Is our search for happiness futile? Or are we just going about it the wrong way? In this fascinating new book Oliver Burkeman argues that positive thinking & relentless optimism arent the solution to the happiness dilemma but part of the problem. & that there is in fact an alternative path to contentment & success that involves embracing the things we spend our lives trying to avoid
- uncertainty insecurity pessimism & failure. Thought-provoking counter-intuitive & ultimately uplifting The Antidote" is a celebration of the power of negative thinking."
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb the bestselling author of The Black Swan" & one of the foremost thinkers of our time reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress & tension many things in life benefit from stress disorder volatility & turmoil. What Taleb has identified & calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive & flourish. In " The Black Swan" Taleb showed us that highly improbable & unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncer-tainty on its head making it desirable even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resil-ient resists shocks & stays the same; the antifragile gets better & better. What's more the antifragile is immune to prediction errors & protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state why is debt bad for you & why is what we call "efficient" not efficient at all? Why do government responses & social policies protect the strong & hurt the weak? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? The book spans innovation by trial & error life decisions politics urban planning war personal finance economic systems & medicine drawing on modern street wisdom & ancient sources. " Antifragile" is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite witty & iconoclastic Taleb's message is revolutionary: the antifragile & only the antifragile will make it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb has devoted his life to problems of uncertainty probability & knowledge & has led three careers around this focus as a businessman-trader a philosophical essayist & an academic researcher. Although he now spends most of his time working in intense seclusion in his study in the manner of independent scholars he is currently Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at New York University's Polytechnic Institute. His main subject matter is "decision making under opacity " that is a map & a protocol on how we should live in a world we don't underst&. His books " Fooled by Randomness" & " The Black Swan" have been published in thirty-three languages. Taleb believes that prizes honorary degrees awards & ceremonialism debase knowledge by turning it into a spectator sport." ...

Love & loyalty hatred & revenge fear deprivation & political ambition: these are the motives which thrust the characters portrayed in these three Sophoclean masterpieces on to their collision course with catastrophe. Recognized in his own day as perhaps the greatest of the Greek tragedians Sophocles reputation has remained undimmed for two & a half thousand years. His greatest innovation in the tragic medium was his development of a central tragic figure faced with a test of will & character risking obloquy & death rather than compromise his or her principles: it is striking that Antigone & Electra both have a woman as their intransigent hero. Antigone dies rather neglect her duty to her family Oedipus determination to save his city results in the horrific discovery that he has committed both incest & parricide & Electras unremitting anger at her mother & her lover keeps her in servitude & despair. These vivid translations combine elegance & modernity & are remarkable for their lucidity & accuracy. Their sonorous diction economy & sensitivity to the varied metres & modes of the original musical delivery make them equally suitable for reading or theatrical peformance. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

When Antigone the daughter of Oedipus chooses to obey the law of the gods rather than an unconscionable command from Creon ruler of Thebes she is condemned to death. How the gods take their revenge on Creon provides the gripping denouement to this compelling tragedy still one of the most frequently performed of classical Greek dramas. Footnotes. ...

Antigonick is a comic-book presentation of Sophokles Antigone in a new translation by Anne Carson with text blocks h&-inked on the page by Carson & her collaborator Robert Currie. On separate translucent vellum pages the artist Bianca Stone has created stunning drawings to overlay the text. Anne Carson has published translations of the ancient Greek poets Sappho Simonides Aiskhylos Sophokles & Euripides. Antigonick is her first attempt at making translation into a combined visual & textual experience. Sophokles luminous & disturbing tragedy is here given an entirely fresh language & presentation: it will provoke poetry readers classical scholars theatre people & comic-book aficionados. ...

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Best in Class! Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles has long been recognized as the finest source for information on antiques & collectibles on the market. For nearly three decades collectors have turned to Antique Trader for expert advice detailed descriptions & vetted values. Filled with 4 500 color images this book provides the clearest & most dependable picture of a remarkable diverse & grand market. Inside youll enjoy a variety of new collecting areas as well as old favorites including Asian Bottles Ceramics Christmas collectibles Cookie jars Country store Dolls Fine art Franklin Mint Furniture Garden antiques Glassware Hummel figurines Jewelry Kitchenware Lionel trains Petroliana Postcards Quilts Hooked rugs & samplers Railroad collectibles & Toys. Plus youll find auction highlights market updates & unique & unusual items that capture the fancy of collectors nationwide. ...

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Antonio Carluccio is a larger-than-life character who over his 50-year career has inspired thousands of people with his no-fuss Italian cooking & passion for good food & wine. But behind the famous name is a man whose life has been full of unexpected twists & turns joy & sadness love & loss. Born on the Amalfi Coast in the South of Italy in 1937 Antonio's taste buds were first awakened by his Mamma's delicious home cooking. In this book he recounts the early years including his first experience cooking simple suppers on a two-ring stove to his unplanned meteoric rise to fame as the founder of one of the UK's most prominent restaurant brands prolific author & successful television presenter. Despite his success Antonio has never forgotten is humble beginnings or the women who next to food have been the biggest influence on his life. Throughout the text will be the recipes that have formed the touchstones of his life. This is a story of commitment drive & the ingredients needed to succeed. ...