Books Recommended by Aubrey Marcus
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
Source: "This simple little book contains hugely profound meaning." - Lisa Ling
Stealing Fire
Steven Kotler
Source: "Incredibly well written, draws stories from antiquity to the present, and provides the absolute best overview of state shifting practices of any book I have ever encountered." - Aubrey Marcus
Rise of the Mystics
Ted Dekker
Source: "Might be the best book I’ve ever read." - Aubrey Marcus
The Fifth Sacred Thing
Starhawk
Source: "I have bought a dozen copies and have been handing them out like I was Oprah giving away television sets." - Aubrey Marcus
The Way of the Superior Man
David Deida
Source: "Be conscious / present when you are interacting in life." - Noah Kagan
The Game
Neil Strauss
Source: "Not just about how to trick chicks into fucking you (though it teaches you every possible way to do so)." - Aubrey Marcus
The Obstacle Is the Way
Ryan Holiday
Source: "I’m enjoying right now." - Christopher Sommer
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz
Source: Aubrey Marcus mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
Source: Most Recommended Books reached out to DJ Vlad directly.
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
Source: "Half drill sergeant, half Zen voodoo master, [the author] shot me out of my stupor and taught me the meaning of creative discipline." - Soman Chainani
Sex at Dawn
Christopher Ryan
Source: "Jealousy is a societal creation and great ways to be aware of why it happens." - Noah Kagan
Turning Pro
Steven Pressfield
Source: "If I was the head superintendent of every school in the universe [this book] would be on the core curriculum." - Aubrey Marcus
Tripping over the Truth
Travis Christofferson
Source: "One of the most important books of our time. Period." - Aubrey Marcus
Create Your Own Religion
Daniele Bolelli
Source: "Makes the great point that even those of us who think we are following a religious tradition, are creating our religion in our own little ways." - Aubrey Marcus
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
Source: "A fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them." - Vinod Khosla
Mastery
Robert Greene
Source: "The master work of a master author." - Aubrey Marcus
The Book of Truth
Paul Selig
Source: "Has profoundly changed my life." - Aubrey Marcus
Island
Aldous Huxley
Source: "The beauty of [this book] was seeing how a system could work en masse, and it was my first exposure to rewriting the rules of how everything could be and understanding that we can just change everything." - Aubrey Marcus
The Cosmic Serpent
Jeremy Narby
Source: "[The author's] theory is that DNA is a universal language in itself, a language that can be accessed and downloaded by shamans or people in trance." - Aubrey Marcus
The Warrior Ethos
Steven Pressfield
Source: "An insightful discussion of the great warrior cultures of the past." - Aubrey Marcus