Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-01-31
Ryan Holiday & James Stavridis: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic
Admiral James Stavridis on the Voyage of Character
Ryan Holiday discussed Sailing True North by Admiral James Stavridis USN and A Man at Arms by Steven Pressfield. James Stavridis recommended The Godfather by Mario Puzo, Days of Grace by Arthur Ashe and others, and Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield, and discussed mutiny on the bounty by Charles Nordhoff And James Norman Hall, men against the sea by Charles Nordhoff And James Norman Hall, Pitcairn's Island by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, In Love and War by Jim Stockdale and others, The Afghan campaign by Steven Pressfield, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, and The Man Without a Country by Edward Everett Hale and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
-
Sailing True North
Discussed“well i i wanted to start with the subtitle of uh sailing true north this idea of the voyage of character”
Where to get it
-
mutiny on the bounty
Discussed“and by the way not everyone will want to plow through the novel and it's actually a trio of novels mutiny on the bounty men against the sea and pitcairn island”
Where to get it
-
men against the sea
Discussed“and by the way not everyone will want to plow through the novel and it's actually a trio of novels mutiny on the bounty men against the sea and pitcairn island”
Where to get it
-
Pitcairn's Island
Discussed“and by the way not everyone will want to plow through the novel and it's actually a trio of novels mutiny on the bounty men against the sea and pitcairn island”
Where to get it
-
The Godfather
Recommended“um in this regard by the way i love to quote what i think is the greatest book of leadership of the 20th century which is the godfather by mario pusdo”
Where to get it
-
Days of Grace
Recommended“yes you've probably discovered reading about arthrash uh one of his quotes and i i really commend his autobiography which is a gorgeously written book”
Where to get it
-
In Love and War
Discussed“and i spent a fair amount of time getting to know the stock deals around the time their book came out in love and war”
Where to get it
-
Gates of Fire
Recommended“um a book that i often recommend to people who want to understand uh what it's like for people in combat is gates of fire”
Where to get it
-
A Man at Arms
Discussed“uh his his new book is incredible uh a man at arms but steven's been a mentor of mine since i started as a writer”
Where to get it
-
The Afghan campaign
Discussed“another book by steven you may have read is called the afghan campaign and of course it's not about our current war in afghanistan or the british campaign”
Where to get it
-
The Old Man and the Sea
Discussed“okay the old man in the sea of course it's hemingway santiago is”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Obstacle Is the Way
“no in my book uh the obstacles the way i talk about arthur ashe you know his the amount of pressure the amount of horrible things he had to endure”
Plugged The Sailor's Bookshelf
“my next book after this is called the sailors bookshelf 50 books to know the sea”