8 Top classics books like The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments by Epictetus

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The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments

By: Epictetus

4.56

Format: 476 pages, Paperback

The complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity. …

If you liked the classics plot in The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments by Epictetus , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. The Art of Happiness

By: Epicurus , George K. Strodach

4.19

Format: 294 pages, ebook

New to Penguin Classics and the perfect companion volume to bestselling author Daniel Klein's new b… read more

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2. A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

By: Miyamoto Musashi , Victor Harris , Lew Hartman

4.15

Format: 32 pages,

Miyamoto Musashi fue el mas celebre de los guerreros (samurais) japoneses. En este texto presenta s… read more

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  • classics
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3. 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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  • classics
  • nonfiction

4. On the Shortness of Life

By: Seneca , Charles Desmond Nuttall Costa

0.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living, the im… read more

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5. Principles: Life and Work

By: Jeremy Bobb , Ray Dalio

3.99

Format: None pages, Audio CD

#1 New York Times Bestseller "Significant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving." … read more

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6. 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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7. 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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8. Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician

By: Anthony Everitt

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

"All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined." --John Adam… read more

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9. The Decameron

By: Giovanni Boccaccio , G.H. McWilliam

4.35

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

The Decameron (c.1351) is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the … read more

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10. The Nicomachean Ethics

By: Aristotle , Jonathan Barnes , None , Hugh Tredennick

3.99

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

‘One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brie… read more

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"Philosophy can make people sick."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"A man without regrets cannot be cured."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"The beginning seems to be more than half of the whole."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

11. 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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12. Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga

By: Hunter S. Thompson

4.33

Format: 201 pages,

"California, Labor Day weekend...early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists w… read more

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13. 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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14. 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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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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15. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

By: David Goggins

4.44

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not a self-help book. It's a wake-up call! Can't Hurt Me, David Goggins' smash hit memoi… read more

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"Whatever it takes for you to believe that you're better than good enough to achieve your dreams is what you must do. And remember, your greatness is not tied to any outcome. It is found in the valian…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will b…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"Back in SEAL training, I loved when people froze up and quit. I felt it elevated me in some way, but that was ego-driven immaturity and poor leadership. These days, I consider my business to make eve…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

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16. Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live

By: John Sellars

4.20

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful li… read more

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  • classics
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"Queremos creer que la humanidad ha evolucionado —y, con suerte, mejorado— en los últimos dos mil años, pero Séneca nos demuestra que muchos de los asuntos con los que la gente se debate hoy en día no…"

-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live

"Marco Aurelio podría muy bien haberse mostrado como un emperador romano en busca de una reputación como sabio filósofo estoico, pero lo que uno se encuentra en las Meditaciones no es más que un hombr…"

-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live

"El proceso pasa por tres fases, señala Séneca: la primera, un primer impulso involuntario, es decir, una reacción fisiológica natural que escapa a nuestro control; la segunda, un juicio —que sí está …"

-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live

"Crisipo comparaba el hecho de estar bajo los efectos de una emoción con correr demasiado deprisa. Una vez que se ha cogido cierta cantidad de impulso, no es fácil detenerse. El movimiento está fuera …"

-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live

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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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  • nonfiction
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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

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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

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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. The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments

By: Epictetus

4.56

Format: 476 pages, Paperback

The complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity. … read more

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12 Top philosophy books like The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments by Epictetus

The Art of Happiness

Epicurus , George K. Strodach

4.19

Transform Your Habits

A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy

Miyamoto Musashi , Victor Harris , Lew Hartman

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay

3.75

Transform Your Habits

The Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle , Jonathan Barnes , None , Hugh Tredennick

3.99

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Transform Your Habits

The Art of War

Sun Tzu , Thomas Cleary

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Mastery

Robert Greene

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The 33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene , Joost Elffers

4.22

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Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

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