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The Great Influenza
The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
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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.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Dec 2021 Listen at 48:07 What they say about it
- Helped during the pandemic3
The best things said about it
I've raved about The Great Influenza.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Nov 2023 The best thing that i read that helped me during kovid was john m berry's book the great influenza which was published in 2005 about the spanish flu.
Ryan Holiday The Megyn Kelly Show · Oct 2021 Crap you'll probably know the book about the Spanish Flu yeah uh the great influenza by John and Barry.
John Barry's book about the 1918 pandemic.
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Why people recommend it
The Great Influenza by John M. Barry is a comprehensive historical account of the devastating 1918 influenza pandemic. Ryan Holiday frequently recommended the book across multiple podcast appearances, including on The Daily Stoic and The Megyn Kelly Show, noting that it served as an invaluable guide for understanding historical parallels and coping with the fears surrounding modern health crises. Holiday praised the depth of the historical research and highlighted how reading about past outbreaks provided essential perspective. The book also appeared in discussions on The Book Review, where Elizabeth Harris noted its enduring presence near the top of the paperback nonfiction bestseller lists. Brad Stulberg and Ryan Holiday briefly touched on the volume while exploring historical responses to contagion, and Michael Lewis mentioned it on People I (Mostly) Admire while describing how President George W. Bush read Barry's work to prepare for potential future pandemics. Across these different shows, speakers emphasized the book's ability to offer profound lessons about leadership, science, and societal reaction during times of widespread disease, cementing its status as an essential text for understanding public health emergencies.
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Ryan Holiday I've raved about a couple books that have really helped me. Speaking of pandemics, I've raved about The Gre… 4
“whose name I'm also forgetting, wrote an incredible book about this specific founder who we don't.”
“I've raved about a couple books that have really helped me. Speaking of pandemics, I've raved about The Great Influenza,”
“Yeah, I was 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.”
“the best thing that i read that helped me during kovid was john m berry's book the great influenza which was published in 2005 about the spanish flu”
Brad Stulberg crap you'll probably know the book about the Spanish Flu yeah uh the great influenza by John and Barry 1
“crap you'll probably know the book about the Spanish Flu yeah uh the great influenza by John and Barry”
Elizabeth Harris yeah i mean the the great influenza is still on the list it's number two on the paperback non-fiction list 1
“yeah i mean the the great influenza is still on the list it's number two on the paperback non-fiction list”
Michael Lewis in 2005 or six George Bush is in the white house and he reads the great influenza John Barry's book about t… 1
“in 2005 or six George Bush is in the white house and he reads the great influenza John Barry's book about the 1918 pandemic”