Taleb's book is fantastic.

I believe it's only $3.99 in the US kindle store

Thanks for the very kind and thorough review. Happy to answer a couple questions if people have them (though I am about to hop on a flight). If you really get into stoicism, check out r/stoicism on reddit and of course, READ THE ORIGINAL TEXTS. They are so good and they will change your life.

We (American Apparel) would happily send her a boatload of stuff for the trouble this caused her. If anyone has her contact info, tell her to email us or me directly.

Here you go: http://thoughtcatalog.com/ryan-holiday/2…

Robert Fagles

Here I wrote up the full system for anyone who is interested.

I like university libraries—because they're quite and have good database access. But I don't remember the last time I ever checked out a book from a library.

Exactly

You saw that the last flight was to Maui? Spent a few days with my family and did a TON of reading. I usually read 2-3 books every week or so, not 7.

I did a piece on this recently actually. My main tricks are: read a lot, research the subject/book before hand, make it a priority, read about things that fascinate you, mark passages/ideas that strike you, review after you've finished.

I guess? I also just like books...

Email me, I'll explain it. I wrote about it a little in the linked article and I believe Robert talked about it in his Reddit AMA

It's mind blowing. Like, you thought TR was awesome before but after you're not quite sure he was a real person. Her biography of Garfield—Destiny of the Republic—is probably even better.

I'm pretty familiar with TR—I've read Morris' first biography of him twice and I'd already read Candice Miller's book on TR's exploration of the River of Doubt earlier this year (which is a sizable chunk of this book), so it went a little faster than the average would have taken to get through it. But like I said, I…