Live Forever or Die TryingA big thank you to Mike Jay for allowing me to interview him on his newest book, Mescaline - A Global History of the First Psychedelic! In this book Mike covers all aspects of the drugs history from ancient use in Chavín to the more recent use by the Native American Church and even it's impact in the western world through the initial synthesis to impact on art and philosophy. We touch on quiet a range of topics from Mescaline's subjective effects and pharmacology to the difference of interpretations between native peoples and westerners. I truly enjoyed this conversation from beginning to end!
Timestamps 0:00 Is it really the "first" psychedelic? 2:35 Ritual use in Chavín 5:54 Use by the Native American's 7:54 How Mescaline use changed in response persecution 11:30 Legality of Peyote in 1890's~ 13:38 Mormon involvement with Peyote 15:30 Differences in subjective effects Native vs. Western 19:00 Bad experiences for Westerners? 21:02 LSD impact on Mescaline 23:22 Microdots passed as Mescaline 24:24 Pharmacology and subjective differences 26:32 Psychedelics in modern science 29:32 Bodyload 31:03 Outro
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Mescaline - History Of The Worlds First Psychedelic - Author Interview Mike JayLive Forever or Die Trying2020-11-29 | A big thank you to Mike Jay for allowing me to interview him on his newest book, Mescaline - A Global History of the First Psychedelic! In this book Mike covers all aspects of the drugs history from ancient use in Chavín to the more recent use by the Native American Church and even it's impact in the western world through the initial synthesis to impact on art and philosophy. We touch on quiet a range of topics from Mescaline's subjective effects and pharmacology to the difference of interpretations between native peoples and westerners. I truly enjoyed this conversation from beginning to end!
Timestamps 0:00 Is it really the "first" psychedelic? 2:35 Ritual use in Chavín 5:54 Use by the Native American's 7:54 How Mescaline use changed in response persecution 11:30 Legality of Peyote in 1890's~ 13:38 Mormon involvement with Peyote 15:30 Differences in subjective effects Native vs. Western 19:00 Bad experiences for Westerners? 21:02 LSD impact on Mescaline 23:22 Microdots passed as Mescaline 24:24 Pharmacology and subjective differences 26:32 Psychedelics in modern science 29:32 Bodyload 31:03 Outro
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeJanuary TBR - 7 Nonfiction Books on True Crime, Politics, AI & CapitalismLive Forever or Die Trying2022-01-16 | Trying to get back in the habit and make these a monthly addition to my channel. This month I have a book on Manson, the Sociology of psychedelics in modern medicine, a journalistic view on Transhumanism, a critique of surveillance capitalism, a look at realistic AI, and a guide on how to be politically active. Hopefully you enjoy seeing some of these nonfiction books!
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:14 The Myth of Artificial Intelligence 2:36 The Age of Surveillance Capitalism 5:25 To Be A Machine 6:39 Natures Best Hope 7:44 Rules for Radicals 9:00 Acid Revival 10:09 Chaos
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeTop 3 Nonfiction Books of 2021 - My Favorites (Longevity, Ethics, Climate Change)Live Forever or Die Trying2022-01-15 | A new year and new videos, what more can we ask for? 2021 brought some bangers across my favorite topics of Futurism, Climate Change, Longevity, and Ethics. And what's crazy for me is there is a hint of a fiction book in my top 3. That's pretty off brand. If you are even the slightest bit interested in the above topics I'm sure you'll enjoy these.
Books Mentioned After Geoengineering by Holly Jean Buck amzn.to/34WprOl The Science and Technology of Growing Young by @sergeyyoung200 amzn.to/3A0OSJP New Methuselahs by John K Davis (@TheMITPress) amzn.to/3Gp4Z6p
Timestamps 0:00 Thoughts on 2021 1:15 After Geoengineering 6:06 The Science and Technology of Growing Young 9:13 New Methuselahs 12:40 Closing thoughts
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktube2022 Reading Goals & Reading A Book Per Week (Plus Where Ive been)Live Forever or Die Trying2022-01-03 | Happy New Year's BookTube! This is my first video in 2022 in which I lay out my reading goals for the year as well as explain a little of what's been going on behind the camera in my life. I break down how many books I am planning on reading as well as how I intend to read more actionable books. Apart from book goals I also touch on channel goals for the channel and general life direction as well.
I look forward to seeing what the read brings for us.
#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeA Nonfiction Mail Haul - 30+ BooksLive Forever or Die Trying2021-05-04 | Hey friends! This book haul was originally filmed back at the beginning of April. I apologize about my absence from BookTube, work is getting very busy at the moment and I only finished 2 books in the month. I hope to be doing a March & April wrap up combined soon which I will have 6 books to cover, of which all are hits. I look forward to becoming more active here once I am used to being busy again! Talk soon!
