Hadot manages an academically rigorous analysis of the _Meditations_ while also bringing out the vibrancy and robust spirituality which must have accompanied the ancient philosophies. Where most secondary sources for the Stoics focus upon dry-as-dust technical logistics (which the ancients universally decried), Hadot brings to the foreground the true purpose of ancient meditation techniques, and provides readers some hints of what it might have been like to study Stoicism as a life-philosophy instead of merely an academic curiosity. The book also provides a wonderful synopsis of Epictetus' teaching and style, which strongly influenced M.A. A fine companion with Hadot's _Philosophy As a Way of Life_.

AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY OF LIBERALISM has the deceptive appearance of a survey of liberal thought- one of many such overviews. What Manent presents instead is page after page of brilliant, original insights into the ideas of Locke, Hume, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Hobbes, Constant, and Toqueville, among others. I stopped reading in surprise every few paragraphs in some sections, to find my understanding of an old & familiar concept significantly altered- shown in an utterly novel light. Anyone interested in early liberal philosophy will find this book extremely valuable.

A most necessary companion for singers of all levels preparing French song literature. Pierre Bernac is full of insightful interpretations of much of the standard French literature and some not-so-standard, as well. Excellent translations and detailed interpretations make the book an invaluable resource.

A must read book for any one who wants to do serious work in fields of Polymer dynamics. It contains idea about lots of problems in this field to be worked out. The book gives a insight of the subject rather than giving too much emphasis on mathematical details.

This is just plain fun. I kind of expected it to be die-cut, punch out kind of stuff, but it was actually something of challenge. That's fine by me because I build paper models as a hobby. I guess the scissors across the front cover should've been a clue.

The finished products look great on your desk and the screened color and detail look quite realistic.

My only gripe with this excellent piece is that it doesn't include Leo's most intriguing work, his winged flying machine!

For an unbeliveable insight into the sexual practices of the surrealists this is the one for you. A must for every bookshelf especially if you like donkeys. Don't ask just buy and read. Your favourite surrealist personalities come to life. Breton shows his sexism completely, others their unending love for humanity, sexuality and life in general. A true incite into the human psyche. A must for all psychological dramatists

In this delightful, colorful book Big Bird and Elmo learn an important lesson about themselves. Big Bird is unhappy because he is too big to do things with his friends, and Elmo is sad because he is too small! In the end both learn a valuable lesson about their respective sizes.

We have a 17 month old, and this has been her favorite book since she was 7 months old. In fact, this book has been to Europe and back because she couldn't part with it.

The author does a wonderful job showing children that regardless of their size, they all have an important contribution to make.

We are not descended from apes, we are descended from... frogs! The proof lies in language, and Jean-Pierre Brisset (1837-1919), a one-time language teacher and later railway-station supervisor, demonstrates it from the linguistic testimony of French mainly, but also of German and Italian. How? Puns. The truth of our origins lies in the puns we can make in our own language. Heady stuff indeed. Brisset's works are quite untranslatable into English, since they relie entirely on French puns. Brisset was dead serious, though. Jules Romains, with other confederates, among whom Andre Breton and Marcel Duchamp, was so amused by Brisset's ravings that he invited him to Paris to be crowned "Prince des Penseurs." Brisset was already in his late seventies. Yet, he was so taken by Baba, a.k.a. Yvonne de Knopp, a model of the painter Picart-le-Doux, that, after the banquet in his honour, he asked if, for a hundred francs (US$300 of today)... er... well... perhaps... er... yes? His frogs, our ancestors, were a randy lot too. Marc Décimo, a professor of literature, tells it all, leaving nothing out, and with excellently chosen excerpts of Brisset's er... seminal? yes, seminal, works. Monty Python, eat your 'eart out! Brisset's outdone you!

I rediscovered the Life of Jesus through the CD-Rom and I must say that is it really well done. The content is huge and the Interface very well designed. Get the program for your children!

The best interpretation method based on Claude Levi-Strauss definition of myth as thinking expressed through primitive language (symbolization process). The Turin Shroud dates not from AD 33, but from a crucifixion during the Roman seige of Jerusalem in AD 70 under commander Titus, the later emperor. A free sample of the english translation of this book under the title 'Crucifixion and Turin Shroud Mysteries Solved' ...