Shep Gordon
American talent manager and film producer
Joseph Campbell many years ago. A couple of the Dalai Lama books. Most recently, Norman Lear’s book.
Taste & recommendation
Which book do you recommend most often to others, and what makes you pass it on?
82 answers answered between 1986 and 2026
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The power of the mind 1 mention
Josef Morphy
The power of the mind — Josef Morphy: 1 mentions, rank 1
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Read by field
Everyone
Science and medicine 13
Arts and letters 28
Politics and public life 9
Business and finance 19
Technology 8
Sport 4
Read by age
Any age
Before thirty 3
In their thirties 7
In their forties 10
In their fifties 21
In their sixties 14
Seventy and beyond 8
Terry Real
Family therapist and author
I’m a big fan of Jim Gilligan’s book Violence . It’s not an easy read.
1 answer from members
Ali Abbasi
builder
The power of the mind by Josef Morphy