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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Twenty-one rules. One uncompromising question: what is actually worth keeping In 1645, near the end of his life, Miyamoto Musashi reduced a lifetime of combat, strategy, art and discipline to twenty-one short precepts known as the Dokkodo - 'The Way of Walking Alone.' WALK ALONE is a clear, historically grounded modern interpretation of those final rules. It does not ask you to imitate a seventeenth-century swordsman or turn difficult ideas into empty motivational slogans. Instead, it asks what survives when Musashi's severe personal code is brought carefully into modern life. Across twenty-one concise chapters, you will explore how to: - accept reality without becoming passive- master desire without rejecting ambition- stop living through regret, envy and comparison- own things without letting them own you- make decisions without outsourcing your judgement- face uncertainty, loss and mortality with greater steadiness>Each rule includes context, a closer modern reading, practical application and a short exercise designed to turn philosophy into action. For readers interested in Miyamoto Musashi, the Book of Five Rings, Japanese philosophy, self-discipline, self-reliance and practical ancient wisdom.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 336 BCE, Alexander the Great - the most powerful man in the ancient world - travelled to Corinth to meet a homeless philosopher lying in the afternoon sun. He introduced himself. He offered the philosopher anything he wanted.'Get out of my sunlight.'That philosopher was Diogenes - history's most radical thinker, the man the Stoics learned from, the figure Marcus Aurelius called his ideal. For 2,400 years his ideas have been hiding in plain sight. This is the first book to bring them fully into modern life.Diogenes spent sixty years identifying why conventional goods - wealth, status, comfort, social approval - fail to deliver the contentment they promise. And he spent sixty years demonstrating, with his own life, what actually does. His central argument is simple and devastating: most of what we spend our lives chasing is counterfeit. The stamp looks real. The metal isn't there.Get Out of My Sunlight takes ten of Diogenes's core principles and translates each one into a practice you can apply today: - How to audit the values you have never questioned- Why voluntary simplicity is a form of invulnerability- The case for radical honesty - and why most people can't stomach it- How to use chosen discomfort as a philosophical tool- What it actually means to live according to nature- How to use the fact of death as the clearest lens for your lifeThis is not a book about living in a jar. It is a book about finding out what is actually there when you check the metal - and then arranging your life around it.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your child has a 'Why ' every few minutes. This book helps answer them.Why is the sky blue How do astronauts breathe in space Why did dinosaurs disappear How does the brain control the body 100,000 Whys for Kids - The Ultimate Question & Answer Book brings curious readers ages 6-12 clear, engaging answers to big questions about Earth, space, animals, dinosaurs, oceans, the human body, science, nature, technology, geography, and history. Rather than overwhelming children with dry, disconnected information, this book focuses on the questions they genuinely want answered, using engaging illustrations and friendly explanations that help them say, 'Oh, now I get it!'Open anywhere and discover something new: - The Human Body: Why does your heart beat How does your brain send messages - Planet Earth & Weather: How are mountains formed Why does lightning flash - Space: Why do stars shine How do astronauts live beyond Earth - Animals & Oceans: Why do cats purr How do dolphins use echolocation - Dinosaurs: How do fossils reveal the past Why did dinosaurs disappear - Everyday Science & Nature: Why does ice float How do plants make food - Technology & Inventions: How do computers follow instructions How do robots sense their surroundings - Geography & History: Why do rivers curve Why did Egyptians build pyramids Children can explore independently, read with a parent at bedtime, or enjoy one question each day. The short sections are easy to pick up during road trips, vacations, homeschool lessons, classroom activities, or quiet screen-free time. It also makes a thoughtful educational gift for birthdays, holidays, and any young reader who is never satisfied with 'just because.' Give them answers clear enough to understand, memorable enough to share, and exciting enough to inspire the next question.Turn every 'Why ' into another exciting adventure in discovery.…

36 pp., 122 figs, full color, stapled [21 x 20 cm].

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.