{"product_id":"meditations-special-edition-by-marcus-aurelius-9781454957270","title":"Meditations (Special Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Marcus Aurelius's \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e with this exquisite edition from Union Square \u0026amp; Co.'s \u003ci\u003eSignature Gilded Editions\u003c\/i\u003e series! The stunning \u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e special edition features sprayed edges, colour end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and an embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set this special edition book apart, whether you're reading for the first time or building a library of your favourite Stoic philosophy books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnhappy am I, because this has happened to me. Not so, but happy am I, though this has happened to me, because I continue free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future. For such a thing as this might have happened to every man; but every man would not have continued free from pain on such an occasion. Why then is that rather a misfortune than this a good fortune?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book IV, 49\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeditations\u003c\/i\u003e and the nature of existence have since been compiled into one of the most influential works of ancient philosophy. It is a spiritual journal of the author's philosophical exercises and a chronicle of the paradox of the philosopher-king, who must enforce the law and administer justice while looking beyond politics to the cosmic vantage point from which the tribulations of politics come to seem trivial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340915720428,"sku":"9781454957270","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/224963482706.jpg?v=1772176982","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/meditations-special-edition-by-marcus-aurelius-9781454957270","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}