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The Secret Santa
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Descirption: THIS YEAR, YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU DESERVE...
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A lavish party.
An isolated mansion.
Two hosts who will do anything to protect their secrets.
When husband and wife Henry and Claudine organise their company's Christmas party in a remote mansion, they expect it to be a night to remember.
But the festive mood quickly turns sour when a sinister gift is unwrapped in the Secret Santa gift exchange.
As heavy snow traps the guests inside the mountainside lodge, it quickly becomes clear that one of the party is out for revenge.
It's no longer just about enduring the evening. It's about making sure you get out alive.
A lavish locked-room mystery with a seasonal edge, THE SECRET SANTA is packed with twists that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
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'Better than a pair of socks!' Readers say The Secret Santa is the Christmas gift...
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The Complete U S Army Survival Guide to Shelter Skills, Tactics, and Techniques
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Descirption: Here in this critical guide is all the important safety techniques that you'll need to know in order to survive in just about any condition. From designing a makeshift earthquake shelter to constructing a water well, The Complete U.S. Army Survival Guide to Shelter Skills, Tactics, and Techniques has got you covered. Within these pages, you'll find information on the best way to:
Choose the best building materials.
Select the best ambushing positions in any situation.
Construct an underground bunker.
And hundreds of more techniques and skills
With dozens of photographs and illustrations demonstrating these sheltering techniques and procedures first-hand, this guide is an essential read for every outdoorsman-from the novice weekend camper to the most seasoned survivalist. If you can't find it in The Complete U.S. Army Survival Guide to Shelter Skills, Tactics, and Techniques, then you don't really need it.
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Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas By Cass R Sunstein
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Descirption: The nation's most-cited legal scholar who for decades has been at the forefront of applied behavioral economics, and the bestselling author of Nudge and Simpler, Cass Sunstein is one of the world's most innovative thinkers in the academy and the world of practical politics. In the years leading up to his confirmation as the administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Sunstein published hundreds of articles on everything from same-sex marriage to cost-benefit analysis. Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas is a collection of his most famous, insightful, relevant, and inflammatory pieces. Within these pages you will learn: • Why perfectly rational people sometimes believe crazy conspiracy theories • What wealthy countries should and should not do about climate change • Why governments should allow same-sex marriage, and what the "right to marry" is all about <br...
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Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary, 2nd Edition
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Descirption: Optimised for colour tablets. The images in this e-book are not suitable for viewing on black and white e-ink devices. For children aged 6 and over, Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary contains full sentence definitions, colour headwords and child-friendly example sentences, along with beautiful colourful illustrations and photographs. Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary has been especially written to support the needs of children aged 6 to 8. It introduces key dictionary features such as parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) and other forms of a word, for example plurals or past tense of a verb. The clear and spacious layout and colour headwords ensure that the dictionary is child-friendly. Bright, colourful illustrations and photographs support language learning and make it fun. Full sentence definitions and example sentences show the headword used in a context familiar to children. The Collins Word Wizard supplement gives extra help with vocabulary through...
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Gamma Quest
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Descirption: [b]Bringing the classic X-Men and the Avengers: Gamma Quest trilogy back into print in a brand-new omnibus.[/b]
The X-Men-mutant protectors of a world that fears and hates them. The Avengers-Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the greatest super-team ever assembled. When the Scarlet Witch of the Avengers and Rogue of the X-Men both disappear under mysterious circumstances, each team's search leads them to more questions than answers. Desperate to recover their missing teammates, they must join forces to uncover the truth. But their efforts will bring them up against a foe with the deadliest power of all: to make them turn on each other!
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Secrets on Forest Bend
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Descirption: Another day. . . another dead body. When Detective Adam Campbell learns that a WWII gun is connected to several murders he's investigating, he hopes that tracking down the killer will be as easy as tracing the gun's history. When he meets Jillian Whitmeyer, the last known owner of the weapon, the case becomes anything but simple. Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't real. Adam soon learns that people who get close to Jillian have a bad habit of turning up dead. Jillian claims that the spirit of her sister, accidentally killed with that same gun, is responsible for the deaths. She warns Adam that he is likely to become the next victim. Adam's been a lousy judge of women in the past, and this one's obviously a nut case. Or is she? How does a just-the-facts detective deal with a ghostly serial killer and the sexy-as-hell sister she won't set free?
