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Every book Coleman Ruiz recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Coleman Ruiz has recommended or discussed 10 books on podcasts, as of April 8, 2024.
- Coleman Ruiz has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of April 8, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of April 8, 2024.
- The 3 books Coleman Ruiz has mentioned in the most episodes, as of April 8, 2024: A Fighter's Heart, Fearless and The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Coleman Ruiz aired on April 8, 2024.
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Coleman Ruiz’s most recommended books
- A Fighter's Heart by Sam Sheridan
- Fearless by Eric Blehm
- The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Coleman Ruiz appeared on the Huberman Lab podcast to discuss his experiences, challenges, and recommended reading material. During the episode, Ruiz recommended several impactful books across different genres. He highlighted Sam Sheridan's A Fighter's Heart, an excellent book about various fight sports and the path of self-discovery regarding the human spirit. He also brought attention to Eric Blehm's Fearless, describing it as an important military and SEAL book that tells the story of operator Adam Brown. Additionally, Ruiz named Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces as one of the most important influences in his life over the preceding twelve years, explaining that it served as a crucial guide for understanding the back end of the hero's journey and his own return to ordinary life. Beyond his direct recommendations, Ruiz discussed several other titles and authors during the conversation. He mentioned reading Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, after its release in 2006, noting that he had consistently followed Harris and read all of his subsequent works. He referenced Harris's book Waking Up while discussing his own intellectual explorations, and he shared his experience of taking an online course with Robert Wright, the author of Why Buddhism is True. Finally, Ruiz referenced David J. Epstein's book Range during the discussion.
Books Coleman Ruiz recommended or discussed
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A Fighter's Heart
Recommended“I think it was Sam Sheridan who wrote 'A Fighter's Heart,' an excellent book, and for anyone, male or female, age—who's interested in the human spirit, I recommend 'A Fighter's Heart' because it's about the different fight sports, but it's really about the path of self-discovery that occurs in various martial arts.”
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Fearless
Recommended“This is perhaps a an opportunity to um put a call out there's a a wonderful book I think an important book that isn't so well known in the in the array of quote unquote military and seal books, um which is the book about Adam Brown.”
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Recommended“one of the most important books in my life in the last 12 years has been Joseph Campbell's the hero with a thousand faces for the back end of the hero's journey and I haven't read it I know I should I know I should you should actually listen to it to listen to it it's better to I've probably”
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Spark
Discussed“I mean, since it might go back to John Rady's little anecdote in "Spark."”
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The Body Keeps the Score
Discussed“when I read this word in his book body keeps the score Alexia if that's a real thing where you can't put language to you know what's going on”
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The Bridge at Dong Ha
Discussed“Colonel John Ripley is a guy who won the Navy cross in Vietnam um the book The The bridge of donga is about him... if you read the B the book to Bridget dong High you you are going to have no ability to understand why he's not dead”
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The End of Faith
Discussed“But also, I mean, I read Sam Harris's first book, 'The End of Faith' in 2006, and so I've followed him for 15 years, religiously read all of his books.”
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Waking Up
Discussed“I don't know him personally, so public stuff notwithstanding, that's not important to me, but 'Waking Up' and I took an online course with Robert Wright, who wrote 'Why Buddhism is True.'”
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Why Buddhism is True
Discussed“I don't know him personally, so public stuff notwithstanding, that's not important to me, but 'Waking Up' and I took an online course with Robert Wright, who wrote 'Why Buddhism is True.'”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges | Coleman Ruiz | Huberman Lab | 2024-04-08 | 12 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I took an online course with Robert Wright who who wrote why Buddhism is true but that's really not what he's known for you know Princeton Professor”
“it's range like to use David Epstein's book title right it's range”