![]() ![]() Ranging from Aristotle, Schopenhauer, and John Stuart Mill to Virginia Woolf and Simone de Beauvoir, as well as drawing on Setiya's own experience, Midlife combines imaginative ideas, surprising insights, and practical advice. And you will learn what it would mean to live in the present, how it could solve your midlife crisis, and why meditation helps. You will be introduced to philosophical consolations for mortality. You will learn why missing out might be a good thing, how options are overrated, and when you should be glad you made a mistake. ![]() How can you reconcile yourself with the lives you will never lead, with possibilities foreclosed, and with nostalgia for lost youth? How can you accept the failings of the past, the sense of futility in the tasks that consume the present, and the prospect of death that blights the future? In this self-help book with a difference, Kieran Setiya confronts the inevitable challenges of adulthood and middle age, showing how philosophy can help you thrive. ![]() Philosophical wisdom and practical advice for overcoming the problems of middle age ![]()
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![]() MacLean currently resides on the east coast of Canada in a lakeside home with her husband. She loves to travel and has lived in New Zealand, Canada, and England. MacLean has a degree in English literature from the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a degree in business administration from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Her novels have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been published in over a dozen languages. ![]() Readers have described her books as “breathtaking,” “soulful” and “uplifting.” MacLean is a four-time RITA finalist and has won numerous awards, including the Booksellers’ Best Award and a Reviewers’ Choice Award from Romantic Times. Her recent release, THESE TANGLED VINES, was one of Amazon’s top selling Kindle ebooks of 2021 and has been optioned for film. ![]() Julianne MacLean is a USA Today bestselling author of more than forty novels, including the Color of Heaven Series. ![]() ![]() The village leader is starting to ask questions. The monsters from the forest circle the farm at night. She might even be falling in love with him.īut time is running out. But Lia is startled to find that Gabe is empathetic and intelligent.and handsome. The Elders have always described the advanced society of people beyond the Frost, the "Farthers," as ruthless and cruel. Giving shelter to the fugitive could get her in trouble. Rules keep her family alive in this harsh and unforgiving world.īut when her sister finds a handsome fugitive bleeding to death in the forest at dusk, Lia surprises herself and does the unthinkable. She follows the rules of the village: Don't talk to outsiders. Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone.Īfter monsters kill her parents, Lia must keep the family farm running in their place. ![]() One wrong move and a person could end up dead. ![]() ![]() In the frozen world of the Frost, only mysterious blue flowers that bloom in the snow keep the monsters at bay. ![]() |