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Living Things
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Descirption: Black Creek, South Carolina: a small town in the swamps that convinces itself that nothing bad has ever happened and nothing bad ever will. Black Creek is the sort of place where young girls roam the streets free to imagine who they are and who they'll become. Where women sell pies and plants at the courthouse square. Where the fire department rescues cats from the tops of electric poles. And what trouble there is, they'll tell you, stays past the town limits, in the run-down house-turned-strip-club and Lake Darpo, where certain birds are going extinct. These eleven closely related portraits show that the real threats have long taken root. Black Creek is a place of poignancy and absurdity, love and loss, loneliness and the brief charges of connection. Its residents will do almost anything to protect what they think is theirs.
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Devil Darling Spy
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Descirption: In this utterly gripping thriller, Sarah, the fearless heroine of Orphan Monster Spy, hunts a rogue German doctor in West Africa who might be a serial murderer.
Still hiding in plain sight as "Ursula Haller," the Shirley Temple of Nazi high society, Sarah Goldstein gathers information for Captain Floyd at parties, and when he learns of a German doctor who went rogue in West Africa, she wants to help him hunt the doctor down. Rumors say the doctor has discovered a tool of germ warfare known as "the Bleeding" that could wipe out whole nations. The journey begins as a thrilling adventure for Sarah but as they get closer to the doctor, and see more effects of "the Bleeding" in the communities they pass through, their trip turns from caper to nightmare. A biracial German/Senegalese girl who travels with them, a black French priest with a foul mouth, and the doctor's glamorous daughter round out the cast of this unbearably high-stakes thriller that pushes Sarah to face...
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Comfort - Delicious Bakes and Family Treats by Candice Brown
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Descirption: Simply delicious bakes for every day of the year.
'I'm so excited about this beautiful book. Delicious, cozy recipes that are pure comfort on a plate' Fearne Cotton
Secondary college teacher and pub landlord's daughter Candice Brown stole the show with her amazing bakes and weekly lipstick change in The Great British Bake Off tent of 2016.
This year the Sunday Times columnist will be bringing out her first cookbook - all about home comforts. These are the recipes Candice learned to bake from her nan and mum, recipes close to her heart, that should be served up as a big generous slice - and preferably on a vintage plate if you have one.
Candice's recipes are easy to make, no nonsense and hearty. She has a recipe up her sleeve for every occasion - for baking with kids, birthday parties for all ages, Christmas, afternoon tea, quick savoury bakes for weeknights and fancier recipes for weekends.
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The Quotable Doctor Who - Wise Words from Across Space and Time by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright
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Descirption: "All of time and space. All things that ever happened or ever will. Where do you want to start?"
From a junkyard in Totter's Lane to the fields of Trenzalore, the last of the Time Lords has navigated the past, present, and future using knowledge gathered from centuries of adventures in space and time. Now the authors of the bestselling Who-Ology have collected the best of that timey-wimey knowledge into one place. Covering themes of home and work, travel and technology, the history of the Earth and the fate of the future-you'll find a Doctor-y bon mot for every occasion here.
Collecting half a century of quips and quotes, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Official Quotable Doctor Who is your indispensable guide to life, love, mirth, and monsters.
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A Healthy Brain for Life How t - Richard Furman
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Descirption: Many people claim they would rather be diagnosed with cancer than dementia or Alzheimer's. What they may not realize is that decreased or impaired brain function is not a foregone conclusion as we get older. Our own lifestyle choices and habits can have a significant impact--for good or ill--on our brains. And that means there's hope.
Drawing from the latest medical research, Dr. Richard Furman helps readers understand brain health and sho them how to make three powerful lifestyle changes that can help decrease the probability of developing dementia or Alzheimer's. He explains how eating the right foods, exercising, and sustaining an ideal weight can dramatically reduce the likelihood of developing brain disorders in the first place, and even how those habits can slow the progression of dementia in someone who has already received a diagnosis.
