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Every book Pete Holmes recommended on podcasts
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Pete Holmes appears on, in one place — not just one.
Pete Holmes’s most recommended books
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Being Aware of Being Aware by Rupert Spira
- Loving what is by Byron Katie
- Shameless by Nadia Bolz-Weber
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- This Naked Mind by Annie Grace
- Meditations by Aurelius Marcus
Pete Holmes is a comedian, writer, and podcast host best known for exploring spirituality, creativity, and personal growth through humor and media. During podcast appearances, he has recommended several transformative spiritual and self-help books. He recommended Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now as an exceptional guide for experiencing the present moment without religious language, and suggested Rupert Spira's Being Aware of Being Aware as a short, impactful read on awareness. He also praised Byron Katie's Loving What Is as a life-changing resource for questioning distressing thoughts. In the realm of personal habits and church culture, he brought up Nadia Bolz-Weber's book Shameless when discussing sexuality and shame, and recommended the audiobook version of Annie Grace's This Naked Mind for its hypnotic, repetitive approach to quitting alcohol. In discussions on philosophy and communication, Holmes frequently mentioned reading Marshall B. Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication, sharing a narrative from it about perspective and pain. Additionally, he referenced Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, specifically citing passages about managing difficult people and daily frustrations.
Books recommended by Pete Holmes
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Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B.
Discussed“I'm reading Nonviolent Communication. I actually guess I could say I've read it. There's a little bit left. And he he tells a story that really changed changed I have other examples of it but it was a good one.”
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Being Aware of Being Aware
Being Aware of Being Aware is a spiritual guidebook by Rupert Spira that explores the nature of consciousness, non-duality, and the fundamental reality of pure awareness.
Recommended“and I would also recommend rert SP if you if you read being aware of being aware which is a very short book and every chapter says the same thing”
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Loving what is
Loving What Is by Byron Katie is a transformative self-help guide that introduces a practical method of inquiry called The Work, designed to help individuals identify and question the painful thoughts causing their emotional suffering.
Recommended“Byron ktie is a huge teacher of mine and the work and if you read loving what is that's a that's a lifechanging book”
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Shameless
Shameless by Nadia Bolz-Weber is a provocative and liberating book that reexamines traditional religious teachings surrounding the human body, sex, and personal shame.
Recommended“uh yes yes so you're having I'm holding up Nadia's Nadia Bowles Weber's new book shameless she's going up on the podcast tonight”
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The Power of Now
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual guide designed to help readers live in the present moment and transcend compulsive thinking.
Recommended“listening to echarle if anyone listening if you don't want any religious language but you want to know what I'm talking about the Power of Now read by eart the book just listen to that”
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This Naked Mind
This Naked Mind by Annie Grace is an insightful self-help book that utilizes neuroscience and psychological principles to help individuals reevaluate their relationship with alcohol and break free from habitual drinking.
Recommended“I read a book called this naked mind and I recommend it on audiobook it's almost hypnotic and how repetition at a repetitious it is huh”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by the Roman emperor during his military campaigns, offering profound insights into Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and personal endurance.
Discussed“and like so there's this passage at the beginning of meditations where Mark's realistic goes like today you're going to meet people who like suck and are dishonest and shitty and all he lists all this stuff he's basically saying”
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Books Pete Holmes wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“there was a period there was much more about Rob in the first draft of the book it was just getting too crazy I can't summarize Love Wins and Richard Rohr and Rhonda and that's what the first that's another book”
“yeah great book would be like Tuesdays with Maurey cuz I used to go and surf with Rob every weekend”