Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering.

Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering.

The private thoughts of the most powerful man in the world, admonishing himself on how to be better, more just, more immune to temptation, wiser.

One of Ryan Holiday's 2 answers to "what book are you most likely to give out as a gift?

Read [this book] so that you can figure your life’s task and how to dedicate yourself to it.

Read [this book] so that you can figure your life’s task and how to dedicate yourself to it.

Read [this book] so that you can figure your life’s task and how to dedicate yourself to it.

Read [this book] so that you can figure your life’s task and how to dedicate yourself to it.

This book (and his life) were living proof of his family motto: 'Fortitudine vincimus' (By endurance we conquer).

Ostensibly about the art of writing, but really it too is about life and how to tackle the problems, temptations and opportunities life throws at us.

Critical for anyone trying to accomplish anything.

Critical for anyone trying to accomplish anything.

I’ve read and re-read many times.

I’ve read and re-read many times.

I’ve read and re-read many times.

Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book.

Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book.

Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book.

Even if you’ve never watched a down of football, you’ll get something out of this book.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Read it when you have kids. When I finished this book, [I] walked into my son's room when he was asleep, sat on the floor, and I just wept.

Interviews with technology founders from one of the best investors of all time.

I found Rockefeller to be strangely stoic, incredibly resilient, and, despite his reputation as a robber baron, humble and compassionate.

I found Rockefeller to be strangely stoic, incredibly resilient, and, despite his reputation as a robber baron, humble and compassionate.

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

Sucked me in completely. Everyone I’ve recommended it to loves it.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years.

[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years.

[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years.

Contains some of the most cogent insights on life, pain, loss, love, success, youth that I have ever seen.

[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln].

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

One of the most magnificent books I’ve ever read.

After Marcus Aurelius, this is one of my favorite books.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Epic.

Epic.

Epic.

One of my favorite books.

One of my favorite books.

One of my favorite books.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

I thought I knew about Theodore Roosevelt.

I thought I knew about Theodore Roosevelt.

I thought I knew about Theodore Roosevelt.

An obligation for every student of history.

An obligation for every student of history.

An obligation for every student of history.

A series of essays about Montaigne, who invented the essay.

A series of essays about Montaigne, who invented the essay.

A series of essays about Montaigne, who invented the essay.

A provocative book for the moment. Highly recommended.

A provocative book for the moment. Highly recommended.

[The author]'s masterwork.

Every ambitious young person should read.

Holy shit, this book is good. Just holy shit.

There’s no other way to put: the story is AMAZING. Better than the Odyssey, better than Juvenal’s Satires. Inspiring, beautiful, exciting, and eminently readable, I loved this.

The novel that every young kid stuck in their own head needs to read.

The novel that every young kid stuck in their own head needs to read.

The novel that every young kid stuck in their own head needs to read.

The novel that every young kid stuck in their own head needs to read.

The definitive beginner text on evolutionary psychology and one of the easiest to get into.

The definitive beginner text on evolutionary psychology and one of the easiest to get into.

Ari Gold before Ari Gold existed

Ari Gold before Ari Gold existed

I strongly recommend [this book].

I strongly recommend [this book].

A brilliant composer of quick thoughts that will help us with our problems.

A brilliant composer of quick thoughts that will help us with our problems.

A really good biography.

A really good biography.

I strongly recommend [this book].

A work of art.

A work of art.

A work of art.

A light hearted satire that pokes fun at optimism, philosophy, politics, and power.

A light hearted satire that pokes fun at optimism, philosophy, politics, and power.

A light hearted satire that pokes fun at optimism, philosophy, politics, and power.

I strongly recommend [this book].

I strongly recommend [this book].

I strongly recommend [this book].

I read this on my honeymoon (probably the only person on the beach reading it, if I had to guess).

I read this on my honeymoon (probably the only person on the beach reading it, if I had to guess).

I read this on my honeymoon (probably the only person on the beach reading it, if I had to guess).

I read this on my honeymoon (probably the only person on the beach reading it, if I had to guess).

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Probably the greatest post-WWII military strategist; he developed the F-15 and F-16, revolutionized ground tactics in war and covertly designed the US battle plans for the Gulf War.

