(Hardback)
By: Andrew Copson
ISBN: 9780349434056
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
UK Publication Date: 8th June 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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A wise and comforting collection of quotes and meditations, together with a guide to humanist funerals, from the Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Little Book of Humanism
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By: Rachel Poulton
ISBN: 9781786858085
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2019
UK Publication Date: 13th June 2019
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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If you want to know your Socrates from your Sartre and your Confucius from your Kant, this approachable little book will introduce you to the key thinkers, themes and theories you need to know to understand how human ideas have sculpted the world we live in and the way we think today.
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By: Dalai Lama
ISBN: 9780712605533
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2000
UK Publication Date: 6th July 2000
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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As the spiritual leader of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has captured the attention and admiration of the world through his wisdom.
(Paperback)
By: James Bailey
ISBN: 9781472149688
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2025
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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(Paperback)
By: Prof A.C. Grayling
ISBN: 9780753813591
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2002
UK Publication Date: 4th July 2002
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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A look at how best to approach life.
(Paperback)
By: Prof A.C. Grayling
ISBN: 9780753820193
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2005
UK Publication Date: 21st October 2004
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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Following the huge success of THE MEANING OF THINGS and THE REASON OF THINGS, a third collection of bestselling essays from Britain's top philosopher.
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By: Alain de Botton
ISBN: 9780241972694
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2015
UK Publication Date: 26th February 2015
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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With an exploration of our obsession with media, this book examines a number of archetypal news stories - a plane crash, a murder, a political scandal, a celebrity interview - from a perspective to ask intriguing questions: why do disaster stories titillate why obsess over love lives of the famous
(Paperback)
By: Professor Michael Puett
ISBN: 9780241970423
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2017
UK Publication Date: 2nd March 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Alain de Botton
ISBN: 9780141027913
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2010
UK Publication Date: 25th March 2010
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Why do so many of us love or hate our work How has it come to dominate our lives And what should we do about it What should I do with my life What will I have achieved when I retire This book explains why it is we do what we do all day, but its sympathy, humour and insight seeks to help us make the most of it.
(Paperback)
By: Baltasar Gracin
ISBN: 9780141442457
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2011
UK Publication Date: 27th January 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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A collection of 300 aphorisms. It encourages the readers to challenge themselves both in understanding and applying each axiom.
(Paperback)
By: Kahlil Gibran
ISBN: 9780099528449
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2013
UK Publication Date: 5th September 2013
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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The original self-help book: bestselling The Prophet takes the reader on an unparalleled spiritual and philosophical journey
The time has come for the revered Prophet to leave Orphalese.
(Paperback)
By: Alain de Botton
ISBN: 9780241985830
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Aug 2020
UK Publication Date: 3rd September 2020
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Massimo Pigliucci
ISBN: 9781846046674
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2020
UK Publication Date: 17th September 2020
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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a Stoicism 2.0 for twenty-first century happiness' Skye Cleary
'A bold, contemporary updating of Stoicism for the present day' John Sellars, author of Lessons in Stoicism
Learn how to survive life's hardships and enjoy its pleasures with the modern stoic mindset.
(Hardback)
By: Mark Tuitert
ISBN: 9780241662786
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
UK Publication Date: 11th April 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Prof. Timothy Morton
ISBN: 9781350240483
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Benjamin Hoff
ISBN: 9781405293778
Readership/Audience: Young Adult
Publication Date: Dec 2019
UK Publication Date: 5th September 2019
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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While Poohs Way is closely aligned to the ancient principleof Taoist philosophy, Piglet exhibits the very importantprinciple of Taoism of the Te, meaning Virtue of the Small.The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet combines two ofBenjamin Hoffs bestselling philosophy books.
(Paperback)
By: Emrys Westacott
ISBN: 9780691162218
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Are there times when it's right to be rude Can we distinguish between good and bad gossip Am I a snob if I think that NPR listeners are likely to be better informed than devotees of Fox News Does sick humor do anyone any good Can I think your beliefs are absurd but still respect you In The Virtues of Our Vices, philosopher Emrys Westacott tak
(Paperback)
By: Alan W Watts
ISBN: 9781846046902
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Nov 2021
UK Publication Date: 1st July 2021
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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'The perfect guide for a course correction in life' Deepak Chopra
If we open our eyes and see clearly it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant
An insightful exploration into the origins and history of Zen Buddhism from pioneering Zen scholar Alan Watts.
(Paperback)
By: Friedrich Nietzsche
ISBN: 9780141195353
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2017
UK Publication Date: 26th January 2017
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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(Paperback)
By: Professor A. C. Grayling
ISBN: 9781408809532
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2011
UK Publication Date: 7th March 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Thought-provoking short essays by Britain's leading public philosopher that show us how to discover our own answers to life's challenges
(Paperback)
By: Alan W Watts
ISBN: 9781846046889
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
UK Publication Date: 25th August 2022
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
(Hardback)
By: David Foster Wallace
ISBN: 9780316068222
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2009
UK Publication Date: 7th May 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
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David Foster Wallace probes the challenges of daily living and offers advice that renews us with every reading.
(Hardback)
By: Ben Fenton
ISBN: 9781912914241
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2021
Publisher: Mensch Publishing
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(Hardback)
By: Luke Adam Hawker
ISBN: 9780857839442
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2021
UK Publication Date: 18th March 2021
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
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A gentle and philosophical look at the events of 2020, and how we can deal with the challenges that life throws us in general. A book to share with the friends and family that we have been missing.
