Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2024-12-04
Ryan Holiday & Frederic Block: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic
Judge Frederic Block on the Moral Duties and Real-Life Stories of Prison Reform
The First Step Act in 2018 included provisions for non-violent federal inmates to petition for early release or reductions in their sentences.
Ryan Holiday recommended A Second Chance by Judge Frederic Block and The Second Mountain by David Brooks, and discussed Disrobed by Frederic Block, Race to Judgment by Frederic Block, Crimes and Punishments by Frederic Block, The fatal shore by Robert Hughes, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, and Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin. Frederic Block discussed Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Disrobed
Discussed“And he had written a book called Disrobed, which is about, like, the somewhat mysterious world of federal judges.”
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Race to Judgment
Discussed“He's written a bunch of books, Race to Judgment, Disrobed an Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge, Crimes and Punishments Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge.”
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Crimes and Punishments
Discussed“He's written a bunch of books, Race to Judgment, Disrobed an Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge, Crimes and Punishments Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge.”
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A Second Chance
Recommended“It's called A Second Chance. A federal judge decides who deserves it.”
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Trust Me, I'm Lying
Discussed“You know, trust me, I'm lying. I like the title. Yeah. So I read it.”
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The fatal shore
Discussed“You know, I'm reading this book right now about—it's called The Fatal Shore. It's about the founding of Australia.”
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The New Jim Crow
Discussed“Well, you probably know about Michelle Alexander's book, The New Jim Crow. Yes. Okay.”
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The Second Mountain
Recommended“Speaking of second chances, have you read this book David Brooks wrote called The Second Mountain?”
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Team of Rivals
Discussed“I think Doris Goodwin wrote about that in her book, Team of Rivals.”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Trust Me, I'm Lying
“So back in 2012, I don't remember if I was still living in New Orleans or if I'd moved to New York already, but I do remember I was in New York, so I was doing some promo or some press for Trust Me, I'm Lying, which had recently come out.”
Plugged Conspiracy
“And then I asked him a bunch of advice when I was writing my book Conspiracy, which is, you know, largely a legal drama, thriller, I don't know, which is about a very famous legal case.”
Plugged A Second Chance
“Well, you know, you think people have problems with me in my book, The Second Chance. I said, send this kid back to Brooklyn.”