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Ryan Holiday

Author & Stoic philosopher

Author of The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, and other books on Stoic philosophy. Runs DailyStoic.com and The Painted Porch bookstore. Has done more than anyone to bring Stoic texts — especially Marcus Aurelius and Seneca — to modern readers.

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Meditations is the book I have read more than any other. Marcus Aurelius wrote it for himself — it was never meant to be published. That makes it the most honest philosophical text ever written.

Viktor Frankl proved that meaning is available even in the worst circumstances. This book is life-changing.

Seneca's Letters are the most practically applicable philosophical texts I've ever read. Every letter is a lesson.

Adam Smith who was the economist, he wrote the Wealth of Nations but he also wrote a book called the Theory of Moral Sentiments which is this sort of brilliant book about philosophy and kind of like why we do the right thing.

Re-Read The Masters You were in high school when you read The Great Gatsby for the first time. You were just a kid when you read The Count of Monte Cristo or had someone tell you the story of Odysseus. The point is: You got it right? You read them. You’re done, right? Nope. We cannot be content to simply pick up a book once and judge it by that experience. It’s why we have to read and re-read.

On the Shortness of Life should be required reading for everyone who says they don't have enough time. Seneca will cure that complaint permanently.

Master and Margarita, great!

The Millionaire Next Door The Black Swan Zero to One

Fitzgerald's prose is as close to perfect as American fiction gets. The Great Gatsby is a warning about confusing the pursuit of greatness with greatness itself.

They don't realize that a book can be the greatest investment you ever make in your life that's what Warren Buffett said. He said the single best investment he ever made was buying a copy of Benjamin Graham's Intelligent Investor.

Pressfield's concept of Resistance changed my life. Every creative person needs to understand this force.

The Black Swan is one of the most important books written in the last 50 years. Taleb forces you to confront how much of history — and your own life — is shaped by rare, unpredictable events.

On Writing taught me more about clear prose than any other book. King's advice about adverbs alone is worth the price.

Stefan Zweig who I know you love wrote this amazing biography of Montaigne.

Like many public school kids, I was assigned Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 in high school. I remembered the book as a warning against totalitarian censorship by the government. It was only later, re-reading it as an adult, that I realized Bradbury—who had written the book on purchased time at a library typewriter—was depicting something much more insidious. As Captain Beatty explains to Montag, who had begun to doubt his terrible profession, censorship was what the people wanted. This horrendous burning of books hadn’t been forced on them by a tyrant. They had chosen this.

I think the most underrated genre out there is narrative nonfiction--true stories that read like novels. Truman Capote more or less invented it with In Cold Blood. A bunch of my favorite books are in that category so we sell a lot of those.

Re-Read The Masters You were in high school when you read The Great Gatsby for the first time. You were just a kid when you read The Count of Monte Cristo or had someone tell you the story of Odysseus. The point is: You got it right? You read them. You’re done, right? Nope. We cannot be content to simply pick up a book once and judge it by that experience. It’s why we have to read and re-read.

So there's a book behind you I was just thinking about when I think of you, one of my favorite books, Range. Have you read Range?

Alive time vs Dead time. The books I read while away on business recently pic.twitter.com/RRFlYKTu3L

Antifragile gave me the vocabulary for what I was trying to do in The Obstacle Is the Way. Essential reading.

Phil Knight's story is about endurance — and about how the hardest thing to do is keep going.

I remember very vividly going to the store Priceless with my parents as a kid and they let me pick out one book from the Great Illustrated Classics series each time. I think they were like $1.99 or $2.99 each? Anyway, I read basically the whole series book by book as a kid and it was an amazing introduction not just to reading but to really good stories and books. Robinson Crusoe. The Jungle Book. Tale of Two Cities. Huckleberry Finn. It was great. It was only later that I realized just how edited and different the books actually were. For instance, Tale of Two Cities does NOT begin with "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." But anyway, I just bought the whole set for my newborn on eBay and am already starting again.

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

It’s when things are chaotic and crazy, when the world feels like it’s falling apart, that we most need to develop good habits. I think about James Clear’s concept of atomic habits on a regular basis. To me, this is a sign of a great book—that even just thinking about the title has an impact on you. I love the double meaning of the word atomic—not just meaning explosive habits, but also focusing on the smallest possible size of habit, the tiniest step you can take to start the chain reaction that can in fact lead to explosive results.

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

One might think what does the the ideas in The Moral Animal which is my favorite book of yours connect to your work on buddhism

This is The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon. When I was in college I really wanted to read it but this set was like 150 dollars or something and so I told my parents that i needed it for class.

I remember I first read The Tipping Point then I read Blink then Outliers then David and Goliath which is also very good, but then when I read Talking with Strangers last year [...] I remember I shot him an email and I said 'Malcolm this book is like the definition of mastery, it's like watching a master at work'. He took this subject matter that should have been so difficult and frankly not interesting and it's fascinating.

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

Oh this is a great question. First off, just read any form of amazing writing. Doesn't matter if it is John McPhee writing about volcanos or Michael Lewis writing about flash trading. You just want to see the craft done well. As for specific writing related recommendations? Bird By Bird Tiny Beautiful Things Orwell's essay on writing Zissner's Writing Well And if I may be so bold, I think Perennial Seller is worth a shot.

As for books I quit, I really wanted to like Richard Rhodes' The Making of the Atomic Bomb but 200 pages in it was still boring and I stopped.

Oh this is a great question. First off, just read any form of amazing writing. Doesn't matter if it is John McPhee writing about volcanos or Michael Lewis writing about flash trading. You just want to see the craft done well. As for specific writing related recommendations? Bird By Bird Tiny Beautiful Things Orwell's essay on writing Zissner's Writing Well And if I may be so bold, I think Perennial Seller is worth a shot.

I love Jack Weatherford's book Genghis Khan and the making of the modern world. Highly recommend it.

There might be a week where I read several books and then there might be a couple weeks where i'm not reading or I'm just really struggling with one book like a book like The Power Broker might take me a couple weeks but I'm always reading and I'm reading short books and long books.

A favorite book of mine (and popular in the store) is Steal Like an Artist. You borrow, of course, but the key is that no one has the same combination of influences as you. So it creates a unique equation.

Epictetus one of the great philosophers of all time from the great stoics of all time he summarizes his own book when he says the chief task in life is to separate things that are in our control from those that are not in our control.

I like Donald Robertson's book *How To Think Like a Roman Emperor* but the best book about Stoicism that's not written by one of the Stoics has got to be *The Inner Citadel* by Pierre Hadot.

Have you read the William Manchester biography of of MacArthur [...] It's incredible!

Cal is not just one of my favorite thinkers, not just one of my favorite authors, but also one of my favorite people to talk to. I think Cal holds the record for most appearances on the Daily Stoic podcast (you can listen to our conversations here, here, here, and here). But anyone doing knowledge work in the 21st century has to be familiar with Cal’s concept of deep work. This is a book that explains how to cultivate and protect that skill—the ability to focus, be creative, and think at a high level.

Dr. Edith Eger is a complete hero of mine. At 16-years-old, she’s sent to Auschwitz. And how does this not break a person? How do they survive? How do they endure the unendurable? And how do they emerge from this, not just not broken, but cheerful and happy and of service to other people? The last thing Dr. Eger’s mother said to her before she was sent to the gas chambers was that very Stoic idea: even when we find ourselves in horrendous situations, we can always choose how we respond to them, who we’re going to be inside of them, what we’re going to hold onto inside of them.

This book is so good and so perfect for the moment, whether you’re an artist or an entrepreneur, a parent or a movie producer. Because the early 2020s have been separating the amateurs from the pros. When times are good, you can be soft and lazy. But when the going gets tough? I hope this book can be an investment in yourself this year. As Steven writes, “I wrote in The War of Art that I could divide my life neatly into two parts: before turning pro and after. After is better.”

I've talked about John M. Barry's book The Great Influenza which is an incredible book that I think everyone should have read at the beginning of this pandemic

I like The Inner Citadel a lot. Memoirs of Hadrian. Donald Robertson's book is also very good

Seneca one of my favorite stoic philosophers says, in fact, that we must read like a spy in the enemy's camp. Seneca writes letters from a stoic. He's a stoic philosopher and yet the philosopher he quotes most in his letters is Epicurus - his rival right. He says "I will quote a bad author if the line is good".

