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Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2020-10-28

Jay Shetty & Chelsea Handler: books mentioned on On Purpose with Jay Shetty

In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chelsea handler & Jay Shetty

3 books · With Chelsea Handler · Watch on YouTube

Chelsea handler discussed Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. Jay Shetty discussed Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Between the World and Me

    Ta-Nehisi Coates · at 10:11

    Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a powerful, epistolary memoir structured as a letter from a father to his teenage son regarding the realities of growing up Black in America.

    Discussed
    “and that's what i spent my time doing last year reading books you know like james baldwin and tony see coates and or however you say his name i always screw it up”
    Chelsea handler In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 10:11
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Man's Search for Meaning

    Viktor E. Frankl · at 12:20

    Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is a profound psychological memoir detailing the author's harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his psychological method for finding purpose in suffering.

    Discussed
    “and you talk about this book man says for meaning which i had on my which i had on my bookshelf so i picked it up for this session you talk about this book changing your life”
    Jay Shetty In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 12:20
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Midnight's Children

    Salman Rushdie · at 14:33

    Midnight's Children is a celebrated novel by Salman Rushdie that explores the magical realist history of India from its independence and partition onward, touching upon regional themes such as Kashmir.

    Discussed
    “there was the one book that i've never finished with salman rushdie midnight's children because i couldn't i didn't understand where the hell the man was”
    Chelsea handler In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 14:33
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Life Will Be the Death of Me
“and the book's called life will be the death of me it's out april 9th so for anyone who's listening or watching right now it's probably past april 9th now so you can go ahead and get the book it's probably out by now”
Chelsea handler In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 0:45
Plugged Life Will Be the Death of Me
“and the book's called life will be the death of me it's out april 9th”
Chelsea handler In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 1:59
Passing Anna Karenina
“and you know when i was a kid i was like please just shut up like i would just make up lines you know out of anna karen and i'm like here this line right here”
Chelsea handler In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 12:53
Plugged Think Like A Monk
“i'm also excited to let you know that you can now get my book think like a monk from think like a monkbook.com check below in the description to make sure you order today”
Jay Shetty In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 41:18
Plugged Think Like A Monk
“i'm also excited to let you know that you can now get my book think like a monk from think like a monkbook.com”
Jay Shetty In Order To CHANGE YOUR LIFE, You NEED To Understand THIS FIRST | Chel… 2020-10-28 Listen at 41:20
Link to this list from the episode’s show notes

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