Books Recommended by Caterina Fake
Louise Bourgeois
Drawings and Observations
Louise Bourgeois
Source: "Fantastic, and I’ve given [this book] to so many people." - Caterina Fake
Voices From Chernobyl
The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
Svetlana Alexievich
Source: "I was really taken with [this book]. Unbelievable." - Caterina Fake
Hannah Versus the Tree
Leland de la Durantaye
Source: Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry (2 books)
Jahan Ramazani Ph.D.
Source: Caterina Fake recommended this series on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The 4-Hour Body
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
Tim Ferriss
Source: Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: "A must-read for entrepreneurs." - Caterina Fake
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
Source: Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Odyssey
Homer
Source: Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Holy Bible
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Source: Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Upanishads
Eknath Easwaran
Source: Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Tim Ferriss
Source: Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Maira Kalman
Source: "Really beautiful [book] and full of life-giving thoughts." - Caterina Fake
Labyrinths
Jorge Luis Borges
Source: "[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake
Growth of the Soil
Knut Hamsun
Source: "[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake
The Tiger's Wife
A Novel
Téa Obreht
Source: "[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
A Novel
David Mitchell
Source: "[A] fiction recommendation." - Caterina Fake
How Buildings Learn
What Happens After They're Built
Stewart Brand
Source: "One of my favorite books." - Caterina Fake
The White Goddess
A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth
Robert Graves
Source: "A very meaningful book." - Caterina Fake
Tomb for Boris Davidovich
Danilo Kis
Source: "A really wonderful book." - Caterina Fake
Three Book Sebald Set
The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, and Vertigo
W. G. Sebald
Source: "An amazing book." - Caterina Fake
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