You can find the information and discounted catalogue for this sale here - https://press.uchicago.edu/infoServices/Sale_catalog.html
Books Mentioned Becoming a Marihuana User by Howard S. Becker amzn.to/33byqXJ A Brief History of Death by William M. Spellman amzn.to/2PMmQz1 Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons by Ben-Erik van Wyk amzn.to/3eQ2uxv The Terrible Unlikelihood of Our Being Here by Susanne Paola Antonetta amzn.to/3uj5lpb Acid Revival by Danielle Giffort amzn.to/2QRXekU Spirit Tech by Wesley J. Wildman, Kate J. Stockly amzn.to/3h7YoTU The Makers of the Modern World (complete series)
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubePast The Cover - Utopia For Realists by Rutger BregmanLive Forever or Die Trying2021-03-28 | Hey friends, I am excited to release the second video in our Past The Cover series in which we cover Rutger Bregman's Utopia for Realists and discuss his arguments for a 15 hour work week, universal basic income, and open borders. Rutger Bregman is a Dutch popular historian and has published numerous book across history, philosophy, economics, and now politics. Bregman is clear spoken in this book and writes with enjoyable prose. Dive into the video to hear our thoughts on the viability of his policies.
A big thanks to Raymond for taking the time to read, review, and edit this entire video! He is going to be releasing a companion video on his channel so be sure to check him out here youtube.com/channel/UC8Ta5a_8R0GkBeSkG0ArZ9Q/featured
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeThe Last Ten Books Tag - BooktubeLive Forever or Die Trying2021-03-17 | My first proper Tag Tuesday, wanna see this become a regular installment? Let me know below! Is there any tags in particular you would like to see me do?
1) The last book you didn’t finish? 2) The last book you re-read? 3) The last book you bought? 4) The last book you said you read but didn’t? 5) The last book you wrote in the margins of? 6) The last book you had signed? 7) The last book you lost? 8) The last book you had to replace? 9) The last book you had an argument over? 10) The last book you couldn’t get hold of?
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeFebruary Wrap Up - 8 Nonfiction Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2021-03-08 | Hey BookTube & fans of non-fiction! February treated me well and I have 8 great books to review for you in this video. This was also a big month for me because I had the opportunity to work with a few different publishing houses for the very first time including MIT Press, @DoubledayPublishing & @HachetteBookGroup. As always links to these books will be able to be found below. I would love to hear your thoughts on these books and as always if you have a book you would like to see in my next wrap up be sure to leave it below!
Timestamps 0:00 Monthly Recap 2:33 Ketamine 5:46 Jesus, Interrupted 8:30 Life 3.0 11:05 Eating Animals 16:11 Drink? 18:19 How Democracies Die 20:16 Ageless 23:12 Extraterrestrials
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeMetalearning & Habits - A Book Haul - Learning How To Read BetterLive Forever or Die Trying2021-02-27 | Thanks for giving this video a shot! In it I cover 4 recent acquisitions on nonfiction books that cover a range of topics related to learning, metalearning aka learning how to learn, as well as habits, habit formation, and the neuroscience behind how to form habits. My goal is that reading these books is going to help me learn how to remember and retain more from what I read. Hopefully I will be learning tips that I can pass forward as well. Have you read any of these books, have suggestions on books that provide more or better quality information? Let me know below!
Timestamps 0:00 Self-Help FUD 5:33 The Power of Habits 6:58 Atomic Habits 9:09 Ultralearning 9:30 Limitless
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeDrugs, Jesus, and Eating Meat - My February TBRLive Forever or Die Trying2021-02-08 | Talk about a range of topics. In this video I cover what I am planning on reading in February. To start off we have Drinks by David Nutt in which he covers the negative effects of the worlds favorite drug. Following that up we have a book from MIT in their "Ketamine" by Bita Moghaddam in which we look at how the popular club drug and anesthetic is now being used to treat depression. Then we look at the philosophy of our founding fathers (at least for us Americans) through the American Papers, AKA the Federalist Papers. Next we take a quick stop with Eating Animals which looks like a deep dive on what we eat and why. Finally we finish up with a horizontal critique of the New Testament with Jesus, Interrupted. All in all this is shaping up to be a great month for reading.
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:54 Drinks? 4:01 Ketamine 5:11 American State Papers 7:27 Eating Animals 9:02 Jesus, Interrupted 12:25 Ageless
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeJanuary Wrap Up - 4 Nonfiction BooksLive Forever or Die Trying2021-02-06 | Starting my third year of BookTube off right with the first of 12 wrap ups for the year. In January I finished 4 books, putting me right at a book per week. We cover a range of topics like usual, this month I read books on diet, longevity, meta-learning, utopian thought, and politics. Let me know if you have an favorite or plan on picking one of these up!
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeThe Top 12 Nonfiction Books Coming Out In 2021? - My Anticipated ReadsLive Forever or Die Trying2021-01-29 | A new year brings new books! Today I am covering my top 12 upcoming nonfiction releases coming out in 2021. We cover quiet a range of topics and have books on technology, the sea & climate change, futurism and space, and many explorative pop nonfiction reads as well. I genuinely think there is something here for any reader. Scroll down for timestamps!
