The party animal of Olympus has turned over a new grape leaf. Bacchus Krastos is an ancient god determined to make up for his past mistakes. Raging orgies and Bacchanalias are the source of his power. But, he's willing to put aside all his hedonistic tendencies for the gentle librarian who fell into his arms. Hope Cooke had given up on men after the last one left her to raise her son alone. As a librarian she has read her fair share of romance, but...

It sounds too good to be true. You can save money and the world, inoculate yourself against many of the ills of modern life, and enjoy everything more on both the sensual and profound levels? Preposterous! Yet here is a toolkit to help you do just that. A tweak here, a twiddle there; every strategy in The Art Of Frugal Hedonism has been designed to help you target the most important habits of mind and action needed for living frugally but hedonistically....

Delve into the range of psychosocial responses people had to the plague and to the knowledge of its inescapability. Explore the flagellant movement, whose adherents tortured themselves publicly to atone for the sins of the world. On the opposite end, learn about extreme hedonistic responses, from sexual licentiousness to choreomania-obsessive ritual dancing.

Kurt Lampe is a lecturer in the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol. According to Xenophon, Socrates tried to persuade his associate Aristippus to moderate his excessive indulgence in wine, women, and food, arguing that only hard work can bring happiness. Aristippus wasn't convinced. Instead, he and his followers espoused the most radical form of hedonism in ancient Western philosophy. Before the rise of the better...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, A.D. Miller's much-heralded debut introduces readers to Nick Platt, a British lawyer working in Russia at the turn of the twenty-first century. The only thing more enticing to Nick than a culture rife with money, corruption, and decadence is the promise of women- particularly the beautiful Masha. But when Nick starts putting his lust for Masha ahead of his business sense, a cascade of increasingly shady deals...

The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, the film rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success, ironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom. A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome's rich and glamorous; the film follows a notorious celebrity journalist during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight.

Henry "Monty" Montague fue criado para ser un caballero. Sus pasiones por las salas de juego, las noches pasadas con una botella de alcohol o el despertar en los brazos de mujeres u hombres, se han ganado la desaprobación de su padre. Su búsqueda de placeres y vicios ha llevado a un último hurra hedonista como Monty, su mejor amigo y enamorado de Percy, y Felicity, la hermana de Monty, comienzan un Gran Viaje por Europa. Cuando una decisión imprudente...

"The "Danish coziness" philosophy is fast becoming the new "French living" in terms of aspirational lifestyle books and blogs. There are countless viral articles comparing the happiness levels of Americans versus Danes. Their homes are more homey; their people are more cheerful. It's an attitude that defies definition, but there is a name for this slow-moving, stress-free mindset: hygge (pronounced "hoo-ga"). Hygge values the idea of cherishing yourself:...