

An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformity

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How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely

Seneca, James S. Romm

A vibrant new translation of Seneca’s On the Shortness of Life, a pointed reminder to make the most of our time

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How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life

Epictetus, A.A. Long

A superb new edition of Epictetus’s famed handbook on Stoicism-translated by one of the world’s leading authorities on Stoic philosophy

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How to Win an Argument: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion

Marcus Tullius Cicero, James M. May

Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest orator.

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How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic

Sallust, Josiah Osgood

An energetic new translation of an ancient Roman masterpiece about a failed coup led by a corrupt and charismatic politician

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How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life

Seneca, James S. Romm

Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca

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How to Tell a Story: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Storytelling for Writers and Readers

Aristotle, Philip Freeman

An inviting and highly readable new translation of Aristotle’s complete Poetics — the first and best introduction to the art of writing and understanding stories

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How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Michael Fontaine

Timeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audience

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How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Michael Fontaine

An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one

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How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy

Thucydides, Johanna Hanink

An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides’s History that takes listeners to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war.

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How to Drink: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing

Vincent Obsopoeus, Michael Fontaine

A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom

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How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management

Seneca, James S. Romm

Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca.

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How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land

M.D. Usher

A delightful anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings celebrating country living — ranging from a philosophy of compost to hymns to the gods of agriculture

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