Jon Favreau Recommended Books
Jon Favreau has recommended 5 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jon Favreau is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
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The 4-Hour Body
An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman
"I’ve given [this book] to people." - Jon Favreau (Source)
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Hugh Jackman recommended this bookHugh Jackman
"Another thing I learned from [this book] when I was getting ready for Wolverine, the cold bath. So I have a cold shower every morning." - Hugh Jackman
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Mr. Money Mustache recommended this bookMr. Money Mustache
"Has allowed me to gain or maintain muscle with only two short workouts per week." - MMM
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Caterina Fake recommended this bookCaterina Fake
Caterina Fake mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
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Mark Hart recommended this bookMark Hart
"Absolutely blew me away." - Mark Hart
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Mike Novogratz recommended this bookMike Novogratz
"The testosterone chapter, and the orgasm chapter are required reading." - Mike Novogratz
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The Writer's Journey
Mythic Structure for Writers
"Takes Joseph Campbell, and refines it down from the perspective of [I think] a story executive at Disney." - Jon Favreau (Source)
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Darren Aronofsky recommended this bookDarren Aronofsky
"Very good. But it’s only for people who are writing screenplays." - Darren Aronofsky
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Kitchen Confidential
Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
"Great book." - Jon Favreau (Source)
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Eric Ripert recommended this bookEric Ripert
"I love that Tony’s world in the kitchen was filled with pirate-like renegades when mine was peopled with regimented professionals. How eye-opening and entertaining to read about the other side!" - Eric Ripert
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It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here
My Journey Through Show Business
"It really told the story about how difficult it is when you’re first starting off trying to be an actor." - Jon Favreau (Source)
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David Copperfield recommended this bookDavid Copperfield
"Love this book - especially one part - guess which one." - David Copperfield
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The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings, Book 1
"It was an important book to me." - Jon Favreau (Source)
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Richard Branson recommended this bookRichard Branson
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
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