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American restaurant executive and author

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I named one of them already. Fooled by Randomness . Almost everyone in my office is forced to read that. I’ve definitely given that away. Boy, that’s a tricky one because just like I said, I can’t remember books very well. But certainly probably No. 1 on a business side of things. On the other side, I tend to give away what I would call vintage art books. So, it’s not a book people can buy, I’m sorry to say, but occasionally I’ll be at a used book store and I’ll find some of these great old art books. I buy a few of them and then when I want to thank someone for something, I send them that.

Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 22 October 2018 source ↗

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Catherine Hoke Public figure
I regularly give books to other people, and up until recently, the book that I have most regularly gifted is Sheryl Sandberg’s book Option B because it’s closely related to the work that I do, and Sheryl is the most inspiring woman that I know. I really respect her. She’s on my executive council. I love her book Option B on healing and building a new future. I feel very spoiled that Sheryl wrote the forward to my own book, which is called A Second Chance . So, now, the book that I’m gifting even more than Option B is my own book, A Second Chance .
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 6 February 2018 source ↗
Terry Crews Actor and former NFL player
The Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel. I have read hundreds of personal development books, but this is the one that clearly showed me how to visualize, contemplate, and focus on what it was I truly wanted. It revealed to me that we only get what we desire most, and to apply myself with a laserlike focus upon a goal, task, or project. That in order to “have” you must “do,” and in order to “do” you must “be” — and this process is immediate. Although it takes time for these desires to manifest in our material world, you must see the thing you desire as completed, finished, and real, now. The better you can do this, the more you can accomplish. I have bought several copies of this book and distributed it to family and friends. I also reread it probably once a month to keep my vision clear.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, Tribe of Mentors profile, The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss, 21 November 2017 source ↗
Sebastian Junger War correspondent and author; co-director of the documentary Restrepo
At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matheson. I also recently read Sapiens by a guy named Harari. And I’m going to give that thing over and over again to everyone I know.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 1 January 2018 source ↗
Phil Keoghan Television presenter; host of The Amazing Race
Yeah. Every year, I read The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway.
Recorded Tim Ferriss, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, 5 June 2018 source ↗

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