
Dave Elitch Recommended Books
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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The Inner Game of Tennis
The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
"It had a huge effect." - Dave Elitch (Source)
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Patrick Collison recommended this bookPatrick Collison
"A really good book that I very highly recommend." - Patrick Collison
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Ryan Shea recommended this bookRyan Shea
Ryan Shea recommended this book on his website.
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"Gives excellent advice about how to move on constructively from mistakes, which I’ve tried to follow both on and off the court over the years." - Bill Gates
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The Art of Learning
An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance
"I tell everyone I teach to get [this book]." - Dave Elitch (Source)
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3 people
Safi Bahcall recommended this bookSafi Bahcall
"I actually loved [this book]." - Safi Bahcall
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Mark Hart recommended this bookMark Hart
"[The author] was this world-class chess player, world-class martial artist, and the book [is about] his learning process." - Mark Hart
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Ed Latimore recommended this bookEd Latimore
"For your mind." - Ed Latimore
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Zen in the Art of Archery
"[I give this book] to people all the time." - Dave Elitch (Source)
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3 people
Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"A great book." - Joe Rogan
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Adam Robinson recommended this bookAdam Robinson
"[One of five books that confirm] there is far, far more in our unconscious mind than is dreamt of in our philosophy." - Adam Robinson
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Aubrey Marcus recommended this bookAubrey Marcus
"As an amateur archer myself, I found the archery analogy to fit me well." - Aubrey Marcus
Aubrey Marcus's recommendation of this book
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself
How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
A Brief History of Everything
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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1 person
John Mayer recommended this bookJohn Mayer
John Mayer Tweeted that this is his favorite book.
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Mindfulness
"So good." - Dave Elitch (Source)
Open
An Autobiography
"Phenomenal." - Dave Elitch (Source)
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4 people
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
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Tim Ferriss recommended this bookTim Ferriss
"Such a fantastic book." - Tim Ferriss
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Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
List of books Bill Gates read in 2011.
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Shaun White recommended this bookShaun White
"I really enjoyed [this book], it was so amazing to hear his story and his struggle of not enjoying the sport and then finally finding his love for it." - Shaun White
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Tenth of December
Stories
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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1 person
Bob Iger recommended this bookBob Iger
Bob Iger told Variety this book was on his Reading List.
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The Brutality of Fact
Interviews with Francis Bacon by David Sylvester
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
The Power of Myth
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Tom Bilyeu recommended this bookTom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"One of the most interesting series of interviews ever." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Pete Holmes recommended this bookPete Holmes
Pete Holmes recommended this book on Twitter.
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Ways of Seeing
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Generation X
Tales for an Accelerated Culture
"Great social commentary from the early ‘90s." - Dave Elitch (Source)
Propaganda
"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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Jérôme Jarre recommended this bookJérôme Jarre
"This book opened my eyes to the marketing industry in a time when I was blindly playing my role in it." - Jérôme Jarre
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Facing Love Addiction
Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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1 person
Neil Strauss recommended this bookNeil Strauss
"Really about the love addict and the love avoidant." - Neil Strauss
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A World Lit Only by Fire
The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Man's Search for Meaning
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Jocko Willink recommended this bookJocko Willink
Jocko Willink covered this book in "Jocko Podcast" Ep. 78
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Esther Perel recommended this bookEsther Perel
"The book I’ve probably gifted the most is [this book], since I’m 16." - Esther Perel
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Emma Watson recommended this bookEmma Watson
"Loved it. Really loved it." - Emma Watson
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Wow it's dark." - Naval Ravikant
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David Blaine recommended this bookDavid Blaine
"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine
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- Terry Crews
"Incredible." - Terry Crews
- Jimmy Fallon
"Talks about the meaning of life, and I believe you come out a better person from reading it." - Jimmy Fallon
- Tony Robbins
"Taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything." - Tony Robbins
- Simon Sinek
"Single most important book you can read." - Simon Sinek
- Michael Gervais
"Outlines methods to discover deep meaning and purpose in life." - Michael Gervais
- Daniel Pink
"A hugely important book for me." - Daniel Pink
- Ev Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
- Bryan Johnson
"His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life." - Bryan Johnson
- Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz recommended this book on Twitter.
- Sam Altman
This book was on Sam Altman's bookshelf.
- Chelsea Handler
"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
- Ryan Holiday
"Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering." - Ryan Holiday
- Maria Popova
"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
- Aniela Gregorek
"A book I have gifted to many people because it changed the way I think about human suffering and grace in life." - Aniela Gregorek
- Fedor Holz
"[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
- Turia Pitt
"[If people are] doing a bit of soul searching, hands down [I give them this book]." - Turia Pitt
- Chip Conley
"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
- PewDiePie
"A great tool to help people. [...] In case something really bad happens, I feel like, from reading this book, I'm better equipped to handle it." - PewDiePie
- Shane Parrish
"As hard as you think your life is, it pales in comparison to Auschwitz." - Shane Parrish
- Phil Jackson
"An important book for me." - Phil Jackson
- Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.
- Lex Fridman
"I reread [this book] quite often." - Lex Fridman
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- Alastair Humphreys
"Slim but packed with wisdom that I often come back to. I really recommend you read it." - Alastair Humphreys
- Steve Kerr
"Incredibly inspiring." - Steve Kerr
- Robin Black
"One of the great books ever written exists because of one of the worst times in human history. From suffering comes beauty." - Robin Black
- Jim Kwik
"Illustrates that it’s not our circumstances but the decisions we make that diminish or develop us." - Jim Kwik
- Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt recommended this book on his website.
- Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.
- Terry Crews
Society Of The Spectacle
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
The Awakening of Intelligence
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
The Image
A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Stories
Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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