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Every book Maria Semple recommended on podcasts
Books recommended by Maria Semple
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A Guide to the Good Life
A Guide to the Good Life by William B Irvine is a popular exploration of practical Stoicism and its application to modern living.
Discussed“I read I think William Irvine, that book, that was like the first book that I read and it was really about just intense the good life? The guy to the good life...”
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman offers 365 days of ancient wisdom and practical reflections on stoic philosophy.
Discussed“And so so what I did was I and then of course like I got your book The Daily Stoic which I just loved and I have my copy here.”
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Books Maria Semple wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 5-Step Stoic Routine For Thinking Clearly | Maria Semple on the Daily Stoic Podcast | The Daily Stoic | 2026-04-22 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
Own book Go Gentle
“No, which is kind of wild that that and in fact to my book go gentle not to pivot to my book but but it but my I do it is that I make I've interviewed Yes, so I make her a philosopher...”
Own book Go Gentle
“And I write that every day. And it used to be and I write about this in in Go Gentle, but it it for for 10 years it was virtue equals happiness.”