Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss is a renowned American entrepreneur, bestselling author, and influential podcaster known for his expertise in lifestyle design and personal optimization.
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The Graveyard Book
The best audiobook I've ever heard. - Tim Ferriss
Neil Gaiman
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We Learn Nothing
[A] dazzling collection of humor and insight. - Tim Ferriss
Tim Kreider
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Poor Charlie's Almanack
Tim Ferriss mentioned this book on Twitter.
Charlie Munger
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Don't Shoot the Dog!
There are principles in this that you can take away, even if you have no interest in training a dog, having a dog, or dogs in general. - Tim Ferriss
Karen Pryor
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Motherless Brooklyn
One of my absolute favorites. - Tim Ferriss
Jonathan Lethem
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Plants of the Gods
A fantastic book. - Tim Ferriss
Richard Evans Schultes
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Fahrenheit 451
If you wonder why some people take censorship so seriously, this book will give you the answer. - Tim Ferriss
Ray Bradbury
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Grit
Really about teaching your kids to focus on hard work and not intrinsic capability. - Tim Ferriss
Angela Duckworth
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Wild
One of my favorites. - Tim Ferriss
Cheryl Strayed
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Delivering Happiness
What I also enjoyed is that it's entirely in Tony's voice. - Tim Ferriss
Tony Hsieh
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Consciousness Medicine
Brand-new, but I’m already on my second read. - Tim Ferriss
Françoise Bourzat
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The Art of Memoir
Highly recommended if you work with the written word in any capacity. - Tim Ferriss
Mary Karr
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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
A fun novel. - Tim Ferriss
Mohsin Hamid
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Vagabonding
The book that got me to stop making excuses and pack for an extended hiatus trip overseas. - Tim Ferriss
Rolf Potts
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The Ride of a Lifetime
The negotiation stories with Steve Jobs alone make this book worth the read. - Tim Ferriss
Robert Iger
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Getting Past No
I think [this book and 'Getting to Yes'] go together really, really nicely. - Tim Ferriss
William Ury
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How to Make Millions with Your Ideas
Like steroids for your entrepreneurial cortex. - Tim Ferriss
Dan S. Kennedy
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Open
Such a fantastic book. - Tim Ferriss
Andre Agassi
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Biocentrism
Although I disagree with some of the things in the book, it’s an interesting read. - Tim Ferriss
Robert Lanza
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Save The Cat!
A very helpful book as a starting point when thinking of screenwriting and also calls me on my own bullshit. - Tim Ferriss
Blake Snyder
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Four Thousand Weeks
Quite unlike anything I’ve ever read. - Tim Ferriss
Oliver Burkeman
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Levels of the Game
About one epic tennis match. - Tim Ferriss
John McPhee
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The Things They Carried
Be forewarned that it contains beautiful prose and graphic violence in equal measure. - Tim Ferriss
Tim O'Brien
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In Other Words
Adults can learn languages much faster than children83 when constant 9–5 work is removed. - Tim Ferriss
Ellen Bialystok
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How to Change Your Mind
One of my favorite books of the last five years. - Tim Ferriss
Michael Pollan
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Getting to Yes
A really important concept to grasp. - Tim Ferriss
Roger Fisher
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Tribe
I read in about a day and a half. I just ingested it rapid fire. - Tim Ferriss
Sebastian Junger
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
One of my favorite books. - Tim Ferriss
Richard P. Feynman
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Joy on Demand
Fantastic. - Tim Ferriss
Chade-Meng Tan
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The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
A tremendous work. - Tim Ferriss
Milan Kundera
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Principles
I highly, highly recommend this book. It has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business. - Tim Ferriss
Ray Dalio
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Blue Ocean Strategy
Study [this book]. - Tim Ferriss
W. Chan Kim
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The Power of Habit
A very good book. - Tim Ferriss
Charles Duhigg
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In Praise of Shadows
A weird little book. - Tim Ferriss
Junichiro Tanizaki
