The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk." In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tool

#877: Q&A with Tim — The Art of Male Friendship, Mini-Retirements, Higher-Resolution Living, Reinvention in The Age of AI, and More

Jul 2026 · 6 books

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The 4-Hour Chef

Tim Ferriss

the meta learning section of the four hour chef i think the four hour chef is a book ▶ tap to play from here

On Writing Well

William Zinsser

there are many books on this certainly on writing well by zinser ▶ tap to play from here

Secrets of Power Negotiating

Roger Dawson

it's the secrets of power negotiating by dawson ▶ tap to play from here

Getting Past No

William Ury

getting past no had a large impact on me ▶ tap to play from here

Getting to Yes

Roger Fisher and William Ury

i actually interviewed one of the co authors of getting to yes i think it's william urey ▶ tap to play from here

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

what workouts from the four hour body are you still prioritizing in your routines ▶ tap to play from here

#876: Dr. Andrew Huberman — Peptides, Performance, and Protocols

Jul 2026 · 6 books

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Blood and Guts

Dorian Yates

and then of course you have dorian blood and guts i remember having that black and white book that describes some of the training ▶ tap to play from here

Principles of Neural Science

Eric R. Kandel, James H. Jessell, and Thomas M. Schwartz

there's this wonderful book in the field of neuroscience called principles of neural science ▶ tap to play from here

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

i remember like i talked at length in the four hour body about post surgical anabolic use ▶ tap to play from here

Bad Science

Ben Goldacre

there's a book called bad science by ben goldaker who's an md from the uk ▶ tap to play from here

Under Saturn's Shadow: The Wounding and Healing of Men

James Hollis

he wrote under saturn shadow on the healing and trauma of men ▶ tap to play from here

The Eden Project: In Search of the Other

James Hollis

he also wrote the eden project about relationships and the struggle of relationships ▶ tap to play from here

#875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday”

Jul 2026 · 2 books

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The Botany of Desire

Michael Pollan

read the botany of desire by michael pollan for more on that ▶ tap to play from here

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

the blade itself which is uh series it's not very long i think it's two or three volumes by joe abercrombie ▶ tap to play from here

#874: Guy Oseary — The Legendary Hollywood Power Broker on 5-Minute Decisions, 36 Years of Managing Madonna, 26 IPOs, and Spotting Magic First

Jul 2026

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#873: David Allen — The Art of Getting Things Done (GTD) (Repost)

Jul 2026 · 6 books

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen

his best selling book getting things done subtitled the art of stress free productivity has been published in thirty languages ▶ tap to play from here

The Decline of the West

Oswald Spengler

i read oswald spingler the decline of the west which is one of the earliest books you know over a hundred years ago ▶ tap to play from here

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The Gateways to Spiritual Science

Rudolf Steiner

i saw this book that said the gateways to spiritual science by rudolph steiner ▶ tap to play from here

The Oxygen Advantage

Patrick McKeown

i am halfway through this book called the oxygen advantage the oxygen advantage ▶ tap to play from here

The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking

Oliver Burkeman

one of the latest ones called the antidote oliver berkman fabulous book ▶ tap to play from here

Getting Things Done Workbook

David Allen

we're coming out with a g t d workbook in september ▶ tap to play from here

#872: Graham Duncan — Talent Is the Best Asset Class (Repost)

Jul 2026 · 9 books

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A Mind at Home with Itself

Byron Katie

listening to byron cady's new book a mind at home with itself ▶ tap to play from here

The Aspirational Investor

Ashvin Chabra

in financial markets i really like this somewhat obscure book called the aspirational investor by this guy ashvin chabra ▶ tap to play from here

Tribal Leadership

Dave Logan

tribal leadership by dave logan dave logan has it look at thousands of organizations and puts them into categories ▶ tap to play from here

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

Daniel Coyle

culture code by daniel coyle i give people ▶ tap to play from here

The Tools

Phil Stutz and Barry Michaels

they wrote a book called the tools and they have a bunch of good packs in there ▶ tap to play from here

Finite and Infinite Games

James Carse

i like finite and infinite games which has been going around a lot ▶ tap to play from here

Breakfast at the Victory

James Carse

his other book breakfast at the victory this is james cars ▶ tap to play from here