From the Inside Flap
Dementia. It's one of the most dreaded conditions we face as we age. Many people claim they would rather be diagnosed with cancer than Alzheimer's. What many don't realize is that dementia is not a forgone conclusion as we get older. Our own lifestyle choices and habits can have a significant impact--for good or ill--on our chances of developing the disease.
And that means there's hope.
Drawing from the latest medical research, Dr. Richard Furman helps you understand dementia and Alzheimer's and sho you how to make three powerful lifestyle changes that can help decrease the probability of developing this disease. He explains how eating the right foods, exercising, and sustaining an ideal weight can dramatically reduce the likelihood of developing dementia in the first place, and how these habits can even slow the progression of the disease in someone who has already received a diagnosis.
If you or your loved ones are concerned about Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, let this book be your guide into a healthy future.
From the Back Cover
**You can protect your brain from the effects of aging
** Did you know that decreased or impaired brain function is not a foregone conclusion as you get older? That your own lifestyle choices and habits can have a significant impact--for good or ill--on your brain?
Drawing from the latest medical research, Dr. Richard Furman sho you how to make three powerful lifestyle changes that can help decrease your probability of developing dementia or Alzheimer's. He explains how eating the right foods, exercising, and sustaining an ideal weight can dramatically reduce the likelihood of developing brain disorders in the first place, and how those habits can even slow the progression of dementia in someone who has already received a diagnosis.
If you're ready to take control of your brain's future, read on.
"Dr. Furman's work will serve as the definitive guide on preventative measures to decrease one's chances of developing Alzheimer's dementia."-- Senator Bill Frist , nationally recognized heart and lung transplant surgeon, former US Senate majority leader, and chairman of the executive council of Cressey and Company, from the foreword
"This book can change the way you live. It can give you a new hope and practical steps to deal with--and even help prevent--Alzheimer's."-- Franklin Graham , president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and founder of Samaritan's Purse, from the foreword
Richard Furman, MD, FACS , spent more than thirty years as a vascular surgeon. The author of Prescription for Life and Take Charge of Your Cholesterol , ** Furman is past president of the North Carolina chapter of the American College of Surgeons, past president of the North Carolina Surgical Society, and a two-term governor of the American College of Surgeons. He is cofounder of World Medical Mission, the medical arm of Samaritan's Purse, and a member of the board of Samaritan's Purse. He lives in Boone, North Carolina. For more information, please visit RichardFurman.com.
The author's proceeds from this book will be donated to Samaritan's Purse for World Medical Mission to assist doctors serving at mission hospitals abroad.
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Cosmological Koans UK Edition - Anthony Aguirre
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Descirption: 'A gem of a book' Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe?
Through more than fifty Koans - pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the ancient Zen tradition - leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes us across the world from Japan to Italy, and through ideas spanning the age, breadth and depth of the Universe. Using these beguiling stories and a flair for explaining complex science, he covers cosmic questions that giants from Aristotle to Galileo to Heisenberg have grappled with - from the nature of time to the origin of multiple universes to the meaning of quantum theory.
Playful and enlightening, Cosmological Koans invites the reader into an intellectual adventure of the highest order, giving us what Einstein called 'the most beautiful and deepest experience' anyone can have - a sense of the mysterious.
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Lose Weight & Get Fit - Tom Kerridge
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Descirption: Peri-peri chicken, cottage pie, fudgy chocolate brownies - this is diet food with a difference.
Following on from the No.1 bestseller Lose Weight for Good, top chef Tom Kerridge sho you how to shed the pounds and kick-start a more active lifestyle with ALL of the maximum-taste, lower-calorie recipes from his upcoming BBC2 TV series.
Expect MASSIVE FLAVOURS and NUTRITIONAL POWER-PUNCHES!
Having lost more than 12 stone in the last five years, Tom kno from experience how important it is to motivate yourself to start dieting and exercising - and to stay on track.
'When I first set out to lose weight, I concentrated mainly on what I was eating,' he says. 'But now I know that it's to do with fitness as well: the two working together is the winning formula for getting maximum results and maintaining those results long term. And the number one rule when it comes to...