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Letters to a Young Poet
Very powerful book that I recommend to everyone. - Tim Ferriss
Rainer Maria Rilke
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The Magic of Thinking Big
I still personally read the first two chapters of this book whenever doubt creeps in. - Tim Ferriss
David J. Schwartz
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Incredible. - Tim Ferriss
Robert A. Heinlein
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Will give you a good taste of what that cocktail of bullets looks like in Naval’s head. - Tim Ferriss
Eric Jorgenson
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Extreme Ownership
I am really enjoying this book. - Tim Ferriss
Jocko Willink
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Night Sky with Exit Wounds
Fantastic. - Tim Ferriss
Ocean Vuong
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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
If you ever wonder what you can do to really change the world [...] this is a book you need to read. - Tim Ferriss
John Wood
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Writing Down the Bones
A great book. - Tim Ferriss
Natalie Goldberg
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The Moth Presents All These Wonders
Reading one short (2–5-page) story over tea or coffee in the morning is a nice jumpstart to the day. - Tim Ferriss
Catherine Burns
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Siddhartha
Consider reading or rereading this short gem. - Tim Ferriss
Hermann Hesse
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The E-Myth Revisited
If you’re stuck in your own business, this book can help you get unstuck. - Tim Ferriss
Michael E. Gerber
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More Money Than God
A fantastic book. - Tim Ferriss
Sebastian Mallaby
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Exhalation
Just so damn good. - Tim Ferriss
Ted Chiang
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Travels with Charley
Beautifully written, simply written, and hilarious. - Tim Ferriss
John Steinbeck
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Bird by Bird
Fantastic book. - Tim Ferriss
Anne Lamott
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The Healing Journey
The introduction alone is worth the price of admission with the book. - Tim Ferriss
Claudio Naranjo
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The Lessons of History
It’s excellent. - Tim Ferriss
Will & Ariel Durant
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Zorba the Greek
Highly highly recommend. - Tim Ferriss
Nikos Kazantzakis
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Musashi
Teaches you about critical thinking, strategizing, and ultimately, that there is more to life than merely surviving. - Tim Ferriss
Eiji Yoshikawa
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Of Wolves and Men
Incredible book. - Tim Ferriss
Barry Holstun Lopez
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On Grief and Grieving
Very useful for preparing yourself for the inevitable losses that you will face. - Tim Ferriss
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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High Fidelity
After his girlfriend leaves him for another man, Rob embarks on a journey of self-discovery and evaluation by contacting ex-girlfriends to see what went wrong in each relationship. - Tim Ferriss
Nick Hornby
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A Walk in the Woods
A great way to invigorate. - Tim Ferriss
Bill Bryson
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The Checklist Manifesto
A great book. - Tim Ferriss
Atul Gawande
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Where Mountains Roar
I was given the excerpts by a tour guide while trekking through the Negev not long ago. - Tim Ferriss
Lesley Hazleton
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I Wrote This Book Because I Love You
I’ve been eager to revisit [the author]'s work, and I’m now digging into [this book]. - Tim Ferriss
Tim Kreider
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Liar's Poker
A very exciting book. - Tim Ferriss
Michael Lewis
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One Simple Idea
An excellent book about licensing. - Tim Ferriss
Stephen Key
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
A great book. - Tim Ferriss
Ben Horowitz
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Simple & Direct
Great book. - Tim Ferriss
Jacques Barzun
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A Collaboration with Nature
It’ll blow your mind. - Tim Ferriss
Andy Goldsworthy
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Surprisingly sophisticated. - Tim Ferriss
Dale Carnegie
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Payoff
The real-world stories are heart wrenching and keep the pages turning. - Tim Ferriss
Dan Ariely
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Suggestible You
An excellent book. - Tim Ferriss
Erik Vance
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Letters from a Stoic
[The author] is an outstanding thinker and this is, I think, one of his most accesible books. - Tim Ferriss
Lucius Seneca
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The Obstacle Is the Way
It has helped me to turn problems upside-down, become the calm within the storm, and even uncover unique opportunities. - Tim Ferriss
