How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
by Donald Robertson
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Recommended by 4 notable people, including Ryan Holiday and Patrick BetDavid
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Recommended by 5 sources and appears in Stoicism, Philosophy, and Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday.
"This is a wonderful and important book that anyone interested in Stoicism or in being a better leader should read." ?Ryan Holiday Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved selfhelp and spiritual classics of all tim...
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