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A Life Worth Living brings together the latest thought on positive psychology from an international cast of scholars. It includes historical, philosophical, and empirical views of what psychologists have found to matter for personal happiness and well-being. The contributions to this volume agree on principles of optimal development that start from...

The War for Alexander the Great's EmpireThe story of one of the great forgotten wars of history, Dividing the Spoils serves up a fast-paced narrative that revives the memory of the Successors of Alexander and their bloody, forty-year struggle to divide his empire. Drawing on a wide range of historical materials, Robin Waterfield illuminates the...

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In a world of limited resources, competition between the young and old prompt difficult questions of justice. In countries with public pension and health care systems, or with aging populations, there is often a concern that members of different generations are not always treated fairly. Dennis McKerlie's monograph examines justice between...

Ayatollah al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khu'i (1899-1992) was one of the most respected Shi'i scholars of this century. This book, published in Arabic in 1974, presents al-Khu'i's ideas on the interpretation of the Qur'an. In it, al-Khu'i treats many critical and controversial topics connected with the collection and canonization of the text that have...