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A Man at Arms A Novel

Steven Pressfield

From the acclaimed master of historical fiction comes an epic saga about a reluctant hero, the Roman Empire, and the rise of a new faith. Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a...

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Huberman Lab

Steven recalled that he had written A Man at Arms a few years earlier, a historical fiction about a oneman killing machine in ancient times.

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I had a book a few years ago called A Man at Arms, which was about a recurring character that I call the oneman killing machine of the ancient world, kind of the Clint Eastwood of the ancient world.

— Episode: How to Overcome Inner Resistance | Steve...

Episode: How to Overcome Inner Resistance | Steven Pressfie...

Steven recalled that he had written A Man at Arms a few years earlier, a historical fiction about a oneman killing machine in ancient times.

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I had a book a few years ago called A Man at Arms, which was about a recurring character that I call the oneman killing machine of the ancient world, kind of the Clint Eastwood of the ancient world.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

It was described as an incredible story about a man who lives by a code, and considered the author's best book since "Gates of Fire". It's an inspiring and fascinating historical novel about a man who evolves beyond his initial code through love.

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I think his best book since Gates of Fire, it's just an incredible story about a man, not at arms, although it is a man at arms, but a man who lives by a code.

— Episode: Steven Pressfield on Battling Resistance...

Episode: Steven Pressfield on Battling Resistance and Winni...

It was described as an incredible story about a man who lives by a code, and considered the author's best book since "Gates of Fire". It's an inspiring and fascinating historical novel about a man who evolves beyond his initial code through love.

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I think his best book since Gates of Fire, it's just an incredible story about a man, not at arms, although it is a man at arms, but a man who lives by a code.

I'm dying to get back to writing. It's the opposite of resistance. I just sort of want to get back to my home, turf and do something.

when you feel massive resistance it's a good sign because it shows that that the dream that you have the work the book is meaningful to you

when you're in doubt its resistance that you're having the doubt is a good sign

A Man at Arms is really a book about a guy who lives by a code

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