Strong Spirit, Calm Mind. A Manual for the Modern Stoic

How to find calmness in a troubled world? What is the meaning of life? How to endure misfortunes and trials? Where to find true happiness? You will find answers to these questions among the Stoics.

Anna Marchuk, a rhetoric specialist and author of the bestseller "Cunning as a Fox, Agile as a Tiger," has gathered the key ideas of great philosophers and complemented them with examples from daily life. The result is a modern and vivid guide to stoicism – for those who want to free themselves from worries, live consciously, and follow their path.

The book contains about 100 stoic practices, as well as numerous tips from famous philosophers:
• Seneca will tell you how to cope with anger and maintain calmness.
• Marcus Aurelius will teach you how to lead and endure difficulties stoically.
• Epictetus will show how to free oneself from anxiety and gain freedom.
• Musonius Rufus will teach how to apply philosophy in everyday life.
• Posidonius will explain why we want one thing but do another, and how to deal with it.


“If you have outgrown internet philosophy and psychology, but don’t yet feel like reading scholarly works in the library, this book is for you. Speaking in simple language, the author infects the reader with the philosophy of stoicism as easily as a movie review entices us to watch a cult film. And most importantly, in this book, stoicism has the most practical application. Here you will find time-tested and truly effective instructions on how to become happy and succeed in life. And you will be surprised how relevant ancient solutions are today for each of us. To practice the precepts of Cicero or to meditate with Marcus Aurelius – what could be more clever?” – Vera Deingalerian, psychotherapist, author of the book “Adult on the Outside, Adult on the Inside,” “Rebuild Your Life in 30 Days”