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Tim Ferriss’s book recommendations in 2020

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#487: Dr. Martine Rothblatt — A Masterclass on Asking Better Questions and Peering Into the Future

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-12-16

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein · discussed · at 14:38

#481: Dan Harris on Becoming 10% Happier, Hugging Inner Dragons, Self-Help for Skeptics, Training the Mind, and Much More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-11-19

10% Happier by Dan Harris · discussed · at 5:13
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris, Jeffrey Warren, Carlye Adler · discussed · at 5:28
Island by Aldous Huxley · discussed · at 1:38:53

#480: Dax Shepard on the Craft of Podcasting, Favorite Books, and Dancing With Your Demons

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-11-18

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford · recommended · at 1:25:52

#479: Mary Karr — The Master of Memoir on Creative Process and Finding Gifts in the Suffering

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-11-12

The art of memoir by Mary Karr · recommended · at 0:17
Lit by Mary Karr · discussed · at 1:02:45

#477: Yuval Noah Harari on The Story of Sapiens, Forging the Skill of Awareness, and The Power of Disguised Books

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-10-28

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari · discussed · at 15:17
Zero to One by Peter Thiel · discussed · at 18:57
Exhalation by Ted Chiang · recommended · at 1:07:30

#474: Matthew McConaughey — The Power of “No, Thank You,” Key Life Lessons, 30+ Years of Diary Notes, and The Art of Catching Greenlights

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-10-19

The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino · discussed · at 18:22

#473: Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and Crypto Strategy

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-10-15

Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse · recommended · at 1:46:04
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson · recommended · at 1:54:55

#466: Richard Koch on Mastering the 80/20 Principle, Achieving Unreasonable Success, and The Art of Gambling

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-09-22

The Star Principle by Richard Koch · discussed · at 33:46
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch · discussed · at 1:13:58

#464: Tim Ferriss — My Healing Journey After Childhood Abuse

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-09-15

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D. · recommended · at 14:09
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk · recommended · at 14:09
The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller · recommended · at 39:20
The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut · recommended · at 46:29
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach · recommended · at 1:16:24

#461: Kelly Slater — The Surfing Legend on Routine, Rickson Gracie, Favorite Books, and Overcoming Setbacks

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-09-08

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran · discussed · at 29:07
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity by Daniel Reid · discussed · at 31:12

#455: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks on Powerful Books, Mystics, Richard Dawkins, and the Dangers of Safe Spaces

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-08-26

Not in God's Name by Jonathan Sacks · discussed · at 5:39
The choice by Edith Eger · discussed · at 21:17
Morality by Jonathan Sacks · recommended · at 1:26:35

#453: The Random Show — Zen, Investing, Mike Tyson, Artificial Intelligence, and the World's Best Beers

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-08-20

Spark by Timothy J. Jorgensen · recommended · at 49:28

#449: Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-07-29

Chess for Success by Maurice Ashley · discussed · at 5:30
Passages by Gail Sheehy · discussed · at 1:33:26
Mastery by George Leonard · discussed · at 1:33:38

#442: Tribe of Mentors — Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-06-22

Mort by Terry Pratchett · discussed · at 3:06
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera · discussed · at 10:23
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl · recommended · at 15:14
The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley · recommended · at 15:19
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker · recommended · at 15:25
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari · recommended · at 15:27
Wild by Cheryl Strayed · discussed · at 20:04

#438: Coach George Raveling on This Unique Moment in Time, How to Practice Self-Leadership, Navigating Difficult Conversations, and Much More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-06-08

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe · discussed · at 11:54
Servant Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf · discussed · at 38:36
Life style of greatness by Robert K. Greenleaf · discussed · at 38:36
Tell Me Who You Are by Winona Guo · discussed · at 42:23

#437: Secretary Madeleine Albright — Optimism, The Future of the US, and 450-Pound Leg Presses

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-05-27

Hell and Other Destinations by Madeleine Albright · discussed · at 58:15

#436: Books I've Loved — Maria Popova and Tyler Cowen

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-05-25

Essentialism by Greg McKeown · recommended · at 1:15

#435: Kevin Hart — The Unstoppable Combination of Positivity and Relentless Improvement

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-05-21

I Can't Make This Up by Kevin Hart · discussed · at 3:32

#434: Jim Dethmer — How to Shift from Victim Consciousness, Reduce Drama, Practice Candor, Be Fully Alive, and More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-05-18

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Diana Chapman · discussed · at 5:19

#426: The Random Show: Boozy Quarantine Edition!

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-04-29

Already Free by Bruce Tift, MA, LMFT · recommended · at 12:50
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius by Joel Greenblatt · recommended · at 17:24
The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino · discussed · at 45:34
Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis · recommended · at 46:33
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie · recommended · at 55:54
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker · recommended · at 1:10:02
The Lessons of History by Will Durant · recommended · at 1:19:49

Stoicism and COVID-19 | Tim Ferriss and Ryan Holiday | Stoic Philosophy

The Daily Stoic · 2020-04-25

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · recommended · at 52:42
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · recommended · at 52:44
Mastery by Robert Greene · recommended · at 52:50

#423: Rana el Kaliouby — AI, Emotional Intelligence, and The Journey of Finding Oneself

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-04-21

Affective Computing by Rosalind W. Picard · discussed · at 1:53
Little, Big by John Crowley · recommended · at 1:06:53

#419: Ryan Holiday — How to Use Stoicism to Choose Alive Time Over Dead Time

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-04-09

The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · discussed · at 48:33
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene · discussed · at 48:39
Mastery by Robert Greene · discussed · at 48:40
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · recommended · at 48:48
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · recommended · at 48:59

#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-03-05

The Complacent Class by Tyler Cowen · discussed · at 29:00

#410: Ryan Holiday — Turning the Tables

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-02-13

More money than God by Sebastian Mallaby · recommended · at 1:12:24
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis · discussed · at 1:12:36
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre · recommended · at 1:13:47
Essentialism by Greg McKeown · recommended · at 1:44:55

#408: The Random Show — New Year's Resolutions, 2010-2019 Lessons Learned, Finding Joy, Energy Management, and Much More

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-01-30

The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida · discussed · at 6:58
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg · discussed · at 18:36
Essentialism by Greg McKeown · discussed · at 26:55

StarTalk Podcast: A Conversation with Tim Ferriss

StarTalk Radio · 2020-01-16

The 4-hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss · discussed · at 19:09
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman · recommended · at 20:05
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein · recommended · at 23:07
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang · recommended · at 24:44

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