Aubrey Marcus's Book Recommendations
Aubrey Marcus is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster known for founding Onnit, a health and wellness company. He hosts the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, exploring topics related to self-improvement and spirituality. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in spirituality, psychology, and human potential.
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The Toltec Art of Life and Death
"The author's most powerful book."
blog View source β"Recounts the life, teachings, and philosophy of one of the great sages of our time."
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Rise of the Mystics
"Might be the best book Iβve ever read."
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The Book of Truth
"Has profoundly changed my life."
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Magicians of the Gods
"An important book not only for you and I, but humanity as a whole."
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Ego Is the Enemy
"Filled with unforgettable stories and moments in history that will serve as guide rails to help us when we invariably fall off course."
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The Book of Freedom
"An irrefutable invitation to claim yourself as who you truly are."
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How to Change Your Mind
"Has done a better job than any Iβve read so far on this subject at rationally, calmly, and scientifically exploring just how impactful psychedelics can be for the individual and our culture."
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The Alchemist
"One of the first books that profoundly changed my life for the better."
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The Fifth Sacred Thing
"I have bought a dozen copies and have been handing them out like I was Oprah giving away television sets."
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The Way of the Superior Man
"I was a profoundly better man for reading The Way of the Superior Man."
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The Obstacle Is the Way
"I definitely recommend this book to everyone."
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The 48 Laws of Power
"I cannot express how immensely valuable this book is, when absorbed into an open mind."
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The Four Agreements
"Aubrey Marcus mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The War of Art
"One of the most influential books in my life."
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Sex at Dawn
"The initial domino that led me down the path of exploring open relationships, which has been a huge advancement in my own personal happiness and fulfillment."
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Tripping over the Truth
"One of the most important books of our time. Period."
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Turning Pro
"If I was the head superintendent of every school in the universe Turning Pro would be on the core curriculum."
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Create Your Own Religion
"Makes the great point that even those of us who think we are following a religious tradition, are creating our religion in our own little ways."
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Mastery
"The master work of a master author."
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Island
"The beauty of Island was seeing how a system could work en masse, and it was my first exposure to rewriting the rules of how everything could be and understanding that we can just change everything."
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"Incredibly well written, draws stories from antiquity to the present, and provides the absolute best overview of state shifting practices of any book I have ever encountered."
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A New Earth
"Reads like a cool breeze on a hot day."
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The Mastery of Love
"An incredible exploration of love and relationships."
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Cyrano de Bergerac
"A gift to yourself and those you will share it with."
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Stress Less, Accomplish More
"We always feel like we need to stress MORE to accomplish MORE. Well, thatβs bullshit. And Stress Less, Accomplish More will tell you all the reasons why."
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The 49th Mystic
"Opens a window to the true mystical and spiritual meaning behind some of the greatest teachings of all time."
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Zen in the Art of Archery
"As an amateur archer myself, I found the archery analogy to fit me well."
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Awakening Spirits
"May provide the simplest outline for practical spirituality in existence."
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The Wheel of Time
"[The author's] teachings and aphorisms have formed the backbone of the warrior code for myself and thousands more."
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Zero Limits
"Whoa. That's what you find yourself saying as you read this book."
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The Journeys of Socrates
"An emotionally rich story that follows an orphaned half-Jewish soldier in Russia during the times of the violent anti semitic pograms."
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The Warrior Ethos
"An insightful discussion of the great warrior cultures of the past."
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You Are the Placebo
"Shows the virtually limitless potential that [the placebo] phenomenon has, but also how to actively use it as a primary tool to change our life for the better."
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The Cosmic Serpent
"[The author's] theory is that DNA is a universal language in itself, a language that can be accessed and downloaded by shamans or people in trance."
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Not Afraid
"It is a story of overcoming fear and tragedy in his personal life, including the harrowing journey of an sensitive nerd turned MMA fighter, and the tragic loss of a life partner."
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Fifty Shades of Grey
"I was sitting on a plane and EVERY FEMALE in an adjacent row to mine was reading this book while rubbing their legs together like a grasshopper in song."
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The Red Queen
"If you want to understand HUMAN sexual biology, this information is incomplete at best."
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The Game
"Not just about how to trick chicks into fucking you (though it teaches you every possible way to do so)."
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The Road
"A bleak post-apocalyptic survival story about a father and his son."
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Sleep
"Talks about getting 30 β 35 sleep cycles a week and then changing the dynamic of that utilizing naps more."
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The Teachings of Don Juan
"Aubrey Marcus mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The Name of the Wind
"The classic coming of age tale of a troubled hero, out for revenge."
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