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Books mentioned on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
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Booksmartby Olivia Wilde
Discover the debut film that made casting directors notice Molly Gordon's breakthrough talent
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The Fountainheadby Ayn Rand
Understand how idealism shapes thinking and where it can lead you wrong
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GoosebumpsR.L. Stine
Relive the childhood thrills that made you afraid to turn off the lights.
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Mating in Captivityby Esther Perel
Understand why desire fades in long-term relationships and how to restore it.
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Wantby Meg-John Barker and Justin Hancock
Understand what women actually want sexually based on research.
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Drivenby Paul R. Brown
Understand what personality traits separate successful founders from the rest.
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Talk by Alison Brooksby Alison Brooks
Learn how better conversations transform every relationship and work situation.
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Beautiful Thingsby Hunter Biden
Understand addiction and recovery through a firsthand account by a public figure.
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Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Livesby Darby Saxbe
Understand how becoming a father rewires your brain and changes who you are.
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Brain Rules for Babiesby John Medina
Understand how your child's brain develops to parent more effectively
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Andre Agassi's Autobiographyby Andre Agassi
Understand how a champion overcomes self-doubt and pressure to reach greatness.
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A World Appearsby Michael Pollan
Understand how perception shapes reality through Pollan's exploration of consciousness.
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Amelia Bedeliaby Peggy Parish
Discover how misunderstandings lead to hilarious situations kids love.
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Doppelgangerby Naomi Klein
Understand how political power operates through hidden networks and influence.
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Lions and Scavengersby Ben Shapiro
Understand the different ideological camps reshaping conservative politics.
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The Audacity of Hopeby Barack Obama
Understand how to navigate complex political disagreements with thoughtfulness.
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The Three Languages of Politicsby Arnold Kling
Understand why people across the political spectrum disagree so fundamentally.
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Art of Fieldingby Chad Harbach
Understand how performance anxiety destroys even skilled athletes.
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The Order of Timeby Carlo Rovelli
Understand how physicists think about time and reality.
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David Sedaris Essaysby David Sedaris
Laugh at sharp observations about everyday absurdities and human quirks.
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Easy Moneyby Ben McKenzie
Understand how cryptocurrency and financial markets actually work
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Lords of Financeby Liaquat Ahamed
Understand how central bankers' decisions triggered the Great Depression and shaped modern finance
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Empire of Painby Patrick Radden Keefe
Understand how one family built a pharmaceutical empire through deception.
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London Fallingby Patrick Barb
Uncover what a family discovers investigating a mysterious death in London.
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The Devil in the White Cityby Erik Larson
Weave through a gripping true story told with fascinating historical digressions
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Everything I Know About Loveby Laufey
Laufey's debut album showcases her distinctive sound and artistry from 2022.
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Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Salesby Alvin E. Roth
Understand how markets work when society disagrees on what should be bought and sold
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An Immense Worldby Ed Yong
Understand how animals perceive the world differently than humans do
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Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Healby Rachel Zoffness
Understand why pain persists and evidence-based ways to manage it.
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Free Fall
Learn combat tactics and survival mindset from special forces experience
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Divorced Business Partnersby Emily Hyland
Learn how to separate from a business partner without destroying the company.
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Emily Cookbookby Emily Hyland
Learn the recipes behind a restaurant with a real love story.
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My Wise Little Ghostsby Emily Hyland
Navigate grief through lyric poetry that honors loss with wisdom and tenderness.
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The Omnivore's Dilemmaby Michael Pollan
Understand where your food actually comes from and why it matters
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What Is It Like to Be a Bat?by Thomas Nagel
Understand why consciousness can't be reduced to just physical facts.
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Emergence: A Memoir of Boyhood, Computation, and the Mysteries of Mindby David Sussillo
Understand how a mind trained in physics unlocks secrets of neural networks and thinking.
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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smokingby Allen Carr
Proven method to quit smoking without willpower or withdrawal struggle
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The Undoing Projectby Michael Lewis
Learn how two psychologists revolutionized how we understand human decision-making.
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A Million Little Piecesby James Frey
Raw account of addiction and recovery from someone who lived it.
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My Friend Leonardby James Frey
The raw sequel to a controversial memoir that redefined what honesty in autobiography means.
