
Ryan Holiday Recommended Books
Ryan Holiday has recommended 97 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Ryan Holiday is an American author, marketer, entrepreneur and founder of the creative advisory firm Brass Check.
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The Tiger
A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
"Holy shit, this book is good. Just holy shit." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"One of the most amazing books I’ve read in the last few years." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
"Sucked me in completely. Everyone I’ve recommended it to loves it." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Andrew Wilkinson recommended this bookAndrew Wilkinson
"Love [this] book." - Andrew Wilkinson
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Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
"About Sam Zemurray, who was the banana king." - Jason Calacanis
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"The most fun book that I’ve read in a while." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Trung Phan recommended this bookTrung Phan
"About the Bananas industry." - Trung Phan
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The Book of Five Rings
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"Increased my focus in all disciplines I pursue. It’s some undeniably inspiring shit, and I can’t recommend it enough." - Joe Rogan
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Jocko Willink recommended this bookJocko Willink
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 80
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant tweeted about this book.
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PewDiePie recommended this bookPewDiePie
"This is like the coolest book ever!" - PewDiePie
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Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.
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Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman
"[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)
The New New Thing
A Silicon Valley Story
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
"[One of three] classic books to read, albeit perhaps with less immediate/practical relevance today." - Keith Rabois
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Austen Allred recommended this bookAusten Allred
"[One of] my favorite books for understanding the history of Silicon Valley." - Austen Allred
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Kevin Systrom recommended this bookKevin Systrom
"I read [this book] and I said to myself this feels like an area of the world I can come to and be myself.'" - Kevin Systrom
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Aeneid
"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)
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Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"I enjoyed reading." - Mark Zuckerberg
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The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
"One of the most magnificent books I’ve ever read." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Sam Hinkie recommended this bookSam Hinkie
"My favorite writer." - Sam Hinkie
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Shane Parrish recommended this bookShane Parrish
"It’s amazing. But it’s not a light read." - Shane Parrish
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Trung Phan recommended this bookTrung Phan
"About the Urban Planning industry." - Trung Phan
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The War of Art
Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
One of Ryan Holiday's 2 answers to "what book are you most likely to give out as a gift?" (Source)
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Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"A great book about harnessing creativity." - Joe Rogan
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Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
"Beautiful book." - Lex Fridman
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Aubrey Marcus recommended this bookAubrey Marcus
"One of the most influential books in my life." - Aubrey Marcus
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Seth Godin recommended this bookSeth Godin
Seth Godin mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Brian Koppelman recommended this bookBrian Koppelman
"Talks about resistance." - Brian Koppelman
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Marie Forleo recommended this bookMarie Forleo
"The essential no-bullshit guide for anyone who battles self-doubt or struggles to bring any important project to life." - Marie Forleo
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- Daniel Pink
"I have [a little sign] on my desk here that says, 'Beat the resistance.' So, I’ve given [this book] out a lot too." - Daniel Pink
- Derek Sivers
"Are you a writer who doesn’t write, a painter who doesn’t paint, an entrepreneur who never starts a venture? Then you know what “Resistance” is. This book is about that. Read it." - Derek Sivers
- Soman Chainani
"Half drill sergeant, half Zen voodoo master, [the author] shot me out of my stupor and taught me the meaning of creative discipline." - Soman Chainani
- Russell Moore
"About showing up and not waiting for inspiration to hit." - Russell Moore
- Jen Sincero
"Read this thing if you want to blast past your fears and insecurities and resistance to being your biggest, badassiest self." - Jen Sincero
- Jodie Cook
"This book is a sharp reality check for every artist. It will help you become unblocked, right now and possibly forever." - Jodie Cook
- Danny Miranda
"Odds of re-reading: close to 100%." - Danny Miranda
- James Clear
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Daniel Pink
The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
"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)
Bird by Bird
Some Instructions on Writing and Life
"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)
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"Fantastic book." - Tim Ferriss
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Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
"One of the greatest things ever." - Daniel Pink
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Susan Cain recommended this bookSusan Cain
"I love [this book]. Such a good book." - Susan Cain
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Matt Mullenweg recommended this bookMatt Mullenweg
"I love reading about writers and the process of writing." - Matt Mullenweg
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Ramit Sethi recommended this bookRamit Sethi
Ramit Sethi mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Brian Koppelman recommended this bookBrian Koppelman
"Great." - Brian Koppelman
Brian Koppelman's recommendation of this book +3
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- Mark Bittman
"A really great writing book and it’s a good read." - Mark Bittman
- Mike Birbiglia
"I really like [this book]." - Mike Birbiglia
- Matt Haig
"My go-to gift or recommendation for anyone interested in writing, though it is as much a treatise on life as it is a creative-writing primer." - Matt Haig
- Mark Bittman
Endurance
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
"This book (and his life) were living proof of his family motto: 'Fortitudine vincimus' (By endurance we conquer)." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
Ray Dalio can be seen reading this book on the article's main image.
