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David Blaine has recommended 8 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.

David Blaine is an American illusionist, endurance artist and extreme performer.

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8 Books Recommended

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Cervantes

by Jean Canavaggio
"The book that blows me away beyond anything." - David Blaine (Source)

Man's Search for Meaning

by Viktor E. Frankl
"One of my favorite books." - David Blaine (Source)

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    • 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
    • Dave Elitch
      Dave Elitch mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
    • 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.
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      Patrick Bet-David recommended this book on his website.

The Macrobiotic Way

The Definitive Guide to Macrobiotic Living

by Michio Kushi
David Blaine mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

American Prometheus

The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

by Kai Bird
"One of the more fascinating men that I’ve read about." - David Blaine (Source)

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse
"[He] says, 'Love is stronger than hate. Soft is stronger than hard. Water is stronger than stone.'" - David Blaine (Source)

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    • Tim Ferriss
      "Consider reading or rereading this short gem." - Tim Ferriss
    • Fred Wilson
      "I loved [this book] when I read it in college. I think it really impacted me." - Fred Wilson
    • Patrick O'Shaughnessy
      "An old classic." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
    • Phil Jackson
      Phil Jackson recommended this book on Twitter.
    • Lex Fridman
      Lex Fridman mentioned this book on Instagram.
    • Justin Kan
      "One of two books I’ve lived my life by since I read 20 years ago!" - Justin Kan
    • Harry Styles
      "A friend gave me [this book] when we started travelling together. It makes a lot of sense to me. I think it’s a really important book." - Harry Styles
    • James Clear
      "[One of] the 10 best fiction books." - James Clear
    • Jack Edwards
      "About a man who is searching for his faith but finds everything he needs within himself." - Jack Edwards

If This Is a Man and The Truce

by Primo Levi
"Amazing." - David Blaine (Source)

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A Hunger Artist

by Franz Kafka
David Blaine mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)

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Naked

by David Sedaris
"It’s hilarious." - David Blaine (Source)

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Anurag Ramdasan

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