How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
By: Plutarch
3.91
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Timeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any field The ancient biographer and essayis…
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1. Mastery
By: Robert Greene
4.26
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
In this book, Robert Greene demonstrates that the ultimate form of power is mastery itself. By anal… read more
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"Creative Endeavors are by their nature uncertain."-Robert Greene, Mastery
"The problem is that we humans are deep conformists."-Robert Greene, Mastery
"The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus."-Robert Greene, Mastery
"Read more books than those who have a formal education, developing this into a lifelong habit."-Robert Greene, Mastery
2. Do the Work
By: Steven Pressfield
3.97
Format: 109 pages, Audio CD
Do the Work Our enemy is not lack of preparation; it's not the difficulty of the project, or the… read more
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"The enemy is Resistance."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"Start before you're ready."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional, crazy heart."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"The song we’re composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
3. Napoleon: A Concise Biography
By: David A. Bell
3.98
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
This book provides a concise, accurate, and lively portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and c… 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. Walden & Civil Disobedience
By: Henry David Thoreau , W.S. Merwin
3.23
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
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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. The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
By: Steve Jamison , Bill Walsh , None
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"Even when you have an organization brimming with talent, victory is not always under your control.… read more
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8. The Way of Men
By: Jack Donovan
4.06
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
The Way of Men answers the question: "What is Masculinity?" The so-called experts give the answers … read more
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9. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
10. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
By: Annie Duke
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made one of the most controversial calls in footbal… read more
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11. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
By: Cal Newport
3.73
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"What are we really doing here?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
12. Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor
By: Donald J. Robertson
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and ov… read more
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13. The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature
By: Robert Greene
4.27
Format: 463 pages, Paperback
Over the last 22 years, Robert Greene has provided insights into every aspect of being human whethe… read more
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"Work at what connects to you emotionally and ideas will come to you."-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature
"Immerse yourself in the world or the industry that you wish to master."-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature
"Everyone has a thumbscrew, a gap in the castle wall. Once found, it is a thumbscrew you can turn to your advantage."-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature
"If you work hard, you will make your way to the inner circle of knowledge. That is the end goal of mastery: an inside-out understanding."-Robert Greene, The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy and Human Nature
14. The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities
By: Patrick Lencioni
4.26
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Shay was still angry but shrugged nonchalantly as if to say, it's not that big of a deal. "So, what… read more
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15. 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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16. Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses
By: Athena Aktipis
3.52
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
You watch a horror movie or TV series and think, "Zombies don’t really exist". But when you conside… read more
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17. First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
By: Thomas E. Ricks
4.08
Format: 416 pages, ebook
New York Times BestsellerEditors' Choice —New York Times Book Review "Ricks knocks it out of the p… read more
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"It is a cliché, and a bad one, that generals try to “fight the last war"-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"...Populism tends to look good from a distance, but close up it can be frightening."-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"As an inhabitant of a Mississippi River town happily shouts out in the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , “You pays your money and you makes your choice!"-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
"More than anything else, I have learned in researching this book that America is a moving target, a goal that must always be pursued but never quite reached."-Thomas E. Ricks, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country
18. Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication
By: Vanessa Van Edwards
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Wall Street Journal bestseller! For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promo… read more
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19. 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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20. How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
By: Plutarch
3.91
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Timeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any field The ancient biographer and essayis… read more
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21. Stoicism for Inner Peace
By: Einzelgänger
4.49
Format: 143 pages, Kindle Edition
The ancient Stoics were deeply concerned with the virtue of equanimity. Equanimity or ‘inner peace’… read more
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