We’ve also had many of my favorite authors stop by and sign copies of their books, such as: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks, and Finding Ultra by Rich Roll.

Have you read 'The Inner Game of Tennis'? [...] okay, so one you have to read it if you like tennis! But I believe it's Tom Brady's favorite book.

Have you read Boyd the fighter pilot who changed the art of war?

I think if a Malcolm Gladwell book came out today like The Tipping Point came out today I think it would not sell five million copies because um now people would want to know specifically how to create tipping points.

Books on strategy that stand the test of time: - History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides - All the works of BH Liddell Hart - The Book of Five Rings by Musashi - The Prince by Machiavelli - 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

Present! A few other recommendations: What I Learned Losing $1 Million Dollars by Jim Paul Anti-Fragile by Nassim Taleb Resilience by Eric Grietens How They Succeeded by Orison Swett Marden

Have you read uh do you know who Kate Bowler is. No oh you would love her?

John Kennedy Toole’s great book A Confederacy of Dunces was universally turned down by publishers, news that so broke his heart that he later committed suicide in his car on an empty road in Biloxi, Mississippi.

We’ve also had many of my favorite authors stop by and sign copies of their books, such as: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks, and Finding Ultra by Rich Roll.

We’ve also had many of my favorite authors stop by and sign copies of their books, such as: The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson, From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks, and Finding Ultra by Rich Roll.

Essentialism by Greg McKeown, Most of what we do and say and think is not essential, you have to know what's essential and you focus only on that.

They’ve also helped donate thousands of copies of books like Not My Idea by Anastasia Higginbotham, King and the Dragon Flies by Kacen Callender, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and New Kid by Jerry Craft, among others, to give away to students in my local community (as a result, one small publisher told me they’re having to print extra copies of some banned titles).

Nassim Taleb is one of my favorite writers if you haven't read the Black Swan or Anti-Fragile or Fooled by Randomness you absolutely should.

On today’s @dailystoic podcast I talk to Classics scholar and professor @ShadiBartsch about how to use the classics as a way to reflect and think critically about oneself, her translation of Virgil’s The Aeneid, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/PlQLVEu7GQ pic.twitter.com/wpks7wjcXn

Nir Eyal's book Indistractible and Cal Newport's Deep Work.

The other funny anecdote is that he gave me a copy of The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World thinking it was this obscure text that would make me realize what he had tried to do...and it happened that I'd already read it a few years before and had recently pulled my notes from it to see where there might be some insights for this book.

Have you read The Score Takes Care Of Itself?

The Millionaire Next Door The Black Swan Zero to One

Just spent $139 on this book because I am a weirdo. Here's why https://t.co/mEngViJfe4 pic.twitter.com/6pEw40rryn

@austinkleon The Stranger. I read Sisyphus in college

@ZackMooreNFL @jockowillink Oh thanks Zack. Jocko--I have your book waiting for me at home.

I love this book it changed how I think about marketing and business competition.

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John Gunther

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So i found this book it's called Death Be Not Proud, it was written in 1949.

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Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen

2.8k

Have you read the the Springsteen uh biography born to run, his autobiography?

109

Crisis of Conscience

Tom Mueller

2.8k

I read a good book uh called Crisis of Conscience.

110

The Diary of Anne Frank

Frances Goodrich

2.8k

You know you read uh Anne Frank's diary and you see this precocious you know beautiful young girl who who's struck down in her prime

111

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

2.8k

I read two books before I read yours, that that sort of informed my reading. Maybe people have brought this up to you but I stupidly reread Cormac McCarthy's The Road at the beginning of the pandemic and then I also recently read a book which you might not have read [...] Called Lincoln on the Verge.

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A Man at Arms

Steven Pressfield

2.8k

I love Steven [...] his new book is incredible, uh A Man At Arms, but Steven's been a mentor of mine since I started as a writer and I reread Gates of Fire at the beginning of the pandemic and I'm very glad i did.

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Letters to a Young Athlete

Chris Bosh

2.8k

I was lucky enough to help Chris bring this book into existence. Obviously, I am biased, but I think this is a book that very much needs to exist and Chris is a wonderful thinker and philosopher about sports, craft, the drive to win and responding to adversity. You can listen to my interview with him (recorded at the front table at the bookstore) here, but do read the book. He’s great. I think this is a future classic.

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Parting the Waters

Taylor Branch

2.8k

I’ve raved about some of my favorite epic biographies before: Robert Caro’s LBJ and William Manchester’s Churchill, among others. Well, add another to the list: Taylor Branch’s definitive series on Martin Luther King Jr. and the American civil rights movement. I’ve come to believe that one of the best ways to become an informed citizen in the present is not to watch the news, but to read history.

115

First Principles

Thomas E. Ricks

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic Podcast, I talk to historian @tomricks1 about his newest book First Principles, the founding fathers familiarity with the ancient Stoics, the wisdom that was embedded into the constitution, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/kYJ4cDrtBF pic.twitter.com/Q6bPlwJbbS

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Yes to Life

Viktor E. Frankl

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Mind-blowingly there was a new Viktor Frankl book this year. They discovered a collection of old lectures and essays that he'd written and they gave it this incredible title that hit me so hard, it's 'Yes to Life in Spite of Everything'

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Strategy

Freedman, Lawrence.

2.8k

I read Lawrence Freedman's book and it's called the Future of War. I don't know if you read it but he wrote he wrote that great book Strategy and he was sort of looking at how at every generation they thought things have fundamentally changed and are different and how how naive that assumption turns out to be every single time

118

On looking

Alexandra Horowitz

2.8k

I read this great book On Looking by alexandra Horowitz and she talks about taking this walk with her kids and trying to see the walk through her daughter's eyes and what she catches herself realizing is that her daughter doesn't know that the walk starts when they leave her house. Her daughter thinks that the walk starts when she says we're taking a walk

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Roman honor

Carlin A. Barton

2.8k

If you want a book to start here's some: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, Roman Honor Carlin Barton, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Seneca's Letters.

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Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

2.8k

Have you read Hatchet? Or My Side of the Mountain?

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The River of Doubt

Candice Millard

2.8k

I recommended it below but Shadow Divers is great. So is River of Doubt.

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Taming the Tiger Within

Thích Nhất Hạnh

2.8k

Seneca's essay On Anger is worth reading and so is Agnes Callard's stuff on anger. I also like Taming the Tiger Within and there is an old AA book called You Can't Make Me Angry.

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The Woman's Hour

Elaine Weiss

2.8k

Some books to read in 2020: - Plutarch’s Lives by Plutarch - Keep Going by @austinkleon - The Second Mountain by David Brooks - The Woman’s Hour by Elaine Weiss - My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George - Range by @DavidEpstein - How To Keep Your Cool by Seneca

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Candide

Voltaire

2.8k

I read this copy of Candide on the day of my wedding with @samagerie five years ago because it was on the shelf at the venue. Then I stole it and took it home with me. "Il faut cultiver son jardin." https://t.co/XrcR89W1yS pic.twitter.com/yde8ZcoYsd

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The Creative Habit

Twyla Tharp

2.8k

I wanted to do a little reading. This is a passage from Twyla Tharp who wrote an amazing book called the creative habit.

126

The rise of Theodore Roosevelt

Edmund Morris

2.8k

When I was 19 years old, I met @drdrewpinsky and asked him for some book recommendations. These are the three he gave me...and my Amazon receipt. That question changed my life and I still have the books. Passing along the recommendation if you haven't re… https://t.co/hACtooDiZS pic.twitter.com/SjsXXw4lrG

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The 33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene

2.8k

In 2006, I went for a walk with @realtuckermax in New York City. He bought me this book and put me on a path to becoming a writer. You never know what moments or people will end up changing your life. https://t.co/YWJ9UEfLje pic.twitter.com/ngJ2yz63Mx

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The Fish That Ate the Whale

Rich Cohen

2.8k

8 Life Changing Biographies To Read: Plutarch’s Lives by Plutarch The Power Broker by Robert Caro Socrates by Paul Johnson Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Eisenhower by Jean Edward Smith Edison by Matthew Josephson The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen Sherman by B.H. Hart

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Lincoln

Fred Kaplan

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

130

The Strategy of Indirect Approach

B. H. Liddell Hart

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

131

The Dip

Seth Godin

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

132

The image

Daniel J. Boorstin

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Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

133

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely

2.8k

Robert Greene's books at best in class here. Must reads. Vanessa Van Edwards is also good. Dan Ariely too.

