Can you recommend any books?
After being asked this question a thousand times, I put together a regular email of book suggestions for anyone that wants them. If you sign up you’ll get about one email per month with at least 5 solid books to choose from.
Because of what I do for a living (researching and working for bestselling authors, marketing at an innovative fashion company and advising a handful of multi-platinum musicians), I’m always stumbling on interesting books I am in a unique position to share. This has meant everything from books 80 years of prints, review galley’s of future bestsellers, the Classics, and more. I have an archive of the emails going back 2 years and of course there is my Reading List of Books to Base Your Life On.
My goal with this newsletter is to recommend things that stick with you after you’ve put them down—or better yet, draw you down into the same rabbit hole that I was when I found it. Each book has a few sentence review, connections to similar or related books and a thought or two on why I feel the book is important. I also try to put a few questions at the bottom to tie all the suggestions together. This all comes from my personal email address so anyone is free to respond directly just by hitting reply and I’ll get back you.
If this is something you’re interested in, you can sign up in two ways. You can send me an email at [ryan.holiday (at) gmail.com] with the subject line “Reading Newsletter” or you can use the form below:
Hi Ryan,
I’ve been reading your site for about 3 years now, and I always learn something from your posts, whether I agree or disagree. Your reading list has been very influential to me and I’d like to see what else you recommend. I would like to be added to the mailing list also.
Thanks,
-Li
Just wanted to say thanks for doing this.
This sounds interesting Ryan, sign me up.
I have been reading the meditations of Marcus for 6 months now and I always go back to it, its pretty much the man’s life reflected through his writing. I would love to discuss any one of the meditations if you are intrested. especially book II.
Thanks, great blog
Sure, email me
Hi there,
Impressed an intrigued by your techniques. Wondering if you could make any specific recommendations for someone wanting to apply for a Philosophy, Politics and Economics Degree at a high level? I’d appreciate it. Thanks.
Wonderful idea Ryan – pease send me your list.
Shantaram…. epic journey through the slums of India ( and more)
Ryan,
Just found your book via Boing Boing, look forward to reading it. Speaking of interesting books, perhaps a little gratuitous self promotion but I would be remiss if I didn’t suggest you check out my quick and fun math book:
http://books.google.com/books/about/Fun_in_Mathematics.html?id=an2pJdV4H38C
Cheers,
Jeff
Hello Ryan,
Just finished ‘Trust Me… and I think I’m happy I did. Before I read your book I had a natural distrust for the media, and now I have no idea who to believe!
One of my favorite authors, and humans in general, was Christopher Hitchens. I also just read his last book, ‘Mortality’. It makes me sad that we’ll no longer have him around, because he made me think, and he made me uncomfortable, which most authors don’t do.
I like hearing what I believe to be the truth, and I believe, strangely enough, that I’m getting the truth from you, too.
MC
Wow Ryan. Just, wow.
Monthly newsletter with recommended book readings conveniently linking the books to amazon.
You provide value to others along with make money off of it, fairly.
I see what you did there. You are one smart motherfucker.
Touche.
Have a great rest of your week. I hope to learn more from you.
I just find out about you and start to read your blog.
It is my first time I am looking for PR and I do photography for living, now I want to just focus on headshot. I would like to get your idea how can I get right PR for my business.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Mahvash
Your book Trust Me, I’m Lying was recommended to me by a young relative, which puts it in a rather short and exclusive list.
I noticed some time ago that most websites I read in the past are not either informative or thoughtful anymore, and stopped visiting them, but it is the first time I read clear explanation of why and how it happened.