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How to Be a Bad Emperor: An Ancient Guide to Truly Terrible Leaders

(Hardback)

By: Suetonius

ISBN: 9780691193991
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land

(Hardback)

By: Mark D. Usher

ISBN: 9780691211749
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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"An assemblage of selections from classical literature that celebrate country living-what Roman authors called res rusticate"--

How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership

(Hardback)

By: Plutarch

ISBN: 9780691192116
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Classicist Beneker translates three political essays written by the philosopher, statesman, and moralist Plutarch of Chaeronia. These essays are timeless reflections on the proper way to lead and serve, publicly, at least with respect to the European and American political traditions.

How to Be Content: An Ancient Poet's Guide for an Age of Excess

(Hardback)

By: Horace

ISBN: 9780691182520
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Be Healthy: An Ancient Guide to Wellness

(Hardback)

By: Katherine D. Van Schaik

ISBN: 9780691206271
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Be Queer: An Ancient Guide to Sexuality

(Hardback)

By: Sappho

ISBN: 9780691248615
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Care about Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small

(Hardback)

By: Porphyry

ISBN: 9780691240435
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life

(Hardback)

By: Seneca

ISBN: 9780691175577
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly

(Hardback)

By: Seneca

ISBN: 9780691238647
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2023
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Drink: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing

(Hardback)

By: Vincent Obsopoeus

ISBN: 9780691192147
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Eat: An Ancient Guide for Healthy Living

(Hardback)

By: Claire Bubb

ISBN: 9780691256993
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2025
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Flourish: An Ancient Guide to Living Well

(Hardback)

By: Aristotle

ISBN: 9780691238623
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2023
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Focus: A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction

(Hardback)

By: John Cassian

ISBN: 9780691208084
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving On

(Hardback)

By: Ovid

ISBN: 9780691220307
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Give: An Ancient Guide to Giving and Receiving

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By: Seneca

ISBN: 9780691192093
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation

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By: Marcus Tullius Cicero

ISBN: 9780691220321
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely

(Hardback)

By: Seneca

ISBN: 9780691219127
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Innovate: An Ancient Guide to Creative Thinking

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By: Aristotle

ISBN: 9780691213736
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Includes selections of works by Aristotle, Athenaeus, and Diodorus.

How to Keep an Open Mind: An Ancient Guide to Thinking Like a Skeptic

(Hardback)

By: Sextus Empiricus

ISBN: 9780691206042
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management

(Hardback)

By: Seneca

ISBN: 9780691181950
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Lose Yourself: An Ancient Guide to Letting Go

(Hardback)

By: The Buddha

ISBN: 9780691252636
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2025
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Make Money: An Ancient Guide to Wealth Management

(Hardback)

By: Pliny the Elder

ISBN: 9780691239125
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism

(Hardback)

By: Diogenes

ISBN: 9780691229850
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2023
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic

(Hardback)

By: Sallust

ISBN: 9780691212364
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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