This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life

David Foster Wallace

makes me think of the david foster wallace commencement speech which has been turned into books and is online in various forms but yes here it is right here this is water ▶ tap to play from here

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig

prisc the zen in the art of motorcycle maintenance but certainly towards the end got one might argue pretty loopy ▶ tap to play from here

#871: The “Divine Leaf” with 8,000+ Years of Use — Exploring the Many Benefits of Coca with Dr. Andrew Weil and Wade Davis

Jun 2026 · 2 books

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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest

Wade Davis

he's the author of twentyfour books in 26 languages we'll get to how he credits coca for a lot of that productivity including the samuel johnson prize winning into the silence ▶ tap to play from here

One River

Wade Davis

and incidentally it was as i was reading and doing his eulogy that i conceived the book one river which is a biography of our great professor richard m schultees ▶ tap to play from here

#870: Sebastian Mallaby, Biographer of Demis Hassabis — Lessons from 100+ AI Insiders on The Race to Superintelligence, The Religion of AI, and Spotting Breakthroughs Early

Jun 2026 · 9 books

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More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite

Sebastian Mallaby

including more money than god love it ▶ tap to play from here

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future

Sebastian Mallaby

the power law love it ▶ tap to play from here

The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan

Sebastian Mallaby

the man who knew ▶ tap to play from here

The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Sebastian Mallaby

and the world's banker ▶ tap to play from here

The Infinity Machine: The Rise of DeepMind and the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Sebastian Mallaby

his latest book is the infinity machine demis hasabas deep mind and the quest for superintelligence ▶ tap to play from here

The Organization Man

William H. Whyte

the classic business book of the time was organization man ▶ tap to play from here

The Fabric of Reality

David Deutsch

a book by david deutsch called the fabric of reality ▶ tap to play from here

Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card

i hope you read ender's game because that's really how i see myself ▶ tap to play from here

Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid

Douglas Hofstadter

goodless an eternal golden braid ▶ tap to play from here

#869: Max Levchin, PayPal and Affirm — The Path from The Soviet Union to Building Multi-Billion Dollar Companies (Plus: Real-World Socialism vs. Capitalism)

Jun 2026 · 11 books

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Tribe of Mentors

Tim Ferriss

from what you put into my last book tri of mentors and it was in response you had several responses to this but it was in response to the metaphorical billboard question ▶ tap to play from here

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson

is that we all had cryptonomicon as required reading so i want ▶ tap to play from here

Snow Crash

Neal Stephenson

my college life was shaped by snow crash was probably the thing that really put him on the map ▶ tap to play from here

Reamde

Neal Stephenson

but then we got to ream d which was another gift so i'm reviewing my preferences here ▶ tap to play from here

Neuromancer

William Gibson

neuromancer was this dark dystopian also by the way first book i read when i came to the us neuromancer ▶ tap to play from here

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov

and one that i've still not read i'm very embarrassed to say this is the master and margarita ▶ tap to play from here

7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy

Hamilton Helmer

there's this book called seven powers by hamilton himler if you haven't read it it's a really worthwhile distillation of what it takes to build a competitively lasting business ▶ tap to play from here

A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix

Edwin Friedman

called a failure of nerve it's a book about leadership and it really postulates this concept of differentiated leader ▶ tap to play from here

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert B. Cialdini

but you should read if you haven't read it if you're trying to start a business you should read influence by caldini because that is probably the most important social science book published in the last fifty years ▶ tap to play from here

Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Ron Chernow

titan is a huge one so titan is is probably the one that's closest to like business advice it's a bit of a like how to be ruthless basically but that's uh that's besides the point ▶ tap to play from here

A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman

there's a great book called a mind at play which is claude shannon's biography ▶ tap to play from here

#868: Tim’s Founder Kitchen — From Brainstorm to The President’s Office in Two Months (Featuring Jake Becraft, Strand Therapeutics)

Jun 2026 · 1 book

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Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech

Sally Smith Hughes

i'd say chief among which was the genentech origin story which is one of the best i would say business books i've ever read ▶ tap to play from here

#867: Dr. Becky Kennedy — Parenting Strategies for Raising Resilient Kids, Plus Word-for-Word Scripts for Repairing Relationships, Setting Boundaries, and More (Repost)

