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Campaigns of Alexanderby Arriam, Aubrey De SelincourtISBN 088029079X (0-88029-079-X)
Hardcover, Dorset Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Campaigns of Alexander'Book summary:[via]His passion was for glory only, and in that he was insatiable
Although written over four hundred years after Alexanders death, Arrians Campaigns of Alexander is the most reliable account of the man and his achievements we have. Arrians own experience as a military commander gave him unique insights into the life of the worlds greatest conqueror. He tells of Alexanders violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his total defeat of Persia, and his campaigns through Egypt, India and Babylon establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. While Alexander emerges from this record as an unparalleled and charismatic leader, Arrian succeeds brilliantly in creating an objective and fully rounded portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power and worshipped as a god in his own lifetime.
Aubrey de Sélincourts vivid translation is accompanied by J. R. Hamiltons introduction, which discusses Arrians life and times, his synthesis of other classical sources and the composition of Alexanders army. The edition also includes maps, a list for further reading and a detailed index.
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Canon of Reason and Virtue: (Lao-Tze's Tao Teh King) Chinese and Englishby Lao-Tzu, Paul Carus, Daisetz Teitaro SuzukiISBN 0875480640 (0-87548-064-0)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canon of Reason and Virtue: (Lao-Tze's Tao Teh King) Chinese and English'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. [via]
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Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina: The Troublesome Reign of Tiberius Claudius Caesar, Emperor of the Romans (Born 10 B.C., Died A.D. 54), as Described by Himself, Also His Murder at the Hands of the Notorious Agrippina (Mother of the Emperor Nero) and His Subsequent Deification, as Describby Robert GravesISBN 0679725733 (0-679-72573-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Consolation of Philosophyby Boethius, Joel C. RelihanISBN 0872205835 (0-87220-583-5)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Consolation of Philosophy'Book summary:Unjustly imprisoned and waiting to die, Boethius penned his last and greatest work, Consolation of Philosophy, an imaginary dialogue between himself and Philosophy, personified as a woman. Reminiscent of Dante in places, Boethius's fiction is an ode-to-philosophy-cum-Socratic-dialogue. Joel Relihan's skillful rendering, smoother to the modern ear than previous translations, preserves the book's heart-rending clarity and Boethius's knack for getting it just right. Listen to him on fortune: "We spin in an ever-turning circle, and it is our delight to change the bottom for the top and the top for the bottom. You may climb up if you wish, but on this condition: Don't think it an injustice when the rules of the game require you to go back down."
Consolation of Philosophy recalls the transience of the material world, the eternality of wisdom, and the life of the philosopher. Boethius was deeply influenced by the Platonist tradition, and this piece is one of the more powerful and artful defenses of a detachment that feels almost Buddhist. For anyone who's felt at odds with the world, Consolation is a reminder that the best things in life are eternal. Boethius must be right: the book is just as meaningful today as it was in the sixth century when he wrote it. --Eric de Place [via]
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- The Consolation of Philosophy: ISBN 0872205843 (0-87220-584-3)
Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc - The Consolation of Philosophy: ISBN 0672602733 (0-672-60273-3)
Softcover, Prentice Hall - The Consolation of Philosophy: ISBN 0760769796 (0-7607-6979-6)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble Books - The Consolation of Philosophy: ISBN 089526885X (0-89526-885-X)
Softcover, Gateway Books - The Consolation of Philosophy: ISBN 0872205835 (0-87220-583-5)
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- The Consolation of Philosophy: ISBN 0872205843 (0-87220-584-3)
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Dao De Jing: The Book of the Wayby LaoziISBN 0520242211 (0-520-24221-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way'Book summary:Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature. Composed in China between the late sixth and the late fourth centuries b.c., its enigmatic verses have inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious thinkers, and general readers down to our own times. This new translation, both revelatory and authentic, captures much of the beauty and nuance of the original work. In an extensive and accessible commentary to his translation, Moss Roberts reveals new depths of Dao De Jing.[via]
This edition is distinguished by the literary quality of the translation, its new renderings for a number of the stanzas, and by Roberts's knowledgeable contextualizations. Utilizing recently discovered manuscripts and Chinese scholarship based on them, he is able to shed new light on the work's historical and philosophical contexts. This translation shows that Dao De Jing is far more than a work of personal inspiration; it is also a work of universal scope that makes penetrating comments on politics, statecraft, cosmology, aesthetics, and ethics. Roberts brings these themes to our attention, shows how they are integrated into the work as a whole, and demonstrates the relevance of these topics for our own times.More editions of Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way:
