Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
By: Nancy Sherman
3.39
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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1. 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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2. 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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3. The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
By: Epictetus , Sharon Lebell
3.37
Format: None pages,
Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 C.E. in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Sold a… read more
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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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
10. 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
11. The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
By: William B. Irvine
3.74
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Ancient Stoic insights combined with modern psychological research help us overcome—and even benefi… read more
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- self help
12. Think like a Stoic: Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
By: Massimo Pigliucci
3.98
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
Distilled to its essence, the ancient Greco-Roman philosophy known as Stoicism is a philosophy of p… read more
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13. 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
14. 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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15. 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
16. 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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17. 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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18. Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
By: Nancy Sherman
3.39
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
How do we find calm in times of stress and uncertainty? How do we cope with sudden losses or find m… read more
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19. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning (Corwin Mathematics Series)
By: Peter Liljedahl
4.57
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in de… read more
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20. Epictetus: A Stoic and Socratic Guide to Life
By: Anthony A. Long
4.30
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
The philosophy of Epictetus, a freed slave in the Roman Empire, has been profoundly influential on … read more
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21. Being Better: Stoicism for a World Worth Living in
By: Kai Whiting
4.09
Format: 176 pages, ebook
Practical answers to the urgent moral questions of our time from the ancient philosophy of Stoicism… read more
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