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  The Therapy of Desire: Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics - Martha Craven Nussbaum - Google Books

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  The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline, but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance: the fear of death, love and sexuality, anger and aggression. Like…

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  The Mystical Gaze of the Cinema: The Films of Peter Weir - Richard Leonard - Google Books

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  'Magical', 'out of this world', 'an experience you'll never forget': Peter Weir's films have enthralled audiences around the globe. Whether in iconic Australian works such as Picnic at Hanging Rock and Gallipoli or international mainstream thrillers such…

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  The History of Ireland - Daniel Webster Hollis - Google Books

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  For a nation with a relatively small territory and population, Ireland has had a remarkable influence in the English-speaking world. In the United States alone, it is estimated that there are now forty-four million descendants of Irish lineage. For them…

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