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we're revealing to you the books that
had the most impact on Jordan Peterson
he took the world by storm and before we
knew it he was spreading his wisdom all
over and helping millions of people if
you know anything about Jordan Peterson
you know this man has read thousands of
books even before he was an adult that's
pretty incredible considering that most
teenagers barely pick up a book at all
nowadays since this isn't a video on
Jordan we'll keep this intro short and
dive right into the 15 books
Jordan Peterson thinks everyone should
read here we go number one man's search
for meaning by Viktor Frankl if you
haven't heard of this one be prepared to
go on a despondent journey like no other
Viktor Frankl was a Viennese
psychiatrist who spent most of World War
two in Nazi concentration camps where he
was imprisoned and subjected to numerous
horrific and malevolent things during
his time there Frankel had a revelation
like no other he saw that those who
comforted others and offered their last
piece of bread survived the longest
leading him to conclude that everything
can be taken away from a human being
except their attitude in any given set
of circumstances with this remarkable
memoir Viktor Frankl teaches the world
that the primary human drive is not
pleasure but the pursuit of what is
meaningful to each and every one of us
we believe that this is a rare gem that
should be mandatory in schools around
the world but until that happens please
to read it for yourself
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two how to spend fifty billion dollars
to make the world a better place by
Bjorn Lomborg
this man is on a mission to make the
world a better safer place to live in so
he thought up an enjoyable way to
educate us about how we can contribute
to fixing the top 10 most serious
challenges the world's facing today by
spending money with insights from
world-renowned experts Lomborg
wrote this book in order to provide
everyone with a rich and comprehensive
perspective on access to education
financial instability migration climate
change and six other major problems the
world is facing number three modern man
in search of a soul by Carl Jung this is
one of the first books that perfectly
integrates theories and concepts of some
of the most debated topics in psychology
dream analysis the primitive unconscious
and the relationship between psychology
and religion as one of the most
influential thinkers of the past century
Jung sought to help people clear up some
feelings of confusion that many
experienced today for anyone seeking
meaning and direction in life this book
is definitely a must read number for
brave new world by Aldous Huxley brace
yourself a lectures for a pretty amazing
novel set in a dystopian world far into
the future Huxley created quite a
hideous society one which attempts to
purge humanity and irrational feelings
from people's hearts in order to make
life more enjoyable and straightforward
a dystopia is one where society faces
great suffering and injustice --is at
the hands of a vile system controlled by
a few people and brave new world is a
perfect novel to illustrate such a
system one that is on par with Orwell's
1984 number five the idiot by Fyodor
Dostoevsky every so often we hear
Peterson make references to the idiot by
Dostoyevsky and for good reason
the book is more like a psychological
exercise than a novel where it shows how
normal people who are limited by
personalities and social statuses are
only able to express themselves within
their limited frame anything beyond this
is taboo and punished accordingly
then you have the idiot who's the
happiest character of them all because
he has a real freedom and is able to
live and express himself without any
societal restraints
Stav ski wrote such a great novel that
after reading thousands of other books
jordan Peterson put the idiot atop of
his recommendation list number six
Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich
Nietzsche this little book is a valiant
endeavor to sum up Nietzsche's entire
philosophy it's designed to give the
reader a thorough understanding of his
thought and style beyond good and evil
fully rejects the Western thinking with
its notions of what is true what is God
and good and evil he reveals that the
Christian world is deeply entranced in a
false piety and contaminated with a
slave morality Nietzsche believed in the
full potential of humanity which he
hoped would go beyond the values
dictated by a social system number seven
the road to Wigan pier by George Orwell
if it's an Orwellian peace you know it's
bound to be in a good way a thorough and
articulate critique of society the road
to Wingham pier is a clever and bitter
debate that is still very much relevant
nowadays social and justices hunger
growing unemployment are all vivid and
honest descriptions of a 1930s Britain
this book introduced ideas that would be
found in Orwell's later works and novels
and remains a powerful portrayal of
injustice poverty and class divisions in
Britain number eight a history of
religious ideas by Mary Lee a day rather
than a standalone book the author
decided to split his work into three
pretty comprehensive volumes this is the
