Like many people today, Brigid Delaney was searching for answers to timeless questions: How can we be good?
Find inner peace?
Properly grieve?
Tame our insecurities, such as the fear of missing out?
Determine what truly matters?

Centuries ago, the Stoics pondered many of these same questions.
And so, at an important inflection point in her own life, Brigid decided to let these ancient philosophers be her guide.
Brigid is rash where the Stoics are logical; she runs on chaos, while the Stoics relinquish control of things beyond their reach.
Over the course of a year, she dedicated herself to following the wisdom of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius.
She hoped to discover how best to live—how she could use the wisdom of these ancient thinkers to navigate life in the modern world.

In Reasons Not to Worry, Brigid shares what she learned, showing us how we, too, can draw on the Stoics to regain a sense of agency and tranquility and find meaning in our lives.
From learning to relinquish control to cultivating daily awareness of our mortality to building community, Brigid’s insights are very funny and very wise.

Stoicism can be a tough medicine to swallow, but no longer.
Thoughtful, timely, surprisingly practical, and filled to the brim with ways to learn how best to be in the world, Delaney’s guide provides compelling and sensible reasons not to worry.


Print length: 304
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN-13: 9780063314832
Print Type: Paperback

With a mix of both respectable and immoral advice, The Prince is a frank analysis on political power. Separated into four sections, The Prince is both a guide to obtain power and an explanation on the aspects that affect it. The first section discusses the types of principalities. According to Machiavelli, there are four different types―hereditary, mixed, new and ecclesiastical. While defining each type, Machiavelli also discusses the implications of each. Next, The Prince identifies types of armies. There are hired armies, which Machiavelli himself expressed distrust of, loaned troops (also known as auxiliaries), native, or a mix of the three. With intriguing contrasts, the next section reveals the most effective behavior and characteristics for a ruler. While it is advised to be stingy over generous, cruel over merciful, and champions dishonesty over inconvenience, The Prince also stresses the importance of being a well-like ruler with an enhanced reputation, creating a complex character to portray. Finally, to highlight why the aforementioned sections are necessary and accurate, the last section of The Prince discusses the political state of 16th century Italy. With examples of both effective and ineffective policies and rulers, The Prince provides intriguing philosophical and political discourse as well as a detailed look at the innerworkings of the Italian government during the Renaissance.

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli introduces an unprecedented political analysis, creating a fascinating discussion on Renaissance politics while inviting readers to consider the evidence of Machiavelli’s studies present in modern-day government. Machiavelli’s work has paved the way for and shaped political parties that are still in practice even in a democratic society, consequently solidifying The Prince as an ever-present analysis of political science.

Details

• Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
• Publisher: Independently published
• Print Type: Paperback
• Page Count: 108 pages
• ISBN-13: 978-1696343442

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, HarperCollins is proud to present this library of American classics drawn from our storied catalog. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is Robert M. Pirsig’s influential book about one man’s search for meaning on a motorcycle trip through the American West and an enduring roadmap for living a richer, more purposeful existence.

Robert M. Pirsig’s narrative of a father and son on a summer motorcycle trip becomes a profound personal and philosophical odyssey into life’s fundamental questions. A true modern classic, it remains at once touching and transcendent, resonant with the myriad confusions of existence and the small, essential triumphs that propel us forward.

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• Author: Robert M. Pirsig
• Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
• Print Type: Paperback
• Page Count: 464
• ISBN-13: 9780063481565