Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2015-09-17
Books mentioned on #697 - Christopher Ryan
Christopher Ryan, PhD is a psychologist, speaker, and author of New York Times best seller "Sex At Dawn" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Future Perfect
Discussed“I read a book recently called future perfect uh don't remember the author Steven Johnson is the author another internet Tech web guy right”
Where to get it
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The World Without Us
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman is a thought-provoking 2007 environmental nonfiction book that imagines what would happen to the Earth and its infrastructure if human beings suddenly disappeared from the planet.
Discussed“yeah ever read a book called the world without us I've heard of it I didn't read it it's a good book”
Where to get it
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A Short History of Progress
A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright is a concise and provocative historical analysis that examines how past civilizations repeatedly collapse by repeating ecological and societal mistakes.
Recommended“yeah there's a a beautiful book which I've recommended many times called a short history of progress by Ronald Wright a Canadian scientist”
Where to get it
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
John Marco Allegro's The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross is a controversial and provocative study proposing that early religious traditions and Christianity stemmed from the ritualistic use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“John Marco algro who was uh one of the um uh lead Scholars that was deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls he wrote this book called The Sacred Mushroom in the cross and it was read that it's a great book and uh it was bought up by the Catholic Church actually”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that's the theme song to sex done yeah it should like you should get a CD with the book or something”
“but I mean as far as the public publishing thing I'm because of the success of sex at dawn I think I'm in a position to sort of you know I've got leverage and and the guy the editor who um who acquired the book is the guy who edited sex at dawn”