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Books by Rich Roll
Rich Roll’s most recommended books
- Range by David J. Epstein
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
- Born to Run by Christopher McDougall
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
- Regeneration by Paul Hawken
- The Proof is in the Plants by Simon Hill
- The Book of Hope by Jane Goodall, Douglas Abrams
- This Cheese is Nuts! by Julie Piatt
On The Rich Roll Podcast, host Rich Roll frequently discusses and recommends books focused on athletics, personal growth, productivity, and mental health. Roll brought up David Epstein's book Range to explore the advantages of early multisport diversification in youth sports training. He recommended Simon Hill's The Proof is in the Plants to listeners seeking deeper insights into nutrition science, and mentioned Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic to illustrate effective ways of managing a negative inner monologue by imagining it sitting in the backseat of a car. To help audience members cultivate a healthier relationship with their attention, Roll recommended Cal Newport's books Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity. Additionally, he endorsed James Clear's Atomic Habits as an essential resource for mastering habit changes and improving daily responses. At the end of another episode, Roll complimented Dr. Paul Conti's new book What's Going Right as a beautiful offering centered on beginning with positive aspects rather than pathologizing every challenge.
Books recommended by Rich Roll
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art serves as a profound guide for creatives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers seeking to understand and conquer the psychological barriers that hinder productivity and inspiration.
Discussed“And on the day-to-day basis is it more Steven Presfield War of Art?”
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The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a classic self-help primer on recovering, protecting, and nurturing one's innate creativity.
Discussed“which is almost like a chapter out of Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way, where she advocates for going on an artist date once a week.”
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Born to Run
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is a celebrated exploration of endurance running, human evolution, and the remarkable Tarahumara tribe of Mexico.
Discussed“I have the author of Born to Run here.”
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a widely praised guide on habit formation, behavior change, and systems over goals.
Recommended“Another book I would recommend is James Clear's Atomic Habits. He's a master of that subject matter.”
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Finding Ultra
Finding Ultra by Rich Roll is a memoir chronicling the author's personal struggles with alcoholism and his transformation through endurance sports.
Discussed“out of the blue arose this very unlikely opportunity from somebody who I had met, didn't know that well, but had been um moved by reading Finding Ultra. and he offered us a position to come to Hawaii”
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The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers by Lisa Damour is a psychological guide that helps parents understand and navigate the intense emotional experiences of adolescents with empathy and practical strategies.
Recommended“her books include untangled under pressure and the emotional lives of teenagers”
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Regeneration
Regeneration by Paul Hawken is a solution-based book aimed at guiding the climate movement and ending the climate crisis within a single generation.
Discussed“And when I look at your work kind of the arc of the last couple books um draw down regeneration. Draw down's like, okay, how are we going to, you know, like get into the nuts and bolts of like, you know, drawing down carbon, regeneration, more of a rebirth?”
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The Proof is in the Plants
The Proof is in the Plants is a comprehensive guide to plant-based nutrition, recipes, and scientific insights authored by Simon Hill.
Recommended“If you want to get deeper into the weeds, you can pick up Simon's book, The Proof is in the Plants, and tune in to Simon's podcast, The Proof, where he sits down with all of these nutrition scientists...”
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The Book of Hope
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams is an intimate exploration of hope, climate anxiety, and resilience through the lens of the renowned naturalist's life and philosophy.
Discussed“I was thinking about um Jane Goodall's the book of Hope have you read this book no”
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This Cheese is Nuts!
This Cheese is Nuts! by Julie Piatt is a culinary guide dedicated to teaching readers how to create gourmet, plant-based cheeses at home using wholesome ingredients.
Discussed“and then my wife wrote a book called this cheese is nuts which is about how to make plant-based cheese”
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a prominent non-fiction book examining the severe mental health crises and loneliness epidemic among youth caused by smartphones and social media.
Discussed“so you're not ostracizing certain kids and right you I think Jonathan Height's book The anxious generation has has done a lot towards you know kind of educating the broad populace about that and parents as well because every parent is looking for a solution to this right”
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The Alzheimer's Solution
Dean Sherzai and Ayesha Sherzai's The Alzheimer's Solution provides a science-backed framework for fighting cognitive decline, improving brain health, and preventing Alzheimer's disease through lifestyle and nutrition.
