Books Recommended by Peter Attia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?"
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
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?"
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
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?"
Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Kary Mullis
Source: "[One of the] biographies of people who have 'built skyscrapers' (my term)." - Peter Attia
Shattered
Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign
Jonathan Allen
Source: Peter Attia mentioned reading this book on an interview for thereadinglists.com
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
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
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
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.
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