May 2026 · 10 books

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Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

Becky Kennedy

she is the author of the number one best selling book by the same name good inside a chart topping podcast ▶ tap to play from here

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That's My Truck! A Good Inside Story About Hitting

Becky Kennedy

and what it looks like in a children's book that's my truck a good inside story about hitting ▶ tap to play from here

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

Jocko Willink

jocko willink navy seal commander extreme ownership ▶ tap to play from here

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth

prior to books like grit think that's angela duckworth ▶ tap to play from here

Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training

Karen Pryor

one which has a terrible title unfortunately called don't shoot the dog is written by karen pryor ▶ tap to play from here

Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment

Gay Hendricks and Kathlyn Hendricks

there's a book called conscious loving it's by gay and uh k d hendrix ▶ tap to play from here

No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model

Richard Schwartz

dick schwartz's no bad parts or just his internal family systems book ▶ tap to play from here

Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)

Eve Rodsky

eve rodsky's book fair play ▶ tap to play from here

Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Cheryl Strayed

cheryl strades tiny beautiful things ▶ tap to play from here

The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

Elaine Aron

a friend of mine recently recommended a book to me which was something like the highly sensitive person or something like that ▶ tap to play from here

#866: Sami Inkinen of Virta Health — Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, Rowing 2,750 Miles, and Lessons from Fixing Metabolic Health in 100,000+ People

May 2026 · 4 books

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The Score Takes Care of Itself

Bill Walsh

score will take care of itself high output management uh i think the score will take care of itself the four nine of scriptures walsh's book ▶ tap to play from here

High Output Management

Andrew S. Grove

high output management uh i think the score will take care of itself the four nine of scriptures walsh's book and high output management ▶ tap to play from here

High Growth Handbook

Elad Gil

high growth handbook by elad gilwitz is much much much newer and you've i know you've interviewed elod ▶ tap to play from here

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

Danny Trejo

trey hall by danny treho no absolutely mind blowing book yeah machete he's appeared in a bunch of robert rodriguez films ▶ tap to play from here

#865: The Most Incredible Transformation I’ve Ever Seen — Jerzy Gregorek on Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Coaching, and the Power of Micro-Progressions

May 2026

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#864: How to Simplify Your Life in 2026 — New Tips from Anne Lamott, Claire Hughes Johnson, David Yarrow, and Diana Chapman

May 2026 · 4 books

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The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership

Diana Chapman

diana chapman coauthor of the 15 commitments of conscious leadership ▶ tap to play from here

Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building

Claire Hughes Johnson

i guess i'm best known for writing a book called scaling people tactics for management and company building ▶ tap to play from here

From Strength to Strength

Arthur Brooks

i mostly borrowed this from arthur brooke's book from strength to strength ▶ tap to play from here

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Anne Lamott

the last one was called good writing which i wrote with my husband neil allen ▶ tap to play from here

#863: Elad Gil, Consigliere to Empire Builders — How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else, The Misty AI Frontier, How Coke Beat Pepsi, When Consensus Pays, and Much More

Apr 2026 · 1 book

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High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People

Elad Gill

aladd is the author of the bestseller high growth handbook scaling startups from 10 to 10000 people ▶ tap to play from here

#862: Cathy Lanier, Chief Security Officer of the NFL — From 9th-Grade Dropout to DC's Longest-Serving Police Chief, Protecting the Super Bowl, and Resilience Under Extreme Pressure

Apr 2026 · 3 books

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Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink

and he wrote a book called extreme ownership and i feel like your grandmother and what she instilled in you is in a nutshell exactly the type of high agency thinking that's jako talks about ▶ tap to play from here

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell

i'd say my favorite book of all times and i made it mandatory reading for my command staff when i took her as the chief which was a hoot because ▶ tap to play from here

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Malcolm Gladwell

blink is another one that i only read because i liked malcolm gladwell but blink for people in um high pace professions blank is one that helps you really evaluate how you make decisions ▶ tap to play from here

#861: 4-Hour Workweek Success Story Brian Dean — From Dad’s Basement to Selling Two Companies

Apr 2026 · 5 books

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss

he picked up a copy of the four hour work week he read it which is not that uncommon and then he took action ▶ tap to play from here

