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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice—or one’s commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how difficult. In order to be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice.  The influence of the modern world often tells us that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue—and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy. In Right Thing, Right Now, Holiday draws on fascinating stories of historical figures such as Marcus Aurelius, Florence Nightingale, Jimmy Carter, Gandhi, and Frederick Douglass, whose examples of kindness, honesty, integrity, and loyalty we can emulate as pillars of upright living. Through the lives of these role models, readers learn the transformational power of living by a moral code and, through the cautionary tales of unjust leaders, the consequences of an ill-formed conscience. The Stoics never claimed that living justly was easy, only that it was necessary. And that the alternative—sacrificing our principles for something lesser—was considered only by cowards and fools. Right Thing, Right Now is a powerful antidote to the moral failures of our modern age, and a manual for living virtuously.

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“Right Thing, Right Now is a message all of us need to hear.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger “At this moment in history there cannot be a more important book for civilization. Right Thing, Right Now is a gift to humanity, showing us that each of us can live with a clear sense of justice, both within ourselves and within this planet.” —Dr. Edith Eva Eger “Ryan Holiday has helped bring the ancient teaching of Stoicism to millions of readers—from athletes and politicians to CEOs.” —Good Morning America

“A message all of us need to hear.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger At this moment in history there cannot be a more important book for civilization. Right Thing, Right Now is a gift to humanity, showing us that each of us can live with a clear sense of justice, both within ourselves and within this planet.” —Dr. Edith Eva Eger “Ryan Holiday has helped bring the ancient teaching of Stoicism to millions of readers—from athletes and politicians to CEOs.” —Good Morning America

“Right Thing, Right Now is a message all of us need to hear.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger At this moment in history there cannot be a more important book for civilization. Right Thing, Right Now is a gift to humanity, showing us that each of us can live with a clear sense of justice, both within ourselves and within this planet.” —Dr. Edith Eva Eger “Ryan Holiday has helped bring the ancient teaching of Stoicism to millions of readers—from athletes and politicians to CEOs.” —Good Morning America

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Ryan Holiday is one of the world’s bestselling living philosophers. His books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness Is the Key, appear in more than forty languages and have sold over 10 million copies. He lives outside Austin with his wife and two boys ... and a small herd of cows and donkeys and goats. His bookstore, The Painted Porch, sits on historic Main Street in Bastrop, Texas.

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