How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
By: Seneca
3.91
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life," a pointed reminder to make the mo…
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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. Aristotle for Everybody
By: Mortimer J. Adler
4.11
Format: 208 pages,
Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical … read more
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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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4. Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges Into Success
By: Donald J. Trump
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In Never Give Up, Donald Trump tells the dramatic stories of his biggest challenges, lowest moments… read more
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5. 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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6. Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It: Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
By: Daniel Klein
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Pla… read more
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7. The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.32
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
With poetry and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh imparts comforting wisdom about the nature of suffering an… read more
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"Everything is in your own heart."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"The greatest miracle is to be alive."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"Equanimity means to let go, not to abandon."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
"The greatest gift we can offer anyone is our true presence."-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
8. The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
By: Amanda Ripley
4.00
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility tha… read more
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9. 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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10. Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
By: Ryan Holiday
4.28
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case … read more
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"We must master ourselves unless we'd prefer to be mastered by someone or something else."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
"We must practice temperance now, in times of plenty, because none of us know what the future holds- only that plenty never lasts."-Ryan Holiday, Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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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15. The Well-Lived Life: A 102-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age
By: Gladys McGarey
4.29
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Dr. Gladys McGarey, a centenarian still-consulting doctor and the mother of holistic medicine, reve… read more
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16. 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
17. Please Unsubscribe, Thanks!: How to Take Back Our Time, Attention, and Purpose in a World Designed to Bury Us in Bullshit
By: Julio Vincent Gambuto
3.60
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Atomic Habits meets The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck in this life-changing guide to freeing your… read more
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18. Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
By: John Gray
3.68
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
The author of Straw Dogs , famous for his provocative critiques of scientific hubris and the delusi… read more
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"Morality has many charms. What could be more captivating than a vision of everlasting justice? Yet visions of justice are as immutable as styles in shoes."-John Gray, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
"All these philosophies(Stoicism,Epicureanism, Pyrrhonism)have a common failing. They imagine life can be ordered by human reason. Either the Mind can devise a way of life that is secure from loss ,or…"-John Gray, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
"Cats have no need of philosophy. Obeying their nature, they are content with the life it gives them. In humans, on the other hand, discontent with their nature seems to be natural. With predictably t…"-John Gray, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
"Instead of being a sign of their inferiority, the lack of abstract thinking among cats is a mark of their freedom of mind. Thinking in generalities slides easily into a superstitious faith in languag…"-John Gray, Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life
19. 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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20. The Singularity (New York Review Classics)
By: Dino Buzzati
3.53
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
In this prophetic allegory about artificial intelligence by a renowned figure of twentieth-century … read more
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21. 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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22. A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control - 52 Week-by-Week Lessons: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control―52 Week-by-Week Lessons
By: Gregory Lopez
4.07
Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition
A pragmatic philosophy more popular than ever—here are 52 ancient lessons to help you overcome adve… read more
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23. The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest Life
By: Robin S. Sharma
4.31
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking book redefining success to show readers how they can create truly abundant and ful… read more
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24. Day Trading Attention: How to Actually Build Brand and Sales in the New Social Media World
By: Gary Vaynerchuk
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In his seventh business book, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and investor Gary Vaynerchuk offers… read more
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25. How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
By: Catherine Wilson
3.40
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A leading philosopher shows that if the pursuit of happiness is the question, Epicureanism is the a… read more
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"Although there are alternative perceptions, there are no alternative facts."-Catherine Wilson, How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
"It is impossible to live pleasantly without living prudently, honourably and justly, and impossible to live prudently, honourably and justly without living pleasantly. ~ Epicurus"-Catherine Wilson, How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
"The cry of the flesh: not to be hungry, not to be thirsty, not to be cold. For if someone has these things and is confident of having them in the future, he might contend even with Zeus for happiness…"-Catherine Wilson, How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
"I ... do not even know what I should conceive the good to be, if I eliminate the pleasures of taste, and eliminate the pleasures of sex, and eliminate the pleasures of listening, and eliminate the pl…"-Catherine Wilson, How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
26. Elämän tarkoitus: Suuntana merkityksellinen elämä
By: Frank Martela
3.67
Format: 5 pages, Audiobook
Elämän päämääräksi tarjotaan yleensä materialismia, menestystä ja onnen tavoittelua. Elämän tarkoit… read more
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27. The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism: Tools for Emotional Resilience and Positivity
By: Matthew Van Natta
4.01
Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition
Optimize joy, overcome obstacles—discover the calm of stoicism Being a stoic means embracing pos… read more
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28. The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
By: Kris Verburgh MD
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A leading proponent of a bold new approach to slowing aging details the fast-developing science of … read more
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29. Stoicism For Dummies
By: Tom Morris
4.13
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The philosophy that will help you become more resilient in the face of life’s challenges Stoicism F… read more
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30. The Four-Way Path: A Guide to Purushartha and India's Spiritual Traditions for a Life of Happiness, Success, and Purpose
By: Héctor García
3.64
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring guide to achieving happiness through purushartha (pronounced poo-roo-shar-tuh), or the… read more
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31. How to Have a Life: An Ancient Guide to Using Our Time Wisely (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)
By: Seneca
3.91
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
A vibrant new translation of Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life," a pointed reminder to make the mo… read more
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