📚 15 Books mentioned in "How Ryan Holiday's New Book Completely Changed His View Of Stoicism (Ft. Billy Oppenheimer)" of The Daily Stoic

In the afterward of "Courage is Calling," I discuss how insidious these things are.

Ryan Holiday references his own book, 'Courage is Calling', in which he discusses the insidious nature of certain concepts in the afterword.

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Yeah, McMaster, HR McMaster, who’s a fantastic writer, wrote a book called "Dereliction of Duty."

In this segment, the host highlights HR McMaster as a brilliant writer and discusses his book titled 'Dereliction of Duty', outlining its significance.

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That’s McMaster's book – "Dereliction of Duty" – it’s pretty incredible.

In this segment, the host highlights HR McMaster's book, 'Dereliction of Duty,' praising it as an incredible read.

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I have a line in 'Discipline and Destiny' because I was very impressed with Queen Elizabeth II.

Ryan Holiday discusses a line from his book 'Discipline and Destiny', expressing his admiration for Queen Elizabeth II.

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I remember reading James Romm's Dying Every Day during the takeover and restructuring of American Apparel and going, 'Oh, this is much more familiar than it should be to me.'

The podcast host reflects on reading 'Dying Every Day' by James Romm during the takeover and restructuring of American Apparel, expressing how the book's themes resonated with his personal experiences during that tumultuous time.

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Which... that exact story was in the intro of "Ego is the Enemy" and I cut it at some point.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday discusses a story he removed from the introduction of his book, 'Ego is the Enemy', and how he traced its origins through earlier drafts.

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Like the book was built around it of "Ego."

In this segment, Ryan Holiday discusses how the story connects to his earlier work, 'Ego is the Enemy', emphasizing the themes that are central to both.

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And the topic of this book seems like one of the harder ones to find that overlap or... and you, the title you didn’t go with, ‘Justice is Insurmountable’.

In this segment, Ryan Holiday discusses 'this book' concerning the topic of Justice, reflecting on the challenges of aligning personal preferences with audience expectations.

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I mean, they—like most of what I feel like the Stoics talk about, let's take Meditations.

In this episode, the hosts reference 'Meditations' as a significant example of Stoic literature, which is authored by Marcus Aurelius.

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Most of where like Marcus Aurelius talks about Justice, like literally dozens of times in Meditations, um, he also talks about doing the right thing dozens of times in Meditations and the common good.

In this segment, the host refers to 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius, highlighting how the book addresses the concept of justice repeatedly. The host emphasizes that Aurelius discusses the importance of doing the right thing and contributing to the common good throughout the work.

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Yeah, Marcus really has this quote in Meditations where he says, uh, the fruit of this life is good character and acts for the common good.

In this segment, the podcast host refers to a quote from 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius, explaining that he believed the essence of life is good character and contributing to the common good. This quote serves as a launching point for a deeper discussion on Stoic principles, particularly focusing on the concept of Justice.

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Well, you also have the North Star chapter in this book.

The podcast host refers to a chapter called 'North Star' which is included in 'this book', indicating their current book project.

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Yeah, your life ceases to be normal, and you lose your bead on—the fact that you have to have this— Robert Greene talks about this in 'The 50th Law'—like you have to have this direct connection with the audience because that's ultimately who you're servicing.

In this segment, the host refers to 'The 50th Law' by Robert Greene, highlighting the book's discussion on the importance of maintaining a direct connection with the audience.

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This is all funny because this is in the next book.

The host humorously notes that the current discussion topic will be covered in 'the next book', suggesting a forthcoming work by the same author.

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I mean, I have a weird relationship with my first book, which is like a version of myself that I don't see myself as anymore.

Ryan Holiday discusses his feelings about his first book, indicating a complex relationship with an earlier version of himself as reflected in that work.

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