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Ryan Holiday’s book recommendations in 2025

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BONUS | 7 Simple Stoic Habits That Will Transform You In 2026

The Daily Stoic · 2025-12-30

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:27

The Stoic Way To Survive 2026

The Daily Stoic · 2025-12-28

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 8:43
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera · discussed · at 12:14

How To Write A Bestselling Book While Juggling 4 Jobs with Andrew Ross Sorkin | Daily Stoic Podcast

The Daily Stoic · 2025-12-17

1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin · recommended · at 0:16
No More Champagne by David Lough · recommended · at 40:19
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller · discussed · at 46:54

Olivia Nuzzi Knows She Messed Up

The Daily Stoic · 2025-12-13

By Grand Central Station I sat down and wept by Elizabeth Smart · recommended · at 1:31
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 6:59
The Harder They Fall by Budd Schulberg · discussed · at 11:50
De profundis by Oscar Wilde · discussed · at 1:24:57

What It Takes To ACTUALLY Be Successful | Mark Manson and Ryan Holiday on the Daily Stoic Podcast

The Daily Stoic · 2025-12-08

The years of Lyndon Johnson (Volumes 1-3) by Robert A. Caro · discussed · at 5:55
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins · discussed · at 33:55

The 12 Things You Need To Know About Stoicism

The Daily Stoic · 2025-11-30

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 15:01

CEO of The Atlantic Nick Thompson on Stoic Lessons From Success | Daily Stoic Podcast

The Daily Stoic · 2025-11-16

The Running Ground by Nick Thompson · discussed · at 0:06

How To Avoid Destroying Your Mind | Daily Stoic Podcast

The Daily Stoic · 2025-11-06

Education of a wandering man by Louis L'Amour · recommended · at 25:47
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe · discussed · at 33:01
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 41:00

The Stoic Art of Self-Control (ft Chad Goes Deep) | Daily Stoic Podcast

The Daily Stoic · 2025-11-02

How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur · discussed · at 7:25
A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe · recommended · at 16:52

NFL GM Les Snead: Why You Should NOT Have Social Media | Daily Stoic Podcast

The Daily Stoic · 2025-10-24

Good to Great by Jim Collins · discussed · at 6:08
So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport · recommended · at 25:03

Pete Holmes On Why Hustle Culture is a LIE | Daily Stoic Podcast

The Daily Stoic · 2025-10-17

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk · discussed · at 53:13
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:21:14

The NFL Idols America Obsesses Over | Seth Wickersham (PT. 2)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-09-20

It's Better to Be Feared by Seth Wickersham · discussed · at 5:04
American Kings by Seth Wickersham · recommended · at 6:02

"I Almost DIED" | 9 Stoic Lessons on MEMENTO MORI

The Daily Stoic · 2025-09-14

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 11:43

What You Were NEVER Taught About Lincoln | Doris Kearns Goodwin

The Daily Stoic · 2025-09-04

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 0:42
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin · discussed · at 2:02
Plain Speaking by Merle Miller · recommended · at 41:52

The #1 Gift You Can Give Your Future Self | Former Marine Elliot Ackerman

The Daily Stoic · 2025-08-06

Green on Blue by Elliot Ackerman · discussed · at 3:14
Sheepdogs by Elliot Ackerman · recommended · at 5:07
The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan by Elliot Ackerman · recommended · at 5:13
Places and Names by Elliot Ackerman · recommended · at 5:18

100 (Stoic) Lessons From Marcus Aurelius

The Daily Stoic · 2025-07-27

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 0:02
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy · recommended · at 36:32
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 39:12

BONUS | Jefferson Fisher's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-07-26

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 2:06
The intelligent investor by Benjamin Graham · recommended · at 3:21
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 12:48

Are Podcasts Destroying Our Brains? | James Altucher and Ryan Holiday

The Daily Stoic · 2025-07-23

Old in art school by Nell Irvin Painter · recommended · at 1:05:47

Think About Death. Science Says You’ll Be Happier. | Dr. Laurie Santos

The Daily Stoic · 2025-07-12

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 5:21

AI Isn't Stealing Creativity, It's Supercharging It | Rick Rubin (PT. 2)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-06-28

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu · discussed · at 2:28
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin · recommended · at 6:52
The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen · discussed · at 10:10
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 10:50
The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro · discussed · at 24:21
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway · discussed · at 25:02
Be Here Now by Ram Dass · discussed · at 49:21
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle · discussed · at 49:37

How To Raise Kids In A Cruel World | Melinda Wenner Moyer

The Daily Stoic · 2025-06-18

Hello, Cruel World! by Melinda Wenner Moyer · discussed · at 0:12
The opposite of spoiled by Ron Lieber · discussed · at 6:40

