Author
Ryan Holiday
Ryan Holiday is an American writer whose books on Stoicism have been translated into more than forty languages. He runs the Daily Stoic project and owns a bookstore in Texas.
Books in Livria
- Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control
Why do some people with enormous talent destroy themselves, while others with less of it achieve everything? Ryan Holiday's answer is discipline. Through the stories of baseball player Lou Gehrig, Queen Elizabeth II…
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
A crisis, a rejection, a plan that fell apart: it feels like there is a wall ahead. Ryan Holiday gathered the stories of people, from a Roman emperor to Edison, who at that very moment found a road beyond the wall, and…
- Ego Is the Enemy
A general asks the president not to give him overall command. A writer publishes a book about his governorship before the election, then loses. An industrialist tries to save his company through a cocaine deal. Ryan…
- Courage Is Calling
On the prairie, young Ulysses Grant hears the howling of a huge pack, but when he rides closer, he sees two wolves. Ryan Holiday gathers stories like this about fear, courage and heroism and interprets them through…
- Stillness Is the Key
Why won’t the noise in your head die down, even when everything around you is quiet? The phone is put away, the news is off, and your thoughts still dart between dozens of open “tabs.” Holiday shows that stillness…