Books Recommended by Peter Attia
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This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
David Foster Wallace
Source: "I’ve listened more than 100 times to the audio [...] and now I’ll add this method of consumption to one of the most important speeches ever given (or at least ever heard by me...)" - Peter Attia
3 recommendersCharlotte's Web
E. B White
Source: "[My earliest memory of reading is] sitting in the back of the beat up old station wagon reading a paperback of [this book] while my mom was driving us to the mall." - Peter Attia
2 recommenders10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
Dan Harris
Source: "I’ve read a lot about mediation, but it was the first book I read where I thought, 'I can relate to this guy.'" - Peter Attia
3 recommendersI Don't Want to Talk About It
Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
Terrence Real
Source: "One of the most important books I’ve read, reread, and gifted to many friends." - Peter Attia
1 recommenderJonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
Source: "[If I could encourage young people to read one book] I’d encourage them to read [this book]." - Peter Attia
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Carol Tavris
Source: "The moment I finished it, I not only reread it, but I bought it for about ten people." - Peter Attia
2 recommendersThe Presidents Club
Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
Nancy Gibbs
Source: "If you have even a modicum of interest in US history post WWI, this is beyond required." - Peter Attia
1 recommenderThe Talent Code
Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
Daniel Coyle
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "is there a book that you’ve read more than once?"
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
Nathaniel C. Fick
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "is there a book that you’ve read more than once?"
1 recommenderAltered Traits
Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
Daniel Goleman
Source: "It makes the point that [...] we don’t meditate for the state." - Peter Attia
1 recommenderThe Transformed Cell
Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer
Steven A. Rosenberg
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book has had the single biggest impact on your life?"
1 recommenderBlack Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Sheelah Kolhatkar
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for thereadinglists.com
2 recommendersForgive and Remember
Managing Medical Failure
Charles L. L. Bosk
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book has had the single biggest impact on your life?"
1 recommenderDancing Naked in the Mind Field
Kary Mullis
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
2 recommendersShattered
Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign
Jonathan Allen
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for thereadinglists.com
3 recommendersThe Double Helix
A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
James D. Watson Ph.D.
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
3 recommendersThe Puzzle People
Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon
Thomas Starzl
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
1 recommenderKing of Hearts
The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery
G. Wayne Miller
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
1 recommenderBecoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
Brent Schlender
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
The Four Agreements
A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for Outside Online.
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