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Amelia Boone Recommended Books
Amelia Boone has recommended 6 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Amelia Boone is an American obstacle racer.
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Brave Enough
by Cheryl Strayed
"I picked this up during a tough period in my life, and many of the quotes are still pinned to my bathroom mirror." - Amelia Boone (Source)
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Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
On the "books read" section of Emma Watson's GoodReads profile.
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Shane Parrish recommended this bookShane Parrish
"Well worth picking up and makes the perfect gift for anyone going through something difficult in life." - Shane Parrish
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House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski
"This is a book that you have to hold because there are parts of it where you need to turn it upside down to read it. [It's] an entire sensory experience." - Amelia Boone (Source)
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
"Remains one my favorites to this day." - Amelia Boone (Source)
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5 people
J.K. Rowling recommended this bookJ.K. Rowling
A literary discovery that may have influenced [J.K. Rowling's] alleged intention to kill off Harry Potter at the end of book seven.
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Oprah Winfrey recommended this bookOprah Winfrey
"Such a beautiful book. I love this book." - Oprah Winfrey
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Christopher Hitchens recommended this bookChristopher Hitchens
"[The author] essentially recast his friend Thomas Carlyle’s pessimistic version of the French Revolution in fictional form in [this book]." - Christopher Hitchens
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Mahatma Gandhi recommended this bookMahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi read this book.
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Maya Angelou recommended this bookMaya Angelou
"[This author], I could tell, wouldn't be a man who would curse me out and talk to me rudely." - Maya Angelou
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Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
"When I read [this book] in my teens, Dagny Taggart’s character spoke to me on a level I’d never experienced with any other novel." - Amelia Boone (Source)
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22 people
Elon Musk recommended this bookElon Musk
"A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness." - Elon Musk
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Steve Jobs recommended this bookSteve Jobs
Steve Wozniak said he thinks Steve Jobs mentioned this book and it really was a guide in his life.
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Peter Thiel recommended this bookPeter Thiel
"When I first read [Ayn Rand's books] in the late 80s, it felt pretty crazy. And in the last decades, it's in many ways felt much more correct." - Peter Thiel
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Shah Rukh Khan recommended this bookShah Rukh Khan
One of Shah Rukh Khan's favorite novels.
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Joe De Sena recommended this bookJoe De Sena
"Loved [this book]. Read often." - Joe De Sena
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Peter Diamandis recommended this bookPeter Diamandis
"Something I’ve read multiple times to get me in the mindset of not letting anything stand in my way" - Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis's recommendation of this book +16
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- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Gabby Reece
"[I read this book when] I was 15, and I gave [it] to a lot of people because it shifted how I looked at certain things." - Gabby Reece
- Travis Kalanick
Travis Kalanick mentioned this book in a Washington Post interview.
- Brian Armstrong
"Celebrate the creators in the world (even when they struggle). They may be more valuable than we think." - Brian Armstrong
- Bob Metcalfe
"My favorite book." - Bob Metcalfe
- Blake Scholl
"Far and away my favorite book." - Blake Scholl
- Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson recommended this book on his blog.
- Phil Jackson
"I consider it philosophical." - Phil Jackson
- John Carmack
"If you can't see its archetypes in the world around you, you aren't paying attention." - John Carmack
- Mark Cuban
"I'll read it again. So there goes another 3 weeks of me reading it for the tenth time." - Mark Cuban
- Ray Dalio
"Regarding economics, if you haven’t read [this author] lately, I suggest that you do." - Ray Dalio
- Austen Allred
"I really liked it." - Austen Allred
- Russell Brunson
"It is so good!!!" - Russell Brunson
- Paul Krugman
"About a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook." - Paul Krugman
- Rand Paul
On Rand Paul's website's "reading suggestions for students" section.
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Ev Williams
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
by Michael Pollan
"Fantastic book." - Amelia Boone (Source)
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11 people
Aubrey Marcus recommended this bookAubrey Marcus
"Has done a better job than any I’ve read so far on this subject at rationally, calmly, and scientifically exploring just how impactful psychedelics can be for the individual and our culture." - Aubrey Marcus
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Hamilton Morris recommended this bookHamilton Morris
Hamilton Morris mentioned a passage from this book on Twitter.
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Michael Mauboussin recommended this bookMichael Mauboussin
"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant's answer to "do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?"
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Paul Stamets recommended this bookPaul Stamets
Paul Stamets mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
"Excellent." - Peter Attia
Peter Attia's recommendation of this book +5
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- Stewart Butterfield
"A great overview of research into the therapeutic uses of psychedelics." - Stewart Butterfield
- Tim Ferriss
"One of my favorite books of the last five years." - Tim Ferriss
- Vinod Khosla
"A fun exploration of psychedelic drugs, especially for someone who has never tried them." - Vinod Khosla
- Yuval Noah Harari
"Changed my mind, or at least some of the ideas held in my mind." - Yuval Noah Harari
- Kara Swisher
"Wonderful." - Kara Swisher
- Stewart Butterfield
Infinite Jest
A Novel
by David Foster Wallace
"Probably one of my favorite books, but I also read it when I was 21." - Amelia Boone (Source)
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3 people- Peter Attia recommended this book
Peter Attia
"I have always wanted to read [this book]." - Peter Attia
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Mindy Kaling recommended this bookMindy Kaling
"I totally pretended I’d read it because I wanted [Mike Schur] to think I was cool." - Mindy Kaling
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this bookAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter.
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