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William Poulos

How To Keep Your Cool: An ancient guide to anger management by Seneca, translated by James Romm & How To Be a Friend: An ancient guide to true friendship by by Marcus Tullius Cicero, translated by Philip Freeman

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William Poulos reviews 'How To Keep Your Cool: An ancient guide to anger management' by Seneca and 'How To Be a Friend: An ancient guide to true friendship' by Marcus Tullius Cicero

‘Serenity now,’ repeated Seinfeld’s Frank Costanza whenever his blood pressure got too high. His doctor recommended this anger-management technique, but he might as well have got it from Seneca, whose De Ira (Of Anger) James Romm has edited ...

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