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Force of Nature
by Laird Hamilton • 2008
What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.
3.90
846
Force of Nature Summary
Force of Nature 89%
What big-wave surfing reveals about fear, food, and fitness that no gym will teach you.
by Laird Hamilton 2008
3.90
846 ratings
I Don't Want To Grow Up
by Scott Stillman • 2021
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
4.08
2k+
I Don't Want To Grow Up Summary
I Don't Want To Grow Up 89%
The default script is a trap. Here is the escape: simplify, follow instinct, and let adventure lead.
by Scott Stillman 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Rise of Superman
by Steven Kotler • 2014
Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.
3.92
6k+
The Rise of Superman Summary
The Rise of Superman 89%
Surfers and climbers find a zone where output multiplies fivefold. The entry rules are learnable.
by Steven Kotler 2014
3.92
6k+ ratings
Gnar Country
by Steven Kotler • 2023
Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.
3.56
309
Gnar Country Summary
Gnar Country 88%
Aging is a high-risk, high-reward sport. A peak-performance scientist proves it on the slopes.
by Steven Kotler 2023
3.56
309 ratings
Born to Run
by Christopher McDougall • 2009
An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.
4.30
236k+
Born to Run Summary
Born to Run 88%
An isolated tribe runs for days unhurt. A journalist helps stage a 50-mile canyon duel.
by Christopher McDougall 2009
4.30
236k+ ratings
Inner Skiing
by W. Timothy Gallwey • 1977
Skiing well isn't about more instruction. It's about getting out of your own way.
4.17
204
Inner Skiing Summary
Inner Skiing 88%
Skiing well isn't about more instruction. It's about getting out of your own way.
by W. Timothy Gallwey 1977
4.17
204 ratings
The Joy of Movement
by Kelly McGonigal • 2019
The runner's high isn't a side effect. It was the point all along.
3.83
4k+
The Joy of Movement Summary
The Joy of Movement 88%
The runner's high isn't a side effect. It was the point all along.
by Kelly McGonigal 2019
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life
by Boyd Varty • 2014
Find purpose like a lion tracker: ignore the big picture, follow one footprint, trust the silence.
4.26
3k+
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life Summary
The Lion Tracker's Guide To Life 88%
Find purpose like a lion tracker: ignore the big picture, follow one footprint, trust the silence.
by Boyd Varty 2014
4.26
3k+ ratings
Phosphorescence
by Julia Baird • 2020
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
3.77
12k+
Phosphorescence Summary
Phosphorescence 88%
What sustains you when optimism fails: nature, deep friendship, and the discipline of noticing.
by Julia Baird 2020
3.77
12k+ ratings
The Ultimate Athlete
by George Leonard • 1975
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
3.62
45
The Ultimate Athlete Summary
The Ultimate Athlete 88%
Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.
by George Leonard 1975
3.62
45 ratings
The Rock Warrior's Way
by Arno Ilgner • 2003
The mind fails before the body on hard climbs. Samurai mental training for the wall.
4.29
2k+
The Rock Warrior's Way Summary
The Rock Warrior's Way 88%
The mind fails before the body on hard climbs. Samurai mental training for the wall.
by Arno Ilgner 2003
4.29
2k+ ratings
Awestruck
by Jonah Paquette • 2020
A single emotion reduces stress, expands time, and deepens connection. Here is where to find it.
3.62
304
Awestruck Summary
Awestruck 88%
A single emotion reduces stress, expands time, and deepens connection. Here is where to find it.
by Jonah Paquette 2020
3.62
304 ratings
Running Flow
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi • 2017
When running feels effortless and time dissolves: the conditions that bring flow, no luck required.
3.80
209
Running Flow Summary
Running Flow 88%
When running feels effortless and time dissolves: the conditions that bring flow, no luck required.
by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 2017
3.80
209 ratings
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling
by Ben Irvine • 2012
Einstein stayed balanced on two wheels. The same ride can train your mind to do the same.
3.53
279
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling Summary
Einstein & The Art of Mindful Cycling 88%
Einstein stayed balanced on two wheels. The same ride can train your mind to do the same.
by Ben Irvine 2012
3.53
279 ratings
Last Breath
by Peter Stark • 2001
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
4.01
735
Last Breath Summary
Last Breath 88%
Drowning, freezing, overheating: death by nature follows a script your body already knows.
by Peter Stark 2001
4.01
735 ratings
Blue Mind
by Wallace J. Nichols • 2014
Shoreline calm is not poetic. It is a measurable brain state, triggerable in a bathtub.
