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Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “Right Thing, Right Now,” by Ryan Holiday

Why you should read it: In this 2024 bestseller and third installment of Ryan Holiday’s popular “Stoic Virtues” series, he argues for the need to do what’s right at all times – even when it’s not easy. Holiday draws on stories of historical figures like Marcus Aurelius, Frederick Douglass, and Ghandi to show how integrity, loyalty and other attributes are pillars we should all be emulating. Readers can learn the transformational power of living by a moral code.