The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations

The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations

In the tradition of The Art of Living and Marcus Aureliusâ‚¬ Meditationsâ‚¬"a practical book of timeless advice from one of the most powerful individuals in historyâ‚¬"available for the first time in a highly accessible translation, including several unique features for contemporary readers and users of daily wisdom guides.

Essayist Matthew Arnold described the man who wrote these words as â‚¬Å“the most beautiful figure in history.â‚¬Â Possibly so, but he was certainly more than that. Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the incalculable wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. Marcus knew the secret of how to live the good life amid trying and often catastrophic circumstances, of how to find happiness and peace when surrounded by misery and turmoil, and of how to choose the harder right over the easier wrong without apparent regard for self-interest.

The historian Michael Grant praises Marcusâ‚¬s book as â‚¬Å“the best ever written by a major ruler,â‚¬Â and Josiah Bunting, superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, calls it â‚¬Å“the essential book on character, leadership, duty.â‚¬Â Never intended for publication, the Meditations contains the practical and inspiring wisdom by which this remarkable emperor lived the life not of a saintly recluse, but of a general, administrator, legislator, spouse, parent, and judge besieged on all sides.

The Emperorâ‚¬s Handbook offers a vivid and fresh translation of this important piece of ancient literature. It brings Marcusâ‚¬s words to life and shows his wisdom to be as relevant today as it was in the second century. This book belongs on the desk and in the briefcase of every business executive, political leader, and military officer. It speaks to the soul of anyone who has ever exercised authority or faced adversity or believed in a better day.
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780743233835
ReleaseDate 2002-11-26
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EANs 9780743233835

The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of The Meditations

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Country	USA
Brand	Scribner
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780743233835
ReleaseDate	2002-11-26
UnitCount	1
Format	Bargain Price
EANs	9780743233835