Ryan Holidaybook recommendations

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

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

Ryan Holiday on Bird by Bird
"Ostensibly about the art of writing, but really it too is about life and how to tackle the problems, temptations and opportunities life throws at us."

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

Ryan Holiday on Tiny Beautiful Things
"Contains some of the most cogent insights on life, pain, loss, love, success, youth that I have ever seen."

Ryan Holiday on The Moral Animal
"The definitive beginner text on evolutionary psychology and one of the easiest to get into."

Ryan Holiday on The War of Art
One of Ryan Holiday's 2 answers to "what book are you most likely to give out as a gift?"

Ryan Holiday on The Power Broker
"One of the most magnificent books I’ve ever read."

Ryan Holiday on Letters from a Stoic
"After Marcus Aurelius, this is one of my favorite books."

Ryan Holiday on Lincoln
"[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln]."

Ryan Holiday on The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
"Spectacular. He’s my favorite president."

Ryan Holiday on American Caesar
"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]."

Ryan Holiday on Range
"[One of] the best books I read [in 2019]."

Ryan Holiday on The Book of Five Rings
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday on The New New Thing
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday on Fahrenheit 451
Ryan Holiday mentioned this book on Twitter.

Ryan Holiday on Hamlet
"Philosophy runs through this play."

Ryan Holiday on Man's Search for Meaning
"Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering."

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

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

Ryan Holiday on Founders at Work
"Interviews with technology founders from one of the best investors of all time."

Ryan Holiday on The Fish That Ate the Whale
"Sucked me in completely. Everyone I’ve recommended it to loves it."

Ryan Holiday on The Score Takes Care of Itself
"Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book."

Ryan Holiday on The Autobiography of Malcolm X
"[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years."

Ryan Holiday on The Great Gatsby
"I’ve read and re-read many times."

Ryan Holiday on The 48 Laws of Power
"Critical for anyone trying to accomplish anything."

Ryan Holiday on Here Comes Everybody
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday on Hackers & Painters
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday on On War
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday on The Prince
Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.