{"product_id":"what-men-live-by-and-other-tales-mercy-greed-and-the-choices-that-save-or-ruin-a-soul","title":"What Men Live By, and Other Tales: Mercy, Greed, and the Choices That Save or Ruin a Soul","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Men Live By, and Other Tales: Leo Tolstoy’s Moral Stories in the Maude Translation - Unabridged \u0026amp; Authentic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour Timeless Tales of Love, Wisdom, Faith, and the Cost of Greed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Men Live By, and Other Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gathers four of Leo Tolstoy’s most powerful moral stories: clear, moving, and unforgettable tales about what people truly need, how wisdom is found, what faith means, and how greed can destroy a life. Simple on the surface and profound underneath, these stories show Tolstoy at his most direct, spiritual, and human.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat You’ll Experience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Men Live By:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a poor shoemaker shelters a mysterious stranger and discovers the divine truth hidden inside human compassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree Questions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a ruler searching for wisdom learns what time matters most, who matters most, and what duty stands before him\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Much Land Does a Man Need?:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e one of Tolstoy’s sharpest parables of greed, ambition, and the terrible price of wanting more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for readers of classic short stories, Russian literature, spiritual fiction, Christian moral tales, parables, and timeless stories about love, humility, wisdom, and human need.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy Readers Love What Men Live By, and Other Tales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReaders love this collection because Tolstoy turns the simplest situations into unforgettable moral revelations. 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