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Darren Aronofsky Recommended Books
Darren Aronofsky has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Darren Aronofsky is an American filmmaker and screenwriter.
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The Denial of Death
by Ernest Becker
"A good one." - Darren Aronofsky (Source)
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Eric Weinstein recommended this bookEric Weinstein
Eric Weinstein tweet about books that mattered enough to him.
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Jason Silva recommended this bookJason Silva
One of the books in a "list of favorite books" Jason Silva tweeted about.
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Shay Carl recommended this bookShay Carl
Shay Carl recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
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Tai Lopez recommended this bookTai Lopez
"Read this book only if you’re brave." - Tai Lopez
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Mark Manson recommended this bookMark Manson
"Making you contemplate your own non-existence and kind of making you feel okay about it." - Mark Manson
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- Marc Maron
"Favorite book of all time." - Marc Maron
- Marc Maron
Last Exit to Brooklyn
by Hubert Selby Jr.
"[I] devoured it in a single night. I had never seen anyone attack the page like he did." - Darren Aronofsky (Source)
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
"[I'm] totally part of his cult. Because I believe in that hero’s journey." - Darren Aronofsky (Source)
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Ray Dalio recommended this bookRay Dalio
"A little bit dense, but it’s so rich, it’s a good one." - Ray Dalio
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Kyle Maynard recommended this bookKyle Maynard
One of Kyle Maynard's 3 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"One of my favorite books." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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The Writer's Journey
Mythic Structure for Writers
by Christopher Vogler
"Very good. But it’s only for people who are writing screenplays." - Darren Aronofsky (Source)
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Jon Favreau recommended this bookJon Favreau
"Takes Joseph Campbell, and refines it down from the perspective of [I think] a story executive at Disney." - Jon Favreau
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Requiem for a Dream
A Novel
by Hubert Selby Jr.
"[I made this book] into a film and even [got] pretty close to [the author] as a dear friend." - Darren Aronofsky (Source)
Howl and Other Poems
by Allen Ginsberg
"A cry from the ‘60s for his generation. At least that’s the way I took it." - Darren Aronofsky (Source)
The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin
Darren Aronofsky mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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3 people
Neil deGrasse Tyson recommended this bookNeil deGrasse Tyson
"To learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth." - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Paul Graham recommended this bookPaul Graham
Paul Graham used this book as an example that one scientist's "take" can be very convincing.
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Matt Ridley recommended this bookMatt Ridley
"[Changed] science and [reached] the public." - Matt Ridley
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Carrie
by Stephen King
"I proceeded to pound through procrastinating by reading [this book], scaring the living crap out of myself." - Darren Aronofsky (Source)
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