Some friendships need celebrating, some are hard to navigate, and some need a bit of tender love and care. Delve into this anthology for a tour of all aspects of friendship by your favourite classic authors. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Michèle Mendelssohn. "Why Friendship Matters" is an inspiring collection that spans three centuries of writing and includes many favourite ... |
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360 meditations on wisdom. Perseverance and the art of living. The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations - the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker - with more than two million copies sold! Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a ... |
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The Bomber Mafia is a case study in how dreams go awry. When some shiny new idea drops from the heavens, it does not land softly in our laps. It lands hard, on the ground, and shatters. In the years before the Second World War, in a sleepy air force base in central Alabama, a small group of renegade pilots put forth a radical idea. What if we made bombing so accurate that wars could be fought entirely from the air? What if we could make the brutal clashes between armies on the ground a thing of the past? This book tells the story of what happened when that dream was put to the test. The Bomber Mafia follows the stories ... |
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In a world where we're more connected than ever, why is it that we're also more lonely? Dip into this anthology of classic writing to reclaim the pleasure of your own company. Part of the "Macmillan Collector's Library", a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by writer and academic, Zachary Seager. "The Art of Solitude" shows some of the myriad ways in which people throughout history have understood their experiences of ... |
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Selected Poems. Complete and unabridged. A pocket sized book - 10 x 15.5 cm. ... "Leaves of Grass" is Walt Whitman's glorious poetry collection, first published in 1855, which he revised and expanded throughout his lifetime. It was ground-breaking in its subject matter and in its direct, unembellished style. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Professor Bridget Bennett. Whitman ... |
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Любовта, която тя толкова желае. Уважението, от което той отчаяно се нуждае. ... Една книга за взаимоотношенията, която ще ощастливи брака ви. Революционно послание."Женен съм от 25 години, но никога досега не съм чувал този призив!""Това е ключът, който явно съм пропуснал.""За мен, в тази книга се разглеждат всички въпроси, които ме засягат лично.""Като семеен консултант, никога не съм бил така впечатлен, както от този материал." Едно просто послание. Жената се нуждае да се чувства обичана; когато тази ѝ нужда е удовлетворена, тя е щастлива. Мъжът се нуждае да бъде уважаван; ... |
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Съставител: Елеазар Хараш. ... "Посвещавам тази книга на чистия смях, защото това е нещото в човека, на което не може да устои нито скръбта, нито мъката, нито злото, нито черните дупки във вселената. Чистият смях е скрито слънце в човека. Източниците ми са хиляди, но тук изброявам само тези, които съм ползвал за първи том: руски афоризми, английски, латвийски, африкански, гръцки, френски, немски, арменски, български, югославски, полски, италиански, ирландски, У. Фокнър, Коняхин, А. Бен, К. Смит, М. Твен, Елеазар, А. Буртов, Е. Хабърд, Б. Шоу, А. Казарян, Т. Браун, Р. Бъртън, Е. Кестнер, Н. Витанов, Р. Бар, Дж. ... |
