168: Reading the Stoics

What is the best introduction to Stoicism? What are the best translations? How do I get the most out of my reading? These are a few of the questions I will attempt to cover in this week's episode.
1. Guide to the Good Life- Irvine: https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Good-Life-Ancient-Stoic/dp/0195374614/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=guide+to+the+good+life&qid=1582916445&sr=8-1
2. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor- Robertson: how to think like a roman emperor
3. How to Be a Stoic- Pigliucci: https://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Stoic-Ancient-Philosophy/dp/1541644530/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=how+to+be+stoic&qid=1582916532&sr=8-1
4. The Practicing Stoic- Farnsworth: https://www.amazon.com/Practicing-Stoic-Philosophical-Users-Manual/dp/1567926118/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=the+practicing+stoic&qid=1582916566&sr=8-3
5. The Meditations of Marcus Aurelus: https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-Philosophy-Classic-Capstone-Classics/dp/0857088467/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=meditations+of+marcus+aurelius&qid=1582916599&sr=8-5
The Discourses of Epictetus: https://www.amazon.com/Discourses-Fragments-Handbook-Oxford-Classics/dp/0199595186/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=discourses+of+epictetus&qid=1582916627&sr=8-4
Letters from a Stoic: https://www.amazon.com/Senecas-Letters-Stoic-Thrift-Editions-ebook/dp/B01N9BAEOR/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Letters+from+a+stoic&qid=1582916648&sr=8-5