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  The Enchiridion

  Epictetus

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  You cannot control events—but you can control yourself.
  In this compact yet powerful handbook, the Stoic philosopher Epictetus distills a lifetime of wisdom into clear, practical teachings on how to live with calm, dignity, and strength. He shows how freedom comes from mastering desire, accepting what lies beyond our control, and aligning our actions with reason and virtue.
  
  Revered as "the most practical manual of Stoic philosophy ever written," The Enchiridion has guided thinkers, leaders, and seekers for nearly two thousand years. Its insights are direct, uncompromising, and profoundly liberating.
  
  If you seek resilience in adversity, clarity in chaos, and a philosophy you can live by every day, this essential classic belongs at your side.
  
  Open the book—and learn how true freedom begins within.

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  All the Gallant Men - An...

  Donald Stratton, Ken Gire

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  The New York Times bestselling memoir of survival and heroism at Pearl Harbor 
  “An unforgettable story of unfathomable courage.” —Reader’s Digest 
  In this, the first memoir by a USS Arizona sailor, Donald Stratton delivers an inspiring and unforgettable eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack and his remarkable return to the fight.  
  At 8:06 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Seaman First Class Donald Stratton was consumed by an inferno. A million pounds of explosives had detonated beneath his battle station aboard the USS Arizona, barely fifteen minutes into Japan’s surprise attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. Near death and burned across two thirds of his body, Don, a nineteen-year-old Nebraskan who had been steeled by the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, summoned the will to haul himself hand over hand across a rope tethered to a neighboring vessel. Forty-five feet below, the harbor’s flaming, oil-slick water boiled with enemy bullets; all around him the world tore itself apart. 
  In this extraordinary never-before-told eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack—the only memoir ever written by a survivor of the USS Arizona—ninety-four-year-old veteran Donald Stratton finally shares his unforgettable personal tale of bravery and survival on December 7, 1941, his harrowing recovery, and his inspiring determination to return to the fight. 
  Don and four other sailors made it safely across the same line that morning, a small miracle on a day that claimed the lives of 1,177 of their Arizona shipmates—approximately half the American fatalaties at Pearl Harbor. Sent to military hospitals for a year, Don refused doctors’ advice to amputate his limbs and battled to relearn how to walk. The U.S. Navy gave him a medical discharge, believing he would never again be fit for service, but Don had unfinished business. In June 1944, he sailed back into the teeth of the Pacific War on a destroyer, destined for combat in the crucial battles of Leyte Gulf, Luzon, and Okinawa, thus earning the distinction of having been present for the opening shots and the final major battle of America’s Second World War. 
  As the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack approaches, Don, a great-grandfather of five and one of five living survivors of the Arizona, offers an unprecedentedly intimate reflection on the tragedy that drew America into the greatest armed conflict in history. All the Gallant Men is a book for the ages, one of the most remarkable—and remarkably inspiring—memoirs of any kind to appear in recent years

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  Essential Questions

  Ph.D. Jacob Needleman

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  If we had the opportunity to speak to our younger self, what would we say? What wisdom could we give to that younger self about the meaning and purpose of life? What does our experience tell us about why we are here and who we are? This conversation explores these questions and why they may be important to our lives.

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  Do It! Speaking - 77...

  David Newman

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  Discover the principles, practices, and insider secrets of paid professional speaking success in 77 instant-access “microchapters” that will help you market your smarts, monetize your message, and dramatically expand your reach and revenue. 
  For thought-leading CEOs, executives, consultants, and entrepreneurs, the true test of your personal brand comes down to one simple question: When you speak, do people listen? 
  Nationally-acclaimed marketing expert and host of The Speaking Show Podcast David Newman teaches you how to build a thriving speaking career. Regardless of the speaking venue: in-person events, virtual appearances, conference stages, and any other place where you are being paid to share your expertise with an audience, the powerful articulation of your value, relevance, and impact is what makes experts stand out. But where do you start when you’re trying to build your speaking platform? 
  In Do It! Speaking, Newman shares advice that helps you:Develop your speaking-driven revenue streams.Quickly commercialize your knowledge in today’s economy.Bolster your visibility, credibility, and bank account.Become a better messenger of your company’s message and dominate your marketplace. 
  Do It! Speaking shows you the inside track on marketing, positioning, packaging, prospecting, outreach, sales, and how to get more and better speaking gigs on behalf of your company, your brand, and yourself.

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  Hidden Legacy - The Rewards of...

  Victoria Howard

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  Useful Teachings from Buddhism for Reconnecting with Your Aging ParentsAs our parents age and approach the conclusion of their lives, they offer a parting gift—an immense spiritual opportunity—that comes only once in a lifetime. On Hidden Legacy, you will hear how elderly parents and their children are repairing their relationships, even after years of anger and frustration made it seem impossible. 
  As the director of a remarkable program for the elderly in Boulder, Colorado, Victoria Howard adopted classic principles of Buddhism for resolving these parent–child wounds. She calls the results of her work “miraculous.” We learn how Buddhism’s teachings on impermanence can help all family members see that their time together is limited and precious. This beginning step can lead to an ultimate reward: the chance to say to your parents what you really need to say to them before they go, knowing that they will listen. 
  With mindful slogans and techniques for working with difficult parents—supported by interviews and true success stories—Hidden Legacy is a work of great compassion that helps take the fear out of growing old for aging parents, and for the families who love them.

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  On Bullshit - Anniversary Edition

  Harry G. Frankfurt

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  One of the most prominent features of our world is that there is so much bullshit. Yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, how it’s different from lying, what purposes it serves, and what it means. In his acclaimed bestseller On Bullshit, which was featured on The Daily Show and 60 Minutes, Harry Frankfurt, who was one of the world’s most influential moral philosophers, explores one of the most serious problems of our politics and our world. This twentieth anniversary edition features a postscript in which Frankfurt emphasizes that “indifference to the truth is extremely dangerous.” 
    
  With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, Frankfurt argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves to their audience not as liars do—that is, by deliberately making false claims about what’s true. Rather, bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Although bullshit can take innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the bullshitter’s capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying doesn’t. Liars at least acknowledge that the truth matters. Because of this, Frankfurt says, “bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are.” 
    
  Remarkably prescient and insightful, On Bullshit is a small book that explains a great deal about our time. 
    
  "Harry G. Frankfurt [was] the world’s foremost authority on bullshit … In our current political climate, [his] words sound prescient to the point of redundancy."—Ron Charles, Washington Post

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