Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-09-28
Ryan Holiday & David Maraniss: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic
David Maraniss on Why We Study the Greats
Ryan talks to author and journalist David Maraniss about his approach to his work, and his most recent book: Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe, which is an epic biography on the trials of America’s greatest all-around athlete.
Ryan Holiday discussed Path Lit by Lightning by David Maraniss.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Path Lit by Lightning
Discussed“well one of the one of the things I loved uh I read the book and then I read the the New York Times review about it which was very uh positive”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged A Good American Family
“You talk about his sort of index Rolodex card system, and I wanted to hear more about it. Well, that was my first book, Ryan.”
Plugged Discipline Is Destiny
“my next book is uh on the virtue of discipline uh as it happened I'm doing I'm doing a series on the cardinal virtue so I did courage I just finished uh discipline now now I'm writing about justice”
Plugged A Good American Family
“He’s Mike; he’s a character in my book, and I have to appreciate whatever he’s doing to try to understand it. That really has helped me through all of my biographies.”