Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2024-07-02
Books mentioned on #751: Elizabeth Gilbert and Jack Kornfield
This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Song of Myself
Song of Myself by Walt Whitman is a sprawling, celebratory epic poem that explores themes of democracy, identity, and the interconnectedness of all humanity.
Discussed“another author who gets me is another poet who gets me is Walt Whitman and Walt Whitman saying describing himself in a Song of Myself”
Where to get it
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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a historical fiction novel that chronicles the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King Henry VIII.
Recommended“and then as far as fiction writers go I'm so in love with Hillary mantel who wrote The Wolf Hall Trilogy about Henry VII and won the booker prize for the first two installments of it”
Where to get it
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Be Here Now
Be Here Now by Ram Dass is a classic spiritual guide and bestselling phenomenon that blends ancient Eastern teachings with countercultural mindfulness.
Discussed“visiting spending time with rdos who for listeners that don't know was the author of this bestseller in the 60s called be here now”
Where to get it
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The Book of Joy
Discussed“there's a wonderful book that came out last year the year before called The Book Of Joy which was a conversation between the Dal Lama and Archbishop tutu”
Where to get it
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a comprehensive historical study arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Recommended“one of my favorite recent books is called the better angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker and he's a remarkable Professor Harvard Anthropologist historian”
Where to get it
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Bury the Chains
Bury the Chains by Adam Hochschild is a powerful historical account detailing the abolition of slavery in the British Empire and the dedicated activists who fought to end the trade.
Recommended“in that same regard there's a wonderful book called bury the chain which is about the ending of slavery in the British Empire”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (11) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“first up Elizabeth Gilbert the number one New York Times bestselling author of 10 books including eat prey love and big magic creative living beyond fear”
“first up Elizabeth Gilbert the number one New York Times bestselling author of 10 books including eat prey love and big magic creative living beyond fear”
“and her latest book city of girls”
“author of 16 books including bringing home the Dharma and seeking the heart of wisdom and a founding teacher of the insight meditation Society”
“author of 16 books including bringing home the Dharma and seeking the heart of wisdom and a founding teacher of the insight meditation Society”
“and Dan Gman who wrote emotional intelligence that sold 10 million copies and many others”
“and I did a book one of the books I've done is called a lamp in the darkness and it contains I think eight or nine different guided practices”
“and most recently wrote a book called tribe that touches on some similar topic area”
“or I have a little book called The Art of forgiveness loving kindness and peace which is very simple stories and practices”
“if you want something that's richer and Fuller then you could look at one of my bigger books like a path with heart”
“or the wise heart the guide to the principles of Buddhist psychology”