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Books recommended by Rick Rubin
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Rick Rubin has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Rick Rubin recommends
2 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Rick recommended it.
The Unusual Books That Shaped 50+ Billionaires, Mega-Bestselling Authors, and Other Prodigies
Rick Rubin answered Tim Ferriss's interview question "What book have you gifted most to others?". Only the most-gifted answers (bolded in the post) are listed here.
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Tao Te Ching
Explicit recommendationRick Rubin named it as a book they have given as a gift more than any other, answering Tim Ferriss's interview question.
The Unusual Books That Shaped 50+ Billionaires, Mega-Bestselling Authors, and Other Prodigies Interviewtim.blog
+1 other recommender: Scott H. Young
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Wherever You Go, There You Are
Explicit recommendationRick Rubin named it as a book they have given as a gift more than any other, answering Tim Ferriss's interview question.
The Unusual Books That Shaped 50+ Billionaires, Mega-Bestselling Authors, and Other Prodigies Interviewtim.blog
Written by Rick Rubin
Books Rick Rubin wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
1 book Rick recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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2recommendersTao Te Ching 2 recommendersRick Rubin, Scott H. Young
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with Rick
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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