134

Hero of the empire

Candice Millard

2.8k

Have you read any of Robert Kurson? Shadow Divers, Pirate Hunters, and his new one, Rocket Men is out soon. Rich Cohen is also a master of this genre (Tough Jews, The Fish That Ate The Whale). I also love Candace Millard (Destiny of the Republic, The River of Doubt and her Churchill book).

135

Bright Shiny Morning

James Frey

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

137

Stoic Warriors

Nancy Sherman

2.8k

Nancy Sherman who is an instructor here for many years, a wonderful writer and thinker about stoicism, and her book Stoic Warriors she talks about how we get the concept of stoicism wrong. There's a difference between uppercase stoicism and lowercase stoicism.

138

Love Wins

Rob Bell

2.8k

Yeah have you read uh 'Love Wins' by Rob Bell, I think you would really like it. I read it a couple years ago and he's basically talking about the idea that like maybe hell is not a place that you go to in the afterlife and that's kind of more of a stoic argument.

139

American buffalo

Steven Rinella

2.8k

I just reread uh American Buffalo, which I told you is one of my favorites.

140

The Night of the Gun

David Carr

2.8k

There's a great book by David Carr called, A Night of the Gun or something like that, it's sort of an addiction memoir

141

Old School

Tobias Wolff

2.8k

In his book, Old School, Tobias Wolf’s semi-autobiographical character takes the time to type out quotes and passages from great books to feel great writing come through him. I do this almost every weekend in what I call a “commonplace book”— a collection of quotes, ideas, stories and facts that I want to keep for later.

142

First

Evan Thomas

2.8k

I just read this great book by Evan Thomas about uh Sandra Day O'Connor um who I knew like next to nothing about.

143

Show Your Work!

Austin Kleon

2.8k

.@austinkleon's books are some of my all-time favorites about writing/creativity. So it was pretty cool to have him at my book store The Painted Porch signing copies of his books including the 10-year anniversary edition of Steal Like An Artist. Grab a copy while we have them.

144

How to Fight Anti-Semitism

Bari Weiss

2.8k

How to Fight Semitism by Barry Weiss, the jews are one of the most persecuted attacked groups in all of human history.

145

Hold Me Tight

Sue Johnson

2.8k

Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson, I was recommended this by a therapist but basically she says that all couples are in a dance and one person reaches out and the other person pulls away and then this creates a toxic cycle in a relationship and so it's about recognizing this dance and stopping it before you end up in these long arguments and fights where no one gets what they want.

146

Origin

Jennifer Raff

2.8k

I spoke with anthropological geneticist @JenniferRaff about her new book "Origins" and the genetic history of America on today's Daily Stoic Podcast. Listen here: https://t.co/h6mTssAr5W pic.twitter.com/fSSnVKcydu

147

What Made Maddy Run

Kate Fagan

2.8k

I had Kate Fagan on the podcast who wrote this amazing book called uh what makes Maddie run about this uh collegiate uh runner who who ended up committing suicide.

148

Empower

Tareq Azim

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to NFL trainer and author Tareq Azim about his new book Empower, the distinction between ego and confidence, the power of meditating on death, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/rclqYMCAQG pic.twitter.com/fcfyaSAjPs

149

Boundary Boss

Terri Cole

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to psychotherapist and author @terri_cole about her new book Boundary Boss, the power of saying no, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/FUvtawfNPl pic.twitter.com/GjtcqK1mqa

150

Out of Darkness

Ashley Hope Pérez

2.8k

The high school my sons will go to has been in the news for challenging a book called Out of Darkness, about segregation in a Texas oil town in the 1930s. More comically, another parent angrily protested an example of gay sex from a book called Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison at one of our school board meetings in September…but as the school librarian later pointed out, the school doesn’t even carry that book.

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Lawn Boy

Jonathan Evison

2.8k

The high school my sons will go to has been in the news for challenging a book called Out of Darkness, about segregation in a Texas oil town in the 1930s. More comically, another parent angrily protested an example of gay sex from a book called Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison at one of our school board meetings in September…but as the school librarian later pointed out, the school doesn’t even carry that book.

152

Not My Idea

Anastasia Higginbotham

2.8k

They’ve also helped donate thousands of copies of books like Not My Idea by Anastasia Higginbotham, King and the Dragon Flies by Kacen Callender, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and New Kid by Jerry Craft, among others, to give away to students in my local community (as a result, one small publisher told me they’re having to print extra copies of some banned titles).

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King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender

2.8k

They’ve also helped donate thousands of copies of books like Not My Idea by Anastasia Higginbotham, King and the Dragon Flies by Kacen Callender, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and New Kid by Jerry Craft, among others, to give away to students in my local community (as a result, one small publisher told me they’re having to print extra copies of some banned titles).

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New Kid

Jerry Craft

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They’ve also helped donate thousands of copies of books like Not My Idea by Anastasia Higginbotham, King and the Dragon Flies by Kacen Callender, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and New Kid by Jerry Craft, among others, to give away to students in my local community (as a result, one small publisher told me they’re having to print extra copies of some banned titles).

155

This Is Your Time

Ruby Bridges

2.8k

Ruby Bridges wrote a children's book um and uh i'm reading the back of it and she's only 66 years old and you're uh 79 80 it's not it wasn't that long ago that this happened.

156

The stranger in the woods

Michael Finkel

2.8k

Did you read The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel?

157

Lincoln on the Verge

Ted Widmer

2.8k

I read two books before I read yours, that that sort of informed my reading. Maybe people have brought this up to you but I stupidly reread Cormac McCarthy's The Road at the beginning of the pandemic and then I also recently read a book which you might not have read [...] Called Lincoln on the Verge.

158

Corruptible

Brian Klaas

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to professor @brianklaas about his new book Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us, why we should minimize the psychological distance between leaders and the people they lead, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/SsPETAeqWO pic.twitter.com/V4TK6U9ZgF

159

The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty

William Bligh

2.8k

I was i was just reading a book about Captain Bligh and mutiny on the bounty and it was it was a really interesting book and it reminded me of this expression "character's fate".

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Four Thousand Weeks

Oliver Burkeman

2.8k

As I’ve said before, I carry this memento mori coin in my pocket to remind me: You can leave life at any minute. Let that determine what you do and say and think. (I also have a piece of a tombstone on my bathroom counter). Oliver Burkeman’s new book illustrates the same point well–we have roughly four thousand weeks on this planet. How will we spend them? How should we think about them? And don’t be deceived by medical advancements. As I said in my monuments talk, I got to know a guy who lived to be 112. That’s still ‘only’ like 5,800 weeks.

161

The Last Lion

Willian Manchester

2.8k

I’ve raved about some of my favorite epic biographies before: Robert Caro’s LBJ and William Manchester’s Churchill, among others. Well, add another to the list: Taylor Branch’s definitive series on Martin Luther King Jr. and the American civil rights movement. I’ve come to believe that one of the best ways to become an informed citizen in the present is not to watch the news, but to read history.

162

Victoria The Queen

Julia Baird

2.8k

I LOVED Julia Baird’s biography of Queen Victoria and have raved about it many times.

163

How to Be a Farmer

M. D. Usher

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to professor M.D. Usher about about his new book How to Be a Farmer, what the Stoics mean by living in accordance with nature, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/zxn9YAzf2m pic.twitter.com/ae5i1DCOHC

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Empire of the Summer Moon

S. C. Gwynne

2.8k

Have you uh... S.C. Gwynne who wrote uh Empire of the Summer Moon one of the greatest uh nonfiction books I think of all time. I've had him on the podcast but did you read his book The Perfect Pass?

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The Perfect Pass

S. C. Gwynne

2.8k

Have you uh... S.C. Gwynne who wrote uh Empire of the Summer Moon one of the greatest uh nonfiction books I think of all time. I've had him on the podcast but did you read his book The Perfect Pass?

166

How the Word Is Passed

Clint Smith III

2.8k

This was one of the absolute best books that i read this year. [...] I really love this book. This is how the word is passed - a reckoning with the history of slavery across America.

