Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2026-09-21
Books mentioned on Why Listening Beats Every Argument
What does a golden rope in a dying man's dream have to do with the person in your life you can no longer reach?
Jordan Peterson recommended A Confession by Leo Tolstoy and others, and discussed War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Лев Толстой.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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War and Peace
Discussed“This is from Toltoy's Leo Toltoy who was a great Russian author. He wrote Warren Peace and Anacredina. Um, many people believe that Warren Peace is the greatest novel ever written.”
Where to get it
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A Confession
Recommended“Now, Toltoy wrote a book called Confessions um or Confession. I don't remember if it's singular or plural. And uh it's relatively short book. It's very much worth reading.”
Where to get it
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The Kingdom of God Is Within You
Discussed“And he wrote some very great books uh that were religiously oriented, specifically one had a fairly major impact on me called the kingdom of God is within us.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Anna Karenina
“This is from Toltoy's Leo Toltoy who was a great Russian author. He wrote Warren Peace and Anacredina.”