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Every book Kevin Rose recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Kevin Rose appears on, in one place — not just one.
Kevin Rose is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster known for his appearances on shows such as The Tim Ferriss Show and The Daily Stoic. Throughout these podcast episodes, Rose recommended several books across various genres. He brought up Sarah J. Maas's A Court of Thorns and Roses while exploring a new book genre outside his usual reading habits, and recommended Bruce Greyson's After during a discussion about near-death experiences. For poetry and Zen traditions, Rose recommended Yoel Hoffmann's Japanese Death Poems, Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master by Patricia Donegan, Yoshie Ishibashi, and Chiyo-ni, as well as Natalie Goldberg's Three Simple Lines. In the realm of business and personal development, he mentioned Tony Hsieh's Delivering Happiness while talking about experimentation and innovation, credited Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy for having a major impact on him, and asked Tim Ferriss if he had read Jean-Noël Kapferer and Vincent Bastien's The Luxury Strategy when discussing luxury brand positioning.
Books recommended by Kevin Rose
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Japanese Death Poems
Japanese Death Poems by Yoel Hoffmann is a collection of traditional Japanese death poems, known as Jisei, composed by Zen monks and poets on the verge of mortality.
Recommended“There's a book called Japanese Death Poems. It's fantastic.”
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Three Simple Lines
Three Simple Lines by Natalie Goldberg is a book that explores the history, practice, and masters of haiku poetry alongside the connections between Zen meditation and creative writing.
Discussed“I read a book called Three Simple Lines, which Henry Shukman, the Zen master that you've had on the podcast, recommended to me. And Natalie Goldberg is the author. She was author of this book called Down the Bones, I think it's called.”
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The end of Alzheimer's
The end of Alzheimer's by Dale E.
Discussed“so the Dale Bredesen protocol is is pretty awesome he wrote a book about six or seven years ago maybe it's closer to 10 years exactly that's all that all it is which you tried for the first time today well it wasn't exactly that but yeah so the one thing I like about it's called the end of Alzheimer's”
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One Blade of Grass
One Blade of Grass by Henry Shukman is a Zen memoir subtitled Finding the Old Road of the Heart that explores the author's spiritual journey and meditation practice.
Recommended“he had a book that he recently published called one blade of grass by Henry Shukman. I'm just pulling it up right now.”
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J.
Recommended“this is called a court of thorn and roses have you read that that book”
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After
After by Bruce Greyson is a scientific exploration of near-death experiences written by a psychiatrist and neuroscientist from the University of Virginia who spent decades researching the phenomenon.
Recommended“By Bruce Greyson, MD. It's called After. Have you heard of After?”
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Chiyo-ni
Chiyo-ni by Patricia Donegan, Yoshie Ishibashi, and Chiyo-ni is a biographical and poetic exploration of the legendary eighteenth-century female haiku master.
Discussed“It's Chiyo-ni. Are you familiar with it? C-H-I-Y-O, Chiyo-ni, N-I. Is that how you would say that?”
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Delivering Happiness
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh is a business book that explores the corporate culture, customer service philosophy, and growth strategies behind the online retailer Zappos.
Recommended“He had a great book called Delivering Happiness. Do you remember that book?”
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Die with Zero
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins and William O.
Recommended“For all those that we talked about, Tim, you mentioned the book Die With Zero, our friend Chris Hutchins. He actually did a podcast with him.”
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Dune
Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction masterpiece Dune is widely celebrated as an epic space opera exploring ecology, religion, and political power on a desert planet.
Recommended“if you haven't read it I think everyone should read doom by frank herbert it's just one of the best worlds building fiction books of all time”
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is a modern philosophy book that examines how unchecked ambition and pride hinder personal success and fulfillment.
Recommended“And then honestly like reading books like yours and I I remember Ego is the Enemy was a huge one for me.”
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Exhalation
Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a critically acclaimed collection of philosophical science fiction short stories.
Recommended“exhalation line by the way exhalation 100% agrees yes fantastic series of short fiction books that are amazing highly recommend”
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Fierce Intimacy
Fierce Intimacy by Terrence Real is a therapeutic guide focused on relationship dynamics, emotional connection, and communication with love and respect.
Recommended“And so he has this book that he turned us on to called Fierce Intimacy. That's one of his books? Yes. Uh Fierce Intimacy and it's it's great.”
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Remote
Remote by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson serves as a comprehensive guide to navigating distributed work cultures and operating organizations without a traditional central office.
Recommended“he was way ahead of his time in writing the book remote and he has a couple other books about remote and distributed culture that are fantastic definitely check out the book remote from him”
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The Luxury Strategy
The Luxury Strategy by Jean-Noël Kapferer and Vincent Bastien is a comprehensive business and marketing book that outlines the distinct principles and anti-laws required to build and sustain ultra-luxury brands.
Recommended“Have you read the book The Luxury Strategy?”
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway is a celebrated novel that chronicles a tragic wartime romance and the brutal realities of combat, known for its spare prose and poignant explorations of human resilience.
Discussed“Well, there's there's a Hemingway quote that I love, I think it's in A Farewell to Arms, he says, you know, 'Life breaks everyone, but those it doesn't break, it kills.'”
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Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer is a foundational philosophy text that galvanized the modern animal rights movement by arguing against the moral permissibility of animal exploitation.
Discussed“He's like the inventor of effective altruism; he wrote like Animal Liberation. Now, so he's like one of the first animal rights people, and then he came up with this idea, partly based on the Stoics, which he came up with his metaphor.”
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Awareness
Awareness by Anthony De Mello is a widely praised spiritual and self-improvement book that offers insights into human consciousness, perception, and personal liberation.
Discussed“because there was a great book, you know, the book Awareness, which you've recommended to me. It's one of my favorites. I have one of my many copies downstairs right now.”
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Shogun
James Clavell's historical epic Shogun explores feudal Japan through the experiences of English navigator John Blackthorne as he becomes entangled in political intrigue.
Discussed“i started Shogun inaudible it's like you will complete careers yeah sure that's also incredible so far so good man it's amazing yeah Shogun is is also exceptional”
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is a popular self-help guide advocating for minimalist organization and discarding household items that fail to bring personal joy.
Discussed“Who is that the lady you had in your podcast that wrote that book on Marie Marie Kondo... Technically Marie Kondo's how they would say it in Japanese, but Marie Kondo. Yeah, she's awesome.”
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“it is a series on the power broker so the power broker by Robert Caro won the field surprise in 1975”
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The Untethered Soul
The Untethered Soul by Michael A.
Discussed“how much of it is going through programs like you did is it Michael singer yeah the untethered soul but the he has won on surrender”
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The Well of Being
Discussed“Tim, one other thing I'll say is that you had mentioned a book that immediately sold out before called The Well of Being. Oh, yeah. Several episodes ago. And I'm actually rebying it right now because it's back in stock.”
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki serves as a foundational guide to Zen practice, emphasizing an open, eager attitude devoid of preconceived notions.
Discussed“Because often times when you read, like even for me, you know, like if you read, say, one of the most famous Zen books, like um Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, and and if you read that years apart, as I have now, over the say the course of a decade, you just have a much deeper understanding every time you”
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Appearances
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“so matt used to run the for people don't know he's run the you wrote the why we sleep book and also used to run the berkeley sleep lab for a long time”
“I've read a couple books that, you know, like Zen books that needed to be put into audio format that hadn't been put in audio format, so I just paid to have that done; like things of that nature.”
“Darya's saying The Diamond Age book by Neal Stephenson. It's supposed to be — The VR is basically played out by actual actors.”
“when i first met you was at your book launch party for the four-hour work week and then later the four-hour body”