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Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
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Bryan Johnson recommended this bookBryan Johnson
"How I want to behave in life." - Bryan Johnson
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Scott Belsky recommended this bookScott Belsky
"Just a phenomenal story." - Scott Belsky
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Max Levchin recommended this bookMax Levchin
Max Levchin recommended this book on LinkedIn.
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Fred Wilson recommended this bookFred Wilson
"An insipring story!" - Fred Wilson
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- Jason Fried
"Amazing story of perseverance and leadership against all odds. Riveting book." - Jason Fried
- Dominic D'Agostino
"Great book!" - Dominic D'Agostino
- Jordan Peterson
"Read [this] book." - Jordan Peterson
- Jason Fried
Sex on the Brain
The Biological Differences Between Men and Women
"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)
Sherman
Soldier, Realist, American
"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)
Here Comes Everybody
The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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Tyler Cowen recommended this bookTyler Cowen
"About spontaneous order and decentralisation, and just how powerful the web can be." - Tyler Cowen
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Asylum
"I actually ended up helping get [this book] back in print." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
Letters from a Stoic
"After Marcus Aurelius, this is one of my favorite books." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"[The author] is an outstanding thinker and this is, I think, one of his most accesible books." - Tim Ferriss
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"That’s what I read [by Seneca]." - Naval Ravikant
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Jerzy Gregorek recommended this bookJerzy Gregorek
"From [this book], I learned self-mastery: to constantly improve myself so I would be ready for any possible disaster." - Jerzy Gregorek
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You Are Not a Gadget
A Manifesto
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Selected Epigrams
"Hilarious. I have one hanging on the gate in front of my house." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
Hackers & Painters
Big Ideas from the Computer Age
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Derek Sivers recommended this bookDerek Sivers
"I love his thinking, especially [this book]." - Derek Sivers
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
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Brian Armstrong recommended this bookBrian Armstrong
"A printed version of some of his essays." - Brian Armstrong
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"A book collection of some of his best [essays]." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Fight Club
A Novel
"I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book. Truly life-changing." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
"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)
Mastery
"Read [this book] so that you can figure your life’s task and how to dedicate yourself to it." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Aubrey Marcus recommended this bookAubrey Marcus
"The master work of a master author." - Aubrey Marcus
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Mark Hart recommended this bookMark Hart
"An excellent book." - Mark Hart
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Tom Bilyeu recommended this bookTom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
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Rollo Tomassi
"His best book next to 48 Laws." - Rollo Tomassi
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Robin Sharma recommended this bookRobin Sharma
"GREAT book." - Robin Sharma
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Robin Black recommended this bookRobin Black
"Wonderful book examining the lives of Masters. Recommend it highly." - Robin Black
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- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Patrick Bet-David
Rules for Radicals
A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals
"This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Balaji Srinivasan recommended this bookBalaji Srinivasan
"The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away." - Balaji Srinivasan
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The Harder They Fall
"About boxing and loosely based on the Primo Carnera scandal." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
The Moviegoer
"The novel that every young kid stuck in their own head needs to read." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
"I thought I knew about Theodore Roosevelt." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"[This book] reads more like Indiana Jones that non-fiction." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Saagar Enjeti recommended this bookSaagar Enjeti
"Our own former President Theodore Roosevelt’s journey down [the Amazon] river." - Saagar Enjeti
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On War
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
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Dave Camarillo recommended this bookDave Camarillo
Dave Camarillo left this book at Tim Ferriss' house.
