Peter Attia Book Recommendations

This Is Water

Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

by David Foster Wallace

"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 (Source)

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

"The book I’ve recommended most." - Peter Attia (Source)

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)

Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts

by Carol Tavris

"The moment I finished it, I not only reread it, but I bought it for about ten people." - Peter Attia (Source)

I Don't Want to Talk About It

Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression

by Terrence Real

"One of the most important books I’ve read, reread, and gifted to many friends." - Peter Attia (Source)

The Transformed Cell

Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer

by Steven A. Rosenberg

One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book has had the single biggest impact on your life?" (Source)

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

by Richard Bach

"[If I could encourage young people to read one book] I’d encourage them to read [this book]." - Peter Attia (Source)

Good Calories, Bad Calories

Fats, Carbs, and the Controversial Science of Diet and Health

by Gary Taubes

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

by Ben Horowitz

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

Black Edge

Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

by Sheelah Kolhatkar

Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for thereadinglists.com (Source)

The Four Agreements

A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

by Don Miguel Ruiz

Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for Outside Online. (Source)

On Confidence

by The School of Life

"I came across [this book] recently and was impressed." - Peter Attia (Source)

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

by Dan Harris

"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 (Source)

Where Men Win Glory

The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

by Jon Krakauer

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

Forgive and Remember

Managing Medical Failure

by Charles L. L. Bosk

One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book has had the single biggest impact on your life?" (Source)

The Most Important Thing

Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

by Howard Marks

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

The Talent Code

Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.

by Daniel Coyle

One of Peter Attia's answers to "is there a book that you’ve read more than once?" (Source)

An Atlas of Atherosclerosis Progression and Regression

by Herbert C. Stary

"You don’t understand atherosclerosis until you’ve studied this book." - Peter Attia (Source)

Being Wrong

Adventures in the Margin of Error

by Kathryn Schulz

One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book do you feel humanity needs right now?" (Source)

Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

Solve for Happy

Engineer Your Path to Joy

by Mo Gawdat

"Probably moved to the #2 spot [of books I've gifted the most]." - Peter Attia (Source)

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide

Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys

by James Fadiman

One of Peter Attia's answers to "what book do you feel humanity needs right now?" (Source)

Altered Traits

Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

by Daniel Goleman

"It makes the point that [...] we don’t meditate for the state." - Peter Attia (Source)

The Rommel Papers

by B. H. Liddell-Hart

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field

by Kary Mullis

"[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia (Source)

One Bullet Away

The Making of a Marine Officer

by Nathaniel C. Fick

One of Peter Attia's answers to "is there a book that you’ve read more than once?" (Source)

The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

Shattered

Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign

by Jonathan Allen

Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for thereadinglists.com (Source)

The Corner

A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood

by David Simon

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

King of the World

Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero

by David Remnick

One of Peter Attia's answers to "any books you feel would make your reading list?" (Source)

The Presidents Club

Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity

by Nancy Gibbs

"If you have even a modicum of interest in US history post WWI, this is beyond required." - Peter Attia (Source)

The Double Helix

A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

by James D. Watson Ph.D.

"[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia (Source)

The Puzzle People

Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon

by Thomas Starzl

"[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia (Source)

Red Notice

A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice

by Bill Browder

Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for Outside Online. (Source)

King of Hearts

The True Story of the Maverick Who Pioneered Open Heart Surgery

by G. Wayne Miller

"[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia (Source)

Becoming Steve Jobs

The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

by Brent Schlender

"[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia (Source)

Charlotte's Web

by E. B White

"[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 (Source)

Infinite Jest

A Novel

by David Foster Wallace

"I have always wanted to read [this book]." - Peter Attia (Source)

How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

by Michael Pollan

"Excellent." - Peter Attia (Source)