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  • The Daily Stoic 10th Anniversary Edition

    366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

    The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—the only authorized print edition in the US and complete with a ribbon marker—with more than two million copies sold!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 ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Meditations

    A New Translation

    Translated by Gregory Hays ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Timeless insights into what it takes to lead a meaningful life—still profoundly relevant nearly two thousand years later.Now featuring a brand-new foreword from Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way!“Meditations offers a glimpse into [Marcus Aurelius’s] mind, his habits, and his approach to life. . . . I think any reader would find ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Daily Stoic

    366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

    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 ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • How to Grow Old

    Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life

    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    Timeless wisdom on growing old gracefully from one of ancient Rome's greatest philosophersWorried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all—and why you might ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Memories of Socrates

    Memorabilia and Apology

    by Xenophon ...
    Translated by Martin Hammond ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'Who would you say knows himself?' In 399 BCE Socrates was tried in Athens on charges of irreligion and corruption of the young, convicted, and sentenced to death. Like Plato, an almost exact contemporary, in his youth Xenophon (c. 430-c. 354 BCE) was one of the circle of mainly upper-class young Athenians attracted to Socrates' teaching. His Memorabilia is both a passionate defence of Socrates ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Practicing Stoic

    A Philosophical User's Manual

    “Farnsworth beautifully integrates his own observations with scores of quotations from Epictetus, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Montaigne and others. This isn’t just a book to read—it’s a book to return to, a book that will provide perspective and consolation at times of heartbreak or calamity.”—The Washington PostSee more clearly, live more wisely, and bear the burdens of this life with greater ease ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Art of Living

    The Classical Mannual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness

    A modern translation of the stoicism classic—a beginner-friendly companion for a living a more present, intentional, and virtuous life—one full of gratitude for who we are and who we have yet to become“Epictetus sounds like the Buddha, and Sharon Lebell’s voice makes him sound like the delightful man next door.” — Sylvia Boorstein, author of It's Easier Than You ThinkCelebrating 30 years of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Symposium

    by Plato ...
    Series series Collins Classics
    HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.‘We who are here assembled cannot do better than honour the god Love’At an elite Athenian drinking party in 416 BCE, a group of friends take their turn to speak in praise of Eros, god of love. At this symposium the guests, including statesmen, playwrights, poets and Plato’s teacher, the famed philosopher Socrates, discuss ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best Collection

    All Works – Meditations, Teachings, Stoic Philosophy Plus Biography, Bonus Interpretation & Stoicism Analysis

    Marcus Aurelius Complete Works – World’s Best World's Best CollectionThis is the world’s best Marcus Aurelius collection, including the most complete set of Aurelius’s works available plus many free bonus materials.Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180, known as one of the last of the Five Good Emperors, and is also considered one of the most important Stoic ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Right Thing, Right Now

    Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds.

    by Ryan Holiday ...
    Series series The Stoic Virtues Series
    **INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy**For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Great Dialogues of Plato

    by Plato ...
    Translated by W. H. D. Rouse ...
    Written in the form of debates, Great Dialogues of Plato comprises the most influential body of philosophy of the Western world—covering every subject from art and beauty to virtue and the nature of love. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Sextus Empiricus

    by Richard Bett ...
    Sextus Empiricus' Against the Physicists examines numerous topics central to ancient Greek inquiries into the nature of the physical world, covering subjects such as god, cause and effect, whole and part, bodies, place, motion, time, number, coming into being and perishing and is the most extensive surviving treatment of these topics by an ancient Greek sceptic. Sextus scrutinizes the theories of ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Why Plato Matters Now

    by Angie Hobbs ...
    Professor Angie Hobbs proves in this persuasive and intelligent book that Plato is more relevant than ever.Does Plato matter? An ancient philosopher whose work has inspired and informed countless thinkers and poets across the centuries, his ideas are no longer taught as widely as they once were. But, as Angie Hobbs argues in this clear-sighted book, that is a mistake.If we want to understand the ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • Courage Is Calling

    Fortune Favors the Brave

    by Ryan Holiday ...
    Series series The Stoic Virtues Series
    **The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal,and USA Today Bestseller!Ryan Holiday’s bestselling trilogy—The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, and Stillness is the Key—captivated professional athletes, CEOs, politicians, and entrepreneurs and helped bring Stoicism to millions of readers. Now, in the first book of an exciting new series on the cardinal virtues of ancient philosophy, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Discipline Is Destiny

    The Power of Self-Control

    by Ryan Holiday ...
    Series series The Stoic Virtues Series
    **The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it.**To master anything, one must first master ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics

    Series series Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
    This new edition of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is an accurate, readable and accessible translation of one of the world's greatest ethical works. Based on lectures Aristotle gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical endeavour. It offers seminal, ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • On Old Age - Cicero de Senectute

    Enriched edition. An Ageless Exploration of Virtue, Joy, and Wisdom

    In "On Old Age," Cicero engages with the philosophical discourse surrounding the inevitable passage of time and the aging process. Written in the form of a dialogue, the text is grounded in a Stoic framework, employing rhetorical elegance and thoughtful reflections that blend personal narrative with ethical considerations. Cicero eloquently addresses the fears and misconceptions associated with ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Greatest Empire

    A Life of Seneca

    by Emily Wilson ...
    By any measure, Seneca (?4-65AD) is one of the most significant figures in both Roman literature and ancient philosophy. His writings are voluminous and diverse, ranging from satire to disturbing, violent tragedies, from metaphysical theory to moral and political discussions of virtue and anger. Seneca found himself at the turbulent center of Roman imperial power, making him thus an important ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Letters from a Stoic

    Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium

    by Seneca ...
    Translated by Robin Campbell ...
    Illuminating writings by Stoicism's most eloquent advocate, now with a new introduction'It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us... without it no one can lead a life free of fear or worry'For several years of his turbulent life, in which he was dogged by ill health, exile and danger, Seneca was the guiding hand of the Roman Empire. This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • How to Lose Yourself

    An Ancient Guide to Letting Go

    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    Inviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusion—and why giving it up can free us from sufferingFrom self-realization and self-promotion to self-help and the selfie, the modern world encourages us to be self-obsessed. We are even told that finding ourselves is the key to happiness. Better to lose yourself! More than 2,500 years ago, the Buddha argued that the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Open Democracy

    Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Century

    "Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like."—Nathan Heller, New YorkerHow a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in modern societiesTo the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Platonism

    A Concise History from the Early Academy to Late Antiquity

    Translated by Sergio Knipe ...
    Series series Classical Scholarship in Translation
    The task of philosophy, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once wrote, is to 'overturn Platonism'. This might be true, if only we could define what Platonism is. In this clear and accessible book Mauro Bonazzi provides the first comprehensive introduction to ancient Platonism. He begins his story with Plato's Academy before moving on to the sceptical turn which occurred during the Hellenistic ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • The First Clash

    The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western Civilization

    by James Lacey ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A compelling and provocative read . . . With a soldier’s eye, Jim Lacey re-creates the battle of Marathon in all its brutal simplicity.”—Barry Strauss, author of Masters of Command**Marathon—one of history’s most pivotal battles. Its name evokes images of almost superhuman courage, endurance, and fighting spirit. In this eye-opening book, military analyst James Lacey ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Diogenes

    The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic

    **The life and thought of Diogenes the Cynic, an iconoclastic philosopher who pioneered a brash and free-thinking vision of life that inspired the philosophy of Stoicism“A rich, engaging portrait of intellectual fearlessness” (Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cleopatra)**In his own day, the ancient philosopher Diogenes the Cynic had a reputation for eccentricity, heckling his fellow ... Read more

    $18.99 USD