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  • How to Say No

    An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism

    by Diogenes, M. D. Usher ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformityThe Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who stood athwart the flood of society’s material excess, unexamined conventions, and even norms of politeness and thundered “No!” Diogenes, the most famous Cynic, wasn’t shy about literally extending his ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Following Nature’s Lead

    Ancient Ways of Living in a Dying World

    by M. D. Usher ...
    In the spirit of E. F. Schumacher’s Small Is Beautiful, a dazzling and revelatory exploration of what ancient ideas and ways of living can teach us about creating a more sustainable worldHow should we think and live in a world facing environmental catastrophe? In this urgent, original, and wide-ranging book, classicist and farmer M. D. Usher brings together ancient, indigenous, and modern ideas ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • How to Travel

    An Ancient Guide for the Modern Tourist

    by Herodotus, M. D. Usher ...
    Series series
    A transporting anthology of ancient Greek and Roman travel writings that capture the thrill of exploration and discovery—from Europe to the Holy Land and Egypt to IndiaAt long last, a travel guide to the ancient world for the modern tourist—written by the ancients themselves. How to Travel gathers classic texts from Greek and Roman writers to explore what today’s readers can learn from ancient ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • How to Care about Animals

    An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small

    by Porphyry, M. D. Usher ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals—and our vital relationships with themHow to Care about Animals is a fascinating menagerie of passages from classical literature about animals and the lives we share with them. Drawing on ancient writers from Aesop to Ovid, classicist and farmer M. D. Usher has gathered a healthy litter of selections that ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • How to Be a Farmer

    An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land

    by M. D. Usher, Porphyry ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    A delightful anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings celebrating country living—ranging from a philosophy of compost to hymns to the gods of agricultureWhether you farm or garden, live in the country or long to move there, or simply enjoy an occasional rural retreat, you will be delighted by this cornucopia of writings about living and working on the land, harvested from the fertile fields ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Plato's Pigs and Other Ruminations

    Ancient Guides to Living with Nature

    by M. D. Usher ...
    The Greeks and Romans have been charged with destroying the ecosystems within which they lived. In this book, however, M. D. Usher argues rather that we can find in their lives and thought the origin of modern ideas about systems and sustainability, important topics for humans today and in the future. With chapters running the gamut of Greek and Roman experience – from the Presocratics and Plato ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    How to Travel

    An Ancient Guide for the Modern Tourist

    by Herodotus, M. D. Usher ...
    Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 32 min

    A transporting anthology of ancient Greek and Roman travel writings that capture the thrill of exploration and discovery—from Europe to the Holy Land and Egypt to IndiaAt long last, a travel guide to the ancient world for the modern tourist—written by the ancients themselves. How to Travel gathers classic texts from Greek and Roman writers to explore what today’s readers can learn from ancient ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Homeric Stitchings

    The Homeric Centos of the Empress Eudocia

    by M. D. Usher ...
    Series series Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
    Homeric Stitchings is the first extended study of the Homeric Centos, a long pastiche poem on a biblical theme composed by the Theodosian Empress Eudocia using only verses from the Iliad and the Odyssey. Building upon recent work on Homeric poetics, and utilizing linguistic and semiotic methods of analysis, this study introduces readers to the Centos as a sophisticated comparative reading of Homer ... Read more

    $35.69 USD

  • Audiobook

    How to Be a Farmer

    An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land

    by M. D. Usher ...
    Narrated by Tom Perkins ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

    Unabridged

    2 hours 24 min

    Whether you farm or garden, live in the country or long to move there, or simply enjoy an occasional rural retreat, you will be delighted by this cornucopia of writings about living and working on the land, harvested from the fertile fields of ancient Greek and Roman literature. An inspiring antidote to the digital age, How to Be a Farmer evokes the beauty and bounty of nature with a rich mixture ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    How to Say No

    An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism

    by Diogenes ...
    Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

    Unabridged

    2 hours 9 min

    The Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who stood athwart the flood of society's material excess, unexamined conventions, and even norms of politeness and thundered "No!" Diogenes, the most famous Cynic, wasn't shy about literally extending his middle finger to the world. When asked why he was called Diogenes the Dog, he replied "because I fawn on those who give, I bark at those who don't, and ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    How to Care About Animals

    An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small

    by Porphyry, M. D. Usher ...
    Narrated by Peter Noble ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

    Unabridged

    2 hours 33 min

    An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals—and our vital relationships with themHow to Care about Animals is a fascinating menagerie of passages from classical literature about animals and the lives we share with them. Drawing on ancient writers from Aesop to Ovid, classicist and farmer M. D. Usher has gathered a healthy litter of selections that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Odes

    With the Latin Text

    by Horace ...
    Translated by James Michie ...
    Series series Modern Library Classics
    Timeless meditations on the subjects of wine, parties, birthdays, love, and friendship, Horace’s Odes, in the words of classicist Donald Carne-Ross, make the “commonplace notable, even luminous.” This edition reproduces the highly lauded translation by James Michie. “For almost forty years,” poet and literary critic John Hollander notes, “James Michie’s brilliant translations of Horace have ... Read more

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