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Charles Poliquin Recommended Books
Charles Poliquin has recommended 10 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Charles Poliquin was a Canadian strength coach. He was also the author of eight books.
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The Warrior Diet
Switch on Your Biological Powerhouse For High Energy, Explosive Strength, and a Leaner, Harder Body
by Ori Hofmekler
"Having met [the author] on several occasions, I can certainly attest that he is the living proof that his system works. He maintains a ripped muscular body year round despite juggling extreme workloads and family life." - Charles Poliquin (Source)
Life 101
Everything We Wish We Had Learned About Life in School -- But Didn't
by Peter McWilliams
"Changed my outlook." - Charles Poliquin (Source)
59 Seconds
Change Your Life in Under a Minute
by Richard Wiseman
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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2 people
Mr. Money Mustache recommended this bookMr. Money Mustache
Mr. Money Mustache recommended this book on his blog.
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Jeff Atwood recommended this bookJeff Atwood
"Highly recommend." - Jeff Atwood
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Dinosaur Training Secrets: Volume I
Exercises, Workouts and Training Programs
by Brooks D. Kubik
"You have to have realistic goals of what’s good for your age group. The best place to find out that information [is this series]." - Charles Poliquin (Source)
Bad Science
Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
by Ben Goldacre
"You would stop making those dumb comments if you read [this book]." - Charles Poliquin (Source)
Jailhouse Strong
by Josh Bryant
"A really good book on interval training." - Charles Poliquin (Source)
The ONE Thing
The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
by Gary Keller
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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3 people
Maria Sharapova recommended this bookMaria Sharapova
"It kind of hit home for me [...] that when you wake up in the morning, you put your focus on this one thing of what you want to accomplish during the day, which seems like a no-brainer." - Maria Sharapova
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Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"Makes a strong case for tossing out my daily Todo list in favor of focusing just One Thing every day." - Alexis Ohanian
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Kat Cole recommended this bookKat Cole
"Big fan of this book." - Kat Cole
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The Checklist Manifesto
How to Get Things Right
by Atul Gawande
"A great book." - Charles Poliquin (Source)
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8 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"A great read." - Bill Gates
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Jack Dorsey recommended this bookJack Dorsey
"Success metric for my work [at Twitter]: these books disappear from my desk. (you should read it too)" - Jack Dorsey
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"A great book." - Tim Ferriss
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Malcolm Gladwell recommended this bookMalcolm Gladwell
"[The author] took an extraordinary risk to his own reputation domestically in America in the medical profession by [releasing this book]." - Malcolm Gladwell
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
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Ramit Sethi recommended this bookRamit Sethi
"A great book." - Ramit Sethi
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- Michael McCullough
"A really good book. [Shows] a checklist is profoundly helpful." - Michael McCullough
- Vinod Khosla
"Very good; definitely worth reading." - Vinod Khosla
- Michael McCullough
Dinosaur Training Secrets: Volume II
How Strong Are You?
by Brooks D. Kubik
"You have to have realistic goals of what’s good for your age group. The best place to find out that information [is this series]." - Charles Poliquin (Source)
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
by Tim Ferriss
Charles Poliquin recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book. (Source)
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25 people
Eric Weinstein recommended this bookEric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.
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Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
Tristan Harris mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Walter Isaacson recommended this bookWalter Isaacson
"[The author has] a great curiosity and [...] a great love for things." - Walter Isaacson
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Daniel Pink recommended this bookDaniel Pink
Daniel Pink mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Blake Mycoskie recommended this bookBlake Mycoskie
"I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth." - Blake Mycoskie
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David Heinemeier Hansson recommended this bookDavid Heinemeier Hansson
"My key takeaway from [this book] was the concept of lifestyle design." - DHH
David Heinemeier Hansson's recommendation of this book +19
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- Marc Andreessen
"[The author] basically takes all of the time management and personal productivity theories of the last 20 to 30 years and pushes them to 11, to paraphrase 'Spinal Tap.'" - Marc Andreessen
- Jason Silva
"I was very affected by [this book]. I was like this guy has it figured out." - Jason Silva
- Mike Shinoda
"I do talk about [this book] quite a bit." - Mike Shinoda
- Mark Bell
"Taught me better ways to manage my time and the value of not making myself too busy." - Mark Bell
- Maurice Ashley
"Made me ditch the average life in search of one with complete flexibility and freedom to live life on my terms." - Maurice Ashley
- Tim Draper
"With this kind of time management and focus on the important things in life, people should be able to get 15 times as much done in a normal work week." - Tim Draper
- Derek Sivers
"Brilliant reversal of all of the 'how to manage all your crap' books." - Derek Sivers
- Rolf Potts
"Challenges the reader to seriously consider an essential–yet rarely asked–question: What do you really want from life?" - Rolf Potts
- A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Caterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Gary Keller
"This is a significant book." - Gary Keller
- Laura R Walker
"For those who struggle with productivity and taking control of their lives, [I give this book], of course!" - Laura R Walker
- Marc Goodman
One of Marc Goodman's most-gifted or recommended books.
- Mike Maples, Jr.
"If you want to live life on your own terms, this is your blueprint." - Mike Maples, Jr.
- Lewis Howes
"I've only probably read 4 books cover to cover. [This is one of them.]" - Lewis Howes
- Jodie Cook
"Life and work are reimagined and built back from scratch, in a way optimised for freedom and enjoyment." - Jodie Cook
- Brian Dean
"This book created thousands of entrepreneurs over the last 15 years… including me." - Brian Dean
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Marc Andreessen
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