The Pleasures of Pessimism 9780647530764, 9780647530757

The Pleasures of Tragedy

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The Pleasures of Horror 9781472597793

Pleasures of Horror is a stimulating and insightful exploration of horror fictions—literary, cinematic and televisual—an

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The Secret Pleasures of Menopause

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Pleasures of the brain 9780195331028, 0195331028

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The Book of Pleasures 0904665038, 9780904665031

All pleasure is creative if it avoids exchange. Loving what pleases me, I have to build a space in life as little expose

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The Necessities of War. a Study of Thucydides’ Pessimism 9780231887052

Attempts to reach the mind of the historian and writer Thucydides, with a particular focus on his pessimism as he works

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The Psychology of Pessimism [1 ed.] 9781617282065, 9781608768028

Book Description: Optimism and pessimism are complementary, but opposing, dispositions. In general, optimists consistent

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The Pleasures of Leisure 9780143780069, 0143780069

In today's crazily busy world the importance of making time for leisure is more vital than ever. Yet so many of us

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Cultural Pessimism: Narratives of Decline in the Postmodern World 9781474464345

Cultural pessimism arises with the conviction that the culture of a nation, a civilisation or of humanity itself is in a

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Historical Pessimism in the French Enlightenment

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