The Obstacle Is the Way_ The Timeless Art - Ryan Holiday

“A book for the bedside of every future—and current—leader in the world.”
— ROBERT GREENE , author of The 48 Laws of Power and Mastery

“Ryan brings philosophy out from the classroom and thrusts it back where it belongs, in our daily lives,
helping anyone approaching any problem address it with equanimity and poise. A kind of user’s manual for
life, you will turn to it time and time again and learn to tear through any obstacle and resolve any conflict. An
absolute must-read.”
— JIMMY SONI , managing editor of The Huffington Post, author of Rome’s Last Citizen

“First came Marcus Aurelius, then Frederick the Great . . . and now there’s you. This surprising book shows
you how to craft a life of wonder by embracing obstacles and challenge.”
— CHRIS GUILLEBEAU , author of The $100 Startup

“In this tight, engaging book, Ryan Holiday shines a bright, powerful light on the path to living and leading
well. By showing us how to turn failure, obstacles, and plain old everyday frustration to our advantage, he
offers up a host of easy-to-use tactics that each of us can put to work to follow our dreams. Read it , learn
from it, and get cracking!”
— NANCY F. KOEHN , historian and leadership expert, Harvard Business School

“My life has been beset with
obstacles. It takes practice (and pain) to surmount them and achieve success. Ryan’s book is a how-to guide
for just that.”
— JAMES ALTUCHER , investor and author of Choose Yourself

“If there’s such a thing as a cargo-pocket handbook for Jedi knights, this is it. Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle is
the Way decants in concentrated form the timeless techniques for self-mastery as employed to world-
conquering effect by philosophers and men of action from Alexander the Great to Marcus Aurelius to Steve
Jobs. Follow these precepts and you will revolutionize your life. As Mr. Holiday writes, ‘It’s simple, it’s just
not easy.’ Read this book!”
— STEVEN PRESSFIELD , author of The War of Art and Gates of Fire

“Beautifully crafted. Anyone who wants to be better should read this.”
— KAMAL RAVIKANT author of Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It and Live Your Truth

“Inspired by Marcus Aurelius and concepts of Stoicism, Ryan Holiday has written a brilliant and engaging
book, well beyond his years, teaching us how to deal with life’s adversities and to turn negatives into
positives. It is invaluable.”
— HONORABLE FREDERIC BLOCK , judge, U.S. District Court

“Ryan Holiday teaches us how to summon our best selves. Most of us spend our lives dodging the hard stuff.
Holiday exposes the tragic fallacy of this approach to living and offers us instead the philosophy of the
Stoics, whose timeless lessons lead us out of fear, difficulty, and paralysis to triumph.”
— SHARON LEBELL , author of The Art of Living