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The New Way to Cake by Benjamina Ebuehi
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Descirption: Put Flavor First with 60 Easy, Stylish Cakes
Unlock a whole new world of flavor with Benjamina Ebuehi's signature cakes. Inspired by her journey to The Great British Bake Off and beyond, Benjamina's groundbreaking recipes put flavor at the forefront by letting the star ingredients-toasted nuts, fragrant spices, bold herbs and ripe fruit-do all the work. Creations like Plum & Black Pepper Cake, Masala-Chai Carrot Cake and Caramelized Plantain Upside-Down Cake are as impressive as they are simple. Beautiful, minimal finishing touches make a big impact, highlighting the exciting ingredients within.
These irresistible treats will amaze your friends and family as easily as they will spice up your week. Full of beautiful, of-the-moment cakes with unforgettable flavors, The New Way to Cake brings out the best baker in everyone.
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Stars Beyond by S K Dunstall
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Descirption: The crew of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600">Another Road are back, closer than ever to the biggest score in the galaxy. . . if they can stay a step ahead of the Justice Department agents and Company men tracking them.
An engineer with a fondness for weapons. A captain with no memory. An obsessive genemodder who loves to tinker. Meet the crew of Another Road.
Josune, Roystan, and Nika have escaped the company thugs trying to kill them. They've gotten a new spaceship to replace The Road (after it was blown up underneath them). And their new ship is armed to the teeth with dangerous weapons, courtesy of Josune. All that's left to do before they head out to find the legendary lode of transurides is to restore Roystan's memory. To do that, they need to collect the genemod machine Nika has ordered.
But first, they have to shake off the Justice Department agent and the Companies tracking them.
It should be easy. They've done it before. What could possibly go wrong?
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*Praise for Stars Beyond
<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600">"A vigorous sequel exploring the depths of space and human deceit.the vivid action and lovable characters keep the pages turning."-- Publishers Weekly
Praise for Stars Uncharted
"A fun adventure novel with an irresistible ragtag crew."-- The Washington Post
"An absorbing space opera, in the tradition of The Expanse and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet."--Charles Stross, award-winning author of The Delirium Brief
"[A] brilliant female-driven tale...Readers of Asimov, Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga, or Anne McCaffey's Pern series will enjoy this story."-- Booklist (starred review)
"A fresh concept, cutting edge technology, and characters that pop! A must-read." -William C. Dietz, New York Times bestselling author of Battle Hymn
About the Author
S. K. Dunstall is the national bestselling author of the Linesman series, including Linesman , Alliance , and Confluence.
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Profiles in Corruption by Peter Schweizer
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Descirption: Washington insiders operate by a proven credo: when a Peter Schweizer book drops, duck and brace for impact.
For over a decade, the work of five-time New York Times bestselling investigative reporter Peter Schweizer has sent shockwaves through the political universe.
Clinton Cash revealed the Clintons' international money flow, exposed global corruption, and sparked an FBI investigation. Secret Empires exposed bipartisan corruption and launched congressional investigations. And Throw Them All Out and Extortion prompted passage of the STOCK Act. Indeed, Schweizer's "follow the money" bombshell revelations have been featured on the front pages of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and regularly appear on national ne programs, including 60 Minutes.
Now Schweizer and his team of seasoned investigators turn their focus to the nation's top progressives-politicians who strive to acquire more government power to achieve their...
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The Values Compass by Mandeep Rai
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Descirption: "The Values Compass takes us into the hearts, minds, and traditions of the cultures and people of the world. It demonstrates how interconnected we are and how the divisions that exist between us stem from acting with narrow self-interest rather than concern for the good of our human family. I hope that the book will contribute to making our world a happier place." -THE DALAI LAMA
Broadcast journalist Dr. Mandeep Rai takes us on a journey across 101 countries, highlighting a unique value that has defined each nation's history and culture-and how we can apply these to find purpose and fulfilment in our own lives.
