Praised as a revelatory book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the Last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death.
Fallen Leaves is a thought-provoking array of opinions (Publishers Weekly), offering elegant prose, deep insights, and Durant\'s revealing conclusions about the perennial problems and greatest joys we face as a spe.
In twenty-two short chapters, Durant addresses everything from youth and old age to religion, morals, sex, war, politics, and art.
With Fallen Leaves, his final book, he at Last accepted their challenge.
Over the course of Durant\'s career he received numerous letters from curious readers who have challenged me to speak my mind on the timeless questions of human Life and fate.
The culmination of Will Durant\'s sixty-plus years spent researching the philosophies, religions, arts, sciences, and civilizations from across the world, Fallen Leaves is the distilled wisdom of one of the world\'s greatest minds, a man with a renowned talent for rendering the insights of the past accessible.
Praised as a revelatory book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the Last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death.
In Durant\'s singular voice, here is a message of insight for everyone who has ever sought meaning in Life or the counsel of a learned friend while navigating life\'s journey.
Fallen Leaves is a thought-provoking array of opinions (Publishers Weekly), offering elegant prose, deep insights, and Durant\'s revealing conclusions about the perennial problems and greatest joys we face as a species.
In twenty-two short chapters, Durant addresses everything from youth and old age to religion, morals, sex, war, politics, and art.
With Fallen Leaves, his final book, he at Last accepted their challenge.
Over the course of Durant\'s career he received numerous letters from curious readers who have challenged me to speak my mind on the timeless questions of human Life and fate.
The culmination of Will Durant\'s sixty-plus years spent researching the philosophies, religions, arts, sciences, and civilizations from across the world, Fallen Leaves is the distilled wisdom of one of the world\'s greatest minds, a man with a renowned talent for rendering the insights of the past accessible.
Praised as a revelatory book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the Last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death