The (Very) Best Books I Read In 2021

Every year, Ryan Holiday narrows down all the books he has read and recommended to just a handful of the best. The kind of books where if they were the only books you read that year, you'd still feel like it was an awesome year of reading.

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You can pick up copies of all of the books recommended above at The Painted Porch, Amazon, your local independent bookstore. It doesn’t matter how you get these books, just that you read them, that you put the time into reading.

00:00 Intro
01:12 Meditations — Marcus Aurelius
03:25 How The Word Is Passed — Clint Smith
05:14 The Choice — Dr. Edith Eger
06:44 Man’s Search For Meaning — Viktor Frankl
07:19 Yes To Life — Viktor Frankl
08:17 Indian Givers — Jack Weatherford
10:09 Martha — Agnes De Mille
11:59 Victory Over Myself — Floyd Patterson
12:59 The Harder They Fall — Budd Schulberg

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[andrewgagne]

"If history make you feel good, then your not studying history". Wise quote.

[yosoypatrick]

'Yes to life, in spite of everything' has just become my mantra for 2022. Much love to you all.

[moodrow]

Thanks for taking the time to put this list together. I have ordered five of the books to read in January. Keep up the great work.

[madelineasmr]

Any of us can leave life at any given moment. That’s why this channel is brilliant, when you look at life through that lens, you become instantly more grateful for what you have and the limitless potential that is life.

[martinmarier]

1- Plato, Philebus and Pheado, 2- Aristotle, Nicomac ethics, 3- Augustinus, Confessions, 4- Locke, Gouvernement treatise, 5- Spinoza, Ethic, 6- Hegel, Phenomenolgy of the mind, 7- the Bible (in greek), 8- Homere, Iliad, Odyssée, 9- Rabrindranath Tagore, 10- Senecus, Epicure and Marcus Aurelius

[JaketheJust]

I reread Meditations and finally read Letters to a Stoic Seneca.
Other meaningful books this year:
1. Beyond Order
2. God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
3. Brave New World
4. Notes from the Underground
5. The Book of Five Rings
6. The Art of Peace
7. Lincoln on Leadership

[Gleyi]

I started reading “Meditations” yesterday.. I don’t want it to end

[McAdamsMechanics]

That annotated Meditations has an intro of like 40 pages and it is amazing

[ladystoneheart]

“I’m not really into boxing. But here’s the book about boxing that I really like. Also, here’s this other book about boxing I’ve read several times”

Really glad I rediscovered your channel. Your curiosity is infectious.

[wynvufz]

I don't usually leave comments due to my poor use of english grammar, but I really want to thank you for making such motivational videos, these days whenever I feel stuck I came back to your channel to find something to listen, sometimes a tiny tiny little thing can cause dramatic impact to your emotions, I'm always trying to figure out how to take things easily, you gave me the solution is to read more, to write more on your journal. Thank you so much, I wish you have a wonderful future!

[travishawk]

My goal in 2022 is to read 12 books, 1 book a month

[dnwanja]

The choice. Powerful, heart stirring book. The audible reader did a fantastic job. 👏🏽

[gracefitzgerald]

I just finished Moby Dick. So excited to move on. That book was taxing but I’m glad I stuck it out.

[thelyonssharewellness]

Reading Courage is Calling right now, and can't wait to come to the Painted Porch someday! I read 51 books in 2021 (one was Man's Search for Meaning) ... you inspire me by reading hundreds!

[ericgeneric]

I'm so glad to see How the Word Is Passed on your list. It was the best book I read in 2021.

[BobBob-uvfq]

I’ve learned to read, non vocalisation, I can now hold an image as oppose to words .reading way much more .like could do 3 or so books a month, I absolutely love reading now,

[lindaharrison]

Best book wrap up for 2021 that I’ve heard.

[hugomarx]

Be water my friend - Shannon Lee
Great philosophy book

[DrProgNerd]

That Schulberg quote is amazing. Just beautifully honest and well written. I love it. Thank you for sharing that.

[neriusshaqiri]

Definitely adding some of these books in my list, thanks for the video!