Emperor'S Handbook, the: A New Translation of the Meditations

This is the real deal. Glad I bought this book. As the title says it is more of a handbook in which one can flick through random pages at any time and read a few lines. Whilst reading the original, like many I struggled to understand the ye olde english at times but this new translation by the Hicks brothers is fantasticaly easy to understand whilst still holding true to the teaching of the original.A must buy for any man

So much to learn from this book. It’s one of those books in which you can never read too much of it.

eveyone should read it, sound commonsense

inspired book !!

Amazing.....

There are many translations of Marcus Aurelius's work available and quite a few fall into the trap of being accurate translations of the semantics rather than conveying the spirit of the book. This new work avoids that pitfall without committing gross injustices against the original ancient Greek. The serious student should have more than one translation, I recommend this one and the Farguharson version. All leaders of governments and corporations should be compelled to study the words of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Caesar, one time emperor of Rome.

Lots of good insight here.

I love this translation of Meditations, one if my favorite books of all time, and as the translators point out, arguably the best book ever written by a world leader. The language has cleared up a few areas of confusion I had with other translations, and remains true to the author’s intent. While a few passages have lost some poetic aspects in other translations, 95% of this is very enjoyable and would be the translation that I would give to someone stoic-curious.The size, layout and printing is also very easy to read. Unfortunately the paper itself is cheap and will not last more than 50 years before it will disintegrate, like a mass market paperback.I also really enjoy the Audible of a different translation called Meditations Made Simple by Stott. The reader is so elegant. But that copy is very difficult to read due to the varied font throughout the book.If you are looking for an easy reading copy of Meditations, don’t hesitate with this one.

lesenswert

Although it is a fantastic book, the hardcover isn't really hard cover and no bookmarker.

ottimo