Every day we make decisions based on what we believe in: values that define the ambitions we set, the choices we make, and the relationships we choose. In The Values Compass, Dr. Mandeep Rai sho how the countries of the world epitomize the power of values, provide an ideal guide to help us understand our own, and...
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Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine
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Descirption: An Amazon Charts, #1 <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600">Wall Street Journal , and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600">USA Today bestselling series.
She's investigating a cold case no one else could-by going places no else would dare.
In spite of a harrowing past still haunting her, Gwen Proctor is trying to move forward. Until a new assignment gives her purpose: the cold-case disappearance of a young man in Tennessee. Three years missing, no clues. Just Ruth Landry, a tortured mother in limbo. Gwen understands what it's like to worry about your children.
Gwen's investigation unearths new suspects.and victims. As she follo each sinister lead, the implications of the mystery grow more disturbing. Because the closer Gwen gets, the closer she is to a threat that looms back home.
In a town that's closed its ranks against Gwen; her partner, Sam; and her kids, there's no bolder enemy than the Belldene family-paramilitary, criminal, powerful, and vengeful. As personal vendettas collide with Gwen's investigation, she's prepared to fight both battles. But is she prepared for the toll it could take on everyone she loves?
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How to Be a Friend by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Descirption: A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written
In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-absorption threaten the very idea of deep and lasting friendships, the search for true friends is more important than ever. In this short book, which is one of the greatest ever written on the subject, the famous Roman politician and philosopher Cicero offers a compelling guide to finding, keeping, and appreciating friends. With wit and wisdom, Cicero sho us not only how to build friendships but also why they must be a key part of our lives. For, as Cicero says, life without friends is not worth living.
Filled with timeless advice and insights, Cicero's heartfelt and moving classic-written in 44 BC and originally titled De Amicitia-has inspired readers for more than two thousand years, from St. Augustine and Dante to Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Presented here in a lively new translation with the original Latin on facing pages and an inviting introduction, How to Be a Friend explores how to choose the right friends, how to avoid the pitfalls of friendship, and how to live with friends in good times and bad. Cicero also praises what he sees as the deepest kind of friendship-one in which two people find in each other "another self" or a kindred soul.
An honest and eloquent guide to finding and treasuring true friends, How to Be a Friend speaks as powerfully today as when it was first written.
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How to Keep Your Cool by Seneca
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Descirption: Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca
In his essay "On Anger" ( De Ira ), the Roman Stoic thinker Seneca (c. 4 BC-65 AD) argues that anger is the most destructive passion: "No plague has cost the human race more dear." This was proved by his own life, which he barely preserved under one wrathful emperor, Caligula, and lost under a second, Nero. This splendid new translation of essential selections from "On Anger," presented with an enlightening introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, offers readers a timeless guide to avoiding and managing anger. It vividly illustrates why the emotion is so dangerous and why controlling it would bring vast benefits to individuals and society. Drawing on his great arsenal of rhetoric, including historical examples (especially from Caligula's horrific reign), anecdotes, quips, and soaring flights of eloquence, Seneca builds his case against anger with mounting intensity. Like a fire-and-brimstone preacher, he paints a grim picture of the moral perils to which anger exposes us, tracing nearly all the world's evils to this one toxic source. But he then uplifts us with a beatific vision of the alternate path, a path of forgiveness and compassion that resonates with Christian and Buddhist ethics. Seneca's thoughts on anger have never been more relevant than today, when uncivil discourse has increasingly infected public debate. Whether seeking personal growth or political renewal, readers will find, in Seneca's wisdom, a valuable antidote to the ills of an angry age.
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"This is wisdom down the ages." (Paradigm Explorer)
"This is a well-produced, stimulating book and a worthy addition to an excellent series." ---Ray Morris, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600">Classics for All
"How to Keep Your Cool presents one of Seneca's most timely essays in an attractive format that is sure to appeal to readers. James Romm's excellent translation is more readable than any other." ―A. A. Long, author of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600">Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life
"Few have written more eloquently and profoundly on the perils of anger than Seneca and few have translated him better than James Romm." ―Ryan Holiday, coauthor of<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 600"> The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
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