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An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one In 45 BCE, the Roman statesman Cicero fell to pieces when his beloved daughter, Tullia, died from complications of childbirth. But from the depths of despair, Cicero fought his way back. In an effort t... Read More about How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

Timeless advice about how to use humor to win over any audience Can jokes win a hostile room, a hopeless argument, or even an election? You bet they can, according to Cicero, and he knew what he was talking about. One of Rome's greatest politicians, speakers, and lawyers, Cicero was also reputedly... Read More about How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Humor (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

A spirited new translation of a forgotten classic, shot through with timeless wisdom Is there an art to drinking alcohol? Can drinking ever be a virtue? The Renaissance humanist and neoclassical poet Vincent Obsopoeus (ca. 1498-1539) thought so. In the winelands of sixteenth-century Germany, he w... Read More about How to Drink: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

A modern translation of the ancient Roman poet Ovid's Remedies for Love--a witty and irreverent work about how to fall out of love Breakups are the worst. On one scale devised by psychiatrists, only a spouse's death was ranked as more stressful than a marital split. Is there any treatment for a br... Read More about How to Get Over a Breakup: An Ancient Guide to Moving on (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

Michael Winchester had no idea moving to Texas would mean he'd be possessed by the Devil and knocked up by an angel... the King of Angels, Tawsi Melek After he is owned backward and forward by the Supreme General of Heaven, Mikey finds out what it means to take command of himself by himself and unl... Read More about Tawsi Melek Meets the Dragon Prince