167

Indian Givers

Jack Weatherford

2.8k

This book 'Indian Givers' not the most politically correct title I will grant you that [...] I just seriously found this book utterly fascinating. It's very rare that I read a book and almost nothing in it had I heard before, did I know about and that's what I felt was happening on page after page of this book.

168

Martha

Agnes De Mille

2.8k

This was a biography of Martha Graham [...] it was just amazing. I'm fascinated with anyone who is truly great at what they did.

169

Victory Over Myself

Floyd Patterson

2.8k

I'm not a huge boxing fan but I read two books: Victory Over Myself, this is the autobiography of Floyd Patterson [...] I just love the title of this book 'Victory Over Myself' to me that's the essence of what stoicism is the victory over oneself. [...] Great book, I really love this.

170

The harder they fall

Budd Schulberg

2.8k

One of my favorite boxing books this book 'The Harder They Fall by Bud Schulberg. Now I've read this book at least two other times. I remembered this book as being a deeply influential life-changing book for me because it's the fictional memoir basically of a public relations man, a press agent as they used to call him, who's sort of in this corrupt broken world and he's struggling to get out of it but he likes the money, he likes the attention. He keeps telling himself he's going to get out of it, he just needs like one more job.

171

Robert E. Lee

Guelzo, Allen C.

2.8k

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 pic.twitter.com/BcV9ynZahM

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Walking Miracle

Ryan Shazier

2.8k

On today’s episode of the @dailystoic Podcast I talk to former NFL linebacker @RyanShazier about his new book Walking Miracle, how he managed to overcome incredible adversity after a career ending spinal cord injury, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/iKwomzUBfs pic.twitter.com/O22j2HAXBI

173

Twelve and a Half

Gary Vaynerchuk

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic Podcast I talk to entrepreneur @garyvee about his new book Twelve and a Half, how to get comfortable with vulnerability and emotional development, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/GO8xyd8W5e pic.twitter.com/ZLKX41THs7

174

Play Nice But Win

Michael Dell

2.8k

On today's episode of the @dailystoic Podcast I talk to founder and CEO of one of America’s largest technology companies @MichaelDell about his new book Play Nice But Win, the balance between trusting yourself and experts, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/7X3wrVrmIn pic.twitter.com/SmRWTbMeGl

175

The Good Kings

Kara Cooney

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic Podcast, I talk to @KaraCooney about her new book The Good Kings, ancient strategies that were used to gain and maintain power, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/kiOSoiZs1X pic.twitter.com/MAnAZs1PPl

176

The Future of War

Lawrence Freedman

2.8k

I read Lawrence Freedman's book and it's called the Future of War. I don't know if you read it but he wrote he wrote that great book Strategy and he was sort of looking at how at every generation they thought things have fundamentally changed and are different and how how naive that assumption turns out to be every single time

177

The American Experiment

David M. Rubenstein

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast, I talk to American billionaire David Rubenstein about his new book The American Experiment, his original concept of patriotic philanthropy and giving back after coming from a middle class family, and more. Listen here: https://t.co/jIbzbYO9Mm pic.twitter.com/hZm7nDP88K

178

Leaders

Nixon, Richard M.

2.8k

I read a book that Nixon wrote. It's this fascinating book called Leaders where Nixon wrote about all the leaders he had spent time with and I just love, yeah I love that story and it's [...] just called leaders, it was really interesting. He's actually a very intelligent interesting person despite the big stain on him in history.

179

Great contemporaries

Winston S. Churchill

2.8k

There's another similar book to the Nixon one that Churchill wrote called Great Contemporaries.

180

Here, Right Matters

Alexander Vindman

2.8k

On today’s episode of the @dailystoic podcast, I speak with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about his book Here, Right Matters, the difference between physical and moral courage, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/ohxXrcv0jP pic.twitter.com/K5Cvu3YUUD

181

High Five

Adam Rubin

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic Podcast, I talk to author @Rubingo about his newest book High Five, the magic that is being able to express yourself creatively, following your destiny and inspiring others to do the same, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/uARaDl6Yns pic.twitter.com/zlqdEBLKPs

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This Bright Future

Bobby Hall

2.8k

On today’s @dailystoic podcast, I talk to recording artist @Logic301 about his new memoir This Bright Future, dealing with pain and struggle in an expressive and creative way, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/4CFGrjzb8i pic.twitter.com/PBjjHJWsMc

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The Gift of Fear

Gavin De Becker

2.8k

What am I missing by choosing to worry or be afraid? One of my favorite books is the Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker and he says when you worry ask yourself what am I choosing not to see right now?

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Our Own Worst Enemy

Tom Nichols

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast, I talk to @RadioFreeTom about his new book Our Own Worst Enemy, how to bridge the gap between detailed knowledge and the public conversation, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/ONIcfrbLsA pic.twitter.com/KfhxgeDCOT

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The Practice of Groundedness

Brad Stulberg

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast, I talk to author @BStulberg about his new book The Practice of Groundedness, practical steps to alleviate the anxiety that comes with the lifelong pursuit of greatness, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/YHobJGkJit pic.twitter.com/hal7vRneQ1

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The theory of moral sentiments

Adam Smith

2.8k

Adam Smith who was the economist, he wrote the Wealth of Nations but he also wrote a book called the Theory of Moral Sentiments which is this sort of brilliant book about philosophy and kind of like why we do the right thing.

187

The Art of Living

Epictetus

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast, I talk to @sharonlebell about her translation of Epictetus – The Art Of Living, the imbalance in the Stoic writings concerning gender roles, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/ILEziisc9U pic.twitter.com/ly50IBBDpI

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What do you say?

William Stixrud

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to Dr. William Stixrud and @NedJohnson about their new book What Do You Say?, facing adversity and building resilience, and more. Listen to the interview: https://t.co/ibXjqMpapP pic.twitter.com/XSA3g1kNtg

189

Battle for the Soul

Edward-Isaac Dovere

2.8k

On today’s episode of the @dailystoic podcast, I talk to journalist and author @IsaacDovere about his new book Battle for the Soul, being courageous and fighting for what’s right, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/8ZZgZcAo67 pic.twitter.com/duE35KfstP

190

Fast This Way

Dave Asprey

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast, I talk to @bulletproofexec about his new book Fast This Way, the benefits of intermittent fasting, how to optimize your life to maximize both physical and mental performance, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/z7UIHDHI7Q pic.twitter.com/AIu6QiaFDn

191

Le Petit Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

2.8k

I don't know if you ever read the children's story The Little Prince? It's a it's a wonderful story that we tell children. There's a quote in it I think it's very important, he's saying 'vain men never hear anything but praise'

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Amazon Unbound

Brad Stone

2.8k

on today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to journalist and author @BradStone about his new book Amazon Unbound, the future implications of technology guided business practices, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/Gq3Ngsk3t3 pic.twitter.com/kNPrHaJySD

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Blink

Malcolm Gladwell

2.8k

I remember I first read The Tipping Point then I read Blink then Outliers then David and Goliath which is also very good, but then when I read Talking with Strangers last year [...] I remember I shot him an email and I said 'Malcolm this book is like the definition of mastery, it's like watching a master at work'. He took this subject matter that should have been so difficult and frankly not interesting and it's fascinating.

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David and Goliath

Malcolm Gladwell

2.8k

I remember I first read The Tipping Point then I read Blink then Outliers then David and Goliath which is also very good, but then when I read Talking with Strangers last year [...] I remember I shot him an email and I said 'Malcolm this book is like the definition of mastery, it's like watching a master at work'. He took this subject matter that should have been so difficult and frankly not interesting and it's fascinating.

195

The Self-Driven Child

William Stixrud PhD

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson about their book The Self-Driven Child, the difference between a healthy drive for excellence and having enough, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/mdBcYJNOwj pic.twitter.com/ZYznwD4VRa

196

All the Colors Came Out

Kate Fagan

2.8k

On today's @dailystoic Podcast, I talk to Kate Fagan about her new book All the Colors Came Out, her reflections on the bond that she shared with her father and his difficult fight with ALS, and more. Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/uHWZ8H5eFE pic.twitter.com/P3onUqlPGm

197

Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year

Allie Esiri

2.8k

There's a couple of daily books I read. I read this book called A Poem for Every Night of the Year. I read a daily Shakespeare book. I read a book that Tolstoy wrote called a calendar of wisdom. I have all these different daily books that I like.

