Ryan Holiday Recommended Books

"Holy shit, this book is good. Just holy shit." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Sucked me in completely. Everyone I’ve recommended it to loves it." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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"[The author] wrote his letters to his illegitimate son, tutoring him on how to learn, how to think, how to act, how to deal with important people. I don’t agree with all his advice but most of it is great." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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"There’s no other way to put: the story is AMAZING. Better than the Odyssey, better than Juvenal’s Satires. Inspiring, beautiful, exciting, and eminently readable, I loved this." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"One of the most magnificent books I’ve ever read." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

One of Ryan Holiday's 2 answers to "what book are you most likely to give out as a gift?" (Source)

"A friend and peer of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael Titian and all the other great minds of the Renaissance sat down in 1550 and wrote biographical sketches of the people he knew or had influenced him." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Ostensibly about the art of writing, but really it too is about life and how to tackle the problems, temptations and opportunities life throws at us." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"This book (and his life) were living proof of his family motto: 'Fortitudine vincimus' (By endurance we conquer)." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"One of the better books on evolutionary biology that focuses almost entirely on the biological and psychological differences between men and women." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"This was someone I knew little about before I read the book, and by the end of it found myself referencing and thinking of him constantly." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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"I actually ended up helping get [this book] back in print." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"After Marcus Aurelius, this is one of my favorite books." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

"Hilarious. I have one hanging on the gate in front of my house." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

"I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book. Truly life-changing." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"The (supposedly) preserved correspondence between Old Gorgon Graham, a self-made millionaire in Chicago, and his son who is coming of age and entering the family business." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Read [this book] so that you can figure your life’s task and how to dedicate yourself to it." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"About boxing and loosely based on the Primo Carnera scandal." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"The novel that every young kid stuck in their own head needs to read." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"I thought I knew about Theodore Roosevelt." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

"Interviews with technology founders from one of the best investors of all time." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"A bit poetic. But those beautiful lines are really the same direct advice and timeless, perspective-changing observations." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"The definitive beginner text on evolutionary psychology and one of the easiest to get into." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Ari Gold before Ari Gold existed" - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"A brilliant composer of quick thoughts that will help us with our problems." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Critical for anyone trying to accomplish anything." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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"A really good biography." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"An obligation for every student of history." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"A work of art." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"A Syrian slave in the first century BC, Publius Syrus is a fountain of quick, helpful wisdom that you cannot help but recall and apply to your life." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Contains some of the most cogent insights on life, pain, loss, love, success, youth that I have ever seen." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Amazing book [...] about Jewish gangsters." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"I loved [this book] a lot." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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"Changes how you see the future and help explain real pain points in our new economy–both good and bad." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"A light hearted satire that pokes fun at optimism, philosophy, politics, and power." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"What a book." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"I read this on my honeymoon (probably the only person on the beach reading it, if I had to guess)." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

"Probably the greatest post-WWII military strategist; he developed the F-15 and F-16, revolutionized ground tactics in war and covertly designed the US battle plans for the Gulf War." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Philosophy runs through this play." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"A collection of biographies (and aphorisms) from the famous Spartans." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Has sold something like 5 million copies in Japan alone (an insane number). Totto-Chan is a special figure in modern Japanese culture—she is a celebrity on par with Oprah or Ellen." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

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Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

"A series of essays about Montaigne, who invented the essay." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"The private thoughts of the most powerful man in the world, admonishing himself on how to be better, more just, more immune to temptation, wiser." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Bitter, sarcastic attacks on Rome." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Spectacular. He’s my favorite president." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)

"I found Rockefeller to be strangely stoic, incredibly resilient, and, despite his reputation as a robber baron, humble and compassionate." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"A provocative book for the moment. Highly recommended." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Great book." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Read it when you have kids. When I finished this book, [I] walked into my son's room when he was asleep, sat on the floor, and I just wept." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Epic." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Incredible." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"One of my favorite books." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[The author]'s masterwork." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"I’ve read and re-read many times." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Every ambitious young person should read." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"MUST READ." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"Every ambitious young person should read." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)

"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)