The Deadly Cost of Honor in The Wild West | Bryan Burrough

The Daily Stoic · 2025-06-11

Public Enemies by Bryan Burrough · discussed · at 8:28

If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 2)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-06-07

The Brass Check by Upton Sinclair · discussed · at 3:07
The Sirens' Call by Chris Hayes · recommended · at 5:39

Body Language Expert Shares Unusual Tips For Charisma (Vanessa Van Edwards & Ryan Holiday)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-06-02

Truman by David McCullough · discussed · at 1:00:46
Plain Speaking by Merle Miller · recommended · at 1:01:02

You Can Change Your Personality To Achieve More | Olga Khazan

The Daily Stoic · 2025-05-27

Painting as a Pastime by Winston S. Churchill · discussed · at 57:49

Why You Don't Want To Win The Argument | Jefferson Fisher (PT. 2)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-05-17

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin · discussed · at 1:00:20

Stoic Strategies That Built A Self-Made Billionaire | Robert Rosenkranz

The Daily Stoic · 2025-05-14

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 3:53

The Stoic Formula You Need for a Wealthy Life | Sahil Bloom & Ryan Holiday

The Daily Stoic · 2025-05-07

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller · discussed · at 4:26
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 57:08

You Can Create LASTING Change In America: Sharon McMahon & Ryan Holiday

The Daily Stoic · 2025-05-05

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 5:53
The Odyssey by Homer · discussed · at 6:09
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson · discussed · at 9:22
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 11:01
Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers · recommended · at 30:12

The Office's Ed Helms On His Secret Passion (History, Acting, Storytelling & MORE)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-05-01

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald · discussed · at 1:54
James by Percival L. Everett · discussed · at 27:13
The Library Book by Susan Orlean · recommended · at 1:03:02
Night of the Grizzlies by Jack Olsen · recommended · at 1:03:54
Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne · recommended · at 1:11:38

BONUS: This Is The Stoicism Talk The Navy Banned (Ryan Holiday At The U.S. Naval Academy)

The Daily Stoic · 2025-04-24

The Odyssey by Homer · discussed · at 3:13
Enchiridion by Epictetus · discussed · at 8:48
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 9:38
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler · discussed · at 27:34

"Power of Regret" Daniel Pink On How To Move FORWARD

The Daily Stoic · 2025-04-13

The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink · discussed · at 7:40
Quit by Annie Duke · recommended · at 55:24
Boys Among Men by Jonathan Abrams · discussed · at 1:02:58
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee · discussed · at 1:03:15

CREATIVE DISCIPLINE: "Good Bones" Maggie Smith & Ryan Holiday

The Daily Stoic · 2025-04-06

Good Bones by Maggie Smith · discussed · at 26:21
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 1:11:57

Comfort Is The Enemy | Michael Easter On Why You NEED To Struggle

The Daily Stoic · 2025-03-25

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter · discussed · at 11:15

STOICISM, BUDDHISM, & PERSONAL GROWTH: Poet Yung Pueblo & Ryan Holiday

The Daily Stoic · 2025-03-21

Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 20:04
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson · discussed · at 22:23
Catch as Catch Can by Joseph Heller · discussed · at 25:46
The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Mark Aurel (Römisches Reich, Kaiser) · discussed · at 47:17
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 51:32

The Stoic Art Of Not Panicking | Ryan Holiday Speaks To The U.S. Marine Corps

The Daily Stoic · 2025-03-16

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 5:51
Sailing True North by Admiral James Stavridis USN · recommended · at 33:02

ART, AMBITION, CREATIVITY: How To Steal Like An Artist's Austin Kleon

The Daily Stoic · 2025-03-04

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert · discussed · at 3:39

How Stoicism Shaped Josh Brolin: Navigating Adversity And Building Resilience

The Daily Stoic · 2025-02-15

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · recommended · at 58:28

STOP Setting Goals | Olympian Alexi Pappas & Ryan Holiday

The Daily Stoic · 2025-02-06

Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 53:30

Matthew McConaughey on Family, Fame, and Livin' Authentically

The Daily Stoic · 2025-01-29

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey · discussed · at 30:20
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 33:44
The Road to Character by David Brooks · recommended · at 41:54

Greeking Out’s Kenny Curtis on How Ancient Myths Teach The Human Experience

The Daily Stoic · 2025-01-11

The Odyssey by Homer · discussed · at 28:36
The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton · discussed · at 35:51

Rupi Kaur on 10 Years of Milk & Honey, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, and Empowering Others

The Daily Stoic · 2025-01-08

The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 17:52
Meditations by Aurelius Marcus · discussed · at 28:40
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 43:02

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