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Poem For Every Night Of The Year

Esiri Allie (ed)

2.8k

There's a couple of daily books I read. I read this book called A Poem for Every Night of the Year. I read a daily Shakespeare book. I read a book that Tolstoy wrote called a calendar of wisdom. I have all these different daily books that I like.

199

The Bomber Mafia

Malcolm Gladwell

2.8k

On today's episode of the @dailystoic Podcast I talk to Malcolm Gladwell (@Gladwell) about his new book, The Bomber Mafia, the process of writing, our mutual love of endurance sports, and more. Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/tjVVkb2EPM pic.twitter.com/AaBVMWxHHc

200

Freedom

Sebastian Junger

2.8k

On the @dailystoic podcast, I spoke with author and filmmaker @sebastianjunger about his new book 'Freedom', the unforeseen consequences of fighting for freedom, how the fragility of life reveals a wonderment at existence, and more. Full Podcast: https://t.co/c6vQAECB4r pic.twitter.com/PhhyLisjdV

201

Civil War Stories

Ambrose Bierce

2.8k

Ambrose Bierce, Civil War Stories. His ghost stories are great too. He was a real cynic (wrote The Devil's Dictionary) and would fit in on Reddit for sure.

202

Ralph Ellison

Arnold Rampersad

2.8k

I am reading Arnold Rampersand's biography of Ralph Ellison. A little slow but learning a lot.

203

The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler

2.8k

Have you ever read any Raymond Chandler? He is the OG.

204

The tiger

John Vaillant

2.8k

The Tiger by John Vallaint Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson Both true. Both incredible.

205

A Poem for Every Night of the Year

Allie Esiri

2.8k

Every night we read Allie Essiri's A Poem for Every Night of the Year, which I really like. My Side of the Mountain is great too. I just read Bonnie Tsui's Sarah and the Big Wave which your daughter might like.

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Sarah and the Big Wave

Bonnie Tsui

2.8k

Every night we read Allie Essiri's A Poem for Every Night of the Year, which I really like. My Side of the Mountain is great too. I just read Bonnie Tsui's Sarah and the Big Wave which your daughter might like.

207

You Can't Make Me Angry

Paul O.

2.8k

Seneca's essay On Anger is worth reading and so is Agnes Callard's stuff on anger. I also like Taming the Tiger Within and there is an old AA book called You Can't Make Me Angry.

208

Why We Swim

Bonnie Tsui

2.8k

On the Daily Stoic podcast, I spoke with @bonnietsui about her new book, "Why We Swim", their mutual love of swimming, how exercise can spur creativity, and more Full Podcast: https://t.co/i1LNV9AgkI Subscribe now! Apple: https://t.co/ZROTZyjhFq Spotify: https://t.co/0Yyoxc8mNx pic.twitter.com/AgK93FsYeB

209

Digital Minimalism

Cal Newport

2.8k

You can check out his new Time Block Calendar. We talk all about that and of course if you haven't read Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, So Good They Can't Ignore You, you are definitely missing out.

210

Time-Block Planner

Cal Newport

2.8k

You can check out his new Time Block Calendar. We talk all about that and of course if you haven't read Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, So Good They Can't Ignore You, you are definitely missing out.

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So Good They Can't Ignore You

Cal Newport

2.8k

You can check out his new Time Block Calendar. We talk all about that and of course if you haven't read Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, So Good They Can't Ignore You, you are definitely missing out.

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Trillion Dollar Coach

Eric Schmidt

2.8k

There's another quote i love from Bill Campbell. I read it in this book Trillion Dollar Coach. I've tried to make it a little bit of mantra for my life, he says if you've been blessed be a blessing.

213

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

2.8k

I went back and read one of my favorite books Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. Just an overall an incredible book and again this idea that history is the same thing that happens over and over again.

214

The legend of Bagger Vance

Steven Pressfield

2.8k

Have you read Steven Pressfield at all? [...] So you would love Steven Pressfield, he wrote a book called The War of Art which I think is like the best book about the sort of creative process ever written but he also he made a novel about it called the the Legend of Bagger Vance.

215

George Marshall

David L. Roll

2.8k

His father as it happens is also an amazing writer. He wrote a brilliant book about George Marshall which I've recommended on the reading list newsletter so check that out as well.

216

Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey

2.8k

Matthew McConaughey, author of the new book Greenlights. My blurb for it is, it shouldn't surprise you that this book is good but it will surprise you just how good it is.

217

Belichick

Ian O'Connor

2.8k

I was reading the Belichick biography and it was like it's interesting Belichick has like basically never done an endorsement or a television commercial.

218

Plutarch's Lives, Volume 2

Plutarch

2.8k

Some of the best biographies I’ve read: Plutarch’s Lives (Vol. 1 & 2) by Plutarch The Power Broker by Robert Caro The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Titan by Ron Chernow

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The lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors, and architects

Giorgio Vasari

2.8k

Some of the best biographies I’ve read: Plutarch’s Lives (Vol. 1 & 2) by Plutarch The Power Broker by Robert Caro The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Titan by Ron Chernow

220

The Prince and the Discourses

Niccolò Machiavelli

2.8k

Books on strategy that stand the test of time: - History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides - All the works of BH Liddell Hart - The Book of Five Rings by Musashi - The Prince by Machiavelli - 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

221

Matterhorn

Karl Marlantes

2.8k

Karl Marlantes wrote a beautiful sort of haunting novel about his experiences in Vietnam and there's a phrase in that book it appears something like 40 times and the phrase is "there it is" and I think that's kind of a beautiful expression

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Memoirs of General William T. Sherman

William T. Sherman

2.8k

Two of the best memoirs in American history were written by two men who were not professional authors. It goes to show, the best way to be a writer is to live an interesting life. If you haven't read Sherman or Grant's memoirs, you don't understand Ameri… https://t.co/IlnpEaJOTS pic.twitter.com/vIq3JHv6Mn

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Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

2.8k

Two of the best memoirs in American history were written by two men who were not professional authors. It goes to show, the best way to be a writer is to live an interesting life. If you haven't read Sherman or Grant's memoirs, you don't understand Ameri… https://t.co/IlnpEaJOTS pic.twitter.com/vIq3JHv6Mn

224

Aesop's Fables

Aesop

2.8k

I was like what could we listen to that would make my kid better yeah and so I found these old radio recordings of Aesop's Fables

225

How to Keep Your Cool

Seneca

2.8k

Some books to read in 2020: - Plutarch’s Lives by Plutarch - Keep Going by @austinkleon - The Second Mountain by David Brooks - The Woman’s Hour by Elaine Weiss - My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George - Range by @DavidEpstein - How To Keep Your Cool by Seneca

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Marginal Revolution

Unknown

2.8k

Things to read everyday: - A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy - Marginal Revolution by Tyler Cowen - Calling It a Day by Robert Larranaga - Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner - You Are the Beloved by Henri J. M. Nouwen - The Daily Stoic (@dailystoic)

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Calling it a day

Robert D. Larranaga

2.8k

Things to read everyday: - A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy - Marginal Revolution by Tyler Cowen - Calling It a Day by Robert Larranaga - Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner - You Are the Beloved by Henri J. M. Nouwen - The Daily Stoic (@dailystoic)

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Listening to Your Life

Frederick Buechner

2.8k

Things to read everyday: - A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy - Marginal Revolution by Tyler Cowen - Calling It a Day by Robert Larranaga - Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner - You Are the Beloved by Henri J. M. Nouwen - The Daily Stoic (@dailystoic)

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You Are the Beloved

Henri J. M. Nouwen

2.8k

Things to read everyday: - A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy - Marginal Revolution by Tyler Cowen - Calling It a Day by Robert Larranaga - Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner - You Are the Beloved by Henri J. M. Nouwen - The Daily Stoic (@dailystoic)

230

Sex on the Brain

Deborah Blum

2.8k

When I was 19 years old, I met @drdrewpinsky and asked him for some book recommendations. These are the three he gave me...and my Amazon receipt. That question changed my life and I still have the books. Passing along the recommendation if you haven't re… https://t.co/hACtooDiZS pic.twitter.com/SjsXXw4lrG

231

East of Eden

John Steinbeck

2.8k

I remember when I was first reading Marcus Aurelius I was in college and then I had to read John Steinbeck's book East of Eden shortly thereafter and it was like whoa stoicism is in this book.