Probably the greatest post-WWII military strategist; he developed the F-15 and F-16, revolutionized ground tactics in war and covertly designed the US battle plans for the Gulf War.

Probably the greatest post-WWII military strategist; he developed the F-15 and F-16, revolutionized ground tactics in war and covertly designed the US battle plans for the Gulf War.

Philosophy runs through this play.

Ryan Holiday mentioned this book on Twitter.

Ryan Holiday mentioned this book on Twitter.

Ryan Holiday mentioned this book on Twitter.

Spectacular. He’s my favorite president.

Spectacular. He’s my favorite president.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Incredible.

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

Every ambitious young person should read.

Every ambitious young person should read.

Every ambitious young person should read.

Every ambitious young person should read.

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[The author] wrote his letters to his illegitimate son, tutoring him on how to learn, how to think, how to act, how to deal with important people. I don’t agree with all his advice but most of it is great.

A friend and peer of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael Titian and all the other great minds of the Renaissance sat down in 1550 and wrote biographical sketches of the people he knew or had influenced him.

One of the better books on evolutionary biology that focuses almost entirely on the biological and psychological differences between men and women.

This was someone I knew little about before I read the book, and by the end of it found myself referencing and thinking of him constantly.

I actually ended up helping get [this book] back in print.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Hilarious. I have one hanging on the gate in front of my house.

I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book. Truly life-changing.

I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book. Truly life-changing.

I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book. Truly life-changing.

I’m amazed how many young people haven’t read this book. Truly life-changing.

The (supposedly) preserved correspondence between Old Gorgon Graham, a self-made millionaire in Chicago, and his son who is coming of age and entering the family business.

The (supposedly) preserved correspondence between Old Gorgon Graham, a self-made millionaire in Chicago, and his son who is coming of age and entering the family business.

The (supposedly) preserved correspondence between Old Gorgon Graham, a self-made millionaire in Chicago, and his son who is coming of age and entering the family business.

The (supposedly) preserved correspondence between Old Gorgon Graham, a self-made millionaire in Chicago, and his son who is coming of age and entering the family business.

This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.

This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.

This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.

This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.

About boxing and loosely based on the Primo Carnera scandal.

About boxing and loosely based on the Primo Carnera scandal.

About boxing and loosely based on the Primo Carnera scandal.

About boxing and loosely based on the Primo Carnera scandal.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

A bit poetic. But those beautiful lines are really the same direct advice and timeless, perspective-changing observations.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

I strongly recommend [this book].

A Syrian slave in the first century BC, Publius Syrus is a fountain of quick, helpful wisdom that you cannot help but recall and apply to your life.

A Syrian slave in the first century BC, Publius Syrus is a fountain of quick, helpful wisdom that you cannot help but recall and apply to your life.

A Syrian slave in the first century BC, Publius Syrus is a fountain of quick, helpful wisdom that you cannot help but recall and apply to your life.

Amazing book [...] about Jewish gangsters.

Amazing book [...] about Jewish gangsters.

Amazing book [...] about Jewish gangsters.

Amazing book [...] about Jewish gangsters.

I loved [this book] a lot.

I loved [this book] a lot.

I loved [this book] a lot.

I loved [this book] a lot.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Changes how you see the future and help explain real pain points in our new economy–both good and bad.

[One] of the most inspiring men of the last 150 years.

What a book.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

A collection of biographies (and aphorisms) from the famous Spartans.

A collection of biographies (and aphorisms) from the famous Spartans.

A collection of biographies (and aphorisms) from the famous Spartans.

Has sold something like 5 million copies in Japan alone (an insane number). Totto-Chan is a special figure in modern Japanese culture—she is a celebrity on par with Oprah or Ellen.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.

This is the '48 Laws of Power' written in more of an idealist, activist tone.

Bitter, sarcastic attacks on Rome.

Bitter, sarcastic attacks on Rome.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Ryan Holiday recommended this book on his blog.

Great book.

[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln].

[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln].

[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln].

[One of] my three favorite books about [Lincoln].

MUST READ.

MUST READ.

MUST READ.

MUST READ.

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].

[One of] the best books I read [in 2019].