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Larry King

Broadcaster; host of Larry King Live on CNN, 1985–2010

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I guess, through life, it’s Catcher in the Rye . I love that book. I read it at four different times in my life. Teenager and later.

Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 30 May 2018 source ↗

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Mark Bittman American journalist, food writer
I buy a one-off; I see a book someone will like and I buy that. I have bought Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott for a number of people who’ve told me they were struggling with writing, because I think it’s a really great writing book and it’s a good read anyway.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 19 June 2018 source ↗
Jason Khalipa American Crossfit athlete
I read a lot. I think there are some really poor books at the airport, I really do. For me, I like more of a practical application book. I like a book like Mark Cuban’s Sport of Business. I Like it because it gets me fired up. I like it because it’s a real story from a real guy, just saying it like it is and it’s easy reading. It’s not so analytical and things like that. So that’s the book I like.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 1 June 2018 source ↗
Shay Carl American video blogger and YouTube personality
I’ve listened to your podcast so many times and I wanted – what my answer previously was and what I recommend all the time is Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University , which is a practical book.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 1 June 2018 source ↗
The people I most often give books to are children, and the book I love giving is Rivka Galchen’s Rat Rule 79. Technically a book written for children, but a book that will delight readers of all ages.
Recorded Lit Hub Questionnaire, Literary Hub, 27 March 2025 source ↗

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Question What small daily ritual do you keep that most people would consider a waste of time? Daily life
I have a habit of – thought habits. I try to total up words in a phrase or a sentence and then divide it to see if I get an even number. Like true love divided by two is four. There’s four words in each things, four and four. ... So, I don’t want an odd number, I want an even number. I do that a lot in my head.
Recorded Cal Fussman, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 30 May 2018 source ↗

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