A witty and panoramic survey of old age in the classical world.

Brings Aristotle's work to an everyday level, a unique path to personal insights and understanding of intangibles such as the difference between wants and needs

Not about the application of rules, but rather engaging with the texture of existence and purpose of a life well lived

A New Interpretation of  the philosophy of Epictetus who held that human beings cannot  control life, only their responses to it, and teaching how the challenges of everyday life can be faced successfully, whilst simultaneously dealing, gracefully, with its inevitable losses and disappointments.

An hour by hour Journey through a typical day, drawing on philosophy, literature and psychology
 

Philosophy without the boring bits, the perfect antidote to the complexity of life

Very short readable outline of a personal and practical guide to moral self-improvement by the stoic philosopher, Epictetus
 

Explores many different questions concerning philosophy, ethics, religion and politics, leaving a lot of room for further debate and discussion

Simple stories of encounter between a psychoanalyst and his patients, revealing how the art of insight can illuminate the most complicated confound and human of experiences. These are stories about everyday life and the ingenuity of the human mind; the people we love, the changes we bear and the grief we experience
 

Sets out the keys to a well lived life and important rules to help everyone to improve their lives
 

Condensed fundamental ideas, avoiding technical jargon and complex logic associated with most books on philosophy
 

Considers Montaigne’s attempts to answer the great question: How to get on well with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love. In short; How to live
 

An examination of the concept of human dignity and why it matters as part of the basis of any claim to human rights
 

A personal guide to the ideas that are shaping our world; fundamentalism, globalisation, bioethics, religion, philosophy and political movements

 

Introducing the philosopher who developed the theory of virtue ethics which permeated Christian and Islamic theology and which is still influential today
 

A small book that brings philosophy into the real world, to make you more aware, more reflective and more effective: packed with exercises, lessons, case studies and ideas
 

Offers a Moral GPS that combines philosophical depth with practical advice for decision making on issues ranging from taxation to social insurance to surveillance

Life Lessons from Kierkegaard
Robert Ferguson 

Author of the famous philosophical maxim that life can only be understood backwards but must be lived forwards
 

An introduction to the western philosophical tradition showing why philosophy is relevant to our everyday lives
 

Engaging introduction to the great philosophers in the western tradition exploring their ideas about the world and how best to live it

An exploration by a varied collection of international figures ranging from Bono to Nelson Mandela exploring key questions of mind and spirit
 

Enlightening for the amateur philosopher and anybody in pursuit of wisdom

Philosophy for the street, for the workplace, for the battlefield, for love, for life
 

Reflections on three biblical sources of a philosophy of life
 

The ABCs of philosophy, easy to understand but never simplistic
 

A journey around a range of occupations from rocket science to biscuit making as an exploration of what makes our jobs either fulfilling or soul destroying

Removes Philosophy from abstract theorising and deposits it where it belongs; in our daily lives and the world around us

What does Plato have to do with Pele? An exploration of the meaning of soccer through the eyes of some of the greatest thinkers.

The application of Philosophy to what is possibly the greatest work of American popular culture. Academic wise guys putting mafia wise guys under the microscope
 

Identifies fourteen key virtues, deliberately cultivated human qualities, which form a human fabric of morality. A book for anyone asking the perennial question “ How should I live”
 

In which our President urges us to consider what makes the good life,  how human rights, an active and empowered citizenry, women's equality and the right to health and a life free of corrosive anxiety might be achieved;  highlighting the plight of refugees and criticising the ways in which work has becoming dehumanised.
 

A profound examination of the human heart, asserting the primacy of the individual in all his or her raging contradiction

Deals with questions that touch a chord in all of us. Questions that can teach us about the way we live and see the world
 

The Xmas Files: the Philosophy of Christmas
Stephen Low 

A philosophical meander through the myths and ritual of Christmas asking important questions e.g. is it just a commercial racket? Is Santa Claus real?  What should one say to the giver of a dreadful present?