{ "item_title" : "The Shortness Of Life", "item_author" : [" The Lyceum Press", "The Lyceum Press", "Lucius Annaeus Seneca "], "item_description" : "The Stoic's Guide to a Life of Meaning: Timeless Essays on Time, Tranquility, and ResilienceDo you feel that life is rushing by? Are your days filled with busywork, yet lacking in true purpose? Two thousand years ago, the great Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca the Younger tackled these questions with piercing clarity and wisdom. He argued that life is not short - we simply waste most of it. His writings are a powerful antidote to the distractions and anxieties of modern life.The Lyceum Press brings together six works by Seneca in an anthology exploring time, tranquility, happiness, adversity, resilience, and consolation.This Lyceum Press edition features: Six Essays: On the Shortness of Life, On Tranquility of Mind, On the Happy Life, On Providence, On the Constancy of the Wise Person, and the Consolation to Helvia - Seneca's guides to time, calm, happiness, adversity, resilience, and consolation.Reader-Friendly Design: A clean modern interior with a foreword, a glossary of key terms, and a list of principal figures to illuminate the world behind the words.Companion Reading: Read alongside Marcus Aurelius's Meditations and Epictetus's Enchiridion to explore different voices in Roman Stoicism.Whether you seek to reclaim your time, find peace in a chaotic world, or stand unshaken against misfortune, Seneca's essays are a timeless and indispensable guide. This is not just philosophy to be pondered - it is a set of instructions for a life of virtue, resilience, and purpose.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/826/215/9798262155781_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "10.99", "online_price" : "10.99", "our_price" : "10.99", "club_price" : "10.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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