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James Cameron Recommended Books
James Cameron has recommended 4 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
James Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker, artist, and environmentalist.
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The China Study
The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health
by T. Colin Campbell
"The publisher of [this book], probably noticed a big uptick in sales about the year that we decided to send all our friends [a copy]." - James Cameron (Source)
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Ev Williams recommended this bookEv Williams
On the "books read" section of Ev Williams' GoodReads profile.
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Suzy Amis Cameron recommended this bookSuzy Amis Cameron
Suzy Amis Cameron sent this book to all her friends.
Suzy Amis Cameron's recommendation of this book
The Cheese Trap
How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy
by Neal D Barnard
"So great at showing why [eating cheese] is a trap, why it’s basically an addiction." - James Cameron (Source)
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2 people
Ellen DeGeneres recommended this bookEllen DeGeneres
"If you care about your health and animals, you're not gonna wanna miss this book." - Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres's recommendation of this book - Suzy Amis Cameron recommended this book
Suzy Amis Cameron
"[A] book that I’ve been giving out a lot." - Suzy Amis Cameron
Suzy Amis Cameron's recommendation of this book
The Forks Over Knives Plan
How to Transition to the Life-Saving, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
by Alona Pulde M.D.
"The publisher of The China Study, [...] probably noticed a big uptick in sales about the year that we decided to send all our friends The China Study and [this book]." - James Cameron (Source)
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1 person- Suzy Amis Cameron recommended this book
Suzy Amis Cameron
Suzy Amis Cameron sent this book to all her friends.
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Sapiens
A Brief History, Book 1
by Yuval Noah Harari
"It explains human behavior and why we are the way we are in human civilization from soup to nuts. And I’ve read it now a couple of times. It’s a pretty astonishing book." - James Cameron (Source)
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31 people
Joe Rogan recommended this bookJoe Rogan
"It really puts in perspective how bizarre human beings are. It’s an awesome overview of our species." - Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan's recommendation of this book 
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun, engaging look at early human history." - Bill Gates
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Naval Ravikant recommended this bookNaval Ravikant
"Best book I've read in [2015]." - Naval Ravikant
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Lex Fridman recommended this bookLex Fridman
"Basically one of the things we've created here is we've imagined ideas that we all share." - Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman's recommendation of this book 
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
"A big history narrative of human civilization." - Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg's recommendation of this book 
Peter Attia recommended this bookPeter Attia
One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?"
Peter Attia's recommendation of this book +25
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- Ashton Kutcher
"The brainy book I seem to be sharing or talking about the most lately." - Ashton Kutcher
- Whitney Cummings
"A great book about [how] we’ve evolved and why we have anxiety." - Whitney Cummings
- Richard Branson
"I just love the style of his writing." - Richard Branson
- Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
- Vinod Khosla
"A previous favorite." - Vinod Khosla
- Demis Hassabis
"There's not many times where I read a book and come out with 20 new ideas I hadn't thought about before, and [this book] made me think like that." - Demis Hassabis
- Keith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
- Daniel Ek
"Both sobering and conservatively optimistic in equal measure." - Daniel Ek
- Reid Hoffman
"A grand theory of humanity." - Reid Hoffman
- Sam Kass
Sam Kass recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book.
- Sebastian Junger
"I’m going to give [this book] over and over again to everyone I know." - Sebastian Junger
- Kishore Biyani
"Fascinating because of its multi-disciplinary approach towards understanding human society, our behaviour and our future." - Kishore Biyani
- Ryan Shea
One of Ryan Shea's 4 answers to "what is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift?"
- Melinda Gates
Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
- Bill Gurley
"I really enjoyed [this book]." - Bill Gurley
- Karlie Kloss
"An amazing book on the beginning of humanity." - Karlie Kloss
- Anthony Pompliano
"[One of the] best books I read in 2017." - Anthony Pompliano
- Changpeng Zhao
"Gives me a greater perspective about how humans emerged and why we behave the way we do." - Changpeng Zhao
- PewDiePie
"Tells the major revolutions of human history." - PewDiePie
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
"Provides a concise history of humankind and outlines why we have the psychology we do today." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Chris Evans
"Truly mind-blowing. It’s changed the way I look at almost everything. I can’t endorse it enough." - Chris Evans
- Simon Mayo
"Love this book still." - Simon Mayo
- Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette mentioned this book in a New York Times interview.
- Mark Manson
Mark Manson recommended this book on his website.
- James Clear
"[One of] the 10 best nonfiction books of all-time." - James Clear
- Ashton Kutcher
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