most detailed work on religions that was
ever written from prehistoric ones to
ancient Egypt and Greece to African
religions all the way back to modern
Christianity Islam Sikhism Buddhism and
others not only does Elia de go deep
into each religion tackling every angle
but he also mentions why there were and
still are so many religions everywhere
and why people feel like they need one
or more gods to go on with their daily
living number nine a farewell to arms by
Ernest Hemingway Hemingway is always a
great read and this novel is exactly
what you would expect from him romance
spiced up with some tragedy a farewell
to arms is one of the best novels World
War one related ever written it tells a
unforgettable passionate story shared by
an Italian paramedic and an English
nurse said in the dreary landscape of
world war one where the harsh realities
of war plunged the two lovers into
immense drama
if this doesn't sound captivating to you
let us just tell you something pretty
incredible the author rewrote the ending
39 times to get it right
if Hemingway spent that much time on it
you know it's going to be a great read
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10 the world's religions by hustin Smith
this little masterpiece explores all the
major religions in the world
describing key elements and teaching
from each of them Smith gives special
attention to Buddhism Sufism and the
teachings of Jesus and conveys the
unique gifts of each of them and how
they fit perfectly into our human hearts
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our video on the 10 most powerful
religions on earth number 11 affective
neuroscience by Jaak panksepp for a long
time human and especially animal
emotions have been classified as a topic
that's beyond scientific explanation
because they were not real however today
more and more scientists are discovering
how real and how immensely impactful
they are on our daily lives panksepp
provides a comprehensive
easy-to-understand framework for the
fundamental neural sources of human and
animal feelings as well as a perspective
on the complex issue of emotions in
relation to consciousness and the
psychiatric implications of this
knowledge number 12
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck if
the title of this book gives you a
strong and dramatic impression that's
because it kind of is so the captivating
narrative of this novel is set in the
1930s and follows the story of a family
that collides with the harsh realities
of an American society divided into the
haves and have-nots the plenitude of
false hopes the wordid desires and
everyday and justices in this novel stir
up the souls of the main characters
which contribute to the demonstration of
the incredible endurance and dignity
of the human spirit numbers 13 notes
from the underground by Fyodor
Dostoevsky the second entry from
Dostoevsky on this list comes in the
form of his most revolutionary work
notes from the underground even though
the author wrote this book in a time
when Russia was experiencing a good and
contented Society he used notes from the
underground to predict at the times
would take a turn for the worst the main
theme throughout this novel is man's
intensified sense of self which
Dostoyevsky believes is his greatest
strength and also his prominent weakness
number 14 the red and the black by Stan
Dahl the main theme of this novel
revolves around a young ambitious
idealist who aims to rise above his
humble origins but he soon realizes that
society is complex and without adopting
a little hypocrisy he would not achieve
his goals on the journey the protagonist
has set on the reader will see how
riddled with corruption and greed French
society has become since the devastating
defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and what
will become of him in this Machiavellian
society number 15 The Gulag Archipelago
by Alexandre Sol sonnets in it seems
like Peterson is a big fan of Russian
authors who would have guessed that
aside this novel depicts a Stalinist
dystopia at the heart of the Soviet
Union where if you wish for survival the
key lies in despair rather than hope the
Gulag Archipelago is a convoluted
extensive web of secret police spies
informers camps prisons interrogators
and of bravery there's no doubt that
this book will take you to the brink of
emotional distress along with a
protagonist of this story
well a Luxor's this is surely one of the
most interesting collections of book
recommendations we've had on this
channel we hope you enjoyed this list
and will enjoy the books even more
speaking of have you already read any of
the books mentioned let us know down in
the comments and of course for being a
true a lexer and sticking with us until
the end here's your bonus number sixteen
maps of meaning the architecture of
belief by Jordan Peterson we had to
include Peterson's four
book since the content is pretty
remarkable and also for its backstory
maps of meaning is more like a course of
hundreds of hours packed into a book
that's brimming with wisdom and meaning
made accessible to the modern critical
mind that brings together neuro
psychology cognitive science and
Freudian and Jungian ways of thinking
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