Steven Pressfield

Steven Pressfield

Author & Writing Teacher

Novelist and screenwriter known for historical fiction and books on creative resistance. His works explore themes of discipline, obstacles, and human determination.

Authors & Thinkers

Steven Pressfield is an acclaimed author best known for novels like Gates of Fire and The Legend of Bagger Vance. He has written screenplays for major films and created influential works on creative practice, helping writers and entrepreneurs overcome internal resistance to their work.

4 Books Recommended by Steven Pressfield

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

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#1

The Obstacle Is the Way

by Ryan Holiday

11 people recommendedrecommended 4x

Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life. Read this book!

Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life. Read this book!

Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life. Read this book!

Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life. Read this book!

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Also recommended by: Aubrey Marcus, Casey Neistat, Chris Do, Christopher Sommer, Patrick Bet David, George Raveling, James Altucher, Tim Ferriss, Tom Bilyeu, Derek Sivers

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#2

Everything Is Figureoutable

by Marie Forleo

9 people recommendedrecommended 4x

A dazzling manifesto on self-belief and self-empowerment.

A dazzling manifesto on self-belief and self-empowerment.

A dazzling manifesto on self-belief and self-empowerment.

A dazzling manifesto on self-belief and self-empowerment.

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Also recommended by: Arianna Huffington, Brene Brown, Cheryl Strayed, Daymond John, Seth Godin, Simon Sinek, Sophia Amoruso, Tony Robbins

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#3

Conspiracy

by Ryan Holiday

4 people recommendedrecommended 4x

[The author] is one of his generation’s finest thinkers.

[The author] is one of his generation’s finest thinkers.

[The author] is one of his generation’s finest thinkers.

[The author] is one of his generation’s finest thinkers.

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Also recommended by: Marc Andreessen, Brian Koppelman, Raoul Pal

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#4

History of the Peloponnesian War

by Thucydides

3 people recommendedrecommended 3x

It is loaded with hardcore, timeless truths and the story it tells ought to be required reading for every citizen in a democracy.

It is loaded with hardcore, timeless truths and the story it tells ought to be required reading for every citizen in a democracy.

It is loaded with hardcore, timeless truths and the story it tells ought to be required reading for every citizen in a democracy.

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Also recommended by: Matt Mullenweg, Ryan Holiday