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One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and        striving, we will discover at the end that we have wasted our life. In A Guide to        the Good Life, William B. Irvine plumbs the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, one of the        most popular and successful schools of thought in ancient Rome, and shows how...

'Philosophy is written in this great book which is continually open before our        eyes - I mean the universe...'Galileo's astronomical discoveries changed the way we        look at the world, and our place in the universe. Threatened by the Inquisition for        daring to contradict the literal truth of the Bible, Galileo ignited a...

This unusual and fascinating book convinces readers that names matter in Shakespeare's plays - and that playing with names is a serious business. The focus is Shakespeare - in particular, case-studies of  Romeo and Juliet,    Comedy of Errors,   The Taming of the Shrew,    A Midsummer Night's Dream, All's Well that Ends Well, and     Troilus and...

The Injustice of Appearance in Life and LawBeauty may be only skin deep, but the damages associated with its absence go much deeper. Unattractive individuals are less likely to be hired and promoted, and are assumed less likely to have desirable traits, such as goodness, kindness, and honesty. Three quarters of women consider appearance important...

The call for science curriculum reform has been made over and over again for much        of the twentieth century. Arguments have been made that the content of the        curriculum is not appropriate for meeting the individual and social needs of people        living in the modern world; that the curriculum has become overstuffed with...