Discussed“the shersey's first graced the podcast a couple years ago back in episode 330 to talk about their first book which is called the alzheimer's solution it's a must read you got to pick this thing up it's amazing”
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Drawdown
Drawdown by Paul Hawken is a comprehensive book that outlines detailed plans and solutions for reversing global warming and reducing atmospheric carbon.
Discussed“And when I look at your work kind of the arc of the last couple books um draw down regeneration. Draw down's like, okay, how are we going to, you know, like get into the nuts and bolts of like, you know, drawing down carbon, regeneration, more of a rebirth?”
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The Book of Joy
This profound spiritual work captures dialogues between global religious leaders on maintaining joy and hope in the face of inevitable human suffering.
Discussed“and he also wrote a book with the Dalai Lama called The Book Of Joy yeah and Desmond Tutu”
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a guide to cultivating undistracted focus and achieving peak productivity in an increasingly noisy world.
Recommended“So, I'll close with a few recommendations for those that are interested in cultivating a little bit of a healthier relationship with your attention and I would start with the books of Cal Newport. He's got three great books that I would recommend: Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity. If you read nothing else, read those books.”
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Digital Minimalism
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is a thoughtful manifesto that advocates for a targeted, intentional approach to personal technology use, encouraging individuals to reclaim their time and attention from constant digital stimulation.
Recommended“So, I'll close with a few recommendations for those that are interested in cultivating a little bit of a healthier relationship with your attention and I would start with the books of Cal Newport. He's got three great books that I would recommend: Deep Work, Digital Minimalism, and Slow Productivity. If you read nothing else, read those books.”
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the underlying causes of depression and anxiety, arguing that many psychological struggles stem from social disconnection rather than purely biological imbalances.
Discussed“Lost Connections, which explores the roots of addiction, and his latest Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention.”
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Turning Pro
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield is a motivational manual that challenges individuals to overcome internal resistance, drop amateur habits, and fully commit to their creative work.
Recommended“And if you're interested in all of the things that we're talking about today, pick up "The War of Art," "Turning Pro," "Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t."”
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Stolen Focus
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of how modern technology, social media, and contemporary distractions systematically degrade human attention spans.
Discussed“The podcast that went up this week is with Johann Hari. He's the author of this new book "Stolen Focus."”
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The other 196 books Rich Roll recommended or discussed, ranked
- The Plantpower Way by Rich Roll
- The Fiber Fueled Diet Plan for Dummies by Dr Patrick Jeff
- Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
- Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly
- Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD
- The Awakened Brain by Dr. Lisa Miller
- Bravey by Alexi Pappas
- The Plant-Based Athlete by Matt Frazier
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté
- The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher
- The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté, MD
- The Science and Technology of Growing Young by Sergey Young
- The Sports Gene by David Epstein
- Tough Broad by Caroline Paul
- Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda Paramahansa
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Forward by Andrew Yang
- The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
- Under Pressure by Lisa K. Damour
- Untangled by Lisa K. Damour
- Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
- Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis
- How to raise an adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- Life Force by Tony Robbins
- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, PhD
- On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- Proteinaholic by Garth Davis
- Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes
- Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
- Soul Boom by Rainn Wilson
- Voicing Change by Rich Roll
- A Man at Arms by Steven Pressfield
- Carbon by Paul Hawken
- Bittersweet by Susan Cain
- Ocean by Sylvia A. Earle
- Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris, Jeffrey Warren, Carlye Adler
- The First Rule of Mastery by Michael Gervais
- 10 Rules for Resilience by Joe De Sena
- Do Hard Things by Steve Magness
- Pretty intense by Danica Patrick
- The Four Pillar Plan by Rangan Chatterjee
- The Intuition Toolkit by Joel Pearson
- The Pleasure Trap by Douglas J. Lisle
- Transcend by Scott Barry Kaufman
- What's Going Right by Paul Conti
- Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui
- Galileo's Error by Philip Goff
- Healthy At Last by Eric Adams
- Out There by David Clark (Runner)
- The four tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
- The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro
- Animalkind by Ingrid Newkirk
- Emotional Agility by Susan David
- From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
- Jesus the Miracle Worker by Graham H. Twelftree
- Like Streams to the Ocean by Jedidiah Jenkins
- The Anti-Viral Gut by Robynne Chutkan, MD
- The Longest Race by Kara Goucher
- The Mindful Body by Ellen J. Langer
- Voices in the ocean by Susan Casey
- Animal Liberation by Peter Singer
- Be More Human by Tony Riddle
- Conscious by Annaka Harris
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
- Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari
- The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
- The Gangster’s Guide to Sobriety by Richie Stephens
- The Odyssey by Homer
- A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C.
- Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill W.
- American Kingpin by Nick Bilton
- Breath by James Nestor
- Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
- Do the Work! by Steven Pressfield
- Eat Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz
- Fast Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz
- Fiber Fueled by Will Bulsiewicz, MD
- Food for Life by Tim Spector
- Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz
- Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris
- John Henry Days by Colson Whitehead
- Karamo by Karamo Brown
- Lessons for Living by Phil Stutz
- Lifespan by David A. Sinclair, Matthew D. LaPlante
- Longpath by Ari Wallach
- Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant
- Maus I: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- No Limits by Leah Goldstein
- Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t by Steven Pressfield
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Redefine Impossible by Lawrence
- Redemption by John McAvoy
- Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
- Spartan fit! by Joe De Sena
- Spartan Up! by Joe De Sena
- The Addiction Inoculation by Jessica Lahey
- The Attributes by Rich Diviney
- The Gift Of Failure by Jessica Lahey
- The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts by Shane Parrish
- The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha
- The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins
- The Longevity Diet by Valter Longo
- The Plant Power Doctor by Gemma Newman
- The Practice by Seth Godin
- The Practice of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg
- The spartan way by Joe De Sena
- The Stimulated Mind by Dr. Tommy Wood
- The Truth by Neil Strauss
- Tough by Terry Crews
- Trauma : the Invisible Epidemic by Paul Conti
- Trauma, la Epidemia Invisible / Trauma: the Invisible Epidemic by Paul Conti
- Your Turn by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- 1984 by George Orwell
- 25 Years of Grace: an Anniversary Tribute to Jeff Buckley's Classic Album by Jeff Apter
- A million little pieces by James Frey
- Acid for the Children by Flea
- AFROSURF by Mami Wata
- All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
- Be Here Now by Ram Dass
- Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
- Bloodlines by Joe Manganiello
- Climate -- A New Story (16pt Large Print Edition) by Charles Eisenstein
- Conversations with God, Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch
- Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
- David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
- Drug Dealer, MD by Anna Lembke
- DSM-5 Clinical Cases by John W. Barnhill, M.D.
- Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger
- Good Stress by Jeff Krasno
- Hatching Twitter by Nick Bilton
- Healing Back Pain by Dr. John E. Sarno
- Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
- How Not to Die by Michael Greger
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- Inside the Box by David Epstein
- Learning to Love Midlife by Chip Conley
- Love Life by Matthew Hussey
- Make Change That Lasts by Dr Rangan Chatterjee
- Man in the Mirror by Anand Giridharadas
- My Beef with Meat by Rip Esselstyn
- Never Play It Safe by Chase Jarvis
- North by Scott Jurek
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Open by Andre Agassi
- Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth by R. Buckminster Fuller
- Originals by Adam Grant
- Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. M.D.
- Quiet by Susan Cain
- Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Daniel G. Amen, MD
- Real American by Julie Lythcott-Haims
- Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss
- So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday
- Story by Robert McKee, Robert Mckee, Robert McKee
- The 30-Day Alzheimer's Solution by Dean Sherzai
- The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D. Perry
- The China Study by T. Colin Campbell
- The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell
- The Difficult Child by Stanley Turecki
- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
- The End of Overeating by David A. Kessler, MD
- The Engine 2 Diet by Rip Esselstyn
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- The Menopause Brain by DR. LISA. MOSCONI
- The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
- The Persuaders by Anand Giridharadas
- The School of Greatness by Lewis Howes
- The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
- The social dilemma by Gordon Tullock
- The Spiritual Child by Lisa Miller
- The Whole Foods Diet by John Mackey
- There and Back by Jimmy Chin
- Think Again by Adam Grant
- Thrive Fitness by Brendan Brazier
- To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins
- Together by Vivek Murthy
- Tom Sachs Guide by Tom Sachs
- Travel Light by Light Watkins
- Tribes by Seth Godin
- Vanishing Asia : Three Volume Set by Kevin Kelly
- Walk with Weight by Michael Easter
- What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey
- White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo
- Why We Remember by Charan Ranganath, PhD
- Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
- You Are the One You've Been Waiting For by Richard C. Schwartz, PhD
Appearances
Other mentions (457: passing, ad reads, own books), the 30 most recent
Plugged Bloodlines
“All of which he illustrates with tremendous vulnerability in Bloodlines. His rather gripping newly released memoir now available everywhere.”
