Peter Attia Recommended Books

"I now gift [this book] very regularly." - Hugh Jackman

"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear

"Learn about the inner mindset and external state of someone who was absolutely brilliant." - Naval Ravikant

"One of my favorite books." - Tim Ferriss

On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.

Larry Page mentioned this book in an Entrepreneur.com article.

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"I remember really enjoying [this author]'s books." - Sergey Brin

"Some really good lessons!" - Glenn Beck

Wim Hof's answer to "What do you give to people as gifts?"

Laird Hamilton mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"[The author's] message was that there is a bigger world out there, and that I didn’t need to conform to those around me." - Ev Williams

One of Mike Maples, Jr.'s answers to "What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"

"One of my favorite books when I was a teenager! I still keep it around the house and periodically look at it." - Vinod Khosla

"A good one." - Fred Wilson

"One of my top 3 books of all time." - Naval Ravikant

"When it came out ten years ago, it was the definitive study of the history and science of human nutrition in the 20th century." - Zooko Wilcox

"Read it twice, once for the diet, once a a rich document in the history of science." - Nassim Taleb

"[The author] has written the first true guide for protecting a startup from self-sabotage." - Peter Thiel

"For anyone insterested in building, growing, or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource." - Mark Zuckerberg

"Let’s just say, we started out relationship with vigorous disagreement, and we’ve continued that to this day." - Marc Andreessen

"An inspiring story of a business rebirth through sheer willpower." - Larry Page

"Entertaining more than anything. I read [this book], I was like: I would never work for this guy. But entertaining and some good lessons." - Matt Mullenweg

"A bit dark but it does cover a lot of useful territory on what building an organization is like." - Andrew Ng

"Documents the SEC’s investigation into hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors and several individuals including Steven Cohen." - Max Levchin

"A seriously powerful book." - Joe Rogan

"[One] of my favorite books." - Jack Dorsey

Aubrey Marcus mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"I love [this book] so much that it feels like my book. It feels so personal." - Ellen DeGeneres

"It’s the simplicity that makes the book so powerful. Anytime I have a friend who wants to embark on the journey of introspection, that’s always where I start." - Daniel Negreanu

"I just think it’s got a lot of great principles and ideas." - Karlie Kloss

"Made me totally rethink mindfulness and meditation." - Veronica Belmont

"Would recommend this to anyone who 'doesn’t have time to meditate' or is skeptical of the practice in general." - Danny Miranda

"This is that rarity, a useful book." - Warren Buffett

Bill Gurley recommended this book on Quora.

"One of my favorite books on value/distressed investing." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy

"It’s accessible, short, qualitative rather than numbers-driven, and deeply insightful." - Lyn Alden

"It's an amazing book, I think, for anybody." - Joe Rogan

"Fantastic." - Kelly Starrett

Tobi Lütke mentioned this book on the "Invest Like the Best" podcast.

Tom Bilyeu recommended this book on his website.

"Main complaint seems to be 'this is a layman's description of not-new ideas'. I'm just fine with that." - DHH

"Wonderful book w/ great insights." - Jason Fried

"It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan

"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history." - Bill Gates

"Best book I've read in [2015]." - Naval Ravikant

"Basically one of the things we've created here is we've imagined ideas that we all share." - Lex Fridman

"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg

"The brainy book I seem to be sharing or talking about the most lately." - Ashton Kutcher

"A powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek in a way we can act upon." - Sergey Brin

"This good/bad chapter is worth rereading." - Tim Ferriss

"Actually has very good advice for people who want to guide, or are shopping for a guide." - Michael Pollan

On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.

"I loved [this] brilliant book about cancer." - Bill Gates

"For friends who have faced or are facing cancer, I often give them [this book]." - Laura R Walker

"Fantastic book...a must read!" - Cathie Wood

"Best (?) book so far on the Democratic side of the 2016 race, most provocatively on the impact of the press coverage of the email hacks on the last stages of the race." - Marc Andreessen

Larry King mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.

"One of my favorite books." - Jason Calacanis

"Special." - Chris Sacca

"Amazing read about Russia from 1998-2007." - Keith Rabois

"One of my favorite books!" - Brianne Kimmel

"The most impressive feature of [this book] is how much [the author] admits he didn't know. He's constantly talking about papers he couldn't understand and important concepts he didn't grasp." - Paul Graham

"An astonishing literary achievement, and it was about the greatest scientific discovery of the 20th century." - Matt Ridley

"In this deeply-researched book, you'll find the most honest portrait of the real Steve Jobs." - Marc Andreessen

"Square would not exist without the work and persistence of Steve Jobs. I am forever grateful. Amazing read." - Jack Dorsey

"Has me thinking of my old friend. A true visionary." - Bill Gates

Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.

"A biography of the famous Apple CEO. I read the Walter Isaacson biography last year, but found this one slightly better." - Brian Armstrong

"After working with Steve for over 25 years, I feel this book captures with great insight the growth and complexity of a truly extraordinary person." - Ed Catmull

One of Taylor Swift's favorite books picks for "You are What You Read."

"I totally pretended I’d read it because I wanted [Mike Schur] to think I was cool." - Mindy Kaling

"Probably one of my favorite books, but I also read it when I was 21." - Amelia Boone

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recommended this book on Twitter.

"Fantastic book." - Amelia Boone

"Has done a better job than any I’ve read so far on this subject at rationally, calmly, and scientifically exploring just how impactful psychedelics can be for the individual and our culture." - Aubrey Marcus

Hamilton Morris mentioned a passage from this book on Twitter.

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin

Naval Ravikant's answer to "do you have any advice for dealing with the death of a parent?"

Paul Stamets mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.