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Author of The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy; runs the Reading List email and The Painted Porch bookstore in Bastrop, Texas.
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Pontius PilateBook Ann Wroe
Ann Wroe’s biography of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judaea–the man who sentenced Jesus to his gruesome death–was so overwhelmingly good that I could only read a couple pages at a time.
Holiday's annual roundup of the very best books he read in 2023; book links point to his own bookstore and the site discloses Amazon Associate membership.
2024-01-12·ryanholiday.net ↗
Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. TrumanBook Merle Miller
this one is one of the best leadership books I have ever read
Holiday's annual best-books-I-read roundup for 2022, on Merle Miller's oral biography of Truman.
2022-12-10·ryanholiday.net ↗
The War of ArtBook Steven Pressfield
Before I start any book project, I take a few hours and re-read The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, maybe the greatest book ever written on the creative process.
The 'More…' section of Holiday's 2022 best-books roundup.
2022-12-10·ryanholiday.net ↗
Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with NatureBook Steven Rinella
It’s about encouraging curiosity and interest, and cultivating resiliency and self-sufficiency.
Holiday's 2022 best-books roundup, on Steven Rinella's Outdoor Kids in an Inside World.
2022-12-10·ryanholiday.net ↗
The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old ManBook David Von Drehle
The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man by David Von Drehle. It’s a short, great read.
The 'More…' section of Holiday's 2023 best-books roundup.
2024-01-12·ryanholiday.net ↗
The Greek WayBook Edith Hamilton
Edith Hamilton’s The Greek Way is a wonderful discussion of what made the Greeks so special, what they can teach us and how they thought about life.
The 'More…' section of Holiday's 2023 best-books roundup.
2024-01-12·ryanholiday.net ↗
The SonBook Philipp Meyer
I say that The Son is on par with the show Yellowstone, but better.
Holiday's annual roundup of the very best books he read in 2023; book links point to his own bookstore and the site discloses Amazon Associate membership.
2024-01-12·ryanholiday.net ↗
American RustBook Philipp Meyer
I also recommend Philipp’s other novel, American Rust
Holiday's annual roundup of the very best books he read in 2023; book links point to his own bookstore and the site discloses Amazon Associate membership.
2024-01-12·ryanholiday.net ↗
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to BeBook Becky Kennedy
I just interviewed Dr. Becky too but I don’t think it will come out until January. Stay tuned and in the meantime, you just HAVE to read this book
Holiday's annual roundup of the very best books he read in 2023; the passage is his write-up of Dr. Becky Kennedy's Good Inside.
2024-01-12·ryanholiday.net ↗
The Past That Would Not DieBook Walter Lord
by Walter Lord is a riveting, must read narrative nonfiction thriller about James Meredith’s brave and bold campaign to integrate Ole Miss in 1962.
The 'More…' section of Holiday's 2023 best-books roundup, on Walter Lord's The Past That Would Not Die.
2024-01-12·ryanholiday.net ↗
HiyaOther Hiya Health
The Reading List email is sponsored by Hiya , the pediatrician-approved superpowered chewable vitamin created by two dads tired of children’s vitamins that cause more problems than they solve.
Disclosed sponsor block at the foot of Holiday's 2022 best-books roundup.
2022-12-10·ryanholiday.net ↗
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