3.74
4k+
Blue Mind Summary
Blue Mind 88%
Shoreline calm is not poetic. It is a measurable brain state, triggerable in a bathtub.
by Wallace J. Nichols 2014
3.74
4k+ ratings
Food of the Gods
by Terence McKenna • 1992
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
4.12
13k+
Food of the Gods Summary
Food of the Gods 88%
A single psychoactive mushroom may have sparked language, religion, and human consciousness itself.
by Terence McKenna 1992
4.12
13k+ ratings
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion
by Michelle Janikian • 2019
Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.
4.33
525
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion Summary
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion 88%
Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.
by Michelle Janikian 2019
4.33
525 ratings
Tough Broad
by Caroline Paul • 2024
What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.
4.13
601
Tough Broad Summary
Tough Broad 88%
What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.
by Caroline Paul 2024
4.13
601 ratings
The Archaic Revival
by Terence McKenna • 1992
Psychedelic plants are doorways to an alien intelligence that has been steering human evolution.
4.18
2k+
The Archaic Revival Summary
The Archaic Revival 88%
Psychedelic plants are doorways to an alien intelligence that has been steering human evolution.
by Terence McKenna 1992
4.18
2k+ ratings
Sidecountry
by John Branch • 2021
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
3.84
2k+
Sidecountry Summary
Sidecountry 88%
Dispatches from sport's wild edge: avalanches, impossible climbs, and the communities left behind.
by John Branch 2021
3.84
2k+ ratings
Run or Die
by Kilian Jornet • 2011
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
3.61
4k+
Run or Die Summary
Run or Die 88%
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
by Kilian Jornet 2011
3.61
4k+ ratings
The Living Mountain
by Nan Shepherd • 1977
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
4.26
10k+
The Living Mountain Summary
The Living Mountain 88%
Nan Shepherd walked one mountain for sixty years and discovered how to disappear into granite.
by Nan Shepherd 1977
4.26
10k+ ratings
The Oxygen Advantage
by Patrick McKeown • 2015
Breathe less to get more oxygen: a simple test and nasal techniques boost endurance, burn fat.
4.02
5k+
The Oxygen Advantage Summary
The Oxygen Advantage 88%
Breathe less to get more oxygen: a simple test and nasal techniques boost endurance, burn fat.
by Patrick McKeown 2015
4.02
5k+ ratings
Reborn on the Run
by Catra Corbett • 2018
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
3.85
2k+
Reborn on the Run Summary
Reborn on the Run 88%
Meth destroyed her life. She rebuilt it on the trail, one ultra at a time.
by Catra Corbett 2018
3.85
2k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days 88%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ ratings
What Doesn't Kill Us
by Scott Carney • 2017
Your immune system isn't as automatic as you think. Cold and breath can hack it.
4.09
8k+
What Doesn't Kill Us Summary
What Doesn't Kill Us 88%
Your immune system isn't as automatic as you think. Cold and breath can hack it.
by Scott Carney 2017
4.09
8k+ ratings
Left for Dead
by Beck Weathers • 2000
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
3.61
8k+
Left for Dead Summary
Left for Dead 87%
Blind, frozen, and left for dead on Everest. He survived to save his marriage.
by Beck Weathers 2000
3.61
8k+ ratings
Awe
by Dacher Keltner • 2023
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
3.62
5k+
Awe Summary
Awe 87%
Awe is a weekly event, not a mountaintop prize. It quiets the ego and expands compassion.
by Dacher Keltner 2023
3.62
5k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Wilderness
by Gerald G. May • 2006
Nature heals the self modern life fractures. The treatments: silence, storms, and fear itself.
4.18
344
The Wisdom of Wilderness Summary
The Wisdom of Wilderness 87%
Nature heals the self modern life fractures. The treatments: silence, storms, and fear itself.
by Gerald G. May 2006
4.18
344 ratings
The Earth Prescription
by Laura Koniver • 2020
Shoes disconnect you from the earth's electrical charge. Bare feet reconnect you, season by season.
3.82
164
The Earth Prescription Summary
The Earth Prescription 87%
Shoes disconnect you from the earth's electrical charge. Bare feet reconnect you, season by season.
by Laura Koniver 2020
3.82
164 ratings
Health Guide
by Mahatma Gandhi • 2004
Gandhi's health code: why fresh air, two meals, and self-restraint beat every medicine.
3.52
154
Health Guide Summary
Health Guide 87%
Gandhi's health code: why fresh air, two meals, and self-restraint beat every medicine.
by Mahatma Gandhi 2004
3.52
154 ratings
Stealing Fire
by Steven Kotler • 2017
Altered states are the new performance edge, and the race to engineer them has already started.
3.93
9k+
Stealing Fire Summary
Stealing Fire 87%
Altered states are the new performance edge, and the race to engineer them has already started.
by Steven Kotler 2017
3.93
9k+ ratings
Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss
by Dennis McKenna • 2023
A psychedelic prophet, his scientist brother, and the Amazon meltdown that bound them forever.
