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Ed Batista Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Meditations: A Masterpiece on Stoic Philosophy Self-Reflection Ancient Wisdom Philosophical Insights Into Human Existence Inner Pea, Marcus Aurelius

Meditations: A Masterpiece on Stoic Philosophy Self-Reflection Ancient Wisdom Philosophical Insights Into Human Existence Inner Pea

Marcus Aurelius
Ed BatistaEd Batista

"Perceive at last that you have within yourself something stronger and more divine than the things which create your passions and make a downright puppet of you." ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book XII, 19 https://t.co/7Ajn9IwfB8

Paperback, 2017

$6.99$3.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Jacket Weather, Mike Decapite

Jacket Weather

Mike Decapite
Ed BatistaEd Batista

A charming book about various forms of love: Rediscovering lost love in middle-age. Love for NYC. Love of the '80s music scene and crowded clubs. Love of cooking and sharing recipes. The love among a community of old men. Mike DeCapite's JACKET WEATHER https://www.amazon.com/Jacket-Weather-Mike-DeCapite/dp/1593766939

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Creative ACT: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin

The Creative ACT: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin
Ed BatistaEd Batista

"This is why it's grounding to protect your personal understanding of success... If we can tune in to the idea of making things and sharing them without being attached to the outcome, the work is more likely to arrive in its truest form" ~Rick Rubin, "The Creative Act" 2/

Hardcover, 2023

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Still Life, Jay Hopler

Still Life

Jay Hopler
Ed BatistaEd Batista

January 2023, a matched set by a married couple: "Still Life" by the late Jay Hopler https://t.co/PBWxEYSTmd, and "Fatal," by Kimberly Johnson https://t.co/MeZdXuIB9h

Hardcover, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky

Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others

Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky
Ed BatistaEd Batista

Fellow coaches: If you're like me many clients are profoundly stressed and some are even traumatized by the demands they face. In this context Laura van Dernoot Lipsky's "Trauma Stewardship" is essential reading--possibly for them, but definitely for US: https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Stewardship-Everyday-Caring-Others/dp/157675944X

Paperback, 2009

$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Meditations: Introduction by D. A. Rees, Marcus Aurelius

Meditations: Introduction by D. A. Rees

Marcus Aurelius
Ed BatistaEd Batista

"Perceive at last that you have within yourself something stronger and more divine than the things which create your passions and make a downright puppet of you." ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book XII, 19 https://t.co/7Ajn9IwfB8

Hardcover, 1992

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, David Bradford

Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues

David Bradford
Ed BatistaEd Batista

February 2021: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues, by David Bradford and Carole Robin https://t.co/NlWhN69uNX 7/

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54, Robert Graves

I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54

Robert Graves
Ed BatistaEd Batista

@ethan_iverson Loved this. Duel, Romy & Michelle, Red Harvest, Happy to Be Here = all-timers. Also bailed on Sopranos and Breaking Bad--too bleak. Never saw "I, Claudius," but Robert Graves' books are fantastic. It's been a while since I read/saw any of them--thanks for the memories.

Paperback, 1989

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Democracy In America, Alexis De Tocqueville

Democracy In America

Alexis De Tocqueville
Ed BatistaEd Batista

July 2022: Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville (the new translation by Arthur Goldhammer is outstanding) https://t.co/j7llGMCRKU 24/

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Book Cover for: Democracy in America: Introduction by Alan Ryan, Alexis de Tocqueville

Democracy in America: Introduction by Alan Ryan

Alexis de Tocqueville
Ed BatistaEd Batista

July 2022: Democracy in America, by Alexis de Tocqueville (the new translation by Arthur Goldhammer is outstanding) https://t.co/j7llGMCRKU 24/

Hardcover, 1994

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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