Celebrity159 booksTim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, and angel investor who rose to global prominence with his bestselling 2007 self-help book The 4-Hour Workweek. He has written several other lifestyle and productivity guides focusing on physical fitness, rapid skill acquisition, and entrepreneurial efficiency. As a podcaster, he hosts The Tim Ferriss Show where he interviews world-class performers across diverse fields to deconstruct their habits, routines, and strategies for success. He is also known as an early-stage investor and advisor to major technology companies including Uber, Shopify, and Duolingo.
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Books Tim Ferriss recommends
A curated library compiled from public recommendations, interviews and posts.
Atlas Shrugged
Atomic Habits
The Alchemist
Antifragile
Dune
Snow Crash
Essentialism
Loonshots
How to Change Your Mind
Tao Te Ching
Creativity, Inc.
Deep Work
The Effective Executive
Stumbling on Happiness
Ender's Game
The Book of Five Rings
Moonwalking with Einstein
Mastery
A Guide to the Good Life
10% Happier
Letters from a Stoic
Abundance
The Origin of Species
The Gift of Fear
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Anything You Want
Words That Work
As A Man Thinketh
The 80/20 Principle
About Face
Bad Science
Unlimited Power
Bad Pharma
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius
Poor Richard's Almanack
A Geek in Japan
Cryptonomicon
Gratitude
Devotions
COAN The Man, The Myth, The Method
Musicophilia
The Loom of Language
Becoming a Category of One
The Mind of a Mnemonist
Lateral Thinking
Recession Proof Graduate
Healing Back Pain
Au Contraire!
Age of Propaganda
Death of a Salesman
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