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Zach Even Esh's Top Book Recommendations

Want to know what books Zach Even Esh recommends? We've researched interviews, social media posts, podcasts, and articles to build a comprehensive list of Zach Even Esh's favorite book recommendations of all time. At Shortform, we know books. Our book guides are the best in the world. Learn why.

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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

Steven Pressfield

4.6
In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders come to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greece, where they are met by 300 of Sparta's finest warriors. The Greek loyalists battle for six days in a prelude to their ultimate victory.
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From @SPressfield . I love this excerpt from his book. . It reminds me of many things and people... . people who tell you how to grow your gym yet they have never owned a gym a day in their life. . People who… https://t.co/73UaLfH55K [source]

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Ron Conway

The story of the battle of 300 Spartan soldiers against the Persian army. [source]

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Chris Fussell

A classic in the special operations community. [source]

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The Book of Five Rings

Miyamoto Musashi

4.3
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Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen-or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.
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Zach Even Esh

Love this book & should have re-read long ago. . It only takes a page or 2 to change your life IF YOU FOLLOW THROUGH. . #musashi #samurai #undergroundstrengthgym #undergroundstrengthcoach #undergroundstrengthbook… https://t.co/zL8zxUwCJG [source]

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Ryan Holiday

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Widely held as a classic, this book is much more than a manifesto and manual on swordsmanship and martial arts. It’s about the mindset, the discipline, and the perception necessary to win in life or death situations. As a swordsman, Musashi fought mostly by himself, for himself. His wisdom, therefore, is mostly internal. He tells you how to out-think and out-move your enemies. He tells you how to fend for yourself and live by a code. And isn’t that precisely what so many of us need help with every day? [source]

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Bill Liao

The human world occurs in language so best get good at it! [source]

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SUPER SQUATS: How to Gain 30 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks

Randall J Strossen

4.3
Riding decades of success, this program has turned human toothpicks into stalwarts, and stalwarts into legends. After a few minutes under a squat bar, you will find out what you’re made of: wussies hate it, hardies revel in it . . . the routine in this book is so tough that only the highly-motivated can handle it. Step up to the challenge of getting bigger and stronger, sans drugs, fancy equipme
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