10 Best philosophy books like The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus by Ryan Holiday

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The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

By: Ryan Holiday

4.52

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

FROM THE #1 New York Times bestselling author and creator of The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday... ...co…

"How much longer are you going to wait to demand the best for yourself?" he asked her, as she sat quietly in the back."

-Ryan Holiday, The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

"How much longer are you going to wait to demand the best for yourself?" he asked her, as she sat quietly in the back."

-Ryan Holiday, The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

"Yet somehow Epictetus's father was always cheerful. "Who had it better than us?" he liked to ask. "Um everyone?" she would reply. "We have our health, we have each other" he'd say with a smile. "I love life and all it brings me. Simple as that"

-Ryan Holiday, The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

"Yet somehow Epictetus's father was always cheerful. "Who had it better than us?" he liked to ask. "Um everyone?" she would reply. "We have our health, we have each other" he'd say with a smile. "I love life and all it brings me. Simple as that"

-Ryan Holiday, The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

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1. About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior

By: Ward Just , David H. Hackworth , Julie Sherman

4.36

Format: 875 pages, Hardcover

Called “everything a twentieth century war memoir could possibly be” by The New York Times, this na… read more

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2. Once an Eagle

By: Anton Myrer

4.39

Format: 1312 pages, Paperback

Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a … read more

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"We stand at an immense fork in the raod. One way is the path of generosity, dignity and a respect for other races and customs; the other leads most certainly to greed, suspicion, hatered and the old,…"

-Anton Myrer, Once an Eagle

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3. 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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  • philosophy
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4. 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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  • philosophy
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5. 7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness: Power Ideas from America's Foremost Business Philosopher

By: Jim Rohn

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

Unlock the Fountain of Prosperity Inside You! "I truly believe Jim Rohn is an extraordinary human b… read more

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6. Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

By: Cole C. Kingseed , Dick Winters

3.95

Format: 288 pages,

They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy.Immortalized as the Band of Brother… read more

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7. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

By: Steven Pressfield

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders come to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greec… read more

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8. The Warrior Ethos

By: Steven Pressfield

3.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

WARS CHANGE, WARRIORS DON'T We are all warriors. Each of us struggles every day to define and defen… read more

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9. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

By: Mike Duncan

4.00

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Afte… read more

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10. A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul

By: Leo Tolstoy , Peter Sekirin

3.00

Format: 220 pages, Unknown Binding

This is the first-ever English-language edition of the book Leo Tolstoy considered to be his most i… read more

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11. It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership

By: Tony Koltz , Colin Powell

3.69

Format: None pages, ebook

It Worked for Me is filled with vivid experiences and lessons learned that have shaped the legendar… read more

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12. Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

By: Jim Mattis

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by … read more

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13. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

By: Kevin Kelly

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

“I love aphorisms, proverbs, and Secrets of Adulthood . . . Excellent Advice for Living includes wi… read more

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"The end is almost always the beginning of something better."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

"When you keep people waiting they begin to think of all your flaws."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

"The very best thing you can do for your kids is to love your spouse."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

"Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are."

-Kevin Kelly, Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

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14. 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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  • philosophy
"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

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15. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

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  • philosophy
"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

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16. Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be

By: Steven Pressfield

4.06

Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you being defeated by a tendency to procrastination, self-doubt, fear, distraction, and perfect… read more

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  • philosophy
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17. How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

By: Epictetus

4.11

Format: 173 pages, Hardcover

A superb new edition of Epictetus's famed handbook on Stoicism--translated by one of the world's le… read more

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"A companion's crudeness is bound to rub off on the one he is with, no matter how refined that person may be."

-Epictetus, How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

"Don't we recall that no one does injury or benefit to another, but that the cause of each of these things is a judgement."

-Epictetus, How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

"Don't ask for things to happen as you would like them to, but wish them to happen as they actually do, and you will be all right."

-Epictetus, How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

"But to myself all predictions are favorable if I wish them to be, since it is up to me to benefit from the outcome, whatever it may be."

-Epictetus, How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

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18. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)

By: William H. McRaven

4.42

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of  Make Your Bed —a short, inspirational book of advice and… read more

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19. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

By: Christian Brose

4.13

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For generations of Americans, our country has been the world's dominant military power. How the US … read more

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"Defense companies spent less money on research and development and more on armies of lawyers, lobbyists, accountants, and consultants to help them comply with the Pentagon's growing acquisition burea…"

-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

"These were the very same systems that Marshall wrote in 1992 would be "progressively less central to military operations" because they would become large, vulnerable targets as US adversaries develop…"

-Christian Brose, The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare

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20. No B.S. Guide to Succeeding in Business by Breaking All the Rules

By: Dan S Kennedy

4.70

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

Crush Convention, Command Respect, and Conquer Your Rivals on Your Road to Success  Rules-breakers… read more

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21. The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

By: Ryan Holiday

4.52

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

FROM THE #1 New York Times bestselling author and creator of The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday... ...co… read more

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"How much longer are you going to wait to demand the best for yourself?" he asked her, as she sat quietly in the back."

-Ryan Holiday, The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

"Yet somehow Epictetus's father was always cheerful. "Who had it better than us?" he liked to ask. "Um everyone?" she would reply. "We have our health, we have each other" he'd say with a smile. "I lo…"

-Ryan Holiday, The Girl Who Would Be Free: A Fable About Epictetus

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