Episode · My First Million · 2022-10-04
Books mentioned on Ryan Holiday Reveals How Much Best Selling Authors Make, Crazy Peter Thiel Stories & More
Episode 370: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talks to best-selling author, podcaster, bookstore owner, and former marketing director for American Apparel, Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday), about how to make money in publishing, creating a masterpiece, and investing in a ghost town.
Ryan Holiday recommended Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch, and discussed The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson and Good to Great by Jim Collins. Sam Parr discussed The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, Conspiracy by Ryan Holiday, and Mastery by Robert Greene.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson is a popular self-help guide that uses blunt counterintuitive wisdom to help readers prioritize what truly matters in life.
Discussed“Mark's probably sold I think um I think uh subtle art of not giving a [ __ ] sold like 10 or 15 million copies and what do they cost”
Where to get it
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Good to Great
Good to Great by Jim Collins is a widely acclaimed business and leadership book that investigates how ordinary companies manage to make the historic leap to sustained superior performance.
Discussed“and this is why Tim ferriss's books are not widely available in paperback Good to Great by Jim Collins which has sold tens of you know probably 10 million copies still in hardcover even though it's a 20 year old book”
Where to get it
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L.
Discussed“and then I just got done reading the rise of the Third Reich which is like which is like a 1500 or 1300 word like epic”
Where to get it
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Parting the Waters
Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch is a monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the American civil rights movement, focusing on Martin Luther King Jr.
Recommended“this is the Taylor Branch series on Martin Luther King also incredible”
Where to get it
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Conspiracy
Conspiracy by Ryan Holiday is a nonfiction book detailing the legal battle and ultimate takedown of Gawker Media by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel.
Discussed“one of my favorite books is conspiracy which is uh Nick Deton I believe is that his name Nick Denton yeah yeah Nick Denton the founder of Gawker and Peter Thiel”
Where to get it
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Mastery
Mastery by Robert Greene is a comprehensive exploration of the developmental paths required to achieve true expertise and eminence in a given field.
Discussed“dude I read that in in Mastery Mastery changed my life I remember like exactly where I was where I read it and I was like oh this this is called apprenticeship”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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