Recommend non-academic books on Stoicism that are accessible to the general public.

My intention is to read books that encourage the development of a strong character and mindset, someone masculine, focused, responsible, and not timid; someone who takes action without overthinking other people’s opinions or fearing failure. Someone who simply does what is right with confidence and wisdom.

I do not really care whether it is “authentic” Greek Stoicism, because I do not believe that everything ancient is inherently good or that everything modern is bad.

As someone with no background in philosophy, my first instinct was naturally to Google “best books on Stoicism.” But most of the books I came across seemed either too academic, written in archaic or overly poetic English, or filled with modern self-help fluff.

So I am asking for your help in finding something that strikes the right balance.