Book · 2008 · Nature
American Buffalo
In Search of a Lost Icon
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- 10
- people
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- 4
- episodes
- 7
- critical mentions
- 0
It's an amazing book.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 2019 Listen at 2:26:02 What they say about it
- Calls it a favorite book“one of my favorite books”2
- Praises as a fantastic book“it's a fantastic book”2
- Rereads the book“I just reread American Buffalo”2
The best things said about it
He wrote an amazing book about hunting called the American Buffalo, which is like one of my favorite books where he gets a buffalo tag in Alaska and he goes to hunt the American bison and it's all about that.
Ryan Holiday The Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 2026 He has a book on the american buffalo It's a fantastic book.
Gad Saad The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2020 He's also an incredibly talented and not just talented cuz that kind of infers he's born with it out of the box maybe some of that is true but skillful writer I mean American buffalo many other books excellent writer that's earned.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · May 2022 It's funny because I just reread American Buffalo, which I told you is one of my favorites.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · May 2022 You talk about in the American Buffalo book that like the sort of rules that a hunter enforces on themselves are kind of the most important thing.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · May 2022 Yeah you know when I did my book my book American Buffalo I member I had to lose a hundred pages which was hard to do.
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Why people recommend it
American Buffalo by Steven Rinella is a compelling narrative account that chronicles the author's journey to secure a hunting tag in Alaska and harvest an American bison. Ryan Holiday strongly recommended the work on The Shawn Ryan Show, calling it one of his absolute favorite books because of the immersive storytelling and focus on wildlife. Gad Saad and Joe Rogan similarly praised the publication during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, with Rogan describing it as a fantastic and amazing read while discussing the nuances of audiobook narration. Beyond direct recommendations, Tim Ferriss highlighted Rinella's exceptional skill as a writer, specifically referencing this book as a prime example of his literary craftsmanship. Ryan Holiday revisited the title on The Daily Stoic, noting that he had read it both before and after becoming a parent, and used passages from the book to discuss hunting ethics, self-discipline, and the strict rules hunters impose upon themselves. Joe Rogan also mentioned listening to the audiobook version on The Joe Rogan Experience, expressing his fascination with the historical migrations and wildlife themes explored throughout the text.
Every mention
Ryan Holiday He wrote an amazing book about hunting called the American Buffalo, which is like one of my favorite books… 4
“He wrote an amazing book about hunting called the American Buffalo, which is like one of my favorite books where he gets a buffalo tag in Alaska and he goes to hunt the American bison and it's all about that.”
“it's funny because uh i just reread uh american buffalo which i told you is one of my favorites”
“and you talk about in the american buffalo book that like the sort of rules that a hunter enforces on themselves are kind of the most important thing”
“one of my favorite passages when i was rereading because i read american buffalo before i had kids then i read it”
Joe Rogan he has a book on the american buffalo it's a fantastic book 3
“he has a book on the american buffalo it's a fantastic book”
“I'm listening to this book on tape on my friend Steve Rinella about it's called the American Buffalo I think it's called American Buffalo sounds awesome what it is it's an amazing book”
“did you read his book American buffalo yeah well didn't read that one I I read the other one the meteor one oh did you read the American buffalo I heard it's fascinating”
Gad Saad he has a book on the american buffalo It's a fantastic book 1
“he has a book on the american buffalo It's a fantastic book”
Steven Rinella yeah you know when I did my book my book American Buffalo I member I had to lose a hundred pages which was… 1
“yeah you know when I did my book my book American Buffalo I member I had to lose a hundred pages which was hard to do”
Tim Ferriss he's also an incredibly talented and not just talented cuz that kind of infers he's born with it out of the… 1
“he's also an incredibly talented and not just talented cuz that kind of infers he's born with it out of the box maybe some of that is true but skillful writer I mean American buffalo many other books excellent writer that's earned”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Author of 10 books, plus three audio books on hunting, survival, and nature, including hits like The American Buffalo, In Search of a Lost Icon, and the Medator Fishing Game Cookbook.”
“You know, as I mentioned, I saw American Buffalo, and I saw, uh, Gerard Carmichael's new special, 'Rathaniel,' which absolutely blew me away!”
“uh if you go to you know wherever you could buy books go to apple books or whatever um and get the american buffalo audio version because you finally do the yeah i do that”
“go to apple books or whatever um and get the american buffalo audio version”
“then did a wild game book a wild game cookbook and uh”