What Would Will Smith Do?

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  • The Legend of Bagger Vance, about a young man coming to terms with his spiritual demons through the medium of golf (1995). Adapted into the film The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).
  • Gates of Fire, about the Battle of Thermopylae (1998), ISBN 0385492510. The novel is studied at West Point, the USNA and other military institutions, and topped the list of bestsellers in Greece.
  • Tides of War, a novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War (2000), ISBN 0385492529
  • Last of the Amazons, in which Theseus, the legendary King of Athens, sets sail to the north coast of the Black Sea inhabited by a race of female warriors (2002), ISBN 038550098X
  • The Virtues of War, about Alexander the Great (2004), ISBN 0385500998
  • The Afghan Campaign, about Alexander the Great's conquests in Afghanistan (2006), ISBN 038551641X
  • Killing Rommel (2008), a fictionalized account of a patrol of the British Long Range Desert Group during the North African Campaign of World War II, ISBN 0385519702
  • The Profession (2011), ISBN 9780385528733. Pressfield's first book set in the future, where military force is for hire everywhere. Oil companies, multinational corporations and banks employ powerful, cutting-edge mercenary armies to control global chaos and protect their riches.
  • 36 Righteous Men (2020), ISBN 0393358402, a futuristic noir thriller.
  • A Man at Arms (2021), ISBN 9780393540970, a novel set in Jerusalem and the Sinai desert in the first century AD.
    • The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (2002), a motivational book that investigates the psychology of creating art and how "writer's block" can be cured. ISBN 9781936891023
    • Do The Work (2011), ISBN 9781936719013
    • The Warrior Ethos (2011), ISBN 9781936891009
    • Turning Pro (2012), ISBN 9781936891030
    • The Authentic Swing: Notes from the Writing of First Novel (2013), ISBN 9781936891139
    • The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War (2014), ISBN 9781595230911
    • An American Jew: A Writer Confronts His Own Exile and Identity (2015), ISBN 9781936891412
    • Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is and What You Can Do About It (2016), ISBN 9781936891498
    • The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning (2018), ISBN 9781936891542

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      • The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles (2002), a motivational book that investigates the psychology of creating art and how "writer's block" can be cured. ISBN 9781936891023
      • Do The Work (2011), ISBN 9781936719013
      • The Warrior Ethos (2011), ISBN 9781936891009
      • Turning Pro (2012), ISBN 9781936891030
      • The Authentic Swing: Notes from the Writing of First Novel (2013), ISBN 9781936891139
      • The Lion's Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War (2014), ISBN 9781595230911
      • An American Jew: A Writer Confronts His Own Exile and Identity (2015), ISBN 9781936891412
      • Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is and What You Can Do About It (2016), ISBN 9781936891498
      • The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning (2018), ISBN 9781936891542
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