Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-12-17
Ryan Holiday & Andrew Ross Sorkin: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic
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Ryan Holiday recommended 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin and No More Champagne by David Lough, and discussed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Andrew Ross Sorkin discussed Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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1929
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a historical nonfiction book examining the devastating stock market crash that occurred on Wall Street and the profound ways it shattered the nation.
Recommended“And this new book, 1929, Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street Nation, is a must readad.”
Where to get it
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Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin is a comprehensive chronicle of the 2008 financial crisis told from the perspective of the Wall Street executives and government officials who tried to prevent a global economic collapse.
Discussed“Because these people aren't alive. So unlike when I wrote too big to fail, I couldn't go back to people or try to like find there wasn't extra material.”
Where to get it
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No More Champagne
No More Champagne by David Lough is a biographical history detailing Winston Churchill's lifelong financial struggles, debts, and complex relationship with money.
Recommended“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.”
Where to get it
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Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a landmark satirical novel set during World War II that explores bureaucratic absurdity and ironic paradoxes through the experiences of American bomber crews.
Discussed“And Vonagget is teasing Heler and he says, "You know, this guy made this week more than all of the sales of Catch 22. How does that make you feel?”
Where to get it
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