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Stoic

Name: Stoic
Brand: Filibooks
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An Ancient Blueprint for Modern Resilience and Self-Command

By: Filibooks

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Paperback | 11 June 2025

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338 Pages

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21.6 x 14.0 x 1.92

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"You have power over your mind-not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." -Marcus Aurelius

We blame a chaotic world for our anxiety, distraction, and dissatisfaction. Yet the real culprit lurks within: our own undisciplined responses to outside events. In success, it breeds fragile dependence on others' approval. In failure, it amplifies every setback and delays recovery. At every turn, our uncontrolled reactions become the invisible chains that bind us.

Stoic: An Ancient Blueprint for Modern Resilience and Self-Command reveals how history's most resilient figures conquered their own minds. Through vivid stories spanning centuries, we discover the strategies that forged unbreakable characters: prisoner of war James Stockdale surviving years of torture through Stoic principles; pioneering scientist Marie Curie maintaining focus amid relentless discrimination; world-changing activist Frederick Douglass transforming rage into purposeful action; U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt channeling personal tragedy into national leadership; and emperor Marcus Aurelius ruling an empire while mastering his inner kingdom.

Their hard-won wisdom becomes your blueprint for self-mastery.

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