Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2026-10-08
Books mentioned on #886: The Random Show — AI Super Assistants, Boner Pills, Dream Engineering, Wizards, Supplements, Books, and More
In this edition of The Random Show, Tim and Kevin reunite in L.A.
Tim Ferriss recommended Hard Times by Studs Terkel and Working by Studs Terkel, and discussed Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge and others and Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. Kevin Rose recommended A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming by Stephen LaBerge and Howard Rheingold is a comprehensive, scientific guide that teaches readers how to consciously recognize and direct their dreams through systematic mental training techniques.
Discussed“i first read exploring the world of lucid dreaming by someone named steven laberge the very very beginning of high school and became very interested in lucid dreaming which is just to divine terms”
Where to get it
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Hard Times
Hard Times by Studs Terkel is a compelling and comprehensive oral history composed of firsthand accounts from the Great Depression.
Recommended“but the book that i was introduced to is called hard times an illustrated oral history of the great depression”
Where to get it
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Working
Working by Studs Terkel is a classic oral history featuring extensive interviews with ordinary American workers discussing what they do all day and how they feel about their jobs.
Recommended“but if you like that working is incredible”
Where to get it
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.
Recommended“this is called a court of thorn and roses have you read that that book”
Where to get it
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.
Discussed“no it was fan fiction it was twilight series fan fiction”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so matt used to run the for people don't know he's run the you wrote the why we sleep book and also used to run the berkeley sleep lab for a long time”
“this is a book by studs turkle talk about a good name t-e-r-k-e-l studs turkle you won the pulitzer prize at one point i think for working might be getting the title wrong”
“there was an entire book written about this called moonwalking with einstein”
“i did bring up the fourth wing because this is one that was everywhere i'm sure it has like a hundred thousand picture of it”
“kurt vonnegut wrote breakfast of champions and tons of other classics”