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Dao De Jing: The Book of the Wayby Moss Roberts, LaoziISBN 0520205553 (0-520-20555-3)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way'Book summary:Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature. Composed in China between the late sixth and the late fourth centuries b.c., its enigmatic verses have inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious thinkers, and general readers down to our own times. This new translation, both revelatory and authentic, captures much of the beauty and nuance of the original work. In an extensive and accessible commentary to his translation, Moss Roberts reveals new depths of Dao De Jing.[via]
This edition is distinguished by the literary quality of the translation, its new renderings for a number of the stanzas, and by Roberts's knowledgeable contextualizations. Utilizing recently discovered manuscripts and Chinese scholarship based on them, he is able to shed new light on the work's historical and philosophical contexts. This translation shows that Dao De Jing is far more than a work of personal inspiration; it is also a work of universal scope that makes penetrating comments on politics, statecraft, cosmology, aesthetics, and ethics. Roberts brings these themes to our attention, shows how they are integrated into the work as a whole, and demonstrates the relevance of these topics for our own times.More editions of Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way:
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The Daodejing of Laoziby Laozi, Philip J. IvanhoeISBN 0872207013 (0-87220-701-3)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Daodejing of Laozi'Book summary:A Daoist classic that has had a profound influence on Chinese thought, the Laozi or Daodejing, evolved into its present form sometime around the third century BCE and continues to enjoy great popularity throughout East Asia and beyond. Philip J Ivanhoe's lucid and philosophically-minded interpretation and commentary offer fresh insights into this classic work. In the substantial introduction and numerous notes, Ivanhoe draws attention to the issues at play in the text, often relating them to contemporary philosophical discussions and directing the reader to related passages within the Daodejing and to other works of the period. The Language Appendix, unique to this edition, offers eight translations of the opening passage by well-known and influential scholars and explains, line-by-line, how each might have reached his particular interpretation. [via]
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Das Kapitalby Karl MarxISBN 0895269317 (0-89526-931-7)
Softcover, Gateway Books
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Five Dialoguesby Plato, G.M.A. GrubeISBN 0872206335 (0-87220-633-5)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Five Dialogues'Book summary:The second edition of five dialogues presents g. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by john cooper for plato, complete works. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with an updated bibliography [via]
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Georgicsby Virgil, Kristina ChewISBN 0872206092 (0-87220-609-2)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Georgics'Book summary:Georgics is a popular classic work written by Virgil. This kindle digital edition of Georgics has been professionally designed and maintains the quality of the original classic publication. Georgics is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Virgil and also those discovering the works of Virgil for the first time. [via]
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The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Chingby Henry WeiISBN 0835605582 (0-8356-0558-2)
Softcover, Theosophical Pub House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching'Book summary:The Tao Teh Ching in terms of mysticism and meditation. [via]
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- The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0835605620 (0-8356-0562-0)
Hardcover, Theosophical Pub House - The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0835605582 (0-8356-0558-2)
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- The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0835605620 (0-8356-0562-0)
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History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantiumby Paul VeyneISBN 0674399749 (0-674-39974-9)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium'Book summary:First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slavesfrom concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces.
The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.
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History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantiumby Philippe Aries, Georges Duby, Paul VeyneISBN 0674399757 (0-674-39975-7)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium'Book summary:First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slavesfrom concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces.
The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.
