The Complete Bookshelf

Every Ryan Holiday book

In order, from the 2012 media exposé to the 2025 finale of the Stoic Virtues series — with a link to order each. Better yet, buy them signed from The Painted Porch.

The Stoic Trilogy

The three that started it
2014The Obstacle Is the WayRyan Holiday
Stoicism · Breakout

The Obstacle Is the Way

2014

Turning trial into triumph. The word-of-mouth phenomenon that put Marcus Aurelius in every locker room.

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2016Ego Is the EnemyRyan Holiday
Stoicism

Ego Is the Enemy

2016

The thing standing between you and what you want is usually you. “Ego is stolen. Confidence is earned.”

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2019Stillness Is the KeyRyan Holiday
Stoicism

Stillness Is the Key

2019

Calm, presence, and the unhurried mind — the capstone of the trilogy.

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The Stoic Virtues Series

Four cardinal virtues
2021 · ICourage Is CallingRyan Holiday
Virtue I · Courage

Courage Is Calling

2021

Fortune favors the brave — fear-setting, and the daily practice of nerve.

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2022 · IIDiscipline Is DestinyRyan Holiday
Virtue II · Temperance

Discipline Is Destiny

2022

The power of self-control — and of saying no to yourself.

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2024 · IIIRight Thing, Right NowRyan Holiday
Virtue III · Justice

Right Thing, Right Now

2024

Good values, good character, good deeds — justice as a daily act.

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2025 · IVWisdom Takes WorkRyan Holiday
Virtue IV · Wisdom · Finale

Wisdom Takes Work

2025

Learn, apply, repeat. The fourth and final book in the series.

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The Daily Devotionals

One page a day
2016The Daily StoicHoliday & Hanselman
366 Meditations

The Daily Stoic

2016 · with Stephen Hanselman

A year of Stoic wisdom, one day at a time — the book behind the newsletter and podcast.

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2023The Daily DadRyan Holiday
366 Meditations

The Daily Dad

2023

A daily devotional on raising kids and being present — from a father of two.

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2020Lives of the StoicsHoliday & Hanselman
History · Biography

Lives of the Stoics

2020 · with Stephen Hanselman

Twenty-six philosophers, from Zeno the shipwrecked merchant to Marcus the emperor.

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Marketing, Media & Earlier Work

Before the Stoics took over
2012Trust Me, I'm LyingRyan Holiday
Media · Debut

Trust Me, I'm Lying

2012

Confessions of a media manipulator — how the online news machine really works.

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2013Growth Hacker MarketingRyan Holiday
Marketing

Growth Hacker Marketing

2013

A short primer on the growth-hacking playbook that reshaped how startups grow.

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2017Perennial SellerRyan Holiday
Craft · Creativity

Perennial Seller

2017

The art of making and marketing work that lasts.

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2018ConspiracyRyan Holiday
Narrative Nonfiction

Conspiracy

2018

Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan and the secret plot to destroy Gawker — a real-life thriller.

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Prefer the whole set? Grab the Stoic Virtues series or the Obstacle · Ego · Stillness box set in one go.

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