10) Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins “This book will change your fucking life. It’s time to go to war with yourself.” ― Joe Rogan Rogan says Never Finished is as good if not better than the first book.
11) Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock “Graham Hancock has influenced my views on history more than anybody ever. In Fingerprints of the Gods, Hancock theorizes that a previously unknown ancient civilization was much older and far more advanced than we’ve been led to believe was possible. A cataclysmic event erased them from history and a few survivors traveled the world to spread their knowledge to civilizations in Egypt and the Americas. Recounting his extensive travels to megalithic sites, Hancock attempts to solve this mystery using maps, ancient myths and astronomy. Recent discoveries continue to move back the timeline of ancient history.” ― Joe Rogan
12) Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Gladwell is one of Rogan’s favorite authors and three of his books appear on this reading list (Outliers and The Tipping Point being the other two). In Talking to Strangers, Gladwell examines high profile cases from the news where an interaction between people who don’t know each other goes wrong. He argues that people don’t know how to talk to strangers which often leads to misunderstanding and unnecessary conflict.
13) The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi “Musashi has been a constant source of inspiration for me for most of my life. The Book of Five Rings is, in my opinion, one of the most valuable things anyone has ever written.” ― Joe Rogan
14) The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz “This is my favorite guidebook to getting my mind on track. One of the most powerful tools for managing mindset that I’ve ever found. I’m making a concerted effort to make this something I think about all the time.” ― Joe Rogan
15) The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday “I’m a work in progress. I’m sure I will always be. Being a human is a weird thing; we are a complicated compilation of thoughts and feelings carried around by a body that requires constant maintenance and attention just to have enough energy to do the things we enjoy. One of the things that I’ve found that improves my perspective is reading about how other interesting people approach this weirdness, and @ryanholiday did a great job of compiling some very powerful and interesting thoughts in his book, “The Obstacle Is The Way.” I feel like it’s one I’m going to go over often. There’s some great stuff in here.” ― Joe Rogan
16) Black Elk by Joe Jackson “My obsession with Native American history books continues, and with “Black Elk” I’ve found my favorite one yet. It was written in 1932 with notes that the author took from listening to the words of Black Elk as translated to English by his son. Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota Medicine Man and his stories are absolutely incredible. Definitely feels the most authentic of all the books I’ve gotten into so far, because it’s the actual words of a man who lived this life, told while he was alive.” ― Joe Rogan
17) Stealing Fire by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal “It’s an excellent book on the power of meditation and alternate states of consciousness on performance.” ― Joe Rogan
18) Food of the Gods by Terence McKenna “McKenna was an ethnobotanist and psychonaut who greatly influenced my views on psychedelics and consciousness. In Food of the Gods, he explores the role that plants, drugs and altered states of consciousness have played throughout human history. His underlying message is that humans need to revive their historical relationship with psychoactive plants in order to avoid destroying the planet and themselves.” ― Joe Rogan
19) In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeomni Park The book chronicles her harrowing escape from North Korea and her subsequent journey to freedom, detailing the life-threatening challenges she faced along the way. It is divided into three main parts: her life in North Korea, her escape to China, and her journey to South Korea and her adjustment to a new life. Throughout the memoir, Park explores themes of resilience, freedom, and the search for identity against the backdrop of oppressive regimes and the struggle for human rights.
20) A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century by Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein “A fantastic book by two amazing and brilliant friends.” ― Joe Rogan
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