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Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2022-12-05

Jay Shetty & Trevor Noah: books mentioned on On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Trevor Noah ON: For People Who FEEL LOST In Life, WATCH THIS To Find Yourself | Jay Shetty

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Jay Shetty recommended Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Trevor Noah recommended The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, and discussed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Born a Crime

    Trevor Noah · at 1:57 · mentioned 2 times

    Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a critically acclaimed autobiographical memoir detailing the comedian's extraordinary upbringing as the child of a white Swiss father and a Black Xhosa mother in apartheid South Africa, where his very existence was illegal.

    Recommended
    “So, anyway, but I I want to start with you but you know, your book Born a Crime is a brilliant brilliant book and I don't want to go through the whole book.”
    Jay Shetty Trevor Noah ON: For People Who FEEL LOST In Life, WATCH THIS To Find Y… 2022-12-05 Listen at 1:57
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    J. K. Rowling · at 22:11

    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling is the celebrated fantasy novel that introduces readers to a magical world of wizardry and the young hero Harry Potter.

    Discussed
    “So, we'd get the fiction books like Goosebumps and then later on Harry Potter and all these books and I would never read them and I wouldn't have any interest in them.”
    Trevor Noah Trevor Noah ON: For People Who FEEL LOST In Life, WATCH THIS To Find Y… 2022-12-05 Listen at 22:11
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. The Body Keeps the Score

    Bessel van der Kolk · at 38:14

    The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a deep exploration of how trauma physically impacts the brain and body.

    Recommended
    “I think I think they talk about something similar in the book of The Body Keeps the Score, but Yeah, great book.”
    Trevor Noah Trevor Noah ON: For People Who FEEL LOST In Life, WATCH THIS To Find Y… 2022-12-05 Listen at 38:14
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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 Trevor Noah ON: For People Who FEEL LOST In Life, WATCH THIS To Find Y… 2022-12-05 Listen at 1:30:58
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