The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic

Author: Ryan Holiday

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0735211744

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From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms. By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

Relentless
Relentless

Author: Karen Lynch

Publisher: Karen Lynch

Published: 2013-12-26

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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**Now optioned for TV Sara Grey’s world shattered ten years ago when her father was brutally murdered. Now at seventeen, she is still haunted by memories of that day and driven by the need to understand why it happened. She lives a life full of secrets and her family and friends have no idea of the supernatural world she is immersed in or of Sara’s own very powerful gift. In her quest for answers about her father’s death, Sara takes risks that expose her and her friends to danger and puts herself into the sights of a sadistic vampire. On the same fateful night she meets Nikolas, a warrior who turns Sara’s world upside down and is determined to protect her even if it’s the last thing she wants. Sara’s life starts to spin out of control as she is hunted by an obsessed vampire, learns that her friends have secrets of their own and reels from the truth about her own ancestry. Sara has always been fiercely independent but in order to survive now she must open herself to others, to reveal her deepest secrets. And she must learn to trust the one person capable of breaking down the walls around her.

Stoicism's Amor Fati
Stoicism's Amor Fati

Author: Plurence June

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2020-11-19

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Discover how to embrace your fate and love life's challenges with powerful Stoic wisdom. Are you searching for the best way to transform your mindsets and learn to see misfortune as a good thing? Do you want to draw on the ancient wisdom of Stoic philosophy to live your life to the fullest and be happy no matter where you are? Then this book is for you! Championed by the legendary Roman emperor and Stoic Marcus Aurelius, the concept of Amor Fati is an incredible way to achieve lasting happiness no matter your situation. Designed to help you free yourself from the worries and fears which are based on things you can't control, loving your fate helps you weather life's storms and not put all of your effort into one desired outcome. Now, this practical guide explores how you can implement the concept of Amor Fati into your life. With simple exercises and down-to-earth advice, you'll discover how you can find joy in hardship, use misfortune as a way to exercise your virtues, and become happy and cheerful no matter what life throws at you. Here's just a little of what you'll discover inside: Why Amor Fati Is The Key To Unending Happiness and Becoming Worry-Free Profound Methods For Overcoming Stress, Anxiety, and Fear of The Future Why Nothing Really Matters - Stoic Wisdom For Freeing Yourself From Things Outside Your Control Practical Ways To Implement Amor Fati Into Your Life How Misfortune Can Be Used as a Way To Exercise Your Virtues And Much More... So if you feel unhappy with your place in the world, or if you struggle with fear and anxiety about the future, then you've come to the right place. It's time for you to see how Stoic philosophy can change your life. Scroll up and buy now to embrace your fate and unlock the secret to happiness today.

Verissimus
Verissimus

Author: Donald J. Robertson

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2022-07-12

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1250286298

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In the tradition of Logicomix, Donald J. Robertson's Verissimus is a riveting graphic novel on the life and stoic philosophy of Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius was the last famous Stoic of antiquity but he was also to become the most powerful man in the known world – the Roman emperor. After losing his father at an early age, he threw himself into the study of philosophy. The closest thing history knew to a philosopher-king, yet constant warfare and an accursed plague almost brought his empire to its knees. “Life is warfare”, he wrote, “and a sojourn in foreign land!” One thing alone could save him: philosophy, the love of wisdom! The remarkable story of Marcus Aurelius’ life and philosophical journey is brought to life by philosopher and psychotherapist Donald J. Robertson, in a sweeping historical epic of a graphic novel, based on a close study of the historical evidence, with the stunning full-color artwork of award-winning illustrator Zé Nuno Fraga.

Marcus Aurelius in Love
Marcus Aurelius in Love

Author: Marcus Aurelius

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2016-02-19

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 022637811X

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In 1815 a manuscript containing one of the long-lost treasures of antiquity was discovered—the letters of Marcus Cornelius Fronto, reputed to have been one of the greatest Roman orators. But this find disappointed many nineteenth-century readers, who had hoped for the letters to convey all of the political drama of Cicero’s. That the collection included passionate love letters between Fronto and the future emperor Marcus Aurelius was politely ignored—or concealed. And for almost two hundred years these letters have lain hidden in plain sight. Marcus Aurelius in Love rescues these letters from obscurity and returns them to the public eye. The story of Marcus and Fronto began in 139 CE, when Fronto was selected to instruct Marcus in rhetoric. Marcus was eighteen then and by all appearances the pupil and teacher fell in love. Spanning the years in which the relationship flowered and died, these are the only love letters to survive from antiquity—homoerotic or otherwise. With a translation that reproduces the effusive, slangy style of the young prince and the rhetorical flourishes of his master, the letters between Marcus and Fronto will rightfully be reconsidered as key documents in the study of the history of sexuality and classics.