Ryan Holiday
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Getting Real
It does have a software focus, but all of it can be applied to entrepreneurs in general. - Tim Ferriss
37signals
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The Art of Asking
I was so inspired by the book that I put it down to start asking people around me for all of the help that I'd been too ashamed or embarrassed to ask for. - Tim Ferriss
Amanda Palmer
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Awareness
When I feel myself bleeding into overwhelm or feeling scattered, this is one of the first break-glass-in-case-of-emergency steps that I take. - Tim Ferriss
Anthony De Mello
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Benjamin Franklin
I’ve recommended [this book] to thousands and thousands of people. - Tim Ferriss
Walter Isaacson
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Lying
A great book. - Tim Ferriss
Sam Harris
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The Prophet
A fantastic book. I would recommend people get the edition with the illustrations by the author. - Tim Ferriss
Kahlil Gibran
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
If 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and 'Star Wars' had a love-child, it would read something like this. - Tim Ferriss
Douglas Adams
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The Art of Spirited Away
Awe-inspiring and shows the depth of world-creation that makes [the author] a legend. - Tim Ferriss
Hayao Miyazaki
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Stories of Your Life and Others
Incredible collection of short stories. - Tim Ferriss
Ted Chiang
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Draft No. 4
One of the best books about non-fiction writing that I’ve ever read. - Tim Ferriss
John McPhee
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Biography of the Dollar
After 50 pages, I was able to hold my own discussing currency trading with a vice president at JP Morgan Chase. - Tim Ferriss
Craig Karmin
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Happy Money
It answers the question 'can money buy happiness?' - Tim Ferriss
Elizabeth Dunn
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The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read
The title may not deliver but it is a smart investment book, at the very least. - Tim Ferriss
Daniel R. Solin
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Six Thinking Hats
I found helpful. - Tim Ferriss
Edward de Bono
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Has been recommended to me by several billionaires. - Tim Ferriss
Jack Weatherford
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Little, Big
One of the best novels I’ve ever read. - Tim Ferriss
John Crowley
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
A fun read with lots of geek culture, great history, and oh, it also won the Pulitzer Prize. - Tim Ferriss
Junot Díaz
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The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
I have reread this before every product launch that I have done. - Tim Ferriss
Al Ries
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COAN The Man, The Myth, The Method
A fucking great book. - Tim Ferriss
Marty Gallagher
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Hansel and Gretel
[People] should read it before their kids read it. - Tim Ferriss
Neil Gaiman
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Secrets of Power Negotiating
I would suggest getting the audio if you can. - Tim Ferriss
Roger Dawson
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Ender's Game
Through Ender’s journey, you’ll learn how to capitalize on your strengths and those of your teammates, as well as exploit your adversaries’ weaknesses. - Tim Ferriss
Orson Scott Card
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Rework
I encourage people to think of as an 'Elements of Style' for building profitable businesses in a web-savvy world. - Tim Ferriss
Jason Fried
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Radical Acceptance
It exceeded all expectations. - Tim Ferriss
Tara Brach
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On Writing Well
I have read this book more than a dozen times, more often for thinking than for writing. - Tim Ferriss
William Zinsser
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The Artist's Way
Nearly every morning, I sit down with a hot cocktail of turmeric, ginger, pu-erh tea, and green tea. Next, I crack open [this book]. - Tim Ferriss
Julia Cameron
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One Blade of Grass
I definitely recommend people check it out. [The author's] stories are insane. - Tim Ferriss
Henry Shukman
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Play It Away
For all Type-A driven readers — especially those who struggle with the shut-off switch — this one is for you. - Tim Ferriss
Charlie Hoehn
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The Neverending Story
That was my favorite book growing up for three or four years in elementary school. - Tim Ferriss
Michael Ende
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Emergency
I find the topics endlessly fascinating. - Tim Ferriss
Neil Strauss
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