Philosophy: Egypt, Greece, Rome & Western

Full of human wisdom, this is a psychologically acute and absorbing approach to a very important subject' PHILIP PULLMAN

Humans have always sought ecstatic experiences - moments where they go beyond their ordinary self and feel connected to something greater than them. Such moments are fundamental to human flourishing, but they can also be dangerous.

Western philosophy is now two and a half millennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, each lasting only about 150 years. In his landmark survey of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance, The Dream of Reason, Anthony Gottlieb documented the first burst, which came in the Athens of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

A radical call for solidarity between humans and non-humans

In this informal history of Roman civilization, Edith Hamilton vividly depicts the Roman life and spirit as they are revealed in the greatest writers of the time.

A shamanic ritual with the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet to bring about alchemical transformation at the deepest levels of your being

Details how to work with Sekhmet to transform your negative behavior patterns and character flaws into creative impulses and higher energies

A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Timesbestselling coauthor of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .