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Books recommended by Jordan Peterson
Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist
Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Jordan Peterson has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Jordan Peterson recommends
14 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Jordan recommended it.
Book List
Post on Jordan Peterson's own site listing the books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
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Brave New World
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
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+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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1984
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
+2 other recommenders: David Bowie, Mark Manson
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The Road to Wigan Pier
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
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Crime and Punishment
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
+2 other recommenders: Boris Akunin, Mark Manson
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Demons
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
+1 other recommender: Robert Greene
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Beyond Good and Evil
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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Ordinary Men
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
+1 other recommender: Norman Naimark
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The Painted Bird
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
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The Rape of Nanking
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
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The Gulag Archipelago
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
+1 other recommender: Sheila Fitzpatrick
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Man's Search for Meaning
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
+8 other recommenders: Maria Popova, Shane Parrish, Tony Robbins, Chris Guillebeau, Darius Foroux, Mark Manson, Matt D'Avella, Sam Parr
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Modern Man in Search of a Soul
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
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A History of Religious Ideas
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
Book List Blog postjordanbpeterson.com
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Affective Neuroscience
Explicit recommendationOn Jordan Peterson's list of books he found "particularly influential in my intellectual development".
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Written by Jordan Peterson
Books Jordan Peterson wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
8 books Jordan recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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9recommendersMan's Search for Meaning 9 recommendersMaria Popova, Shane Parrish, Tony Robbins, Chris Guillebeau, Darius Foroux, Mark Manson, Matt D'Avella, Jordan Peterson, Sam Parr
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3recommenders1984 3 recommendersDavid Bowie, Mark Manson, Jordan Peterson
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3recommendersCrime and Punishment 3 recommendersBoris Akunin, Mark Manson, Jordan Peterson
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2recommendersBeyond Good and Evil 2 recommendersMark Manson, Jordan Peterson
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2recommendersBrave New World 2 recommendersMark Manson, Jordan Peterson
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2recommendersDemons 2 recommendersRobert Greene, Jordan Peterson
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2recommendersOrdinary Men 2 recommendersNorman Naimark, Jordan Peterson
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2recommendersThe Gulag Archipelago 2 recommendersSheila Fitzpatrick, Jordan Peterson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Jordan
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
Mark Manson5 books in commonBrave New World · 1984 · Crime and Punishment · Beyond Good and Evil · Man's Search for Meaning
David Bowie1 book in common1984
Boris Akunin1 book in commonCrime and Punishment
Robert Greene1 book in commonDemons
Norman Naimark1 book in commonOrdinary Men
Sheila Fitzpatrick1 book in commonThe Gulag Archipelago
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