The consolations

A penetrating and provocative exploration of human mortality, from Epicurus to Joan Didion For those who don?t believe in an afterlife, the wisdom of the ages offers four great consolations for mortality: that death is…

Unlike studies that detail how American writers have responded to the physical American landscape, this book takes its point of departure from the peculiarities of romance as American writers have understood it. Romance…

Consolations of the Forest : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780141975481 : 0141975482 : 08 Feb 2016 : The author found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old…

In the next twenty years the world economy will enjoy one of its strongest periods of growth. Opportunities, life expectancy, income and educational standards will all rise. The West's share of the global economic cake…

'A book more about life and passion than physics. People who have never cared a jot for physics (like me) must read this book.' SUZANNE O'SULLIVAN'A beautifully crafted love letter to physics.' NatureThe Consolations of…

The Consolations of Philosophy : Paperback : Random House USA Inc : 9780679779179 : 0679779175 : 03 Apr 2001 : Wisdom from some of the greatest thinkers in history is shared in this book that provides advice on…

The Consolations of Philosophy : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140276619 : 0140276610 : 01 Mar 2001 : Sets six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of everyday life. Here then…

'A beautifully crafted love letter to physics.' Nature'A book more about life and passion than physics. People who have never cared a jot about physics (like me) must read this book.' SUZANNE O'SULLIVANThe Consolations…

Sets six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of everyday life. Here then are Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on some of the things that bother us…

The Consolations of Philosophy : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780141038377 : 0141038373 : 01 Sep 2008

Boethius wrote The Consolation of Philosophy as a prisoner condemned to death for treason, circumstances that are reflected in the themes and concerns of its evocative poetry and dialogue between the prisoner and his…

The author found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the experiences of the hermits of old Russia: he decided to lock himself alone in a cabin in the middle taiga, on the shores of Baikal, for…

David Whyte explores the underlying meaning of 52 ordinary words, with an introduction by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLEROne of the most influential voices in modern philosophy - the author of The Course of Love, Religion for Atheists, The Art of Travel and The School of LifeAlain de Botton presents a…

An inspiration to writers, musicians, and mystics, "The Overture of the Book of Consolations" summarizes and highlights all the major themes of Deutero-Isaiah. Its predominant theme is consolation - consolation of Israel…

A wise and inspiring manifesto about why understanding physics can make you happier, by one of the leading science writers of our time.

A wise and inspiring manifesto about why understanding physics can make you happier, by one of the leading science writers of our time.

In the next twenty years the world economy will enjoy one of its strongest periods of growth. Greater innovation and technical change will increase opportunities. Life expectancy, income and educational standards will…

?Time spent with Val is not just time spent in wonderful company but with an intelligent, proper cook ? I could sit at a table with this man for days. He cooks like he eats; just delicious, delicious food.? Angela…

Sets six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of everyday life. Here then are Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on some of the things that bother us…

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these…

This book is an eloquent guide to, and companion through, the long sleepless hours of the night. We come away from its soothing pages informed, consoled and armed with insights that will make us feel a lot less alone -…

The Consolation of Philosophy : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140447804 : 0140447806 : 01 May 2000 : Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When…

The Nutmeg of Consolation : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9780006499299 : 0006499295 : 10 Jul 1997 : Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels…

ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2020SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES SOCIETY & WHITE HORSE BOOKSHOP LITERARY PRIZE'Lovely: full of fascinating detail and anecdote, but the undertow of the virus moving in…

An exquisite novel set in Japan, America and Florence, about learning to read people and understanding the past, reminiscent of the early novels of Kazuo Ishiguro

Boethius (Boetius)?Anicius Manlius Severinus?Roman statesman and philosopher (ca. 480?524 CE), was son of Flavius Manlius Boetius, after whose death he was looked after by several men, especially Memmius Symmachus. He…

'Austere, elusive . . . the influence of Beckett seems unmistakeable' Irish TimesArresting and beautiful, The Consolation of Maps tells a story of ill-fated passion. Theodora Appel runs a company that is more like a…

Ultimately, this is a story book with food in it. Valentine Warner presents a collection of personal stories, seasoned with recipes, to read and make in both happy and troubled times; a book of 'comfort' food in the…

Throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages, literature was read with the ear as much as with the eye: silent reading was the exception; audible reading, the norm. This highly original book shows that Boethius's Consolation…

A moving and intimate portrait of nature during the lockdown spring of 2020 - the first book to document the environmental impact of this world-historical event.

The Consolation of Philosophy has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great Western work of the Classical…

In the early 1920s in Iran two teenagers fall in love and marry. Sardar brings his young bride with him across the mountains to the suburbs of Tehran, where the couple settles down and builds a home. They will then watch…

Boethius composed the De Consolatione Philosophiae in the sixth century AD whilst awaiting death under torture, condemned on a charge of treason which he protested was manifestly unjust. Though a convinced Christian, in…

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he…

The Consolation of Philosophy : Paperback : Dover Publications Inc. : 9780486421636 : 0486421635 : 28 Mar 2003 : Landmark of medieval Western thought written by a 6th-century Roman statesman and philosopher awaiting…

What meaning can be found in calamity and suffering? This question is in some sense perennial, reverberating through the canons of theology, philosophy, and literature. Today, The Politics of Consolation reveals, it is…

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy and was imprisoned in Pavia, it was to the Greek philosophers that he…

The study of Boethius's medieval reception has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in recent years, with the publication of new editions, translations, databases, and research reshaping our understanding of his profound…

The Consolation of Philosophy : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780199540549 : 0199540543 : 15 Oct 2008 : "First published as an Oxford world's classics paperback 2000. Reissued 2008"--Copyright…

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