The extinction of desire : a tale of enlightenment / / Michael Boylan
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| Autore: |
Boylan Michael <1952->
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| Titolo: |
The extinction of desire : a tale of enlightenment / / Michael Boylan
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| Pubblicazione: | London : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2007] |
| ©2007 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 813.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Conduct of life | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The Extinction of Desire: A Tale of Enlightenment; Contents; The Four Noble Truths; Foreword by Charles Johnson; Prologue: An Ancient Fable; The Extinction of Desire: A Tale of Enlightenment; Acknowledgments |
| Sommario/riassunto: | What would you do if you suddenly became rich? Michael O'Meara had never asked himself this question. A high school history teacher in Maryland, Michael is content- until, after a freak accident, he unexpectedly finds himself the beneficiary of a million dollars that disrupt his life and leave him questioning everything he had and everything he thought he wanted. The Extinction of Desire blends Buddhist philosophy and fiction to maps the course of one man's voyage to uncover the fundamental truths about what is really valuable in life. An engaging novel that seeks to por |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Extinction of Desire |
| ISBN: | 1-281-31119-7 |
| 9786611311193 | |
| 0-470-77666-8 | |
| 0-470-77729-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910145585303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Blackwell Public Philosophy Series