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Guide: Stoicism books for beginners: what to read first?

Guide: Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: which translation should I read?

  1. Enchiridion

    Epictetus

    The whole system in a pocket handbook.

    56 pp≈1 h●○○ Gentle

    Edition: Dover Publications · ISBN 9780486433592

    Get it at Bookshop.org (affiliate link)

  2. Letters from a Stoic

    Seneca

    Warm, practical letters on fear, time and friendship.

    254 pp≈6 h●○○ Gentle

    Read this first: Letters are short and standalone; skip around.

    Edition: Penguin · ISBN 9780140442106

    Get it at Bookshop.org (affiliate link)

  3. Meditations

    Marcus Aurelius

    An emperor's private journal.

    256 pp≈6 h●○○ Gentle

    Read this first: Dip in: a few entries a day, any order.

    Edition: Modern Library · ISBN 9780812968255

    Get it at Bookshop.org (affiliate link)

  4. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

    Donald Robertson

    Modern bridge from Stoicism to CBT (popular, not academic).

    304 pp≈8 h●○○ Gentle

    Edition: St. Martin's Press · ISBN 9781250196620

    Get it at Bookshop.org (affiliate link)

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