Books Recommended by Joe Rogan
Breath
The New Science of a Lost Art
James Nestor
Source: "Since using the techniques I learned in [this book] I’ve changed the nature of my daily sauna sessions from uncomfortable mind tempering to a slow, rhythmic meditation session." - Joe Rogan
The Immortality Key
The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
Brian C. Muraresku
Source: "The culmination of a 12 year obsession into the mystery of the ancient Greeks and their use of psychedelics to find god." - Joe Rogan
The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi
Source: "Increased my focus in all disciplines I pursue. It’s some undeniably inspiring shit, and I can’t recommend it enough." - Joe Rogan
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: "It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan
Ashton KutcherBill GatesBill GurleyDaniel EkDemis HassabisJames CameronJoe RoganKarlie KlossKeith RaboisKishore BiyaniLex FridmanMark ZuckerbergNaval RavikantPeter AttiaRay DalioReid HoffmanRichard BransonRyan SheaSam KassSebastian JungerVinod KhoslaWhitney CummingsPewDiePieMelinda GatesAnthony PomplianoChangpeng ZhaoPatrick O'ShaughnessyChris EvansMark MansonSimon MayoPenn JilletteStealing Fire
How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
Steven Kotler
Source: "An excellent book on the power of meditation and alternate states of consciousness on performance." - Joe Rogan
The Terminal List
James Reece, Book 1
Jack Carr
Source: "You want an awesome story about a navy SEAL? Get one written by an actual SEAL. There’s no substitute." - Joe Rogan
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
Source: "I read The God Delusion in preparation for [the Dawkins interview]. I'm a huge fan of [his] work." - Joe Rogan
Ladies and Gentlemen, Lenny Bruce!!
Albert Goldman
Source: "Required reading for aspiring stand ups. [...] I’ve had this book for 25 years. A genuine classic." - Joe Rogan
Your Dad Stole My Rake
And Other Family Dilemmas
Tom Papa
Source: "[The author] is an awesome, hilarious guy, so if you’re looking for a great read your search is over!" - Joe Rogan
Blood and Thunder
The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West
Hampton Sides
Source: "Another amazing [book on the Wild West and the conflicts Native Americans had with early settlers]." - Joe Rogan
Scars and Stripes
An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself
Tim Kennedy
Source: "I have no doubt you'll begin living your life a little bit more like [the author] after reading this." - Joe Rogan
Black Elk
The Life of an American Visionary
Joe Jackson
Source: "My obsession with Native American history books continues, and with [this book] I’ve found my favorite one yet." - Joe Rogan
Chaos
Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Tom O'Neill
Source: "An INSANE story that took [the author] 20 years to write. The podcast I did with him was seriously mind blowing." - Joe Rogan
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Source: "It's really wild when you think about how long that guy lived and how applicable some of his thoughts are today." - Joe Rogan
The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross
A study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East
John M. Allegro
Source: "For a really odd take on the bible [...] he says the bible was all about mushrooms." - Joe Rogan
Industrial-Strength Denial
Eight Stories of Corporations Defending the Indefensible, from the Slave Trade to Climate Change
Barbara Freese
Source: "A very well written and disturbing account of corporations defending the indefensible." - Joe Rogan
The Case Against Sugar
Gary Taubes
Source: "Seriously mind blowing information about how sugar consumption is robbing us of our health." - Joe Rogan
Something Deeply Hidden
Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
Sean Carroll
Source: "Really excellent and really perplexing at the same time." - Joe Rogan
DMT
The Spirit Molecule
Rick Strassman
Source: "Joe Rogan thinks it’s an amazing book and mentions it often." - JRE Library
Savage Son
James Reece, Book 3
Jack Carr
Source: "Fucking excellent! [The author] knocked it out of the park! I’m riveted!" - Joe Rogan
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