Why people recommend it
No More Champagne by David Lough is a biographical history detailing Winston Churchill's lifelong financial struggles, debts, and complex relationship with money. Ryan Holiday recommended the book on The Daily Stoic during an episode released on December 17, 2025, where he spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin. Holiday asked if Sorkin had read the fabulous book about Churchill's finances and noted that he had even cited it in his own endnotes. Previously, on December 13, 2023, Holiday also discussed No More Champagne on an episode featuring Dr. Peter Attia, bringing it up to illustrate Churchill's financial problems in a broader conversation contrasting the economic realities of artists and creators. Both podcast mentions emphasized the fascinating and unexpected vulnerability of a historical icon who faced massive debt despite his political prominence. Holiday's repeated endorsements highlighted the book's value not only as a rigorous historical biography but also as a compelling source of cautionary wisdom regarding wealth, spending habits, and the personal pressures faced by public figures throughout history.
Who recommended it
- Ryan Holiday Recommended
Ryan Holiday — 2 mentions
“Have you read this book, No More Champagne, about Church Hill and his finances? And it's fabulous. And by the way, I I use that as as I cite it in in the end notes there.”
“of course I mean there's actually this fascinating book called uh no more champagne which is all about sort of Churchill's financial problems”