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Book Title: Art of Living : the Stoics ON the Nature and Function of Philosophy
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: John Sellars
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient & Classical
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Self-Help, Literary Criticism, Literary Collections, Philosophy
Item Weight: 12.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
