📚 3 Books mentioned in "Josh Peck on Sobriety and Self-Improvement" of The Daily Stoic

Um, I don't know what you know. I read 'The Game' because I was 22 and I was single, right? And reading Neil Strauss and just he's such a great writer, and that book can be slightly evil probably.

In this segment, Josh Peck shares his experience reading 'The Game' by Neil Strauss when he was 22 and single. He reflects on the book’s controversial nature, describing it as slightly evil while also praising Strauss as a talented writer. Peck elaborates on how the author's insights influenced his understanding of relationships.

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We have these memories of how stuff went, and then when you actually revisit them—there's a great book by David Carr called 'A Night of the Gun' or something like that.

During a discussion on the unreliability of memories, Josh Peck references 'A Night of the Gun,' a book by David Carr. He highlights how the book represents a personal exploration into the inaccuracies of memory, specifically through the lens of addiction.

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And then getting turned on to your books and then Robert Greene and, you know, early on like books like Anthony de Mello's 'The Way to Love', and all these different...

Josh Peck discusses how 'The Way to Love' by Anthony de Mello influenced his journey of self-discovery during his sobriety. He highlights this book among others that are considered important or insightful by his sobriety community, referring to them as the 'graduate program of sobriety'.

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