On Life and Death (Cicero)(Paperback)

On Life and Death (Cicero)(Paperback)

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Rome's greatest orator, had a career of intense activity in politics, the law courts and the administration, mostly in Rome. His fortunes, however, followed those of Rome, and he found himself driven into exile in 58 BC, only to return a year later to a city

On the Good Life (Cicero Marcus Tullius)(Paperback)

For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, 'the good life' was at once a life of contentment and one of moral virtue - and the two were inescapably intertwined. This volume brings together a wide range of his reflections upon the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. In

Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - 'An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived: reflective, charming and rather vain.'--The Wall Street Journal 'All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.'--John

The Animal Communicator's Guide Through Life, Loss and Love (Horsley Pea)(Paperback)

Shares true stories which reveal animals' thoughts and feelings on life, death and life after death. This book offers a collection of inspirational tales which is woven together with Pea's moving story of her own dog, Morgan, and his physical struggle, his awareness of the right time to go and his

Matter of Death and Life (Yalom Irvin D.)(Paperback)

Transitions: A Nurse's Education about Life and Death (Hawkins Becki)(Paperback)

Transitions: A Nurse's Education about Life and Death is a collection of stories from Becki Hawkins's patients over the past thirty years of her career. She started off as a nurse's aide, became a registered nurse, and began her career in oncology. A couple of years later she also started seeing

The Death and Life of Bobby Z: A Thriller (Winslow Don)(Paperback)

Cicero: On Duties (Cicero Marcus Tullius)(Paperback)

De Officiis (On Duties) is Cicero's last theoretical work and contains his analysis, in a Greek theoretical framework, of the political and ethical values of the Roman governing class in the late Republic. It has often been treated merely as a key to the Greek philosophical works that Cicero used,

Mind Beyond Death (Ponlop Dzogchen)(Paperback)

An indispensable guidebook through the journey of life and death, Mind Beyond Death weaves a synthesis of wisdom remarkable in its scope. With warm informality and profound understanding of the Western mind, the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche makes the mysterious Tibetan teachings on the bardos--the

Between Death and Life - Conversations with a Spirit (Cannon Dolores)(Paperback / softback)

Life, Death and Immortality: The Journey of the Soul (Hayes Terrill)(Paperback)

Grief Works - Stories of Life, Death and Surviving (Samuel Julia)(Paperback / softback)

Dog Rounds: Death and Life in the Boxing Ring (Worsell Elliot)(Paperback)

From Bagels to Curry - Life, Death, Family, and Triumph (Devi Lila (Lila Devi))(Paperback / softback)

This offbeat heartful account takes the reader on a journey of life, death, and freedom through the eyes of a devoted yet independent daughter, showing how an alternative spiritual path can affect families immersed in traditional religion. From his birth in the slums of Chicago to his passing in

Selected Works (Cicero, Marcus Tullius) (Cicero Marcus Tullius)(Paperback)

Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators, Cicero's Selected Works is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant in Penguin Classics.Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence, and his pure

On Living and Dying Well (Cicero Marcus Tullius)(Paperback)

Under Pressure - Living Life and Avoiding Death on a Nuclear Submarine (Humphreys Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Mysterium: The Wheel of Life and Death - Book 3 (Sedgwick Julian)(Paperback / softback)

Hottentot Venus - The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman (Holmes Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

Julian Grenfell - His Life and the Times of His Death, 1888-1915(Paperback / softback)

Angels of Death, Vol. 11 (Naduka Kudan)(Paperback)

After a life-and-death struggle, Zack and Ray have finally made it through Floor B1. With the surface so tantalizingly close, all that's left is to find a way up. They decide to split up and search--a decision Ray starts to question when she finds herself all alone before Father Gray once

Cicero: On the Commonwealth and On the Laws (Zetzel James E. G.)(Paperback)

Cicero's On the Commonwealth and On the Laws were his first and most substantial attempts to adapt Greek theories of political life to the circumstances of the Roman Republic. They represent Cicero's understanding of government and remain his most important works of political philosophy. On the

The Nature of the Gods (Cicero)(Paperback)

Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest and more generous appreciation, in part because they provide vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light they cast on the intellectual life of

Life and Death in Shanghai (Cheng Nien)(Paperback / softback)

A first-hand account of China's cultural