Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
By: James Harris
4.30
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, …
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1. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
By: Jocko Willink , Leif Babin
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Le… read more
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2. Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small … read more
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"Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she had a duty to propagate them; that …"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Honour, in the Republic, had never been a goal in itself, only a means to an infinite end. And what was true of her citizens, naturally, was also true of Rome herself. For the generation that had liv…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the size of their empire to be explained? Yet they also knew that the Republic's gre…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
3. The Lessons of History
By: Will Durant , Ariel Durant
4.07
Format: 119 pages, Hardcover
In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for th… read more
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"We must operate with partial knowledge, and be provisionally content with probabilities."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all economic history is the slow he…"-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
4. The Road to Character
By: David Brooks
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Brooks challenges us to rebalance the scales between the focus… read more
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"... there are other proud people who have low self-esteem. They feel they haven't lived up to their potential. They feel unworthy. They want to hide and disappear, to fade into the background and nur…"-David Brooks, The Road to Character
"We are called at certain moments to comfort people who are enduring some trauma. Many of us don't know how to react in such situations, but others do. In the first place, they just show up. They prov…"-David Brooks, The Road to Character
5. 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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6. The Twelve Caesars
By: Robert Graves , Michael Grant , Suetonius
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and u… read more
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7. Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
By: Tim S. Grover
4.26
Format: 999 pages, Paperback
For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats--Michael Jordan, Kobe … read more
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8. Act of Treason (Mitch Rapp, #9)
By: Vince Flynn
4.04
Format: 288 pages,
CIA operative Mitch Rapp follows a trail of contract killers leading directly to the heart of our n… read more
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9. 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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10. Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive (Mental Mastery Book 1)
By: Kevin Horsley
3.80
Format: None pages,
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11. 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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12. Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour (Mental Performance)
By: Kam Knight
4.22
Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition
The #1 Speed Reading Book on Amazon for 4 Straight Years This has become the go to book for stud… read more
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13. Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents
By: Rod Dreher
4.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survi… read more
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14. Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
By: Patrick Bet-David
4.12
Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition
From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most e… read more
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"You're going to use experiences to become either bitter or better. To get better you must reflect on your mistakes."-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
"A talented entrepreneur with bad habits eventually becomes an employee. An average employee with great habits can eventually become a great entrepreneur."-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
"You want to choose a path that puts the odds of winning in your favor; in poker, it’s called game selection. What determines if you win in any game (or business) isn’t how good you are; it’s how good…"-Patrick Bet-David, Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy
15. The Trading Game: A Confession
By: Gary Stevenson
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the tradin… read more
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16. A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
By: Ray Dalio
4.35
Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition
On the 10th anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis, one of the world's most successful investors,… read more
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17. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
By: Bill Maher
4.27
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more
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18. 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
19. The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
By: Kobe Bryant
4.26
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decid… read more
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"Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"If you want to be a better player, you have to prepare, prepare, and prepare some more."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
"If you really want to be great at something you have to truly care about it. If you want to be great in a particular area, you have to obsess over it."-Kobe Bryant, The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
20. Life's Too Short: A Memoir
By: Darius Rucker
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the three-time Grammy Award–winning, Diamond-selling le… read more
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21. Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader
By: James Harris
4.30
Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, … read more
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