books recommended by Josh Waitzkin

Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. The film "Searching for Bobby Fischer" is based on his early life.

Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. The film "Searching for Bobby Fischer" is based on his early life.

books recommended by Josh Waitzkin

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Mindset

Mindset

Carol S. Dweck

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Tao Te Ching

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu

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Siddhartha

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

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Essentialism

Essentialism

Greg McKeown

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The Lessons of History

The Lessons of History

Will & Ariel Durant

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig

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The Rise of Superman

The Rise of Superman

Steven Kotler

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The Talent Code

The Talent Code

Daniel Coyle

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Mastery

Mastery

George Leonard

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The Book of Five Rings

The Book of Five Rings

Miyamoto Musashi

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Shantaram

Shantaram

Gregory David Roberts

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Tribe

Tribe

Sebastian Junger

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Zen in the Art of Archery

Zen in the Art of Archery

Eugen Herrigel

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Grit

Grit

Angela Duckworth

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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Shunryu Suzuki

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The Inner Game of Tennis

The Inner Game of Tennis

W. Timothy Gallwey

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Flow

Flow

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway

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Gandhi

Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

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Tribal Leadership

Tribal Leadership

Dave Logan

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On the Road

On the Road

Jack Kerouac

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The Drama of the Gifted Child

The Drama of the Gifted Child

Alice Miller

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Born to Run

Born to Run

Christopher McDougall

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Peak

Peak

Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool

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The Brain That Changes Itself

The Brain That Changes Itself

Norman Doidge

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Ernest Hemingway on Writing

Ernest Hemingway on Writing

Ernest Hemingway

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Invisible Cities

Invisible Cities

Italo Calvino

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Talent is Overrated

Talent is Overrated

Geoff Colvin

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The Power of Full Engagement

The Power of Full Engagement

Jim Loehr

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The 4-Hour Chef

The 4-Hour Chef

Tim Ferriss

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The Brain's Way of Healing

The Brain's Way of Healing

Norman Doidge

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Eleven Rings

Eleven Rings

Phil Jackson

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Dreaming Yourself Awake

Dreaming Yourself Awake

B. Alan Wallace

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Green Hills of Africa

Green Hills of Africa

Ernest Hemingway

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The Dharma Bums

The Dharma Bums

Jack Kerouac

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The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti

The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti

Vimalakirti

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A Moveable Feast

A Moveable Feast

Ernest Hemingway

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The Fighter's Mind

The Fighter's Mind

Sam Sheridan

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A Fighter's Heart

A Fighter's Heart

Sam Sheridan

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The Laws of Subtraction

The Laws of Subtraction

Matthew May

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The Marshmallow Test

The Marshmallow Test

Walter Mischel

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Swimming to Antarctica

Swimming to Antarctica

Lynne Cox

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Grayson

Grayson

Lynne Cox

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Lila

Lila

Robert M. Pirsig

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Why Meditate

Why Meditate

Matthieu Ricard

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Chuang Tsu

Chuang Tsu

Chuang Tsu

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The Vimalakirti Sutra

The Vimalakirti Sutra

Burton Watson

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Inner Revolution

Inner Revolution

Robert A.F. Thurman

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The Art of Happiness

The Art of Happiness

Dalai Lama

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Quantum Questions

Quantum Questions

Ken Wilber

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Dancing Wu Li Masters

Dancing Wu Li Masters

Gary Zukav

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The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way

The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way

Nāgārjuna

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Books written by Josh Waitzkin

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The Art of Learning

The Art of Learning

Josh Waitzkin

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The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety.

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