4.52
31
Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss Summary
Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss 87%
A psychedelic prophet, his scientist brother, and the Amazon meltdown that bound them forever.
by Dennis McKenna 2023
4.52
31 ratings
DMT
by Rick Strassman • 2000
Injected with a molecule all humans carry, volunteers entered worlds of intelligent beings.
4.15
11k+
DMT Summary
DMT 87%
Injected with a molecule all humans carry, volunteers entered worlds of intelligent beings.
by Rick Strassman 2000
4.15
11k+ ratings
Psychedelics
by David J. Nutt • 2023
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
4.36
637
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics 87%
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
by David J. Nutt 2023
4.36
637 ratings
The 2 AM Principle
by Jon Levy • 2016
Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.
3.29
330
The 2 AM Principle Summary
The 2 AM Principle 87%
Adventure is not for adrenaline junkies. It is a learnable skill, and here is the curriculum.
by Jon Levy 2016
3.29
330 ratings
Super Consciousness
by Colin Wilson • 2007
Peak experiences are a skill, not a gift. The neglected faculty that makes them trainable.
3.90
259
Super Consciousness Summary
Super Consciousness 87%
Peak experiences are a skill, not a gift. The neglected faculty that makes them trainable.
by Colin Wilson 2007
3.90
259 ratings
Training for the Uphill Athlete
by Steve House • 2019
Uphill endurance has a blueprint, and it starts with aerobic capacity, not pain tolerance.
4.57
2k+
Training for the Uphill Athlete Summary
Training for the Uphill Athlete 87%
Uphill endurance has a blueprint, and it starts with aerobic capacity, not pain tolerance.
by Steve House 2019
4.57
2k+ ratings
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2016
In a trout stream, a physicist discovers that the unknown is meaning's source, not its enemy.
4.06
176
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected Summary
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected 87%
In a trout stream, a physicist discovers that the unknown is meaning's source, not its enemy.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2016
4.06
176 ratings
How to Change Your Mind
by Michael Pollan • 2018
Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.
4.27
85k+
How to Change Your Mind Summary
How to Change Your Mind 87%
Psychedelics quiet the brain's ego network. Depression, addiction, and fear of death dissolve.
by Michael Pollan 2018
4.27
85k+ ratings
Last Child in the Woods
by Richard Louv • 2005
Childhood went indoors in a generation. What was lost isn't nostalgia; it's measurable and physical.
3.92
15k+
Last Child in the Woods Summary
Last Child in the Woods 87%
Childhood went indoors in a generation. What was lost isn't nostalgia; it's measurable and physical.
by Richard Louv 2005
3.92
15k+ ratings
How to Walk
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2013
Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.
4.16
3k+
How to Walk Summary
How to Walk 87%
Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013
4.16
3k+ ratings
Shroom
by Andy Letcher • 2007
From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.
3.87
375
Shroom Summary
Shroom 87%
From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.
by Andy Letcher 2007
3.87
375 ratings
Earthing
by Clinton Ober • 2010
Bare skin on ground transfers electrons that neutralize inflammation. Modern shoes stopped the flow.
3.97
2k+
Earthing Summary
Earthing 87%
Bare skin on ground transfers electrons that neutralize inflammation. Modern shoes stopped the flow.
by Clinton Ober 2010
3.97
2k+ ratings
How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle
by Matt Fitzgerald • 2015
You don't bonk because your tank is empty. You bonk because your brain says stop.
4.08
7k+
How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle Summary
How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle 87%
You don't bonk because your tank is empty. You bonk because your brain says stop.
by Matt Fitzgerald 2015
4.08
7k+ ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
4.18
1k+
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way 87%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
Movement Matters
by Katy Bowman • 2016
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
4.28
850
Movement Matters Summary
Movement Matters 87%
Movement is biology, not exercise. The true cost of outsourcing it reaches beyond your body.
by Katy Bowman 2016
4.28
850 ratings
True Hallucinations
by Terence McKenna • 1993
In 1971, five seekers entered the Amazon. The mushrooms talked back, and time unraveled.
4.09
4k+
True Hallucinations Summary
True Hallucinations 87%
In 1971, five seekers entered the Amazon. The mushrooms talked back, and time unraveled.
by Terence McKenna 1993
4.09
4k+ ratings
52 Ways to Walk
by Annabel Streets • 2022
52 research-backed walks to boost memory, mood, metabolism, and awe, one week at a time.
3.93
2k+
52 Ways to Walk Summary
52 Ways to Walk 87%
52 research-backed walks to boost memory, mood, metabolism, and awe, one week at a time.
by Annabel Streets 2022
3.93
2k+ ratings
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