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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Nuggets of wisdom for the budding leader . . . glimmer through an anthology that sometimes feels like a mashup of Polonius’s TED talk to Laertes and the epistolary musings of an aging historian."
---Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal"[
How to Be a Leader is] one of the best leadership books I've read in a very long time—and not surprisingly, it was written a very long time ago. There's a reason Plutarch has been a favorite of thinkers and doers since the days of Ancient Rome. He's insightful. He's funny. He's a great story teller. He wasn't just a writer either, but like the best historians and philosophers, a practitioner of what he talked about. Highly recommend."
---Ryan Holiday, Ryan Holiday Reading List Newsletter"In
How to Be a Leader, Beneker provides fresh translations of Plutarch’s three most important political essays . . . Beneker’s book delivers on its promises. With regard to its aim—making the practical wisdom of the ancient world accessible for modern life—the book is a success."
---Thierry V. Oppeneer, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"It is refreshing to see such public-facing editions undertaken by noted scholars."
---Kristine M. Trego, Classical Review"Jeffrey Beneker's is a fresh, clear and accurate translation. . . . we cannot help but saying that the excellent material and graphical conditions of its printing make this book a definite “keeper” in any bibliophile's library."
---Stefan Teodor, Classica et Christiana
