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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. 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. 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.� With Fallen Leaves, his final book, he at last accepted their challenge. In twenty-two short chapters, Durant addresses everything from youth and old age to religion, morals, sex, war, politics, and art. 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 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.