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Esther Perel's books and book recommendations
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Esther Perel appears on, in one place — not just one.
Esther Perel is a Belgian psychotherapist, known for her work on human relationships. During podcast appearances on programs such as The Tim Ferriss Show and On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Perel has recommended and discussed several notable titles focused on human connection and psychology. On The Tim Ferriss Show, she named Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning as the book she has gifted the most to others. On On Purpose with Jay Shetty, she recommended Eli J. Finkel's The All-or-Nothing Marriage, using the text to highlight the importance of novelty and aliveness in relationships. During an earlier episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, she recommended Marshall B. Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication for its timeless insights into compassion and conflict, and discussed Stephen A. Mitchell's Can Love Last? to explore the inherent tension between safety and adventure. Additionally, Perel mentioned Jack Morin's The Erotic Mind as a recent reread, discussed rereading Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment because one of her children was reading it in school, and noted that she found a reread of Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary disappointing while preparing for her own writing.
Books by Esther Perel
Books recommended by Esther Perel
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“or the book I've probably gifted the most is Victor Frankle the search for meaning”
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The all-or-nothing marriage
The All-or-Nothing Marriage is a social psychology book by Eli J.
Recommended“there's a beautiful book by Eli fle the All or Nothing marriage and he talks about really what creates a sense of aliveness in relationships and one of the things he highlights is the importance of doing new things”
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Can Love Last?
Can Love Last? by Stephen A.
Recommended“can love last the fit of romance over time by Stephen Mitchell”
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Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B.
Recommended“the book of Marshall Rosenberg nonviolent communication a language of life has been really a classic it's actually a book that doesn't age”
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Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a psychological masterpiece that explores the crushing guilt, moral torment, and eventual redemption of a destitute former student who commits a brutal murder in St.
Discussed“how I'll tell you what I reread that I L because one of my kids was reading it in school Crime and Punishment yeah no you can rad the Russians that that we just I don't they they are”
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Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is a foundational nineteenth-century realist novel detailing the tragic life of a country doctor's wife who engages in extra-marital affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities of provincial life.
Critiqued“I reread for this book I reread Madame bvari which was very disappointing”
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The Erotic Mind
The Erotic Mind by Jack Morin is a profound psychological exploration of human sexuality, desire, and the intricate formulas that govern passion and attraction within intimate relationships.
Discussed“I reread the erotic mind by Jack Moren”
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Questions about Esther Perel’s book recommendations
What book does Esther Perel recommend most?
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. Esther Perel recommended it in 1 episode.
How many books has Esther Perel recommended on podcasts?
We have found 7 books Esther Perel recommended or discussed, across 3 episodes of 2 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Esther Perel's reading list?
The books Esther Perel has recommended most on podcasts are Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The all-or-nothing marriage by Eli J. Finkel, Can Love Last? by Stephen A. Mitchell, Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The full book list below has all 7.
What books has Esther Perel written?
Mating in Captivity (2006) and The State of Affairs (2017).
What did Esther Perel recommend on The Tim Ferriss Show?
Man's Search for Meaning, Can Love Last? and Nonviolent Communication, among 6 books in all.
What is the latest book Esther Perel recommended?
Man's Search for Meaning, recommended on The Tim Ferriss Show (2024-07-17).
People who recommend the same books
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Other mentions (15: passing, ad reads, own books)
“and you know I wrote a whole book on on infidelity after 10 years of studying this state of affairs and the one word that I heard all over the world when people would talk about their affairs and I'm there's a ton of different kinds of affairs and I'm in no way romanticizing nor approving nor condoning nor encouraging.”
“Yeah, I wrote about that in Mating in Captivity that came out in 2006. That's 20 years ago. Yes.”
“And also to this person read state of affairs because I spent many years writing this book about infidelity and trying to offer a very nuanced perspective on this very subject.”
“that was one of the foundational ideas for mating in captivity my first book”
“and I organized it when I was actually writing mating my first book meting in captivity at at the time”
“so mating in captivity for me was really a conversation on that very question that you just asked”
“so the book is the State of Affairs rethinking infidelity”
“I began State of Affair by going to talk to couples that I had seen five or 10 years earlier to know whatever happens to these people CU I see them in a moment of Crisis and often I don't know afterwards”
“I started "State of Affair" by talking to couples that I had seen five or ten years earlier. I would see them in a moment of crisis and often didn't know afterwards if they decided to stay together and worked through it.”
“I think that all of us, you know, I mean this is one of there are many many frameworks around childhood, but the one that I wrote about in mating in captivity was to say that we all need security and we all also need adventure or change or freedom.”
“I mean I put much of this in the state of affairs in the book because I had spent 10 years studying affairs and infidelity.”
“Perel takes half a decade to get something in a book, and what have you gotten from me, Jordan? Maybe we could start with that.”
“Now, you know, I've written Mating in Captivity to say that fire needs air.”
“if you haven't read my books mating in captivity or the state of affairs you may actually recognize my voice from my podcast”
“if you haven't read my books mating in captivity or the state of affairs you may actually recognize my voice from my podcast”