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Steven Pressfield

Novelist and writer on craft; author of The War of Art and Gates of Fire.

13 things

Defeat Into VictoryBook William Slim

loved

I’m reading a book I love but that I would not recommend to anyone unless they're as crazy as I am.

Writing Wednesdays post on Field Marshal Slim's memoir

2021-12-29·stevenpressfield.com ↗

Lives of the StoicsBook Ryan Holiday

loved

Five stars for the book and five stars for the man.

Writing Wednesdays post recommending Ryan Holiday's Lives of the Stoics for the writer's bookshelf

2020-11-25·stevenpressfield.com ↗

Trust Me, I'm LyingBook Ryan Holiday

loved

Ryan’s first book, which I absolutely loved, was Trust Me, I’m Lying .

Writing Wednesdays post recommending Ryan Holiday's Lives of the Stoics

2020-11-25·stevenpressfield.com ↗

The PracticeBook Seth Godin

loved

Here’s one that I can’t recommend highly enough: Seth Godin’s The Practice.

Writing Wednesdays post on books for the writer's bookshelf

2020-11-11·stevenpressfield.com ↗

Finding UltraBook Rich Roll

liked

I don’t know if I would call his book, Finding Ultra , an autobiography … but it’s certainly a tale of the ordeal of finding one’s calling

Writing Wednesdays post recommending Rich Roll's podcast

2020-12-02·stevenpressfield.com ↗

The DipBook Seth Godin

liked

The Dip, Purple Cow, Linchpin, This is Marketing … all great.

Writing Wednesdays post on Seth Godin's books

2020-11-11·stevenpressfield.com ↗

Purple CowBook Seth Godin

liked

The Dip, Purple Cow, Linchpin, This is Marketing … all great.

Writing Wednesdays post on Seth Godin's books

2020-11-11·stevenpressfield.com ↗

LinchpinBook Seth Godin

liked

The Dip, Purple Cow, Linchpin, This is Marketing … all great.

Writing Wednesdays post on Seth Godin's books

2020-11-11·stevenpressfield.com ↗

Boundary BossBook Terri Cole

recommended

She's the author of Boundary Boss (which I highly recommend) and a powerful and insightful voice on social media and the web.

Post introducing Terri Cole and her book on boundaries

2023-12-20·stevenpressfield.com ↗

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