The Ethics of the Family in Seneca
The Ethics of the Family in Seneca

Author: Liz Gloyn

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-02-15

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1107145473

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Model mothers -- A band of brothers -- The mystery of marriage -- The desirable contest between fathers and sons -- The imperfect imperial family -- Rewriting the family

Stoicism Today: Selected Writings Volume 3
Stoicism Today: Selected Writings Volume 3

Author: Gregory Sadler

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11-29

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13:

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Stoicism, a philosophy and set of practices developed in ancient times, commands ever-growing interest. Its present day, students, practitioners, teachers, and scholars adapt it to the challenges of modern life. This third volume brings together fifty pieces previously published in the Stoicism Today blog, ranging from personal essays to conference presentations, from bits of practical advice to history and interpretation, from polemics to symposia grappling with controversies, key issues, and central concepts. There is something for everyone in this volume. The selections in this volume range over a vast array of topics. You will encounter authors applying Stoicism to parenting, medicine, psychotherapy, culinary arts, time-management, exercise and fitness, the emotions, relationships, the workplace, and the environment. Some selections examine useful practices, the nature and scope of the virtues, how to develop equanimity, resilience, and happiness. Comparative studies bring Stoicism into connection with Buddhism, mindfulness, self-help and productivity authors, and modalities of psychotherapy. This book bridges the gaps between philosophical reflection and practical wisdom, between study and interpretation of Stoicism, and its application to present-day issues and problems. The essays in this volume speak to anyone intending to start or to deepen a thoughtful Stoic life in the modern world.

Philosophy as a Way of Life
Philosophy as a Way of Life

Author: Pierre Hadot

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 1995-08-03

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780631180333

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This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Hadot's book demonstrates the extent to which philosophy has been, and still is, above all else a way of seeing and of being in the world.

Love You Hard
Love You Hard

Author: Abby Maslin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 152474333X

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Abby Maslin shares an inspiring story of resilience and commitment in a deeply affecting new memoir. After her husband suffered a traumatic brain injury, the couple worked together as he recovered—and they learned to love again. When Abby Maslin's husband, TC, didn't make it home on August 18, 2012, she knew something was terribly wrong. Her fears were confirmed when she learned that her husband had been beaten by three men and left for dead mere blocks from home, all for his cell phone and debit card. The days and months that followed were a grueling test of faith. As TC recovered from a severe traumatic brain injury that left him unable to speak and walk, Abby faced the challenge of caring for—and loving—a husband who now resembled a stranger. Love You Hard is the raw, unflinchingly honest story of a young love left broken, and the resilience required to mend a life and remake a marriage. Told from the caregiver's perspective, this book is a daring exploration of true love: what it means to love beyond language, beyond abilities, and into the place that reveals who we really are. At the heart of Abby and TC's unique and captivating story are the universal truths that bind us all. This is a tale of living and loving wholeheartedly, learning to heal after profound grief, and choosing joy in the wake of tragedy.

The Daily Stoic Journal
The Daily Stoic Journal

Author: Ryan Holiday

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-11-14

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0525534393

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A beautiful daily journal to lead your journey in the art of living--and an instant WSJ bestseller! For more than two thousand years, Stoic philosophy has been the secret operating system of wise leaders, artists, athletes, brilliant thinkers, and ordinary citizens. With the acclaimed, bestselling books The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy and The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman have helped to bring the Stoicism of Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus to hundreds of thousands of new readers all over the world. Now Holiday and Hanselman are back with The Daily Stoic Journal, a beautifully designed hardcover journal that features space for morning and evening notes, along with advice for integrating this ancient philosophy into our 21st century lives. Each week readers will discover a specific powerful Stoic practice, explained and presented with related quotations to inspire deeper reflection and application, and each day they will answer a powerful question to help gauge their progress. Created with a durable, Smyth-sewn binding and featuring a helpful introduction explaining the various Stoic tools of self-management, as well as resources for further reading, this is a lasting companion volume for people who already love The Daily Stoic and its popular daily emails and social media accounts. It can also be used as a stand-alone journal, even if you haven’t read the previous books. For anyone seeking inner peace, clarity, and effectiveness in our crazy world, this book will help them immensely for the next year—and for the rest of their lives.