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Axios Press's Essence of... series takes the greatest works ever written in the field of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. We select the best passages-the ones that are immediately relevant to us today, full of timeless wisdom and advice about the world and how best to live our lives-and leave behind the more obscure or less important bits. Our selections are not isolated: they flow together to create a seamless work that...
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Axios Press's Essence of...series takes the greatest works ever written in the field of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. We select the best passages-the ones that are immediately relevant to us today, full of timeless wisdom and advice about the world and how best to live our lives, and leave behind the more obscure or less important bits. Our selections are not isolated: they flow together to create a seamless work that...
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Axios Press's Essence of...series takes the greatest works ever written in the field of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. We select the best passages-the ones that are immediately relevant to us today, full of timeless wisdom and advice about the world and how best to live our lives-and leave behind the more obscure or less important bits. Our selections are not isolated: they flow together to create a seamless work that will...
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Axios's Essence of... Series takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Selected passages flow together to create a seamless work that will capture your interest from page one.
George Fox founded The Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers, a form of Christianity which has had an immense influence throughout the world. The story contained in his journal is gripping and hard to put down.
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Axios's Essence of... Series takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Selected passages flow together to create a seamless work that will capture your interest from page one.
Jane Addams was arguably the most influential woman in American history. Her mission as a public intellectual, social activist and reformer shines forth brightly in her inspiring and easy-to-read autobiography. In her time, she was...
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Axios's Essence of... Series takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Selected passages flow together to create a seamless work that will capture your interest from page one.
Kant may be the greatest Western philosopher. In this extraordinary little book, one of the most influential in history, he offers an ethics based on universal logic. This edition makes his own words both readable and understandable....
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Axios's Essence of... Series takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Selected passages flow together to create a seamless work that will capture your interest from page one.
Goethe: " [In his] Ethics..., I found the serenity to calm my passions...."
This new edition makes Spinoza's own words understandable by everyone.
Now with linking index.
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Axios's Essence of... Series takes the greatest works of practical philosophy and pares them down to their essence. Selected passages flow together to create a seamless work that will capture your interest from page one.
This newest volume in the series is dedicated to David Hume who is ranked as one of the greatest Western philosophers and economists. You will find three main sections on Hume (Religion, Morals, and Economics) as well as a section...
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Edward Gibbon (1737—1794) personifies the calm and dignified rationalism of the 18th century. He became world famous as the author of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a multi-volume work describing almost 1300 years of history in some of the finest English prose ever written. The present volume is taken from volume one and focuses entirely on the early Christian Church.
Gibbon does not mince words. He likes the religious toleration that...
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Socrates is important to us for many reasons. First, he recognized the value of logic and showed us how to use it to discover truth. Second, he led an exemplary and courageous life which cannot fail to inspire anyone who reads about it.
His calm and eloquent defense of himself during the final trial for heresy, which ended in his condemnation and execution, are among the most famous passages in world literature. No one, apart from the great religious...
11) Warden's Reign
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As a dark flame consumes the world, a larger threat looms over the refugees of Solpate.Orphans are snagged from their beds and used in the Warden's dark experiments. Those who seek asylum in the forest must survive the dangers of the night, when the forest trees uproot and roam free.Fifteen-year-old Kole, with the help of his mentor, Russé, has adapted. He's learned to tame the rampant trees and protect the orphans. But when one of the Warden's mutated...
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With the people cursed by a god-forever doomed-Kole enters their stronghold to seek the heart of the volcano.Peace has returned to Kole's city, yet day by day, the world dies. Only the gods can return balance to Ohr. Kole has already found one, Russé, his mentor. Together they decipher the cryptic map in Kole's head to locate the others, but they aren't the only ones searching for the gods.Tailed by the enemy, the trail leads to a volcano in a forsaken...
13) Fallen Stone
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Once a holy warrior with a noble cause, Misery uses her earth magic to scrape by, one step ahead of those who call her traitor.
Denver was just one more stop over. She didn't expect a simple job to entangle her in a world of waring Chimera and missing fae. She wants to run, but an unexpected roommate and a gorgeous healer give her reason to stay. Maybe she can make a new home, if she doesn't get herself killed . . . again.
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Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this new two-volume series compiled from “The American Patriot's Almanac”, Bennett and Cribb's masterful grasp of our history offers 150 examples of fascinating details of great American events.
A two-volume series compiled from William J. Bennett's bestselling book, revised and updated.
150 Great American...
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Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this updated and expanded series compiled from The American Patriot's Almanac, Bennett and Cribb's masterful grasp of our history offers 150 more great Americans.
Our history is a heritage we Americans all share. It ties us together, like a common language or currency. Knowing that heritage helps us understand...
16) Beyond the Flame
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When old scars open-wounds that never truly healed-can Kole find the courage to stand against the deepest fear he's ever known?
In Kole's quest to reunite all six gods, he's led to a distant city where magic and technology have merged and proven as a combatant against the spread of the Black Wall. Yet the god he seeks lies beyond the border of the black wall of fire encroaching on the continent.
Kole plans to use this new-found technology to aid...
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