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The Illustrated Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentaryby Lao Tze, Stephen Hodge, LaoziISBN 0764121685 (0-7641-2168-5)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentary'Book summary:The Tao Te Ching is a classic work of ancient Chinese philosophy. It has been translated into virtually every written language in the world, with more than 60 versions existing in English alone. This brand-new translation with modern commentary by a student of Eastern Asian culture is of unusual value in that it reflects recent manuscript discoveries in China. Examined in light of modern scholarship methods, the discoveries suggest that previous translations of this seminal philosophical work are wrong in several important details. Stephen Hodge's commentaries explore the Tao Te Ching by placing its concepts and observations in the context of ancient Chinese culture, and then pointing out the philosophy's key ideas as they relate to the lives of men and women today. In discussing the limitations of words and language, he emphasizes our need to go beyond words in our quest for universal truths. The philosophical work's traditional 81 short chapters are arranged thematically, and are supplemented with commentary that explains both the ancient and modern significance of each text. More than 100 photographs complement the text with scenes of natural peace and serenity. [via]
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Jewish Warby Flavius Josephus, G. A. WilliamsonISBN 088029034X (0-88029-034-X)
Hardcover, Hippocrene Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jewish War'Book summary:Josephus' account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus changed sides after he was captured to become a Rome-appointed negotiator, and so was uniquely placed to observe these turbulent events, from the siege of Jerusalem to the final heroic resistance and mass suicides at Masada. His account provides much of what we know about the history of the Jews under Roman rule, with vivid portraits of such key figures as the Emperor Vespasian and Herod the Great. Often self-justifying and divided in its loyalties, "The Jewish War" nevertheless remains one of the most immediate accounts of war, its heroism and its horrors, ever written. [via]
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Lao Tzu's Tao Te Chingby Timothy Freke, LaoziISBN 0749919663 (0-7499-1966-3)
Softcover, Piatkus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The Tao Te Ching is one of the world's spiritual and philosophical classics. The 81 verses distil the wisdom of the sages, oracles and folk traditions of ancient China and are beautiful to read. They offer reflection and insight, and guide us towards personal growth and greater understanding. This new modern interpretation encapsulates the freshness of the original text while keeping a modern perspective. [via]
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Murder Trialsby Marcus Tullius CiceroISBN 0880290757 (0-88029-075-7)
Hardcover, Marboro Books
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Petronius the Satiriconby Evan T. Sage, Brady B. GillelandISBN 0829012052 (0-8290-1205-2)
Softcover, Irvington Pub
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Plato: Five Great Dialogues Apology, Crito, Phaedo, Symposium, Republicby Plato, Louise Ropes LoomisISBN 0517146800 (0-517-14680-0)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Sapphoby Mary BarnardISBN 0520223128 (0-520-22312-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sappho'Book summary:These hundred poems and fragments constitute virtually all of Sappho that survives and effectively bring to life the woman whom the Greeks consider to be their greatest lyric poet. Mary Barnard's translations are lean, incisive, direct--the best ever published. She has rendered the beloved poet's verses, long the bane of translators, more authentically than anyone else in English.[via] 
Satyricaby Petronius, Daniel Kinney, R. Bracht BranhamISBN 0520211189 (0-520-21118-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Satyrica'Book summary:Encolpius, a soldier of fortune, despiser of pedantry, lecherous and contrary, and the beautiful Giton, who lives off his charms, are invited to a gargantuan banquet hosted by the prodigal, pompous, newly rich Trimalchio. When the feast turns into a riot, the two, joined by the down-on-his-luck poet Eumolpus, leave town quickly to avoid trouble. So begins the Satyrica, a bizarre odyssey through the carnivalesque landscape of Nero's empire.[via]
The author of the Satyrica, Petronius, had been Nero's intimate and advisor on all matters of artistic taste and elegance but a jealous rival turned Nero against him. No longer enduring "the suspense of fear or of hope," Petronius eluded his former patron by ending his own life. His novel has lived on, preserving for centuries tales of a time when virtue and vice, power and money, human comedy and human cruelty, mixed and melded unpredictably.
