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Dave Elitch has recommended 20 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

David Elitch is an American musician best known for his work with the American progressive rock band The Mars Volta.

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20 Books Recommended

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The Inner Game of Tennis

The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

by W. Timothy Gallwey
"It had a huge effect." - Dave Elitch (Source)

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The Art of Learning

An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance

by Josh Waitzkin
"I tell everyone I teach to get [this book]." - Dave Elitch (Source)

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3 people

Zen in the Art of Archery

by Eugen Herrigel
"[I give this book] to people all the time." - Dave Elitch (Source)

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3 people
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Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself

How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

by Joe Dispenza
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

A Brief History of Everything

by Ken Wilber
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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1 person

Mindfulness

by Ellen J. Langer
"So good." - Dave Elitch (Source)

Open

An Autobiography

by Andre Agassi
"Phenomenal." - Dave Elitch (Source)

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4 people

Tenth of December

Stories

by George Saunders
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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1 person

The Brutality of Fact

Interviews with Francis Bacon by David Sylvester

by David Sylvester
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

The Power of Myth

by Joseph Campbell
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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4 people

Ways of Seeing

by John Berger
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Generation X

Tales for an Accelerated Culture

by Douglas Coupland
"Great social commentary from the early ‘90s." - Dave Elitch (Source)

Propaganda

by Edward Bernays
"Came to the conclusion that human beings are either savage animals that are going to rip each other apart, or they can be controlled and made docile via consumerism." - Dave Elitch (Source)

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1 person
  • Jérôme Jarre recommended this book

Facing Love Addiction

Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love

by Pia Mellody
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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1 person

A World Lit Only by Fire

The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

by William Manchester
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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35 people
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      "Taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything." - Tony Robbins
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      "Outlines methods to discover deep meaning and purpose in life." - Michael Gervais
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      "His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life." - Bryan Johnson
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      "One of those beautiful accounts of a terrible time in our history. His calm and sagaciousness, while witnessing one horror after another played out during his time in three separate concentration camps, is awe inspiring." - Chelsea Handler
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      "Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering." - Ryan Holiday
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      "A meditation on what the gruesome experience of Auschwitz taught [the author] about the primary purpose of life: the quest for meaning, which sustained those who survived." - Maria Popova
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      "A book I have gifted to many people because it changed the way I think about human suffering and grace in life." - Aniela Gregorek
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      "[From it] I interpreted that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, and that having meaning in our life is essential." - Fedor Holz
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      "[If people are] doing a bit of soul searching, hands down [I give them this book]." - Turia Pitt
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      "If I were to take the meaning of [this book], and turn it into an equation, it would be despair equals suffering minus meaning." - Chip Conley
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      "Slim but packed with wisdom that I often come back to. I really recommend you read it." - Alastair Humphreys
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      "Incredibly inspiring." - Steve Kerr
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      "One of the great books ever written exists because of one of the worst times in human history. From suffering comes beauty." - Robin Black
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Society Of The Spectacle

by Guy Debord
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

The Awakening of Intelligence

by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

The Image

A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

by Daniel J. Boorstin
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?

Stories

by Raymond Carver
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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