{"product_id":"on-the-shortness-of-life-lucius-annaeus-seneca-9788418938351","title":"On the Shortness of Life, Happiness and Peace of Mind A Stoic Guide to Living Well: New Modern Translation The Seneca Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are not short on time; we are just wasteful with it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe problems of the first century-ambition, anxiety, and the relentless racing of the mind-are indistinguishable from the problems of the twenty-first. Seneca does not write as a distant academic, but as a man who lived through power, exile, and chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume gathers three of his most essential treatises in a new accessible translation respecting Seneca's original direct style. They are not abstract philosophy; they are practical manuals for keeping your sanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is included: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn the Shortness of Life: \u003c\/strong\u003e Seneca's most famous essay. A sharp rebuke to the complaint that life is too short, arguing instead that we squander our time on things that do not matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn the Happy Life: \u003c\/strong\u003e A defense of Stoicism against the pursuit of cheap pleasure. It defines happiness not as wealth or status, but as a mind that is free from fear and aligned with nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn Tranquility of Mind: \u003c\/strong\u003e Written for a friend suffering from spiritual restlessness. It offers concrete advice on how to cure the \"nausea\" of the soul and find stability in a changing world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucius Annaeus Seneca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8418938358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788418938351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e King Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Lucius Annaeus Seneca","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48154331873535,"sku":"9788418938351","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a6e753a-fee0-4375-9159-ebb056271196.jpg?v=1770789444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-shortness-of-life-lucius-annaeus-seneca-9788418938351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}