A Guide to the Good Life

A Guide to the Good Life

By
William B. Irvine
William B. Irvine
2008 • 328 pages

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417 books

Philosophy

Apeiron
Alina
The Politics of Experience/The Bird of Paradise
Dialogues
The Moral Sayings Of Publius Syrus: A Roman Slave
Being and Nothingness
Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil
The Art of War
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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11 books

Philosophy

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Brittany
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
A Guide to the Good Life
Sum
The Passion According to G.H.
The Egg
God's Debris

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10 books

Life Changing

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Together is Better
Digital Minimalism
Your Money or Your Life
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Leaders Eat Last
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage

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82 books

Health And Habitat

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Run for Life : The Anti-Aging, Anti-Injury, Super-Fitness Plan to Keep You Running to 100
Bullying Scars
Making the case for yourself
The Longevity Paradox
Slow Jogging
The Born Again Runner

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17 books

Personal Development

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Six Thinking Hats
Organized simplicity
A Guide to the Good Life
200% of nothing : an eye-opening tour through the twists and turns of math abuse and innumeracy
Innumeracy
Quiet : The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Stop getting ripped off : why consumers get screwed, and how you can always get a fair deal

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11 books

2020

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White Teeth
New Waves
Remote: Office Not Required
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story Of Wall-Street
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
Get Everything Done: And Still Have Time to Play
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

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Sean
The third policeman
The God of Small Things
Bad Science
Fahrenheit 451
Wolf Hall
Jews Don't Count
Treacle Walker

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2021 Blinkist

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Kevin
The 5 Love Languages
How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
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The Wim Hof Method: Own Your Mind, Master Your Biology, and Activate Your Full Human Potential
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A Guide to the Good Life
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Blinkist

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A Monk's Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st Century
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How to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Well
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Favorites

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The Name of the Wind
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Exit Strategy
Look to Windward
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Eye of the World
The Hobbit

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Stoicism

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Re Reading

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Self

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Adam
A Blueprint for Your Castle in the Clouds: Make the Inside of Your Head Your Favorite Place to Be
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
Rules for a Knight
The Nerdist Way
Die Empty
The Accidental Creative
5 Steps to Reducing Stress: Recognizing What Works

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48 books

To Read In The Future

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Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
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The Lessons of History
How to Enjoy your life and your job
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
A Guide to the Good Life

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41 books

Nonfiction

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Brittany
Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress
This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
The Mastery of Love
Many Lives, Many Masters
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit
Magical Thinking: True Stories
Hallucinations

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18 books

Dharma

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James
A Guide to the Good Life
Outrageous Openness
Unhindered: A Mindful Path Through the Five Hindrances
How to Communicate Like a Buddhist
The Power of Meaning
The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
Somatic Descent: Experiencing the Ultimate Intelligence of the Body

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Highly Recommend

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Whose Names Are Unknown
I Don't Want to Talk About It
The Scholars of Night
Man's Search for Meaning
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
How Buildings Learn

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2018

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Life Changer

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Owned Books

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Tinderbox - The Past and Future of Pakistan
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1st Reference

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Audiobook

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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