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Nelson Mandela recommended this bookNelson Mandela
"[The author's] central thesis, that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means, dovetailed with my own instincts." - Nelson Mandela
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Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"There should be a chapter saying 'if you have a decisive technology advantage, you can actually win with minimal casualties.'" - Elon Musk
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Brave New War
The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Founders at Work
Stories of Startups' Early Days
"Interviews with technology founders from one of the best investors of all time." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Paul Graham recommended this bookPaul Graham
"Probably the single most valuable book a startup founder could read." - Paul Graham
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Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"A bunch of really great interviews [Jessica] did with a bunch of just OGs of entrepreneurship." - Alexis Ohanian
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Ron Conway recommended this bookRon Conway
"Collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days." - Ron Conway
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Fragments
"A bit poetic. But those beautiful lines are really the same direct advice and timeless, perspective-changing observations." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
As Told to Alex Haley
"[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Casey Neistat recommended this bookCasey Neistat
"I’ve read [this book] more times than I can count. I cried at the end of [this book]." - Casey Neistat
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Jason Calacanis recommended this bookJason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis recommended this book on his blog.
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Jerrod Carmichael recommended this bookJerrod Carmichael
Jerrod Carmichael mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Steve Aoki recommended this bookSteve Aoki
"[I] was blown away by the determination and commitment that Malcolm X had to his people and to fight against a system that was not designed to support or help him or his people." - Steve Aoki
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Brian Koppelman recommended this bookBrian Koppelman
"[One of the autobiographies] I have read the most often." - Brian Koppelman
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The Moral Animal
Why We Are, the Way We Are
"The definitive beginner text on evolutionary psychology and one of the easiest to get into." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Tom Bilyeu recommended this bookTom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
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What Makes Sammy Run?
"Ari Gold before Ari Gold existed" - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Brian Koppelman recommended this bookBrian Koppelman
"A legendary book about how somebody makes their way in Hollywood." - Brian Koppelman
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The Pirate's Dilemma
How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Essays
"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
Essays and Aphorisms
"A brilliant composer of quick thoughts that will help us with our problems." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"There is no more readable or insightful philosopher than [this author]. This book covers just about everything." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Man's Search for Meaning
"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)
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Jocko Willink recommended this bookJocko Willink
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78
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Esther Perel recommended this bookEsther Perel
"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel
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Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant
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David Blaine recommended this bookDavid Blaine
"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine
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- Terry Crews
"Incredible." - Terry Crews
- Jimmy Fallon
"Talks about the meaning of life, and I believe you come out a better person from reading it." - Jimmy Fallon
- Tony Robbins
"Taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything." - Tony Robbins
- Simon Sinek
"Single most important book you can read." - Simon Sinek
- Michael Gervais
"Outlines methods to discover deep meaning and purpose in life." - Michael Gervais
- Daniel Pink
"A hugely important book for me." - Daniel Pink
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Bryan Johnson
"His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life." - Bryan Johnson
- Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
- Sam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
- Chelsea Handler
"One of those beautiful accounts of a terrible time in our history. His calm and sagaciousness, while witnessing one horror after another played out during his time in three separate concentration camps, is awe inspiring." - Chelsea Handler
- Maria Popova
"A meditation on what the gruesome experience of Auschwitz taught [the author] about the primary purpose of life: the quest for meaning, which sustained those who survived." - Maria Popova
- Aniela Gregorek
"A book I have gifted to many people because it changed the way I think about human suffering and grace in life." - Aniela Gregorek
- Fedor Holz
"[From it] I interpreted that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, and that having meaning in our life is essential." - Fedor Holz
- Turia Pitt
"[If people are] doing a bit of soul searching, hands down [I give them this book]." - Turia Pitt
- Chip Conley
"If I were to take the meaning of [this book], and turn it into an equation, it would be despair equals suffering minus meaning." - Chip Conley
- Dave Elitch
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- PewDiePie
"A great tool to help people. [...] In case something really bad happens, I feel like, from reading this book, I'm better equipped to handle it." - PewDiePie
- Shane Parrish
"As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz." - Shane Parrish
- Phil Jackson
"An important book for me." - Phil Jackson
- Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
- Lex Fridman
"I reread [this book] quite often." - Lex Fridman
