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Books like A Guide to the Good Life

If you liked A Guide to the Good Life by William Irvine, here are 8 non-fiction books to read next, matched on our topic reading lists, shared subject and shared author. Each pick says why it is here.

  1. Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday — book cover
    #1

    Ego Is the Enemy

    by Ryan Holiday

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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  2. #2

    How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

    by Donald Robertson

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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  3. #3

    Letters from a Stoic

    by Seneca

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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  4. Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl — book cover
    #4

    Man’s Search for Meaning

    by Viktor E. Frankl

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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  5. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — book cover
    #5

    Meditations

    by Marcus Aurelius

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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  6. #6

    On the Shortness of Life

    by Seneca

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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  7. The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga — book cover
    #7

    The Courage to Be Disliked

    by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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  8. #8

    The Daily Stoic

    by Ryan Holiday

    Another Stoic philosophy pick — same territory as A Guide to the Good Life.

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