The translation is accurate and contemporary. In addition, a chronology, introduction, and commentary offer the reader background on Petronius's social milieu and on the fascinating complexity of his seemingly low-brow novel's poetic structure.-
The Satyriconby Petronius, Sarah RudenISBN 0872205118 (0-87220-511-8)
Hardcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Satyricon'Book summary:This new Satyricon features not only a lively, new, annotated translation of the text, but also fresh, and accessible commentaries that discuss Petronius' masterpiece in terms of such topics as the identity of Petronius, the transmission of his manuscript, literary influences on the Satyricon, and the distinctive literary form of this work -- as well as such hallmarks of Roman life as oratory, sexual practices, households, dinner parties, religion, and philosophy. It offers, in short, a remarkably informative and engaging account of major aspects of Imperial Roman culture as seen through the prism of our first extant novel. [via]
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Satyriconby Sarah Ruden, Petronius ArbiterISBN 087220510X (0-87220-510-X)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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Tao Lao Tsu Te Chingby Gia-Fu FengISBN 0613070313 (0-613-07031-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Lao Tsu Te Ching'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. [via]
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The Tao of the Tao Te Ching: A Translation and Commentaryby Michael LarfargueISBN 0791409864 (0-7914-0986-4)
Softcover, State Univ of New York Pr
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-Tzu, Jane English, Gia-Fu FengISBN 0679724346 (0-679-72434-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or "The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue," has probably had a greater influence on Asian thought than any other single book. It is also one of the true classics of world literature. Traditionally attributed to the near-legendary "Old Master," Lao Tzu, the Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the enlightened sage or ideal ruler are identical with those of the perfected individual. Today, Lao Tzu's words are as useful in mastering the arts of leadership in business and politics as they are in developing a sense of balance and harmony in everyday life. To follow the Tao or Way of all things and realize their true nature is to embody humility, spontaneity, and generosity. [via]
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Softcover, Random House Inc - Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0877735425 (0-87773-542-5)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0679433163 (0-679-43316-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 087220233X (0-87220-233-X)
Hardcover, Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0886950074 (0-88695-007-4)
Softcover, Concord Grove Pr - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0821220756 (0-8212-2075-6)
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Tao Te Chingby Aleister Crowley, Hymenaeus BetaISBN 0877288461 (0-87728-846-1)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was uniquely qualified to produce a translation of Lao-tzus Tao Te Ching. He was called the finest English metrical poet of his generation by some of his contemporaries, and his work is anthologized in the Oxford Book of Mystical Verse. He was also a profound and experienced magician, mystic, and philosopher, trained in western esotericism, Hermeticism, the Qabalah and more traditional western philosophy, but with a deep and abiding interest in the ancient philosophies of the Orient. Crowley traveled widely in the East, and he actually walked across Southern China in 1906. His first-hand experience of the Orient made him one of the first students in the West to grasp oriental philosophy on its own terms, without a Eurocentric or Judeo-Christian cultural bias. The Chinese scholar Hellmut WIlhelp acknowledged the primacy of Crowleys work in Taoist studies. Crowley had no Chinese, and his translation is that of a poet interpreting the dry and scholastic translation of James Legge, as Ezra Pound would later do with the Confucian Analects. He contributes and autobiographical and critical introduction that discusses his religious philosophy and his lifelong attraction to Taoism, and his extensive notes and commentary to his translation help to amplify the meaning of the Chinese classic. This edition includes Crowleys verse translation of the Ching-ching Ching (Liber XXI, The Classic of Purity) as an appendix. This edition includes an editorial forward by Hymenaeus Beta, Frater Superior of O.T.O., as well as bibliography and index. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Derek Bryce, Lao Tzu, Laozi, Leon WiegerISBN 0517225344 (0-517-22534-4)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The TAO-TE-CHING, the ancient Taoist text written by philospher Lao-Tzu in the sixth century B.C., has inspired millions of people from all different backgrounds. This beautiful edition contains Chinese characters alongside the English text and is illustrated with black and white drawings. Commentary from the translators helps to illuminate the ideas discussed in the text so that modern-day readers can fully appreciate the meaning. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Feng, Jane English, Gia-Fu FengISBN 0679776192 (0-679-77619-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Scholars say that the original Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Stephen Addiss, Lao-Tzu, Burton Watson, Stanley LombardoISBN 0872202321 (0-87220-232-1)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:With this edition of the Tao Te Ching, an unlikely team of a Japanese art expert and a Greek translator pull off a uniquely powerful version of the text. If one thing marks the language of the original Tao Te Ching, it is linguistic spareness. Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo are the first to succeed in duplicating the language in English, and although their search for just the right word occasionally goes far afield, they are mostly successful. The effect can be quite liberating as the full ambiguity of meaning comes through and you are afforded the freedom to interpret in a variety of ways. The translators also enhance the atmosphere of the book with Addiss's expressive calligraphy and the two lines in the original Chinese that are retained in each chapter. Addiss and Lombardo's rendering of the Tao Te Ching gets you right down into the primary source, and from there you're free to wander where you will. [via]
