Tim Ferriss Book Recommendations (All-Time)

Book 1 - The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

Tim Ferriss: "Nearly every morning, I sit down with a hot cocktail of turmeric, ginger, pu-erh tea, and green tea. Next, I crack open [this book]."

Book 2 - On Writing Well by William Zinsser

Tim Ferriss: "I have read this book more than a dozen times, more often for thinking than for writing."

Book 3 - Play It Away by Charlie Hoehn

Tim Ferriss: "For all Type-A driven readers — especially those who struggle with the shut-off switch — this one is for you."

Book 4 - Save The Cat! by Blake Snyder

Tim Ferriss: "A very helpful book as a starting point when thinking of screenwriting and also calls me on my own bullshit."

Book 5 - The Moth Presents All These Wonders by Catherine Burns

Tim Ferriss: "Reading one short (2–5-page) story over tea or coffee in the morning is a nice jumpstart to the day."

Book 6 - Don't Shoot the Dog! by Karen Pryor

Tim Ferriss: "There are principles in this that you can take away, even if you have no interest in training a dog, having a dog, or dogs in general."

Book 7 - The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer

Tim Ferriss: "I was so inspired by the book that I put it down to start asking people around me for all of the help that I'd been too ashamed or embarrassed to ask for."

Book 8 - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Tim Ferriss: "Through Ender’s journey, you’ll learn how to capitalize on your strengths and those of your teammates, as well as exploit your adversaries’ weaknesses."

Book 9 - Biography of the Dollar by Craig Karmin

Tim Ferriss: "After 50 pages, I was able to hold my own discussing currency trading with a vice president at JP Morgan Chase."

Book 10 - Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application by 37signals

Tim Ferriss: "It does have a software focus, but all of it can be applied to entrepreneurs in general."

Book 11 - Dune (6 books) by Frank Herbert

Tim Ferriss: "Perhaps the most incredibly detailed and oddly believable fictional landscape I’ve ever encountered."

Book 12 - Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

Tim Ferriss: "I highly, highly recommend this book. It has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business."

Book 13 - Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello

Tim Ferriss: "When I feel myself bleeding into overwhelm or feeling scattered, this is one of the first break-glass-in-case-of-emergency steps that I take."

Book 14 - Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era by Eiji Yoshikawa

Tim Ferriss: "Teaches you about critical thinking, strategizing, and ultimately, that there is more to life than merely surviving."

Book 15 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Tim Ferriss: "If 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' and 'Star Wars' had a love-child, it would read something like this."

Book 16 - High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

Tim Ferriss: "After his girlfriend leaves him for another man, Rob embarks on a journey of self-discovery and evaluation by contacting ex-girlfriends to see what went wrong in each relationship."

Book 17 - Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children by John Wood

Tim Ferriss: "If you ever wonder what you can do to really change the world [...] this is a book you need to read."

Book 18 - Rework by David “DHH” Heinemeier Hansson

Tim Ferriss: "I encourage people to think of as an 'Elements of Style' for building profitable businesses in a web-savvy world."

Book 19 - In Other Words: The Science And Psychology Of Second-language Acquisition by Ellen Bialystok

Tim Ferriss: "Adults can learn languages much faster than children83 when constant 9–5 work is removed."

Book 20 - The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday

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