232

Philosophy as a way of life

Pierre Hadot

2.8k

There's another book let me get it 'Philosophy As A Way Of Life by Pierre Hadot, also very good.

233

Socrates

Paul Bede Johnson

2.8k

8 Life Changing Biographies To Read: Plutarch’s Lives by Plutarch The Power Broker by Robert Caro Socrates by Paul Johnson Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Eisenhower by Jean Edward Smith Edison by Matthew Josephson The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen Sherman by B.H. Hart

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Eisenhower

Jean Edward Smith

2.8k

8 Life Changing Biographies To Read: Plutarch’s Lives by Plutarch The Power Broker by Robert Caro Socrates by Paul Johnson Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Eisenhower by Jean Edward Smith Edison by Matthew Josephson The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen Sherman by B.H. Hart

235

Edison a Biography

Josephson, Matthew

2.8k

8 Life Changing Biographies To Read: Plutarch’s Lives by Plutarch The Power Broker by Robert Caro Socrates by Paul Johnson Totto-Chan by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Eisenhower by Jean Edward Smith Edison by Matthew Josephson The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen Sherman by B.H. Hart

236

Lone Star

T. R. Fehrenbach

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Thanks @austinkleon and @susanorlean and among others. If you want reading recommendations, sign up for the reading list email at https://t.co/9yuC15FLai. Can’t believe it is in its tenth year. https://t.co/dXeMpcFjsj pic.twitter.com/m7gEc6NDpF

237

The Library Book

Susan Orlean

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Thanks @austinkleon and @susanorlean and among others. If you want reading recommendations, sign up for the reading list email at https://t.co/9yuC15FLai. Can’t believe it is in its tenth year. https://t.co/dXeMpcFjsj pic.twitter.com/m7gEc6NDpF

238

Four Hour Work Week

Tim Ferriss

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

239

Facing codependence

Pia Mellody

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

240

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

241

President Lincoln

William Lee Miller

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

242

What I talk about when I talk about running

Haruki Murakami

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

243

Facing love addiction

Pia Mellody

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

244

The brass check

Upton Sinclair

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

245

Why don't we learn from history?

B. H. Liddell Hart

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

246

Prescription for Adversity

Lawrence I. Berkove

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

247

The Mirror Effect

Drew Pinsky

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

248

Letters to His Son

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

249

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman

2.8k

Some of the books that have changed my life and had the most influence on me: The Power Broker by Robert Caro, 48 Laws of Power, The Black Swan, life is unpredictable. Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club. Four Hour Work Week - Huge! 33 Strategies of War, obviously Robert Greene's Mastery. Pia Mellody, one of my favorite authors [Facing Codependence]. This biography of John D Rockefeller, maybe you remember it from The Obstacle is the way? This book by John Boyd [...] Malcolm X the autobiography, Great Gatsby, What Makes Sammy Run. A friend of mine recommended this biography William Lee Miller on President Lincoln. It was one of the books that changed his life. Had totally changed how I thought about leadership. The War of Art, Turning Pro - two favorites from Steven Pressfield. Haruki Murakami's book on running 'What I talk about when I talk about running'. Ellison's Invisible Man. Again another book from Pia Mellody [Facing Love Addiction]. Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things. Thích Nhất Hạnh's Taming the Tiger Within. The Brass Check - this book inspired the name of my marketing company and my book Trust Me I'm Lying. This is one of my copies of Meditations. Why Don't We Learn From History by BH Liddell Hart. Prescription For Adversity, a strange book biography of Ambrose Bierce that I like. Candide, interesting story I stole this from where I got married they had this on the shelf. I read it while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to get married and I thought hey I'm keeping this. [...] Second Mountain, this is a new addition to the shelf. Dr. Drew [The Mirror Effect] who introduced me to stoicism, Great! This is a cool book -Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer it's an analysis of Lincoln as if he was a writer. This book: Strategy by BH Liddell Hart influenced how I think about strategy.John Graves Hard Scrabble, influenced how I think about my farm. Fishing For Fun is a new book, I just read by Herbert Hoover about the philosophical benefits of fishing and yes Herbert Hoover, the president. Chesterfield's letters to his son [...] Seth Godin's the Dip, great book. Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves To Death. Jane Jacobs also amazing. Daniel Boorstin, great. Death Be Not Proud, beautiful book. So these are some of the books, it's my life shelf. [...] Oh Austin Kleon's Steal Like An Artist, great! The Way To Love by Anthony De Mello.

250

How to Think about God

Cicero

2.8k

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

251

Lying About Hitler

Sir Richard J. Evans FBA FRSL FRHistS

2.8k

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

252

The Saboteur

Paul Kix

2.8k

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

253

Everything Is Figure Outable

Marie Forleo

2.8k

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

254

Hymns of the Republic

S. C. Gwynne

2.8k

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

255

Holding the Line

Guy M. Snodgrass

2.8k

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

256

The Age of Caesar

Plutarch

2.8k

Six weeks on the road for the new book. This is what I managed to read. https://t.co/X030F0JM5i pic.twitter.com/mJTHp6RMQ1

257

Captivate

Vanessa Van Edwards

2.8k

Robert Greene's books at best in class here. Must reads. Vanessa Van Edwards is also good. Dan Ariely too.

258

Letters to friends, family, and editors

Franz Kafka

2.8k

I really like Kafka’s Letter to The Father. Helped me with my dad.

259

The Laws of Human Nature

Robert Greene

2.8k

Robert worked on this book for over half a decade, and took himself totally out of the game while he did it. Then two months before it came out, he had a stroke that nearly killed him. This week the numbers came in on first week sales: 30,000 copies. Tha… https://t.co/hxTSe3C21q pic.twitter.com/jQFoHdW7EG

260

How to Be a Friend

Cicero

2.8k

The last ten days were six talks in four countries (San Antonio, Austin, Vancouver, LA, Milan and São Paulo). Got a good amount of swimming and running in, plus I lugged these around and read them (How to Be A Friend by Cicero, How to Be Right by Schopen… https://t.co/RhjuFRNwYr pic.twitter.com/EtPGhNpE7y

261

Three Uses of the Knife

David Mamet

2.8k

The last ten days were six talks in four countries (San Antonio, Austin, Vancouver, LA, Milan and São Paulo). Got a good amount of swimming and running in, plus I lugged these around and read them (How to Be A Friend by Cicero, How to Be Right by Schopen… https://t.co/RhjuFRNwYr pic.twitter.com/EtPGhNpE7y

262

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande

2.8k

The last ten days were six talks in four countries (San Antonio, Austin, Vancouver, LA, Milan and São Paulo). Got a good amount of swimming and running in, plus I lugged these around and read them (How to Be A Friend by Cicero, How to Be Right by Schopen… https://t.co/RhjuFRNwYr pic.twitter.com/EtPGhNpE7y

263

Through the Wheat

Thomas Boyd

2.8k

The last ten days were six talks in four countries (San Antonio, Austin, Vancouver, LA, Milan and São Paulo). Got a good amount of swimming and running in, plus I lugged these around and read them (How to Be A Friend by Cicero, How to Be Right by Schopen… https://t.co/RhjuFRNwYr pic.twitter.com/EtPGhNpE7y

264

The collected autobiographies of Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

2.8k

The last ten days were six talks in four countries (San Antonio, Austin, Vancouver, LA, Milan and São Paulo). Got a good amount of swimming and running in, plus I lugged these around and read them (How to Be A Friend by Cicero, How to Be Right by Schopen… https://t.co/RhjuFRNwYr pic.twitter.com/EtPGhNpE7y

265

Johnny Cash

Robert Hilburn

2.8k

The last ten days were six talks in four countries (San Antonio, Austin, Vancouver, LA, Milan and São Paulo). Got a good amount of swimming and running in, plus I lugged these around and read them (How to Be A Friend by Cicero, How to Be Right by Schopen… https://t.co/RhjuFRNwYr pic.twitter.com/EtPGhNpE7y

266

The Art of Always Being Right

Arthur Schopenhauer

2.8k

The last ten days were six talks in four countries (San Antonio, Austin, Vancouver, LA, Milan and São Paulo). Got a good amount of swimming and running in, plus I lugged these around and read them (How to Be A Friend by Cicero, How to Be Right by Schopen… https://t.co/RhjuFRNwYr pic.twitter.com/EtPGhNpE7y

267

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Frederick Douglass

2.8k

It was common practice that slaveowners could rent out their slaves, particularly skilled slaves like carpenters or musicians and so on. Frederick Douglass actually talks about this in his memoir.

