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This unique combo features two of the best books on philosphy Thus Spoke Zarathustra: Thus Spoke Zarathustra is a book about Zarathustra, who is a sage and a prophet who has a great love of humanity. Because of this love, he desires to leave the solitude of his mountain home to teach others the great truth he has discovered: the truth of the overman. Zarathustra first comes to a village where he makes his pronouncement that God is dead. He goes on to say that the overman is the true state of being for which mankind should strive. The people reject him as a madman, however, and Zarathustra realizes that his teachings must take a different route. Meditations: Meditations” is a collection of personal notes written by the author, Marcus Aurelius, to himself. These notes were never intended for publication and had two purposes: To define for himself a life philosophy and ideal character worthy of aspiring to. As an integral part of his struggle to live up to those two things. In the process, Aurelius touches on some universal truths. Truths that still resonate with us almost two thousand years later. The insights themselves are remarkable and inspiring but not unique. Instead, the power of “Meditations” is in both “Who” the author is and “How” they are written.