{"title":"Ryan Holiday","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lives-of-the-stoics-the-art-of-living-from-zeno-to-marcus-aurelius-ryan-holiday-hardcover","title":"Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius -- Ryan Holiday, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eAdvice \u0026amp; Business Bestseller, USA Today\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller, and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Bestseller  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Noteworthy Pick and a stellar work by Publishers Weekly \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Stoic\u003c\/i\u003e comes an inspiring guide to the lives of the Stoics, and what the ancients can teach us about happiness, success, resilience and virtue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly 2,300 years after a ruined merchant named Zeno first established a school on the \u003ci\u003eStoa Poikile\u003c\/i\u003e of Athens, Stoicism has found a new audience among those who seek greatness, from athletes to politicians and everyone in between. It's no wonder; the philosophy and its embrace of self-mastery, virtue, and indifference to that which we cannot control is as urgent today as it was in the chaos of the Roman Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLives of the Stoics\u003c\/i\u003e, Holiday and Hanselman present the fascinating lives of the men and women who strove to live by the timeless Stoic virtues of Courage. Justice. Temperance. Wisdom. Organized in digestible, mini-biographies of all the well-known--and not so well-known--Stoics, this book vividly brings home what Stoicism was like for the people who loved it and lived it, dusting off powerful lessons to be learned from their struggles and successes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a mere history book, every example in these pages, from Epictetus to Marcus Aurelius--slaves to emperors--is designed to help the reader apply philosophy in their own lives. Holiday and Hanselman unveil the core values and ideas that unite figures from Seneca to Cato to Cicero across the centuries. Among them are the idea that self-rule is the greatest empire, that character is fate; how Stoics benefit from preparing not only for success, but failure; and learn to love, not merely accept, the hand they are dealt in life. A treasure of valuable insights and stories, this book can be visited again and again by any reader in search of inspiration from the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Portfolio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.80w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525541875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. He is a sought-after speaker, strategist, and the author of many bestselling books including \u003ci\u003eThe Obstacle Is the Way\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEgo Is the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Stoic\u003c\/i\u003e; and the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eStillness Is the Key\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and read by over two million people worldwide. He lives outside Austin, Texas, with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Hanselman\u003c\/b\u003e has worked for more than three decades in publishing as a bookseller, publisher and literary agent. He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, where he received a master's degree while also studying extensively in Harvard's philosophy department. 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The great statesman and philosophers of the past would not be fooled, as we are, by headlines or appearances or the primal pull of tribalism. They knew too much of history, of their own flaws, of the need for collaboration to do any of that. That's wisdom - and we need it more than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWisdom is Ryan Holiday's guiding principle, and \u003ci\u003eWisdom Takes Work\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of all his work. Drawing on fascinating stories of the ancient and modern figures alike, Holiday shows how to cultivate wisdom through reading, contemplation, and discernment. Through the lives of Montaigne, Seneca, Joan Didion, Abraham Lincoln, and others, Holiday teaches us how to listen more than we talk, to think with nuance, to ruthlessly question our own beliefs, and to develop a method of self-education. He argues convincingly for the necessity of mental struggle and warns against taking shortcuts that deprive us of real knowledge. And through the lives of Elon Musk and Donald Trump he shows us how dangerous power and intelligence can be without the tempering influence of wisdom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn absence of curiosity and prudence is a catastrophe for all of us, argues Ryan Holiday. This incredibly timely book both diagnoses the greatest problem of our current moment and offers solutions for the way forward. Wisdom is work - but it's worth it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Holiday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217168941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRyan Holiday is one of the world's bestselling living philosophers. 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