The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business

Elaine Pofeldt

elaine is the author of the million dollar one person business and more recently tiny business big money ▶ tap to play from here

Tiny Business, Big Money

Elaine Pofeldt

elaine is the author of the million dollar one person business and more recently tiny business big money ▶ tap to play from here

Built to Sell

John Warrillow

i remember coming across and i haven't read it in a long time but a book by john warlow called built to sell ▶ tap to play from here

Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat

Michael Masterson

ready fire aim is usually the book that i recommend ▶ tap to play from here

#860: Daredevil Michelle Khare — How to Become a YouTube Superstar, Open Impossible Doors (FBI, Secret Service, etc.), Craft Jedi-Level Cold Emails, and Use Fear-Setting to Change Your Life

Apr 2026 · 2 books

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The 4-Hour Chef

Tim Ferriss

the first was the four hour chef which was basically a suicide mission of a deadline book that should have taken three years was done in a year ▶ tap to play from here

The 4-Hour Body

Tim Ferriss

four hour work week and the four hour body is that in the case of the four hour body i did all of the experiments ▶ tap to play from here

#859: Q&A with Tim — The Upcoming AI Tsunami and Building Offline Advantage, Book Recommendations, Spotting Psychedelic Red Flags, Courage as a Learnable Skill, and More

Mar 2026 · 16 books

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The 4-Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss

when i launched the four hour work week everything still applies in my opinion even more so now ▶ tap to play from here

Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead

Leopold Aschenbrenner

you can look up situational awareness the decade ahead it was hand and published online june twenty twenty four ▶ tap to play from here

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

John Steinbeck

let's just say travels with charlie amazing book by john steinbeck road trip ▶ tap to play from here

What Color Is Your Parachute?

Richard Nelson Bolles

if i were to tell you to go buy what color is my parachute or something you might glean something from that ▶ tap to play from here

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1,000 True Fans

Kevin Kelly

one thing that never goes out of style is one thousand true fans by kevin kelly ▶ tap to play from here

The Effective Executive

Peter Drucker

so one is gonna be the effective executive from peter drucker ▶ tap to play from here

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

who won i believe it was the booker or pulitzer prize for another of his books called arctic dreams ▶ tap to play from here

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll

i'll simplify the title here alice in wonderland should go read alice in wonderland ▶ tap to play from here

The 80/20 Principle

Richard Koch

the eighty twenty principle richard cosh that just never gets old ▶ tap to play from here

Living the 80/20 Way

Richard Koch

and there's another book of his up there called living the eighty twenty principle ▶ tap to play from here

The Last of the Mohicans

James Fenimore Cooper

where a lot of the last of the mohicans the book certainly i don't know what about the filming of the movie but that takes place in that region ▶ tap to play from here

High Growth Handbook

Elad Gil

is to read a book called the high growth handbook by alad gill ▶ tap to play from here

Blue Ocean Strategy

W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne

probably worth checking out because if you choose to compete in a crowded category you just have a harder road ahead of you so creating a category of one in a sense much like circusolated back in the day ▶ tap to play from here

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

Michael Pollan

michael ponds exceptional book how to change your mind ▶ tap to play from here

Don't Shoot the Dog!

Karen Pryor

the books that i have found most helpful are don't shoot the dog by karen pryor ▶ tap to play from here

Tools of Titans

Tim Ferriss

i think they're in tools of titans maybe tribe mentors but also on ▶ tap to play from here

#858: The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Hummingbirds, Cock Rings, Optimizing Mitochondria, Breathing and Balance Training, Cool Grip Strength Tools, and More

Mar 2026 · 4 books

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The Great Nerve

Kevin J. Tracey

this is why also in the great nerve which is a book written by kevin tracy it's a great book ▶ tap to play from here

Heart Breath Mind: Train Your Heart to Conquer Stress and Achieve Success

Leah Lagos

with a doctor named leah lagos who has a book about this and we actually in real time would do a video call ▶ tap to play from here

The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

Robert Caro

the power broker by robert carrow won the pulitzer prize in nineteen seventy five it's a biography of robert moses ▶ tap to play from here

The End of Alzheimer's

Dale Bredesen

the the one thing i like about it's called the end of alzheimer's is the name of this book ▶ tap to play from here

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