Title: Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness.
Author: Epictetus (translated and interpreted by Sharon Lebell).
Genre: Non-fiction, philosophy, ethics, self-development, how-to's.
Country: Ancient Greece.
Language: Ancient Greek.
Publication Date: Sometime between 65 and 135 AD, book published in 2004.
Summary: Epictetus was born into slavery about 55CE in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life, only their responses to it. By putting into practice the 93 witty and wise instructions so readers learn to meet the challenges of everyday life successfully and to face life's inevitable losses and disappointments with grace.

My rating: 8/10.

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