Irvine William P (12 results)

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: Very Good. Slight shelfwear, , scratches and wear to cover, inscription on first page, contents in a very good condition.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 + pp. Winter 2000-01, Vol. 14, No. 1 issue only! ISSN 0895-4852. Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Small crease on front cover near bottom corner.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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 its insight and advice are still remarkably applicable to modern lives. In A Guide to the Good Life, Irvine offers a refreshing presentation of Stoicism, showing how this ancient philosophy can still direct us toward a better life. Using the psychological insights and the practical techniques of the Stoics, Irvine offers a roadmap for anyone seeking to avoid the feelings of chronic dissatisfaction that plague so many of us. Irvine looks at various Stoic techniques for attaining tranquility and shows how to put these techniques to work in our own life. As he does so, he describes his own experiences practicing Stoicism and offers valuable first-hand advice for anyone wishing to live better by following in the footsteps of these ancient philosophers. Readers learn how to minimize worry, how to let go of the past and focus our efforts on the things we can control, and how to deal with insults, grief, old age, and the distracting temptations of fame and fortune. We learn from Marcus Aurelius the importance of prizing only things of true value, and from Epictetus we learn how to be more content with what we have. Finally, A Guide to the Good Life shows readers how to become thoughtful observers of their own life. If we watch ourselves as we go about our daily business and later reflect on what we saw, we can better identify the sources of distress and eventually avoid that pain in our life. By doing this, the Stoics thought, we can hope to attain a truly joyful life. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 26 x 29.7 cm, 2.487 Kg; 396 pages with colour illustrations; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket has edge wear, and scuffs and scratches on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior with minor signs of wear. Very good condition overall.; This book accompanies a major V&A exhibition that explores three hundred years of mutual fascination between East and West, a period of discoveries, encounters and exchanges initiated by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama''s discovery of a sea route to India in 1948. This established, for the first time, direct relations between Europe and maritime Asia and ushered in a dynamic period of commercial, artistic and technological exchange. This compelling story is presented through wide-ranging essays by leading international scholars, including specialists from the V&A. The text is complemented by a sumptuous range of images, many of these remarkable and luxurious pieces being published for the first time. Discoveries, the book''s opening section, examines the western fascination for the materials and technologies of Asia, which existed even before direct contact was established, and charts the route that early Europeans took to the Indies and the new, sophisticated worlds they found there. Encounters, the second section, looks at the human dimension of the story, the meeting of peoples from East and West in different spheres, from highly formalised court audiences to intimate relationships. The exotic visitors from the West aroused much curiosity in Asia as demonstrated in the many Asian depictions of foreigners and their ships. This section also explores how these pale-skinned, strangely dressed peoples were perceived in the East and how images of them were appropriated into existing Asian iconographies. The final section, Exchanges, explores cross-influences in taste, technology and trade. In Europe there was an immediate demand for luxuries such as porcelain, lacquer and textiles made in Asia but suited to western living. In Asia, it was European technology that was most sought after. Clocks, guns, maps and lenses were all imported and simulated by different Asian cultures. In its close examination of the relationships diplomatic, religious and personal between East and West, this book provides both an important scholarly record of this vibrant period in world history and a beautiful document of the works of art and industry that it produced. …

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Card covers. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 175 pages. As an antidote to biased western anti-China propaganda, six Canadians give positive reviews after a 3-week July 1960 visit to China. Covers creased and soiled; loss to spine panel at head and foot; marginal tideline to first few leaves; ownership name in pencil. Binding is sound. 8.9 x 5.75 inches.…

Gebunden. Condition: New. A new and exciting interdisciplinary research field. The current ideas are that the origin and evolution of life is strongly connected to Earth and to the Universe as a whole30 top experts in the fields that comprise Astrobiology contributed to th.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 8vo, 22cm, in 4 volumes, v,302 & 272 & 285 & 333pp., original green cloth, gilt titles & Society crest on front, near fine set (ds1).

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Poor. First Edition. Features: Nice cover art by William P. Welsh; The American Flag; Let's Be Healthy - article by Ray Lyman Wilbur, M.D., Secretary of the Interior; Habits of Children; When Rivers Were Young And Wild - A Paul Bunyan Story by James Stevens; Shall Women Inherit The Earth? - more and more of them are affecting the workplace; Bon Voyage Gifts; Ponds ad features large photo of Mrs. Norman Ogden Whitehouse; Are You Too Efficient?; Great one-page color ad for Certo features champion jam and jelly maker Mrs. B.G. Fearnow of Virginia; What is Elegance? - an interview with Paris dressmaker Maggy Rouff; Fashion Illustration - Triple Georgette Tailored for Town; Palmolive ad features photo inserts of Ruby Hime and Mrs. Evelyn Cassidy of Sunset Boulevard; Flattering Summer Brims - hat fashions; Cream of Wheat ad features the children of Mary Roberts Rinehart II; Cut-Out Paper Decorations; Beautifully illustrated one-page color Shredded Wheat ad shows ladies admiring their children; and much more. 124 pages. Heavy wear. Upper corner of Minute Tapioca ad missing on page 51. Bottom corner of page 107 missing. Back cover missing. Front cover secured with clear tape. Pages 1-4 loose but present. Pages 5-6 missing. A worthy reference copy of this wonderful vintage issue.; Cover Art; Folio. Illustrated by Welsh, William P. (illustrator).…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1893 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 192 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 192 Language: English.…

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