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Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy.
★ Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement.
★ These books have been carefully adapted into Modern English to allow for easy reading. ✓
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From the Publisher
JAMES HARRIS
Born in London, England (1986).
The original creator of the modern Meditations (2016).
Possesses a strong imagination, a keen perception for mathematics, and loves his native language of English, all of which were acquired through his family members.
His mother imparted her creativity as a trained artist graduating from the Chiswick Polytechnic, which also derived from his grandmother, who worked at the College of Arms creating heraldry for aristocrats and royalty. His uncle, a classically trained pianist and organist, councillor, alderman, founder of a church, and engineer working for The Ministry of Defence, gave great depth to his love of language and engineering skills, and was an immense archetype of a godly spirit. His father, an RAF officer and Red Cross centre manager, his grandfather, a Royal Navy inspector, and his great-grandfather, a British Army officer, have contributed to a love of logic and orderliness.
James studied electrical engineering in college, and achieved his BA (Hons) in Business & Finance, all the while in his spare time he stripped engines and shipped them internationally. He created an app for the iPhone, became an IT engineer for Fujitsu, and then he trained as an accountant at PwC London, with entry scores in the top one percent of the world for mathematics, logic, pattern, and spatial recognition. He then worked as a financial auditor at Goldman Sachs.
Yet his passion for words, historic texts, and a need for reconciliation led him to rewrite classics in the evenings; this was so he could understand them better and to make them coherent and accessible to the modern reader.
His ancestry, dating back in England to the times of the Roman Empire, made him feel he had a spiritual and genetic connection to the great emperor Marcus Aurelius, and so he read and rewrote The Meditations in 2016, which became a best seller and still is today. This, as a consequence, has touched many lives, reopened, and led the world to discuss Stoicism.
Several years later, almost every notable person has mentioned Stoicism at one time or another, which has also led to a proliferation of those seeking to emulate the work of James Harris; however, it will forever stand that his edition was the first of its kind.
Much of James’ work centres around philosophy, strategy, tactics, warfare, and action, yet there is much more to come beyond being an author; when the time is right, the moves will proceed, and their execution will be precise.
Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 7, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 211 pages
ISBN-10 : 1539952290
ISBN-13 : 978-1539952299
Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5.06 x 0.48 x 7.81 inches
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Customers find the book insightful and life-changing. They say it puts life in an interesting perspective and engages with Stoic philosophy in a relevant way. However, opinions differ on readability – some find it reader-friendly and well-written in plain English, while others find it difficult to read due to spacing issues and justification issues.
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