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Find out what Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche would say about the things that bother us all the most: lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety, the fear of failure and the pressure to conform.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B66ks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57460223541579,"sku":"R0529-4697","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/81fCQ1bRK6L._SY522.jpg?v=1779978137"},{"product_id":"the-course-of-love-an-unforgettable-story-of-love-and-marriage-from-the-author-of-bestselling-novel-essays-in-love","title":"The Course of Love: An unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel Essays in Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom one of our great thinkers on modern life and the human condition - an unforgettable story of love and marriage from the author of bestselling novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEssays in Love\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eas well as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ehe Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe School of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Course of Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprobes the very heart of marriage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, its shifts and squalls, its great adventure, with such forensic tenderness. 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