Recommended on this episode
BookRecommendedISBN verified
Total Freedom
Jiddu Krishnamurti
“the spiritual book that I keep returning to”
“total freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti a rationalist guide to the perils of the human mind the spiritual book that I keep returning to”— Naval Ravikant
BookRecommended
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
“observations frameworks and mental models that will have you looking at history in your fellow humans differently”
“sapiens by you've all know aa Harare a history of the human species with observations frameworks and mental models that will have you looking at history differently”— Naval Ravikant
BookRecommendedISBN verified
Genome
Matt Ridley
“they're all great”
“everything by Matt Ridley matt is a scientist optimist and forward thinker genome the Red Queen the origins of virtue the rational optimist they're all great”— Naval Ravikant
BookRecommended
The Red Queen
Matt Ridley
“they're all great”
“genome the Red Queen the origins of virtue the rational optimist they're all great”— Naval Ravikant
BookRecommendedISBN verified
The Origins of Virtue
Matt Ridley
“they're all great”
“genome the Red Queen the origins of virtue the rational optimist they're all great”— Naval Ravikant
BookRecommendedISBN verified
The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley
“they're all great”
“genome the Red Queen the origins of virtue the rational optimist they're all great”— Naval Ravikant
MediaRecommended
Dance Me to the End of Love
Leonard Cohen
“Leonard Cohen is my patron saint try dance me to the end of love”
“Leonard Cohen is my patron saint try dance me to the end of love or famous blue raincoat or pretty much anything else he's ever written”— Susan Cain
MediaRecommended
Famous Blue Raincoat
Leonard Cohen
“Leonard Cohen is my patron saint try dance me to the end of love or famous blue raincoat”
“try dance me to the end of love or famous blue raincoat or pretty much anything else he's ever written including of course hallelujah”— Susan Cain
MediaRecommended
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
“pretty much anything else he's ever written including of course hallelujah”
“or pretty much anything else he's ever written including of course hallelujah his best-known song but really only the tip of the Leonard iceberg”— Susan Cain
MediaRecommended
Hinech Yafah (You Are Beautiful)
Etti Ankri (inferred)
“it's a gorgeous song of longing for the beloved but really it's about longing in general”
“also hinako feh you are beautiful by edon oh hell it's a gorgeous song of longing for the beloved”— Susan Cain
MediaRecommended
The music of Cesaria Evora
Cesaria Evora
“try the music of mod radio sources Aria Evora”
“try the music of mod radio sources Aria Evora my next book is sort of on this topic”— Susan Cain
BookRecommendedISBN verified
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
“I think it is the most prophetic book of the 20th century and the most profound discussion of happiness in modern Western philosophy”
“Aldous Huxley's brave new world I think it is the most prophetic book of the 20th century and the most profound discussion of happiness in modern Western philosophy”— Yuval Noah Harari
The guest's own work
BookBy the guestISBN verified
Tribe of Mentors
Tim Ferriss
“thousands of you have asked for years for the audio book versions of tools of titans and tribal mentors and they are now both finally available”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified
Tools of Titans
Tim Ferriss
“thousands of you have asked for years for the audio book versions of tools of titans and tribal mentors and they are now both finally available”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified
The 4-Hour Workweek
Tim Ferriss
“within a matter of weeks I turned 40 my first book 4-hour workweek had its tenth anniversary”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guest
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
“the author of the bestsellers quiet power the secret strengths of introverted kids and quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified
Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverted Kids
Susan Cain
“the author of the bestsellers quiet power the secret strengths of introverted kids and quiet the power of introverts”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guest
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
“you've all know a Harare is the author of the international bestseller sapiens a brief history of humankind and homo Deus a brief history of tomorrow”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guest
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Yuval Noah Harari
“the author of the international bestseller sapiens a brief history of humankind and homo Deus a brief history of tomorrow”— Tim Ferriss
Also referenced (named, not recommended)
BookReferencedISBN verified
Mort
Terry Pratchett
“do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions Mort thought for a moment no he said terry pratchett in Mort”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferenced
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
“Milan Kundera author of The Unbearable Lightness of being has said that the stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferencedISBN verified
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
“here are a few books of many that came up a lot in this book man's search for meaning by victory Frankel”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferencedISBN verified
The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley
“man's search for meaning by victory Frankel the rational optimist by Matt Ridley the better angels of our nature by Steven Pinker”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferencedISBN verified
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker
“the rational optimist by Matt Ridley the better angels of our nature by Steven Pinker sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferenced
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
“the better angels of our nature by Steven Pinker sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari poor Charlie's Almanac by Charlie Munger”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferencedISBN verified
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charlie Munger
“sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari poor Charlie's Almanac by Charlie Munger if you'd like to see all of the recommended books in one place”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferenced
Modernist Cuisine
Chris Young (inferred)
“I was first asked this when interviewed by my friend Chris young scientist co-author of modernist cuisine and CEO of chefsteps”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferencedISBN verified
Wild
Cheryl Strayed
“sample answer from Cheryl Strayed best-selling author of wild here's my whole theory of the sandwich”— Tim Ferriss
BookReferencedISBN verified
1984
George Orwell
“Allah Orwell's 1984 indeed Huxley's genius consists in showing that you could control people far more securely through love and pleasure”— Yuval Noah Harari
More from Tim Ferriss
All 35816 recommended