Ryan Holiday Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts
Leo Tolstoy
1/ A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy “Daily study,” Tolstoy wrote, is “necessary for all people.” Tolstoy dreamed of creating a book with “a wise thought for every day of the year, from the greatest philosophers of all times and all people.” https://t.co/GVLTzRr7Od
Hardcover, 1997
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The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature
Robert Greene
The G.O.A.T @RobertGreene's newest book, The Daily Laws, is out today! I’ve learned more from Robert than just about any other human being. You’ll say the same after reading this book—it’s packed, page after page, with his hard-won wisdom. https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-daily-laws-366-meditations-on-power-seduction-mastery-strategy-and-human-nature?_pos=1&_sid=3a22f8422&_ss=r https://t.co/4yoSJzLEVD
Paperback, 2023
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Meditations: With Selected Correspondence
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius asks us in Meditations, why are you trying to be a better wrestler but not a better person, a better forgiver of faults, a better friend in tight places? What about being a better parent? A better grandparent? https://t.co/vM1I7rXhP2
Paperback, 2011
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
Austin Kleon
"Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad" signed by @austinkleon https://t.co/qlp6GXLHtV
Paperback, 2019
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Meditations: Introduction by D. A. Rees
Marcus Aurelius
5/ Meditations by Marcus Aurelius There’s a reason this book has endured now for almost twenty centuries. If you haven’t read Marcus Aurelius or if you have…you should read this book and then read it again. https://t.co/sstUoWfwZS
Hardcover, 1992
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Death Be Not Proud
John J. Gunther
2/ Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther This book is deeply moving and profound. It’s written in 1949 by the famous journalist John Gunther about the death of his genius son Johnny at 17 from a brain tumor. https://t.co/LWRB78I6ss
Paperback, 2007
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Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices
Peter F. Drucker
"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." Peter Drucker
Paperback, 1993
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Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark
Julia Baird
3/ Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark by @bairdjulia This is a powerful, inspiring book about resilience and powering through. I found myself marking dozens of pages in this one and just continually smiling throughout. https://t.co/QGFljfArd0
Paperback, 2022
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Robert E. Lee: A Life
Allen C. Guelzo
On today’s @dailystoic podcast I talk to Historian Allen C. Guelzo about his new book Robert E. Lee: A Life, the importance of cherishing/protecting democratic principles, Lincoln’s complexity of depth and Lee’s complexity of confusion, and more. Listen: https://t.co/ZTPzugZzbY https://t.co/BcV9ynZahM
Paperback, 2022
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Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Honored to have been asked to write a piece for the By Invitation series in @TheEconomist but mostly excited that I got to interview Dr. Viktor Frankl's wife, and talk about an idea that I first heard about when I read Man's Search For Meaning in 2005... https://t.co/QprIuLlo5e
Paperback, 2006
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