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IF

If you can keep your wits about you when everyone around you has lost it and is blaming you…

Impressive in its simplicity and brevity, the If by Rudyard Kipling is a stark reminder that many times in life triumph is only a short distance away from disaster, but that doesn't mean each of us can't face both with awareness and dignity, learning from everything. The poem was first published in 1910, as part of a collection of fictional stories Rewards and Fairies· decades later, in 1995, the If it was voted the most beloved poem in all of British literature.

THE Joseph Rudyard Kipling, its author Jungle book, of Kim, of Man who would become king and his If managed with his indisputable narrative talent to capture an entire era, that of the European empires that in a few years would be a thing of the past. His writing fame quickly spread throughout the world. In 1907 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature – was the first English-language author to win the prize and remains to this day its youngest recipient.

Western thought and Eastern philosophy, phlegmatic humorous writing and fundamental essays, timeless poetry and immortal little prose, texts that marked their time and are still read everywhere: this is the select series of Oxy editions.

THE ART OF ALWAYS BEING RIGHT

THE ART OF ALWAYS BEING RIGHT: In this delightful little essay the Schopenhauer analyzes a series of tricks that can help one prevail in a confrontation regardless of whether one is right or wrong and regardless of the substance of the issue.

The sophistry and deceptive methods that the great philosopher tirelessly suggests often make the reader smile. However, reaching the conclusion of the text, one realizes that what preceded it ultimately looks more like an exercise in irony and is intended to act as a warning: "Barely one in a hundred people is worthy of being argued with. The rest, let them say what they want - everyone has the right to be stupid."

The ART OF ALWAYS BEING RIGHT is published in Greek by OXY publications.

THE ART OF WAR

The principles of the Art of War apply to every type of conflict, from the interpersonal to the international level, which is why it has been studied and is being studied by political and military leaders, managers and businessmen. The ethics of the work are defined by Taoism, i.e. by a sense of justice and respect for the opponent and the rules. The present translation presents the classic work precisely from the point of view of its inclusion in the great spiritual tradition of Taoism, the source not only of psychology but also of science and technology in East Asia.

THE BOOK OF THE FIVE CIRCLES

Musashi bestows upon generations that follow timeless advice for achieving victory on any battlefield. To surprise, confuse, lose the opponent's balance, parry and quickly neutralize him. But the basic principle of his martial art consists not only in perfecting the technical skill but in parallel sharpening the perception and cultivating the spirit of the warrior.

MICROMEGAS

Micromegas, a giant space traveler from the distant planet Sirius. Which roams the universe in the company of a somewhat smaller inhabitant of Saturn. He makes a chance stop on our little Earth in the saving year 1737 and, quite unexpectedly, meets a group of distinguished scientists of the human species. – which, by the way, are barely visible on the tip of his fingernail. Result of all this? A short but unique interplanetary dialogue from the pen of the "giant" Voltaire.  Who, in addition to being the founder of the Enlightenment, may also have invented with him Micromega of what we now call "science fiction".