Books Recommended by Peter Attia
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This Is Water
Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
David Foster Wallace
Source: "I’ve listened more than 100 times to the audio [...] and now I’ll add this method of consumption to one of the most important speeches ever given (or at least ever heard by me...)" - Peter Attia
3 recommenders
Charlotte's Web
E. B White
Source: "[My earliest memory of reading is] sitting in the back of the beat up old station wagon reading a paperback of [this book] while my mom was driving us to the mall." - Peter Attia
2 recommenders
10% Happier
How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story
Dan Harris
Source: "I’ve read a lot about mediation, but it was the first book I read where I thought, 'I can relate to this guy.'" - Peter Attia
3 recommenders
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
Terrence Real
Source: "One of the most important books I’ve read, reread, and gifted to many friends." - Peter Attia
1 recommender
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach
Source: "[If I could encourage young people to read one book] I’d encourage them to read [this book]." - Peter Attia
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
Carol Tavris
Source: "The moment I finished it, I not only reread it, but I bought it for about ten people." - Peter Attia
2 recommenders
The Presidents Club
Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
Nancy Gibbs
Source: "If you have even a modicum of interest in US history post WWI, this is beyond required." - Peter Attia
1 recommender
The Talent Code
Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
Daniel Coyle
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "is there a book that you’ve read more than once?"
One Bullet Away
The Making of a Marine Officer
Nathaniel C. Fick
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "is there a book that you’ve read more than once?"
1 recommender
Altered Traits
Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
Daniel Goleman
Source: "It makes the point that [...] we don’t meditate for the state." - Peter Attia
1 recommender
The Transformed Cell
Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer
Steven A. Rosenberg
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book has had the single biggest impact on your life?"
1 recommender
Black Edge
Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street
Sheelah Kolhatkar
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for thereadinglists.com
2 recommenders
Forgive and Remember
Managing Medical Failure
Charles L. L. Bosk
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book has had the single biggest impact on your life?"
1 recommender
Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Kary Mullis
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
2 recommenders
Shattered
Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign
Jonathan Allen
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for thereadinglists.com
3 recommenders
The Double Helix
A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
James D. Watson Ph.D.
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
3 recommenders
The Puzzle People
Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon
Thomas Starzl
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
1 recommender
King of Hearts
The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery
G. Wayne Miller
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
1 recommender
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
Brent Schlender
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
The Four Agreements
A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
Don Miguel Ruiz
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for Outside Online.
Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
Bill Browder
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for Outside Online.
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health
Gary Taubes
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
4 recommenders
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
Where Men Win Glory
The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Jon Krakauer
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
1 recommender
The Most Important Thing
Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
Howard Marks
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
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The Rommel Papers
B. H. Liddell-Hart
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
1 recommender
The Emperor of All Maladies
A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
4 recommenders
The Corner
A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
David Simon
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
1 recommender
King of the World
Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero
David Remnick
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
1 recommender
Being Wrong
Adventures in the Margin of Error
Kathryn Schulz
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book do you feel humanity needs right now?"
1 recommender
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys
James Fadiman
Source: One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book do you feel humanity needs right now?"
2 recommenders
On Confidence
The School of Life
Source: "I came across [this book] recently and was impressed." - Peter Attia
1 recommender
An Atlas of Atherosclerosis Progression and Regression
Herbert C. Stary
Source: "You don’t understand atherosclerosis until you’ve studied this book." - Peter Attia
1 recommender
Solve for Happy
Engineer Your Path to Joy
Mo Gawdat
Source: "Probably moved to the #2 spot [of books I've gifted the most]." - Peter Attia
3 recommenders
Infinite Jest
A Novel
David Foster Wallace
Source: "I have always wanted to read [this book]." - Peter Attia
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
Richard P. Feynman
Source: "The book I’ve recommended most." - Peter Attia
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