George Raveling Book Recommendations
George Raveling is an American college basketball player and coach.
(Read more on Wikipedia)17 Books Recommended
Truth
How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality
by Hector Macdonald
George Raveling mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Whiplash
How to Survive Our Faster Future
by Joi Ito
"The good Lord helped me discover this book." - George Raveling (Source)
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The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
by Eric Hoffer
"This, to me, is one of the true classics of all time." - George Raveling (Source)
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Eric Weinstein, Mark Cuban, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Seth Godin, Mark Manson, Marc Andreessen, Patrick Bet-David
Blue Highways
A Journey into America
by William Least Heat-Moon
"One that I read twice." - George Raveling (Source)
12 Rules for Life
An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan Peterson
"One where I happened to go in to Barnes and Noble the day the book arrives, and I go through it, and it passes my test. I get back to the hotel, and I start reading the book. Before I know it, it’s 2:00 a.m." - George Raveling (Source)
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Jocko Willink, Marc Andreessen, Naval Ravikant, Ben Greenfield, PewDiePie, Dominic D'Agostino
The Mind
Its Projections and Multiple Facets
by Yogi Bhajan
George Raveling mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson
"[When I read this book] I was so blown away. I had underlined about three-quarters of the book." - George Raveling (Source)
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Elon Musk, Scott Adams, Ray Dalio, Bill Gates, Gary Vaynerchuk, Scott Belsky, Chris Fussell, Ed Zschau
Life Is So Good
by George Dawson
"About a black young man who was a slave and, at 98 years old, he decides that he’s going to teach himself to write." - George Raveling (Source)
The Obstacle Is the Way
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
by Ryan Holiday
"[One of] the books that I’ve given away the most lately." - George Raveling (Source)
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Aubrey Marcus, Tim Ferriss, Steven Pressfield, James Altucher, Patrick Bet-David, Chris Do, Tom Bilyeu, Casey Neistat, Christopher Sommer
Tools of Titans
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
by Tim Ferriss
George Raveling mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Jocko Willink, Tim Urban, Greg McKeown, Greg Norman, Daniel Pink, Kevin Rose, Mr. Money Mustache, Ben Greenfield, Jodie Cook
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
by Walter Isaacson
"[I read this book and] I am blown away and a little sad because I feel like, 'God damn, I went through all this education. No one ever taught me any of this stuff.'" - George Raveling (Source)
Also recommended by:
Elon Musk, Tim Ferriss, Ray Dalio, Scott Belsky, Charlie Munger, Ed Zschau, Brandon Stanton
Kissinger
A Biography
by Walter Isaacson
George Raveling mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast. (Source)
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Einstein
His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
"Anybody who can write a book on Einstein and that an idiot like me can understand the physics [was] a miracle." - George Raveling (Source)
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Mark Zuckerberg, Charlie Munger, Bill Gates, Ray Dalio, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Ed Zschau
Ego Is the Enemy
by Ryan Holiday
"[One of] the books that I’ve given away the most lately." - George Raveling (Source)
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At Home with Muhammad Ali
A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Forgiveness
by Hana Ali
"The storytelling captures the legendary heavyweight boxing champion, Olympic Gold medalist, activist, and philanthropist as never before in this candid and intimate family memoir." - George Raveling (Source)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe
"I actually have a first edition of [this book]." - George Raveling (Source)
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The WE Gear
How Good Teammates Shift from Me to We
by Lance Loya
"Highly recommend this book." - George Raveling (Source)
