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Article will be available on Tuesday, January 1st, 2019

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Tuesday, January 1st, 2019

Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction

Book Review || Editor

Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction by Brad Inwood is an outstanding introduction to Stoicism. In its structure, exposition, and clarity, it is unlike any other introductory book on Stoicism. 

Article will be available on Friday, February 1st, 2019

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Friday, February 1st, 2019

How to be Free

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

This is an impressive new edition of Epictetus' guide to the good life, 'Enchiridion'.

Article will be available on Friday, March 1st, 2019

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Friday, March 1st, 2019

You will not have my hate

Book Review || Editor

This is a beautifully written book. 

Poignant yet courageous, heart-wrenching yet compassionate, You Will not Have My Hate is a manifesto of a free man who chooses his reaction to the horror he faced on a Friday night. 

Article will be available on Saturday, June 1st, 2019

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Saturday, June 1st, 2019

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

How to Think Like Roman Emperor by Donald Roberson. St. Martin’s Press. 294pp. Available in bookstores and on Amazon https://amzn.to/2VW7xFa 

Reviewed by Chuck Chakrapani 

Article will be available on Sunday, December 1st, 2019

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Sunday, December 1st, 2019

Lessons in Stoicism by John Sellers

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Lessons in Stoicism is by John Sellars, a prominent modern Stoic scholar. His name should be familiar to our readers—he is on our Advisory Board and he writes to the magazine occasionally. 

Article will be available on Friday, May 1st, 2020

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Friday, May 1st, 2020

Manual of Reformed Stoicism by Piotr Stankiewicz

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Manual of Reformed Stoicism by Piotr Stankiewicz is a tightly structured, well-written, and beautifully produced book. It deserves to be among the top three modern books on applied Stoicism. It covers the same ground as most modern books on applied Stoicism, only better. 

Article will be available on Friday, October 30th, 2020

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Friday, October 30th, 2020

Recent Books on Stoicism

Book Review || Editor

A description of three books: Epictetus and Laypeople by Erlend D. MacGillivray; A Field Guide to a Happy Life by Massimo Pigliucci; Stoic Philosophy and Social Theory by Will Johncock

Article will be available on Friday, November 27th, 2020

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Friday, November 27th, 2020

Reflecting On Life

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

As ‘the year like no other’ comes to a close, we may want to reflect on our lives so we may steer them better in the new year. In this issue of THE STOIC, our contributors provide excellent perspectives on living a better life, no matter what we have been through this year.

Article will be available on Thursday, December 31st, 2020

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Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Lives of The Stoics: Book Review

Book Review || CHUCK CHAKRAPANI

Lives of The Stoics by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a significant contribution to modern Stoic literature.

Article will be available on Thursday, December 31st, 2020

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Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Unshakable Freedom - How to Be Free No Matter What

Book Review || EDITOR

How can we achieve total personal freedom when we have so many obligations and so many demands on our time? Is personal freedom even possible?

Article will be available on Thursday, December 31st, 2020

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Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Recent Releases - Be Forever Anger Free!

Book Review || EDITOR

  • Stoic Book of Anger is the plain English version of Seneca’s classic trilogy, On Anger. Seneca’s On Anger is probably one of the best books ever written on the subject. It is a detailed analysis of anger: what causes it, what price we pay for it, and how we can be totally free from it.

Article will be available on Thursday, December 31st, 2020

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Thursday, December 31st, 2020

Stoicism in Plain English - Ancient Stoic Texts in Modern English

Book Review || EDITOR

Ancient Stoic texts in modern English.

Article will be available on Friday, January 29th, 2021

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Friday, January 29th, 2021

Unshakable Freedom - How to Be Free No Matter What

Book Review || Editor

How can we achieve total personal freedom when we have so many obligations and so many demands on our time? Is personal freedom even possible?

Article will be available on Friday, January 29th, 2021

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Friday, January 29th, 2021

Recent Releases - Be Forever Anger Free!

Book Review || Editor

Stoic Book of Anger is the plain English version of Seneca’s classic trilogy, On Anger. Seneca’s On Anger is probably one of the best books ever written on the subject. It is a detailed analysis of anger: what causes it, what price we pay for it, and how we can be totally free from it.

Article will be available on Friday, February 26th, 2021

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Friday, February 26th, 2021

Unshakable Freedom - How to Be Free No Matter What

Book Review || Editor

How can we achieve total personal freedom when we have so many obligations and so many demands on our time? Is personal freedom even possible?