How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.36
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent.Roma…
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1. Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior (Hoover Essays)
By: James B. Stockdale
4.30
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
When physical disability from combat wounds brought about Jim Stockdale's early retirement from mil… read more
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"After ejection I had about thirty seconds to make my last statement in freedom before I landed in the main street of a little village right ahead. And so help me, I whispered to myself: "Five years d…"-James B. Stockdale, Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior (Hoover Essays)
2. The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
By: Ryan Holiday
4.15
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” — Marcus Aureli… read more
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3. Ego Is the Enemy
By: Ryan Holiday
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive, visionary geniuses who remade the worl… read more
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4. Discourses and Selected Writings
By: Epictetus , Robert F. Dobbin , Robert Dobbin
3.84
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
A new translation of the influential teachings of the great Stoic philosopher DESPITE BEING BORN in… read more
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5. Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings
By: Musonius Rufus , William B. Irvine , Cynthia King
4.08
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
Musonius Rufus (c. AD 30-100) was one of the four great Roman Stoic philosophers, the other three b… read more
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6. Meditations
By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay
3.75
Format: 148 pages,
Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more
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7. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
By: William B. Irvine
4.48
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One of the great fears many of us face is that despite all our effort and striving, we will discove… read more
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8. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity
By: Ryan Holiday , Stephen Hanselman
3.92
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
A beautifully packaged, gifty daily devotional of Stoic wisdom, from the author of The Obstacle is … read more
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9. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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10. Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero
By: Seneca , James Romm
4.00
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed classical historian, author of Ghost on the Throne ("Gripping . . . the narrative ve… read more
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11. The Inner Citadel: The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
By: Marcus Aurelius , Pierre Hadot , Michael Chase
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Meditations of Marcus Aureliusare treasured today--as they have been over the centuries--as an … read more
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12. How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
By: Massimo Pigliucci
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of How to Liveand How Proust Can Change Your Life, a philosopher asks how ancient … read more
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13. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
By: Ryan Holiday
4.28
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case … read more
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"We must master ourselves unless we'd prefer to be mastered by someone or something else."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
"We must practice temperance now, in times of plenty, because none of us know what the future holds- only that plenty never lasts."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
14. Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
By: Ryan Holiday
4.04
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller! Ryan Holiday's best… read more
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"Start small...on something big."-Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
"You can also commit injustice by doing nothing."-Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
"History is written with blood, sweat, and tears, and it is etched into eternity by the quiet endurance of courageous people."-Ryan Holiday, Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
15. Stillness Is the Key
By: Ryan Holiday
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdo… read more
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"Build a life you don't need to escape from."-Ryan Holiday, Stillness Is the Key
"Routine, done for long enough and done sincerely enough, becomes more than routine. It becomes ritual—it becomes sanctified and holy."-Ryan Holiday, Stillness Is the Key
"If solitude is the school of genius, as the historian Edward Gibbon put it, then the crowded, busy world is the purgatory of the idiot."-Ryan Holiday, Stillness Is the Key
"Put yourself in tough situations. Accept challenges. Familiarize yourself with the unfamiliar. That's how you widen your perspective and your understanding."-Ryan Holiday, Stillness Is the Key
16. Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
By: Ryan Holiday
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics… read more
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"When good men come to bad ends,"-Ryan Holiday, Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
"No parent should outlive their children. To lose eight of them? So young? It staggers the mind. “Unfair"-Ryan Holiday, Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
"You owe it to yourself and to the world to actively engage with the brief moment you have with this planet. You cannot retreat exclusively into ideas. You must contribute."-Ryan Holiday, Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
"It is a striking contrast, an emperor and a slave sharing and loving the same philosophy, the latter figure greatly influencing the former, but it is not a contradiction—nor would it have seemed odd …"-Ryan Holiday, Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
17. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.36
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent.Roma… read more
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18. That One Should Disdain Hardships: The Teachings of a Roman Stoic
By: Musonius Rufus
3.98
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Perennial wisdom from one of history’s most important but lesser-known Stoic teachers “He knew tha… read more
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"If one accomplishes some good though with toil, the toil passes, but the good remains; if one does something dishonourable with pleasure, the pleasure passes, but the dishonour remains."-Musonius Rufus, That One Should Disdain Hardships: The Teachings of a Roman Stoic
19. The Practicing Stoic
By: Ward Farnsworth
4.35
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings … read more
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"If you would attain real freedom, you must be the slave of philosophy. Epicurus, quoted in Seneca, Epistles 8.7"-Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic
"The first principle of practical Stoicism is this: we don’t react to events; we react to our judgments about them, and the judgments are up to us."-Ward Farnsworth, The Practicing Stoic
20. Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
By: David Fideler
4.28
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The first clear and faithful guide to the timeless, practical teachings of the Stoic philosopher Se… read more
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21. Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World
By: Ryan Holiday
4.21
Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition
In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for… read more
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