Books mentioned in “Why Are Tech Bros Obsessed with Stoicism? with Ryan Holiday”
Trust Me, I'm Lying
Ryan's 2012 debut book about media manipulation and blog-era misinformation, discussed at length.
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Ryan's new book on cultivating wisdom, discussed as the hardest of his four stoicism books to write.
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Referenced repeatedly, including Bill Clinton rereading it yearly and Ryan quoting passages from it.
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Liar's Poker
Ryan cites Michael Lewis saying people misread the book as career advice to work on Wall Street rather than a warning.
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Ryan discusses Postman's 1985 book on how the dominant media format shapes public discourse.
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The Jungle
Ryan asks Hasan if he's read Sinclair's muckraking exposé of the meatpacking industry.
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The Brass Check
Ryan notes this is the lesser-known Sinclair book, an exposé of journalism written after The Jungle.
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The Harder They Fall
Ryan describes reading this novel about a corrupt boxing press agent as a personal turning point away from media manipulation.
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