268

The greatest empire

Emily R. Wilson

2.8k

Read The Greatest Empire.

269

The Oresteia

Aeschylus

2.8k

These are the books I managed to read on my tour the last month. Thanks to @brainpickings for the Cage recommendations, @artofmanliness for the Grant recommendation, @markmansonnet for the Deenon recommendation, @bookpassages for the Mamet book and @thel… https://t.co/uhEBse0vKA pic.twitter.com/O8Ar773shm

270

Thoughts in solitude

Thomas Merton

2.8k

These are the books I managed to read on my tour the last month. Thanks to @brainpickings for the Cage recommendations, @artofmanliness for the Grant recommendation, @markmansonnet for the Deenon recommendation, @bookpassages for the Mamet book and @thel… https://t.co/uhEBse0vKA pic.twitter.com/O8Ar773shm

271

The Forest Unseen

David George Haskell

2.8k

These are the books I managed to read on my tour the last month. Thanks to @brainpickings for the Cage recommendations, @artofmanliness for the Grant recommendation, @markmansonnet for the Deenon recommendation, @bookpassages for the Mamet book and @thel… https://t.co/uhEBse0vKA pic.twitter.com/O8Ar773shm

272

Where the heart beats

Kay Larson

2.8k

These are the books I managed to read on my tour the last month. Thanks to @brainpickings for the Cage recommendations, @artofmanliness for the Grant recommendation, @markmansonnet for the Deenon recommendation, @bookpassages for the Mamet book and @thel… https://t.co/uhEBse0vKA pic.twitter.com/O8Ar773shm

273

Why Liberalism Failed

Patrick J. Deneen

2.8k

These are the books I managed to read on my tour the last month. Thanks to @brainpickings for the Cage recommendations, @artofmanliness for the Grant recommendation, @markmansonnet for the Deenon recommendation, @bookpassages for the Mamet book and @thel… https://t.co/uhEBse0vKA pic.twitter.com/O8Ar773shm

274

Chicago

David Mamet

2.8k

These are the books I managed to read on my tour the last month. Thanks to @brainpickings for the Cage recommendations, @artofmanliness for the Grant recommendation, @markmansonnet for the Deenon recommendation, @bookpassages for the Mamet book and @thel… https://t.co/uhEBse0vKA pic.twitter.com/O8Ar773shm

275

Discourses on Livy

Niccolò Machiavelli

2.8k

It really was insane to see Discourses on Livy on Thiel's shelf in his apartment (not his desk), given that I had just read it as research for the book. And for him to be able to reference the section from memory was just one of those things that made this feel somewhat meant to be.

276

Pirate Hunters

Robert Kurson

2.8k

Have you read any of Robert Kurson? Shadow Divers, Pirate Hunters, and his new one, Rocket Men is out soon. Rich Cohen is also a master of this genre (Tough Jews, The Fish That Ate The Whale). I also love Candace Millard (Destiny of the Republic, The River of Doubt and her Churchill book).

277

Rocket men

Robert Kurson

2.8k

Have you read any of Robert Kurson? Shadow Divers, Pirate Hunters, and his new one, Rocket Men is out soon. Rich Cohen is also a master of this genre (Tough Jews, The Fish That Ate The Whale). I also love Candace Millard (Destiny of the Republic, The River of Doubt and her Churchill book).

278

Tough Jews

Rich Cohen

2.8k

Have you read any of Robert Kurson? Shadow Divers, Pirate Hunters, and his new one, Rocket Men is out soon. Rich Cohen is also a master of this genre (Tough Jews, The Fish That Ate The Whale). I also love Candace Millard (Destiny of the Republic, The River of Doubt and her Churchill book).

279

The destiny of the republic

Candice Millard

2.8k

Have you read any of Robert Kurson? Shadow Divers, Pirate Hunters, and his new one, Rocket Men is out soon. Rich Cohen is also a master of this genre (Tough Jews, The Fish That Ate The Whale). I also love Candace Millard (Destiny of the Republic, The River of Doubt and her Churchill book).

280

Animalish

Susan Orlean

2.8k

He's an ex-petting zoo "rescue" (in that we bought him off Craigslist). Loved your book Animalish. I think subconsciously inspired ours.

281

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Karen Joy Fowler

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

282

Magellan

Stefan Zweig

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

283

This hallowed ground

Bruce Catton

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

284

Bodyguard of lies

Anthony Cave Brown

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

285

The Hidden-Hand Presidency

Fred I. Greenstein

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

286

The Complacent Class

Tyler Cowen

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

287

Black Privilege

Charlamagne Tha God

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

288

The Vanishing American Adult

Ben Sasse

2.8k

The best books I read this year. Most were old (some very old), some new, some old but felt new. You can follow along on my reading list email (https://t.co/9yuC15FLai) if you want more recommendations next year. If you're stressed out and want to start … https://t.co/25uvubl5Zz pic.twitter.com/Qcwv0sAGt0

290

Empire state of mind

Zack O'Malley Greenburg

2.8k

Yes @zogblog's book is great.

292

Highwire Moon

Susan Straight

2.8k

In 2005, when I was a freshman in college, our convocation speaker was Susan Straight. We read her book Highwire M… https://t.co/XV02OYa9EJ pic.twitter.com/jQoJ73N1Ro

293

Empty Mansions

Bill Dedman

2.8k

Try the book Empty Mansions :)

294

The Wisdom of Whores

Elizabeth Pisani

2.8k

Please do. Read this a few years ago.

295

The truth

Neil Strauss

2.8k

Neil Strauss's new book is very good and very honest.

296

The Pirate's Dilemma

Matt Mason

2.8k

Matt Mason's book The Pirate's Dilemma is very good.

297

Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

2.8k

I remember very vividly going to the store Priceless with my parents as a kid and they let me pick out one book from the Great Illustrated Classics series each time. I think they were like $1.99 or $2.99 each? Anyway, I read basically the whole series book by book as a kid and it was an amazing introduction not just to reading but to really good stories and books. Robinson Crusoe. The Jungle Book. Tale of Two Cities. Huckleberry Finn. It was great. It was only later that I realized just how edited and different the books actually were. For instance, Tale of Two Cities does NOT begin with "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." But anyway, I just bought the whole set for my newborn on eBay and am already starting again.

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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

2.8k

I remember very vividly going to the store Priceless with my parents as a kid and they let me pick out one book from the Great Illustrated Classics series each time. I think they were like $1.99 or $2.99 each? Anyway, I read basically the whole series book by book as a kid and it was an amazing introduction not just to reading but to really good stories and books. Robinson Crusoe. The Jungle Book. Tale of Two Cities. Huckleberry Finn. It was great. It was only later that I realized just how edited and different the books actually were. For instance, Tale of Two Cities does NOT begin with "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." But anyway, I just bought the whole set for my newborn on eBay and am already starting again.

299

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

2.8k

I remember very vividly going to the store Priceless with my parents as a kid and they let me pick out one book from the Great Illustrated Classics series each time. I think they were like $1.99 or $2.99 each? Anyway, I read basically the whole series book by book as a kid and it was an amazing introduction not just to reading but to really good stories and books. Robinson Crusoe. The Jungle Book. Tale of Two Cities. Huckleberry Finn. It was great. It was only later that I realized just how edited and different the books actually were. For instance, Tale of Two Cities does NOT begin with "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." But anyway, I just bought the whole set for my newborn on eBay and am already starting again.

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Goodbye to a river

Graves, John

2.8k

I strongly recommend reading John Graves--particularly Goodbye to a River and Hard Scrabble as an introduction to the world of Texas ranching and farm life.

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Self-reliance

Ralph Waldo Emerson

2.8k

I actually read Self-Reliance long before I'd heard of Marcus Aurelius.

