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Follow Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts / RSS Ryan Holiday is a number one New York Times bestselling author and media strategist. He’s written more than a dozen books ...

Ryan Holiday is the author of "The Obstacle is the Way." He is former director of marketing at American Apparel, and dropped out of college at 19. He gives monthly book recommendations here.

Ryan Holiday's latest book, Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts is a meditation on how to create classic books, businesses, and art that does more than just disappear.