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Every book Oz Pearlman recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Oz Pearlman has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of March 30, 2026.
- Oz Pearlman has talked about books on 4 podcasts, as of March 30, 2026.
- Those books came up in 4 episodes, as of March 30, 2026.
- The 3 books Oz Pearlman has mentioned in the most episodes, as of March 30, 2026: 13 steps to mentalism, The Game and Atomic Habits.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Oz Pearlman aired on March 30, 2026.
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Across 4 podcasts. Every show Oz Pearlman appears on, in one place — not just one.
Oz Pearlman is a mentalist and entertainer. Across several podcast appearances, he has discussed various books that influenced his journey into mentalism, performance, and interpersonal skills. On My First Million and The Shawn Ryan Show, he mentioned reading Neil Strauss's The Game as a teenager to learn social interactions, human behavior, and indicators of interest. He also corrected hosts regarding the title of Tony Corinda's 13 Steps to Mentalism, which he described to Joe Rogan as the very first book he read when getting into mentalism at a young age. While speaking on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Pearlman highlighted Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People as a foundational text that he has read repeatedly over the years to hone his interpersonal and communication skills. In the same interview, he brought up James Clear's Atomic Habits to discuss the inflection point where intentional actions become ingrained into muscle memory and form self-fulfilling behavioral patterns.
Books recommended by Oz Pearlman
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13 steps to mentalism
13 Steps to Mentalism by Tony Corinda is widely regarded as a foundational instructional manual and text for magicians and mentalists studying the art of mind reading.
Discussed“So you read this I I I there's this book called 13 Mentalists. Is that right? 13 Steps to Mentalism? Yeah sorry. It's 13 Steps to Mentalism.”
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The Game
The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction book that investigates the secretive subculture of pickup artists and dating strategy.
Discussed“When I was 14, I remember I read this book called The Game. Have you ever read The Game by Of course. Neil”
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a practical guide on habit formation, personal development, and how small daily actions compound into massive long-term results.
Discussed“For example, Atomic Habits had a huge impact on me. Some of these books that show you where is that inflection point from you trying to do something to you ingraining it in your muscle memory and now it becomes self-fulfilling.”
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a classic self-help manual focused on interpersonal communication, relationship building, and effective social influence.
Discussed“The skills surrounding everything I do, those skills, it's like How to Win Friends and Influence People. It's a book I've read over and over and over. It's It's I don't want to say it's dated, but it's of a different era.”
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Appearances
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“You know, like the atomic habits you have to do like small. This was one that wasn't that hard.”
“or winning a race, maybe discussing our favorite books, I lean towards fiction, but could see you diving deep into a biography of Abraham Lincoln. Only-”