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- Alastair Humphreys
"Slim but packed with wisdom that I often come back to. I really recommend you read it." - Alastair Humphreys
- Steve Kerr
"Incredibly inspiring." - Steve Kerr
- Robin Black
"One of the great books ever written exists because of one of the worst times in human history. From suffering comes beauty." - Robin Black
- Jim Kwik
"Illustrates that it’s not our circumstances but the decisions we make that diminish or develop us." - Jim Kwik
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Terry Crews
The 48 Laws of Power
"Critical for anyone trying to accomplish anything." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Aubrey Marcus recommended this bookAubrey Marcus
"I cannot express how immensely valuable this book is, when absorbed into an open mind." - Aubrey Marcus
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DJ Vlad recommended this bookDJ Vlad
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Alice Little recommended this bookAlice Little
"I think that [this book is] a great tool to get into the hands of women and get that positive thinking going." - Alice Little
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Neil Strauss recommended this bookNeil Strauss
"Heavily researched and distilled handbook." - Neil Strauss
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Rollo Tomassi
"His best book." - Rollo Tomassi
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Patrick Bet-David recommended this bookPatrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
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The Net Delusion
The Dark Side of Internet Freedom
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Edison
A Biography
"A really good biography." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
History of the Peloponnesian War
"An obligation for every student of history." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Steven Pressfield recommended this bookSteven Pressfield
"It is loaded with hardcore, timeless truths and the story it tells ought to be required reading for every citizen in a democracy." - Steven Pressfield
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Matt Mullenweg recommended this bookMatt Mullenweg
Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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Plutarch's Lives Volume 1
"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Mark Twain recommended this bookMark Twain
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
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Shadow Divers
The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
"A work of art." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"I could not put this book down." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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The Makers of Rome
Nine Lives
"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
The Moral Sayings Of Publius Syrus
A Roman Slave (1855)
"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)
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
"Contains some of the most cogent insights on life, pain, loss, love, success, youth that I have ever seen." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
"I have devoured [this book]." - Emma Watson
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Most Recommended Books reached out to Kathryn Minshew directly.
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Shane Parrish recommended this bookShane Parrish
"Ran me through the range of emotions from happy to crying." - Shane Parrish
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Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
"Drags the reader back through the mud she lived through, reminding them that they are not alone and that yes, they will be all right." - Mark Manson
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Tough Jews
Fathers, Sons, and Gangster Dreams
"Amazing book [...] about Jewish gangsters." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
Ulysses S. Grant
"I loved [this book] a lot." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog. (Source)
Average Is Over
Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
"Changes how you see the future and help explain real pain points in our new economy–both good and bad." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
Candide
"A light hearted satire that pokes fun at optimism, philosophy, politics, and power." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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James Clear recommended this bookJames Clear
"[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
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My Bondage and My Freedom
"[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
Plutarch's Lives Volume 2
"I strongly recommend [this book]." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Mark Twain recommended this bookMark Twain
Mark Twain recommended this book in a letter.
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
"What a book." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
"I read this on my honeymoon (probably the only person on the beach reading it, if I had to guess)." - Ryan Holiday (Source)
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Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
Stewart Brand recommended this book on his "Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization" blog post.
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The Score Takes Care of Itself
My Philosophy of Leadership
"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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Jack Dorsey recommended this bookJack Dorsey
"He took a team that was at the very very bottom, and he brought them to the top." - Jack Dorsey
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
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Sam Altman recommended this bookSam Altman
One of Sam Altman's answers to "What are some of the best books you recommend for a young startup founder?"
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Noah Kagan recommended this bookNoah Kagan
"Keep your lockers / desks clean and it'll reflect in other parts of your life." - Noah Kagan
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Ron Conway recommended this bookRon Conway
"Words of wisdown from [the author] to inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders in all professions." - Ron Conway
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"Among the best books! A way of living, working & commitment to excellence." - Vinod Khosla
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