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Every book Paul Rosolie recommended on podcasts
Across 5 podcasts. Every show Paul Rosolie appears on, in one place — not just one.
Paul Rosolie discussed and recommended several prominent books concerning wildlife, conservation, and human community across his podcast appearances. On The Joe Rogan Experience and The Jordan Harbinger Show, he recommended John Vaillant's The Tiger as one of the best books in the world for understanding Siberian tigers, Dan Flores's Coyote America to highlight the adaptability and spread of coyotes, and Wade Davis's One River to detail the life of ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes in the Amazon and the discovery of new plant and animal species. Rosolie also referenced several books to support discussions on other programs. On The Diary Of A CEO and The Rich Roll Podcast, he brought up Sebastian Junger's Tribe to explore the human need for community and mission, referenced Michael Lewis's Moneyball to discuss the feeling of having to stop pursuing a passion, and discussed his own earlier book, Mother of God, recounting how he shared early chapters and sought an endorsement from Jane Goodall.
Books recommended by Paul Rosolie
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One River
One River by Wade Davis is an account of ethnobotanical exploration in the Amazon that chronicles the adventures of Richard Evans Schultes.
Discussed“Richard Evan Schultes, I know about him from reading Wade Davis' book "One River", which is this big, hefty, you know, five or 600 page tome about the Amazon.”
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Mother of God
Mother of God by Paul Rosolie is a vivid memoir chronicling the author's harrowing and transformative adventures deep within the remote, biodiverse wilderness of the Amazon jungle.
Discussed“For some reason, I had the audacity to give her a couple of chapters of this book I wanted to write called Mother of God. And I said, 'Would you please take a look?'”
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Coyote America
Coyote America by Dan Flores is a comprehensive history exploring the origins, extraordinary resilience, and cultural legacy of the coyote across North America.
Recommended“um there's a great book called coyote America”
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The Tiger
The Tiger by John Vaillant is a gripping work of narrative nonfiction that chronicles a deadly confrontation between a massive Siberian tiger and the men tasked with tracking it down in the remote Russian wilderness.
Recommended“that book The Tiger is one of the best books in the world”
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal is an engaging scientific exploration that challenges human arrogance by examining the diverse, sophisticated forms of cognition and emotion present throughout the animal kingdom.
Discussed“You go back to that Frans de Waal book, "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?"”
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Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C.
Discussed“and then like you read Empire a summer Moon and you're like oh it's all lies”
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Let my people go surfing
Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard is the inspirational corporate memoir and business manifesto by the founder of Patagonia that details his unconventional approach to building an environmentally responsible company centered on adventure, ethics, and sustainability.
Discussed“I just read um Ivon chard's book uh let my people go surfing with the guy who started Patagonia”
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a groundbreaking non-fiction book that explores how the Oakland Athletics baseball team leveraged advanced statistical analytics to compete against wealthier franchises with larger payrolls.
Discussed“But I'm trying to remember what baseball maybe it's Moneyball where they go, you know, at some point they tell you you can't play baseball anymore. Like we all just want to keep playing the game.”
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Tell Your Children
Tell Your Children by Alex Berenson is a nonfiction book that examines the potential connection between heavy marijuana use and severe mental health issues, including psychosis and schizophrenia.
Discussed“Alex Baron wrote a book about it's called tell your children”
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The Lost City of Z
The Lost City of Z by David Grann is a gripping non-fiction historical account detailing the ill-fated expeditions of British explorer Percy Fawcett into the Amazon rainforest.
Discussed“what did you think about lost city of z um I loved the book I wanted more from the movie um of course yeah there's only so much time yeah um Hollywood [ __ ] god um the book was fantastic and that guy was out of his mind out of his mind”
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Tribe
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a non-fiction book that explores the psychological need for community, human connection, and the challenges veterans face when reintegrating into modern society.
Discussed“you know sebastian younger writes about this about the the the the need for community the tribe and sort of the mission”
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Books Paul Rosolie wrote
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Other mentions (16: passing, ad reads, own books)
“So the new book I came out with, Jungle Keepers, really the story of all of this from being a kid to now directing this organization called Jungle Keepers.”
“Me and my sister, my parents would read to us. They read us Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia, Jane Goodall books.”
“Me and my sister, my parents would read to us. They read us Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia, Jane Goodall books.”
“Jungle Keeper is out. It just became a New York Times bestseller. I you know if you're if you're in school and you want to know what not to do with your life, don't do what I did.”
“So what he was learning, he the the first chapter in this book is called the rarest of species because he's the only unicorn in the Amazon rainforest. He's an indigenous person.”
“And so I went out on that's what I described in my first book is going out on that's where JJ taught me enough to survive in the jungle. And then I started going out on 10day solos into place.”
“This is my best way of saying look that that title when they told me to I didn't come up with the subtitle, the what it takes, what does it say? What it takes to change the world. I didn't come up with that”
“and then the Anaconda stories and the everything else, the first book that I wrote.”
“I was just writing chapters of my first book, Mother of God, which didn't even have a name yet. And I had chapters in a Manila envelope”
“In "Mother of God", I write about the first one that me and JJ caught together, which was probably a little bigger than this table.”
“In 'Mother of God', I write about the first one that me and JJ caught together, which was probably a little bigger than this table.”
“So a lot of the stuff that I wrote about in "Mother of God", us jumping on anacondas and trying to catch them, and at first it just seemed like something we were doing to learn, to just try and see them.”
“What happened, actually, was on the first night out, the advanced team went out, and Doug went on the advanced team because I wanted him to note everything for the book.”
“There was a little confusion in the book about him; he seemed to be some sort of smuggler type guy or doing something, and I just remember the story of him with the German plane or something.”
“There's another line in "Mother of God" where I said like, you know, life is just like a temporary moment of stasis and like the churning recycling death march that is the Amazon like.”
“I actually think that it's in "Mother of God" where I said I almost "Into The Wild"ed myself.”