Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2021-02-22
Books mentioned on Like Streams To The Ocean: Jedidiah Jenkins
Today we get esoteric on the things that matter most—ego, family, friendship, love, work, death, and the soul. The value of living an examined life.
Rich Roll discussed To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins and Like Streams to the Ocean by Jedidiah Jenkins. Jedidiah Jenkins recommended These Truths by Jill Lepore, and discussed Wild by Cheryl Strayed, Tiny beautiful things by Cheryl Strayed, and A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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To Shake the Sleeping Self
Discussed“Your first book "To Shake the Sleeping Self" in many ways and tell me if I'm mischaracterizing this but it's like a coming of age story setting on this bike trip where you ride your bike from Oregon to Patagonia.”
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Wild
Cheryl Strayed’s bestselling memoir, Wild, chronicles her grueling 1,100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail as a journey of emotional healing and personal transformation following profound personal loss.
Discussed“it's like I was just as impacted by her book, "Tiny Beautiful Things" as I was with "Wild", which is so interesting because this is similar in that structure of one is an adventure and well”
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Tiny beautiful things
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed is a deeply moving compilation of the author's most resonant online advice columns written under the pseudonym Sugar, offering compassionate and fierce guidance on love, loss, and human struggle.
Discussed“it's like I was just as impacted by her book, "Tiny Beautiful Things" as I was with "Wild", which is so interesting because this is similar in that structure of one is an adventure and well, "Tiny Beautiful Things" I don't know if you've ever read it?”
Where to get it
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These Truths
These Truths by Jill Lepore is a sweeping, critically acclaimed one-volume history of the United States that offers a moving and beautifully written examination of the nation's past.
Recommended“I'm right now, reading Jill Lepore fantastic book, "These Truths", and it's this incredibly sweeping overview of American history.”
Where to get it
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A People's History of the United States
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn is a controversial and influential historical work that retells American history from the perspective of marginalized groups, laborers, and social movements.
Discussed“And someone gave me "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. And I read the part about dropping atomic bombs on Japan.”
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Like Streams to the Ocean
Like Streams to the Ocean by Jedidiah Jenkins is a reflective nonfiction book that explores personal identity, human connection, meaning, and the journey of self-discovery.
Discussed“I mean, where do you, what do you like, what is your when you think about "Like Streams to the Ocean"”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I then made him promise to return (RRP #395) upon completion of his first book, To Shake The Sleeping Self. A coming-of-age memoir set against the technicolor backdrop of his bicycle adventure, the book went on to become a New York Times bestseller”
“His latest New York Times bestselling flex, Like Streams To The Ocean, is a touching and immersive deconst”
“And I asked her, would you ever consider blurbing my book? This was for, "To Shake the Sleeping Self."”
“I mean, even me and "To Shake the Sleeping Self,' it's like quit your job and go bicycle to hello. That's it.”
“Maybe we should all go back and read "The Scarlet Letter" again?”