Living Peacefully

Zachary Seager, Zachary Seager

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Macmillan
15 July 2025

Literary essays; Philosophy; Popular philosophy; Migration, immigration & emigration; Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem

Series: Classic Wisdom For Modern Minds

In today's turbulent world, it's harder and harder to find a place of calm and to avoid conflict. Focusing on perceptive and influential anecdotes, observations and essays from ancient to modern times, Living Peacefully tackles an ever-relevant challenge: how to make peace with ourselves as well as the wider world.

On a personal level, Seneca the Younger advises on Stoic methods for managing worries and anxiety. Turning to society as a whole, Martin Luther King's eloquent and necessary Nobel Lecture features alongside wartime writings from Virginia Woolf. Japanese author Okakura Kakuzo lays out the calm simplicity of traditional tea ceremonies. Whilst Agnes Repplier shows how leisure is helpful and necessary for society, Jerome K. Jerome provides a refreshingly humorous take on living life as an idler.

Combining self-help, erudition, and healing wisdom, this is a book to treasure and to guide you through life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

By: Zachary Seager
Edited by: Zachary Seager
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 157mm, Width: 101mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 148g
ISBN: 9781035045648
ISBN 10: 1035045648
Series: Classic Wisdom For Modern Minds
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Zachary Seager is a writer based in Paris. He is the editor of the anthologies and short story collections The Art of Solitude, Sleepily Ever After and Our Place in Nature, all published by Macmillan Collector's Library.