📚 3 Books mentioned in "Joe Rogan Experience #2235 - Mike Rowe" of The Joe Rogan Experience

Did you ever read a book by Nathaniel Philbrick called 'In the Heart of the Sea'? Oh man, this is a true story of the sinking of a whaling ship called the Essex.

Joe Rogan and Mike Rowe mention 'In the Heart of the Sea' by Nathaniel Philbrick. This book tells the compelling true story of the Essex, a whaling ship that tragically sank.

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The sinking of this ship inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick, and what happened was, in I think it was 1821, the whaling industry in Nantucket was so fascinating.

During their conversation, Mike Rowe mentions that Herman Melville was inspired to write 'Moby Dick' due to the sinking of a whaling ship, which took place around 1821 in the fascinating whaling industry of Nantucket.

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And then, you know Mike Easter? Um, he became a friend, the Comfort Crisis, and I started rucking!

During the conversation, Mike mentions the book 'The Comfort Crisis' by Michael Easter as a reason for why he started rucking.

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