Jordan Klepper's Reading List (From Ryan Holiday)

After their conversation for The Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan gave Jordan Klepper, comedian, writer, and correspondent on The Daily Show, a few book recommendations at The Painted Porch.

Follow Jordan on Instagram @JordanKlepper and check out his upcoming live show dates on his website https://www.officialjordanklepper.com/

📚 Books Mentioned:

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America

Letter to the Father

A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

Montaigne

The Plague: A new translation

Outdoor Kids in an Inside World

Moby-Dick

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

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