Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2021-03-02
Books mentioned on #502: Jordan Peterson on Rules for Life, Psychedelics, The Bible, and Much More
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Jordan Peterson discussed One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Tim Ferriss recommended Jordan B. Peterson's Best Selling 2-Book Set (12 Rules for Life: an Antidote to Chaos & Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life) by Jordan B. Peterson, and discussed Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S. Thompson, and Island by Aldous Huxley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a harrowing literary account of survival in a Soviet labor camp, capturing the grim reality of political imprisonment under totalitarian rule.
Discussed“I read one day in the life of van dijkovich when i was 13 or 14 that was one of the books natalie recommended”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“one of the books that you often reference is man search for meaning by viktor frankl”
Where to get it
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S.
Discussed“i was interested to see fear and loathing in las vegas by hunter s thompson on your on your list of suggested books”
Where to get it
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone by Hunter S.
Discussed“i was interested to see fear and loathing in las vegas by hunter s thompson on your on your list of suggested books”
Where to get it
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Island
Island by Aldous Huxley is the author's final novel, presenting a utopian vision of a Pacific island society that integrates Eastern philosophy, psychedelic exploration, and sustainable community living.
Discussed“and uh island or the island i don't know if there's a the in the title by aldous huxley”
Where to get it
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Jordan B. Peterson's Best Selling 2-Book Set (12 Rules for Life: an Antidote to Chaos & Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life)
Jordan B.
Recommended“i'm very excited for you and your readers with respect to beyond order 12 more rules for life and i encourage people to check it out”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“transforming the modern understanding of personality, as his book maps of meaning: the architecture of belief revolutionized the psychology of religion.”
“his book 12 rules for life an antidote to chaos was published in 2018 and has sold more than four million copies internationally”
“his newest book is beyond order 12 more rules for life”
“when you're working on say beyond order this new book”