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How to Grieve

by Marcus Tullius Cicero; translated by Michael Fontaine; read by Gareth Richards

An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one. Learn More

How to Have a Life

by Seneca; read by Esther Wane

A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life," a pointed reminder to make the most of our time. Learn More

How to Have Willpower

by Plutarch; translated by Michael Fontaine

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July

In this addition to the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers (AWMR) series, Michael Fontaine offers new and fresh translations of two key texts on coping with internal appetites and external pressure, with different perspectives. Learn More

How to Keep Your Cool

by Seneca; translated by James S. Romm; read by PJ Ochlan

Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca. Learn More

How to Lose Yourself

by The Buddha and His Followers; translated with commentary by Jay L. Garfield, Maria Heim, and Robert H. Sharf; read by Mike Carnes

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available January

Inviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusion—and why giving it up can free us from suffering. Learn More

How to Make a Killing

by Tom Mueller; read by Melissa Kay Benson

How did a lifesaving medical breakthrough become a for-profit enterprise that threatens many of the people it's meant to save? Learn More

How to Say No

by Diogenes; read by Liam Gerrard

An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformity. Learn More

How to Stop a Conspiracy

by Sallust; introduction and translated by Josiah Osgood; read by Michael Page

An energetic new translation of an ancient Roman masterpiece about a failed coup led by a corrupt and charismatic politician. Learn More

How to Talk About Love

by Plato; translated by Armand D'Angour; read by Armand D'Angour

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available January

Explore the nature of love in this charming new translation of selections from Plato's great dramatic work, the Symposium. Learn More

How to Think About God

by Marcus Tullis Ciccero, translated by Philip Freeman

A vivid and accessible new translation of Cicero's influential Stoic writings on the divine. Learn More

How to Think about War

by Thucydides; translated by Johanna Hanink; read by David de Vries

An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes listeners to the heart of his profound insights on diplomacy, foreign policy, and war. Learn More

How to Win the War on Truth

by Samuel C. Spitale; read by Patrick Lawlor

Made to Stick by Chip Heath meets Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe in this guide to navigating today's post-truth landscape, filled with examples of modern-day propaganda campaigns. Learn More

Hubris

by Jonathan Haslam; read by Jonathan Haslam

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available January

A leading expert on US-Russian relations reveals how the United States and its European allies set the course for the war in Ukraine—and offers a sobering indictment of American foreign policy since the fall of the Soviet Union. Learn More

Humans versus Nature

by Daniel R. Headrick; read by David Stifel

Humans versus Nature tells a history of the global environment from the Stone Age to the present, emphasizing the adversarial relationship between the human and natural worlds. Learn More

I Am the Law

by Michael Molcher; read by Keval Shah

An in-depth examination of the ways in which the comic strip Judge Dredd, published in 2000 AD, has predicted the changing face of policing in Britain over the last forty-five years. Learn More

I Dream with Open Eyes

by George Prochnik; read by Malcolm Hillgartner

A journey of reckoning and renewal, this story of family history and future dreams is an examination of the individual imagination as a catalyst for social change. Learn More

Iago

by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance

From one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, Harold Bloom presents Othello's Iago, perhaps the Bard's most compelling villain—the fourth in a series of five short books about the great playwright’s most significant personalities. Learn More

Ice War Diplomat

by Gary Smith; read by Kyle Tait

Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the historic Summit Series, here is the incredible story of an unlikely political stage—the hockey rink—where a Cold War, and the threat of nuclear annihilation, is no less important than a power play in the final minute. Discover a diplomacy mission like no other: caught between capitalism and communism, Canada and the Soviet Union, young Canadian diplomat Gary J. Smith must navigate the rink, melting the ice between two nations skating a dangerous path. Learn More

The Idea of Europe and the Origins of the American Revolution

by D.H. Robinson; read by Liam Gerrard

In The Idea of Europe and the Origins of the American Revolution, Dan Robinson presents a new history of politics in colonial America and the imperial crisis, tracing how ideas of Europe and Europeanness shaped British-American political culture. Learn More

Ill Fares the Land

Tony Judt; read by James Adams

A Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner

British historian Tony Judt writes a passionate, wise letter about what is profoundly wrong with the way we think about how we should live today. He shows how to apply the past to the future, challenging us to confront our societal ills and to shoulder responsibility for the world we live in. Learn More

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Hubris

Humans versus Nature

I Am the Law

I Dream with Open Eyes

Iago

Ice War Diplomat

The Idea of Europe and the Origins of the American Revolution

Ill Fares the Land