Plugged Man in the Mirror
“The author of the new book out tomorrow, titled Man in the Mirror. It reports on the case of Jordan Neely.”
Plugged Fights Worth Fighting
“And there's even more uh in your book fights worth fighting available everywhere September 22nd.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“when I started the podcast or even before that when I wrote Finding Ultra, I just thought, if I had known about this earlier in my life, I could have or there's a possibility that I would have gotten sober earlier.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“I still like every day get messages about finding ultra which I wrote like 14 years ago. It would be unusual to get daily feedback on a video you made 14 years ago.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“Finding Ultra had come out and I did my best to push that book out into the world.”
Passing Thrilling Tales of Modern Men
“Now, he's tapping into the spirit where his new book, it's called Thrilling Tales of Modern Men.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“Um, also, uh, you can pick up Finding Ultra, my memoir. In the appendices in the back of that, I have like 50 pages of like how I do it and how I've made it work as an ultra endurance athlete doing double iron mans and all kinds of crazy challenges.”
Plugged The Plantpower Way
“Um, we also have two cookbooks, the Plant Power Way and the Plant Power Way Italia.”
Plugged Junglekeeper
“Paul Rosley, conservationist, author, filmmaker, and speaker. He is the founder of Jungle Keepers.”
Plugged The burden of proof
“I wrote a book on this, but uh I Uh I would the the there's another side of me that”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“Sure, but if you read Finding Ultra, you know, like I you know, I'm constantly banging on about the fact that like I don't think that I'm particularly talented at all as an athlete.”
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Plugged It Begins with You
“I mean the book is called it begins with you. Like it it really does. I mean, honestly, what are the chances that you're going to be able to enter into and sustain a healthy relationship”
Plugged It Begins with You
“Uh your book it begins with you. I mean like smash bestseller sensation all over the world.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“visit the episode page at richroll.com, where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way”
Plugged Voicing Change
“visit the episode page at richroll.com, where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way”
Plugged The Plantpower Way
“visit the episode page at richroll.com, where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“visit the episode page at richroll.com where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way, as well as the Plantpower meal planner at meals. richroll.com.”
Plugged Voicing Change
“visit the episode page at richroll.com where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way, as well as the Plantpower meal planner at meals. richroll.com.”
Plugged The Plantpower Way
“visit the episode page at richroll.com where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way, as well as the Plantpower meal planner at meals. richroll.com.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“I actually talk about this in my book, Finding Ultra, which came out 13 years ago.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“To learn more about today's guest, including links and resources related to everything discussed today, visit the episode page at richroll.com, where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way, as well as the Plantpower meal planner at meals.richroll.com.”
Plugged Voicing Change
“To learn more about today's guest, including links and resources related to everything discussed today, visit the episode page at richroll.com, where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way, as well as the Plantpower meal planner at meals.richroll.com.”
Plugged The Plantpower Way
“To learn more about today's guest, including links and resources related to everything discussed today, visit the episode page at richroll.com, where you can find the entire podcast archive, my books, Finding Ultra, Voicing Change, and the Plantpower Way, as well as the Plantpower meal planner at meals.richroll.com.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“I actually talk about this in my book Finding Ultra which came out 13 years ago”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“visit the episode page at Rich roll.com where you can find the entire podcast archive my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals.”
Plugged Voicing Change
“visit the episode page at Rich roll.com where you can find the entire podcast archive my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals.”
Plugged The Plantpower Way
“visit the episode page at Rich roll.com where you can find the entire podcast archive my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals.”
Plugged Finding Ultra
“to learn more about today's guest including links and resources related to everything discussed today visit the episode page at Rich roll.com where you can find the entire podcast archive my books Finding Ultra voicing change in the plant power way as well as the plant power meal planner at meals. roll.com”