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Lancelot

Walker Percy

2.8k

I also loved his book Lancelot which is this sort of dark revenge fantasy against the terribleness of the modern world. It's almost more appropriate in the Trump-world than it was before it.

303

Permission Marketing

Seth Godin

2.8k

Some other good books to check out: Kevin Kelly’s 1000 True Fans: http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ Permission Marketing by Seth Godin Blue Ocean Strategy by Renee Mauborgne and Chan Kim Monster Loyalty by Jackie Huba

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1000 True Fans

Kevin Kelly

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Some other good books to check out: Kevin Kelly’s 1000 True Fans: http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ Permission Marketing by Seth Godin Blue Ocean Strategy by Renee Mauborgne and Chan Kim Monster Loyalty by Jackie Huba

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Monster Loyalty How Lady Gaga Turns Followers Into Fanatics

Jackie Huba

2.8k

Some other good books to check out: Kevin Kelly’s 1000 True Fans: http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/ Permission Marketing by Seth Godin Blue Ocean Strategy by Renee Mauborgne and Chan Kim Monster Loyalty by Jackie Huba

306

American War

Omar El Akkad

2.8k

I recently read the novel American War which was brilliant, beautiful and very very alarming.

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When Violence Is the Answer

Tim Larkin

2.8k

Shit. Well good stuff. I've been working on a similarly excellent book this year. Check out When Violence Is The Answer by Tim Larkin. You and her should both read it.

308

The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell

George Orwell

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Oh this is a great question. First off, just read any form of amazing writing. Doesn't matter if it is John McPhee writing about volcanos or Michael Lewis writing about flash trading. You just want to see the craft done well. As for specific writing related recommendations? Bird By Bird Tiny Beautiful Things Orwell's essay on writing Zissner's Writing Well And if I may be so bold, I think Perennial Seller is worth a shot.

309

The Storm Before the Storm

Mike Duncan

2.8k

Indeed. I have an early copy of Mike's new book which I am about to start

310

Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler

2.8k

Um yeah I would. If more people had read Mein Kampf and taken it seriously WWII wouldn't have happened. You're being an idiot.

312

The Strategy Paradox

Michael E. Raynor

2.8k

The point I think you're looking for to handle this particular problem you're facing is a book called The Strategy Paradox by Michael Raynor. Essentially it's aimed at your question: How do you begin to pursue a new strategy without undermining your old or ongoing ones.

314

The Shepherd's Life

James Rebanks

2.8k

@herdyshepherd1 reading your book now, and love it.

315

The Revenge of Analog

David Sax

2.8k

Hadn't heard of this Sax book. Going to check it out

316

Reminiscences

Douglas MacArthur

2.8k

I've only read his memoirs.

317

Anything you want

Derek Sivers

2.8k

@sivers thank you. Just saw your post. Honored (I've read both of yours)

318

The World According to Star Wars

Cass R. Sunstein

2.8k

@CassSunstein Just read your book on Star Wars. Loved it.

319

A Moral Equivalent to War

William James

2.8k

Seneca also has a wonderful play about Hercules that is worth reading: http://www.theoi.com/Text/SenecaHerculesOetaeus.html Also suggest reading William James' essay A Moral Equivalent to War http://www.constitution.org/wj/meow.htm

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Hercules

Seneca the Younger

2.8k

Seneca also has a wonderful play about Hercules that is worth reading: http://www.theoi.com/Text/SenecaHerculesOetaeus.html Also suggest reading William James' essay A Moral Equivalent to War http://www.constitution.org/wj/meow.htm

321

It Can't Happen Here

Sinclair Lewis

2.8k

have you read It Can't Happen Here?

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Roadfood

Jane Stern

2.8k

have you read Road Food?

323

Resilience

Eric Greitens

2.8k

Present! A few other recommendations: What I Learned Losing $1 Million Dollars by Jim Paul Anti-Fragile by Nassim Taleb Resilience by Eric Grietens How They Succeeded by Orison Swett Marden

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How They Succeeded

Orison Swett Marden

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Present! A few other recommendations: What I Learned Losing $1 Million Dollars by Jim Paul Anti-Fragile by Nassim Taleb Resilience by Eric Grietens How They Succeeded by Orison Swett Marden

325

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t

Steven Pressfield

2.8k

Amazing book from an amazing author

327

Do the Work

Steven Pressfield

2.8k

"Do the work." Steve Pressfield

328

The 50th law

Robert Greene

2.8k

I was his research assistant on The 50th Law and Mastery and some misc projects between.

329

Sick in the Head

Judd Apatow

2.8k

@gretchenrubin Apatows book is so good

330

Twilight of the elites

Christopher L. Hayes

2.8k

@TVMoJoe @chrislhayes Really liked Chris's book Twilight of the Elites. Could argue we miss the obligation/duty elites are supposed to have

331

When I stop talking, you'll know I'm dead

Jerry Weintraub

2.8k

@brockmclaughlin @richcohen2003 Amazing book

332

A slave in the White House

Elizabeth Dowling Taylor

2.8k

@shloky look up Robert Smalls. The book A Slave in the Whitehouse is good. So are Olaudah Equiano's memoir

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Olaudah Equiano

2.8k

@shloky look up Robert Smalls. The book A Slave in the Whitehouse is good. So are Olaudah Equiano's memoir

334

Days of Rage

Bryan Burrough

2.8k

@briankoppelman only slightly related but read Days of Rage. Burrough is amazing.

335

Snitch

Ethan Brown

2.8k

@briankoppelman oh and @ethanbrown72's book Snitch is good.

336

In the sanctuary of outcasts

Neil White

2.8k

@MattBruyninckx @farnamstreet Great book

337

Do over

Jonathan Acuff

2.8k

@JonAcuff well it was a great book. Going to do the speaking/packing check list

338

Creatocracy

Elizabeth Wurtzel

2.8k

@LizzieWurtzel just read Creatocracy. Really a beautiful little book.

339

The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

Albert Camus

2.8k

@austinkleon The Stranger. I read Sisyphus in college

340

Sayings of Dr. Johnson

Samuel Johnson LL.D.

2.8k

@gretchenrubin @mikedariano There is also a book called Collection of Sayings I think--that's what I read

341

News from nowhere

Edward Jay Epstein

2.8k

@lisapease His book on the history of the tv news biz is one of there best there is: News from Nowhere

342

Lincoln's Melancholy

Joshua Wolf Shenk

2.8k

@austinkleon Both are amazing. Someone was telling me almost every phrase in 2nd Inaugural address is a book title

343

Humilitas

John Dickson

2.8k

Alive time vs Dead time. The books I read while away on business recently pic.twitter.com/RRFlYKTu3L

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The Ultimate Sales Machine

Chet Holmes

2.8k

Alive time vs Dead time. The books I read while away on business recently pic.twitter.com/RRFlYKTu3L

345

Slouching towards Bethlehem

Joan Didion

2.8k

Alive time vs Dead time. The books I read while away on business recently pic.twitter.com/RRFlYKTu3L

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Fierce patriot

Robert L. O'Connell

2.8k

Alive time vs Dead time. The books I read while away on business recently pic.twitter.com/RRFlYKTu3L

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Natchez Burning

Greg Iles

2.8k

Alive time vs Dead time. The books I read while away on business recently pic.twitter.com/RRFlYKTu3L

348

Confessions of a sociopath

M. E. Thomas

2.8k

@ardensirens The sociopath book is quite good actually

349

Choose Yourself!

James Altucher

2.8k

Read James Altucher's new book...and then it is free. http://t.co/8dqk1Yxk45

350

Talking to Strangers

Malcolm Gladwell

2.5k

I remember I first read The Tipping Point then I read Blink then Outliers then David and Goliath which is also very good, but then when I read Talking with Strangers last year [...] I remember I shot him an email and I said 'Malcolm this book is like the definition of mastery, it's like watching a master at work'. He took this subject matter that should have been so difficult and frankly not interesting and it's fascinating.

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Lost & Found

Kathryn Schulz

1.8k

On today's @dailystoic podcast I talk to @kathrynschulz about the perpetual disconnect between reality and rhetoric, the importance of confronting darkness and dealing with grief, and her new book Lost & Found: A Memoir. Listen here: https://t.co/9Luo3yfiJj pic.twitter.com/QpfLyLIF3F