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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy (2008) by William B. Irvine is a practical handbook for adopting a Stoic approach to daily living. The term “Stoic” may conjure images of austere philosophers indifferent to their circumstances and cut off from emotional response... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.
Buy now to get the insights from William B. Irvine's The Stoic Challenge. Sample Insights: 1) The Stoics believed that we have the ability to be flexible in our reactions to adversity. 2) They discovered that when we view setbacks as tests of our character instead of misfortunes, we’re able to dramatically change our emotional response to them, and develop the ability to stay calm in the face of adversity.
Unique and unconventional, Robert H. Edwards' book provides a new perspective on mountaineering’s greatest riddle. With fresh information, some controversial opinions, and plenty food for thought, it is bound to pour more fuel into the eternal flame that is the mystery of Mallory and Irvine. For this alone I highly recommend reading it!' - Jochen Hemmleb (Mountaineering writer and filmmaker, coinstigator and member of the 1999 expedition that found Mallory’s body, and three more search expeditions to Mount Everest) 'For a quarter of a century I’ve been held captive by the ghosts of Mallory & Irvine and their mysterious disappearance on Mount Everest in 1924. Finally, Bob Edwards has me...
This work focuses on the main events of Lord Irvine's life, such as his studies at Cambridge, his career as a barrister, his unsuccessful attempt in 1970 to get elected to Parliament, his affair with, and eventual marriage to, Alison Dewar (then the wife of current Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar), his time as pupil master to Tony Blair and Cherie Booth, becoming Lord Chancellor, and his performance as Lord Chancellor to date, including the series of gaffes that caused him to be vilified in the press. Crucially, the book looks behind the public persona and reveals and explains Lord Irvine's complex personality and how certain character traits are at the root of some of the problems he has experienced during his time as Lord Chancellor.
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