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Tao Te Ching: About the Way of Nature and Its Powersby Lao TzuISBN 0895295067 (0-89529-506-7)
Softcover, Avery Pub Group
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Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Wayby Lao Tzu, Victor H. MairISBN 0553070053 (0-553-07005-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Books
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Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Wayby Victor H. Mair, Lao TzuISBN 055334935X (0-553-34935-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way'Book summary:A landmark translation of one of the most popular works of world literture, this edition of the Tao Te Ching is based on the Ma-wang-tui manuscripts. [via]
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Tao Te Ching: The Way of Vitrueby Lao Tzu, Patrick M. ByrneISBN 0757000290 (0-7570-0029-0)
Softcover, Square One Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Way of Vitrue'Book summary:A fundamental book of the Taoist, the Tao Te Ching is regarded as a revelation in its own right. It provides a wealth of wisdom and insights for those seeking a better understanding of themselves. Over time, many changes have been made to the original Chinese text. Researcher Patrick M. Byrne has produced a translation that is accurate and easy to
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Tao Teh Kingby Archie J. Bahm, Lao-TzuISBN 087573040X (0-87573-040-X)
Softcover, Jain Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Teh King'Book summary:Widely recognized as one of the world's great literary classics, Tao Teh King is one of the simplest yet most profound interpretations of man and nature. As a religion, it provides one of the sanest and most enduring of the major religions of mankind. Interpreted here by one of the foremost Western scholars of Eastern philosophies. [via]
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Tao Teh King: Nature and Intelligenceby Lao TzuISBN 0804463875 (0-8044-6387-5)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Tao Teh King: Saying of Lao Tzuby MedhurstISBN 0835604306 (0-8356-0430-6)
Softcover, Natl Book Network
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Te-Tao Chingby Lao-Tzu, Robert G. Henricks, LaoziISBN 0679600604 (0-679-60060-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Te-Tao Ching'Book summary:A cycle of short poems, this is a work of world literature and has the significance of the Bible for more than a quarter of humanity. Written in two halves, the "Tao" ("way") and the "Te" ("virtue"), it is treasured for its poetic statements about life's most profound and elusive truths. [via]
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0553212494 (0-553-21249-4)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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Treasure Islandby Angela Wilkes, Sam Taplin, Peter DennisISBN 0794504116 (0-7945-0411-6)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Treasure Island : With Story of the Treasure of Normon Islandby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0517618168 (0-517-61816-8)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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The Way: According to Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Seng Tsanby Gerald SchoenewolfISBN 0875730825 (0-87573-082-5)
Softcover, Jain Pub Co
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The Way of Life According to Laotzu ; Translated by Witter Bynner ; Illustrated by Frank Wrenby Lao-Tzu, Witter BynnerISBN 0856290017 (0-85629-001-7)
Hardcover, Lyrebird Press Ltd
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Virgil: The Georgics, Books I and IIby Richard F. ThomasISBN 0521261767 (0-521-26176-7)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Virgil Vol. 1, Bks. I-II : The Georgicsby Virgil, Richard F. Thomas, P. E. Easterling, Philip Hardie, Richard HunterISBN 0521278503 (0-521-27850-3)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Virgil Vol. 1, Bks. I-II : The Georgics'Book summary:These two volumes provide a commentary, with text, on Virgil's Georgics, a poem in four books probably written between 35 and 29 BC. The introduction, in Volume 1, treats the poem's historical background and its relationship to the early years of Augustan Rome, Virgil's use of prior literary material, his stylistic and metrical expertise, and questions of poetic structure. There is also a section interpreting the poem in light of recent scholarship, which seeks to consider the poem as part of the broad unity of Virgil's career, rather than from a narrow didactic approach. A new Latin text of the poem is followed by extensive line-by-line commentary, explaining difficult passages, interpreting poetic intent, and tracing the influence of Virgil's Greek and Roman antecedents. A subject index and indexes of important Greek and Latin words conclude each volume. [via]
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Virgil Vol. 2, Bks. III-IV : The Georgicsby Virgil, Richard F. Thomas, P. E. Easterling, Philip Hardie, Richard HunterISBN 0521346789 (0-521-34678-9)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Virgil Vol. 2, Bks. III-IV : The Georgics'Book summary:These two volumes provide a commentary, with text, on Virgil's Georgics, a poem in four books probably written between 35 and 29 BC. The introduction, in Volume 1, treats the poem's historical background and its relationship to the early years of Augustan Rome, Virgil's use of prior literary material, his stylistic and metrical expertise, and questions of poetic structure. There is also a section interpreting the poem in light of recent scholarship, which seeks to consider the poem as part of the broad unity of Virgil's career, rather than from a narrow didactic approach. A new Latin text of the poem is followed by extensive line-by-line commentary, explaining difficult passages, interpreting poetic intent, and tracing the influence of Virgil's Greek and Roman antecedents. A subject index and indexes of important Greek and Latin words conclude each volume. [via]
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