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:00 The Brilliant Abyss 4:20 Spirit Tech 7:24 Asteroids 9:23 Is This Wi-Fi Organic? 11:51 The Myth of Artificial Intelligence 13:33 Drug Use for Grown Ups 15:47 Ketamine 17:40 CRISPR People 20:54 The Angel and the Assassin 22:26 The Reality Bubble 23:33 The Fate of Food 26:56 Exercised 28:23 Outro & Misc Thoughts
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeJanuary TBR - 4 Books on Utopias, Meta-Learning, Fitness & DietLive Forever or Die Trying2021-01-16 | Uh, is this late? Again? Anyways I am really looking forward to my reading in 2021. To start the year off right here is the TBR for January. We have one pick for the Past The Cover series with Raymond, and three choices that spoi upcoming book hauls. One book on fitness, one book on diet, and one book on meta learning. Can you guess what the last book haul will be about?
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:33 Utopia for Realists 5:33 Ultralearning 8:00 The Longevity Diet 11:11Body by Science
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeDecember Reading Wrap Up - 4 Nonfiction Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2021-01-14 | Hey Friends, here's my December 2020 reading wrap up. In it I cover the 4 nonfiction books I read and wrap up my thoughts on each. All in all it was a solid reading month with every choice being valuable in it's own way. We cover The Unabomber's manifesto, Future forward climate change solutions, Longevity and life extension as well as some more recently political thoughts through Andrew Yang's "The War on Normal People" which covers UBI
Videos Mentioned Past The Cover - Andrew Yang’s book “War on Normal People” & UBI youtu.be/6WB1MVlfbIY
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:48 Technological Slavery 6:47 Spring Chicken 8:50 The Way on Normal People 9:25 After Geoengineering
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktube2021 Reading Goals & Reading A Book Per WeekLive Forever or Die Trying2021-01-10 | Happy New Year's BookTube! This is my first video in 2021 in which I lay out my reading goals for the year. I break down how many books I am planning on reading as well as how I intend to split the total by 1 of 4 categories. In addition I discuss Just In Case Knowledge and Just In Time Knowledge. Apart from book goals I also touch on channel goals for the channel and general life direction as well.
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeMy Favorite Non Fiction Books of 2020 - 5 Non-Fiction Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-12-23 | After mulling over it for 2 weeks we finally have my list of favorite non fiction books I read in the second half of 2020. We have a small diversity of themes within nonfiction including Science, Longevity, Biohacking, Anti-Aging, Psychedelics, Politics, and Economics. Hopefully there is a book for everyone here!
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeHow To Find Books Worth ReadingLive Forever or Die Trying2020-12-21 | A quick one for you today! As I was sitting down to record the questions for my upcoming Q&A I kept seeing a variant of "How do you figure out what books are worth reading?" "Where do you get your books from" or "How do you build your TBR" and figured this question was worth diving a little deeper on. If you have any other questions for the Q&A be sure to drop them below!
#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubePast The Cover - Andrew Yang’s book “War on Normal People” & UBILive Forever or Die Trying2020-12-18 | Welcome to the first episode of "Past The Cover", a brand new segment where Raymond and Myself delve a little deeper into the topics presented in a book to further explore it's concepts and ideas. Today we had the pleasure of discussing Andrew Yang's "The War on Normal People" in which we look at median statistics of Americans, rising automation leading to job loss, UBI or Universal Basic Income, and the economics that surround it, Human Centered Capitalism, Education and American economic culture.
I would also like to thank Raymond for the fantastic job he did editing this video.
Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:14 Overview on "The War on Normal People" 4:00 Narratives around job loss in America 5:22 Defining the "Normal Person in America" 6:37 How Andrew Yang relates to the Normal Person 11:52 Yang's use of data & statistics 13:35 Job loss and job creation 15:40 On Universal Basic Income 31:09 How to pay for UBI 39:18 Human Centered Capitalism & UBI 51:29 Education, it's cost & isolation of talent 58:58 Spoiling next episode
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#Andrewyang #UBI #BookTubeLongevity, Futurism & Transhumanism - Author Interview with David WoodLive Forever or Die Trying2020-12-14 | Having the opportunity to speak with David Wood about Longevity (radical life extension) Futurism, and Transhumanism was a real treat. I was first introduced to David by way of his book, The Abolition of Aging. In this talk I ask what it means to be a Futurist and exactly how we get to the ideal future instead of passively standing by and waiting for it to arrive. We also chat about some of the largest challenges we face as humans including climate change, bio weaponry, AI, and how those could be overcome with technology, a new politics, and active participation in their development. I feel like this talk was a great resource for those new to these concepts and veterans of the movement alike. I will link timestamps below, as well as all the link to get more information about David Wood. Thanks for watching!
Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 1:01 What it means to be a "Futurist" 2:13 Is being a Futurist inherently political? 4:20 What are the biggest challenges humanity is facing? 9:34 How would a Futurist address Climate Change? 14:10 Do carbon taxes disproportionately hurt the poor? 15:56 How will automation affect society? 19:33 On artificial scarcity, can Capitalism adapt to superabundance? 24:15 Solving aging by 2040 28:18 How to increase the rate of progress on curing aging 33:10 Why do people fight the progress of anti-aging? 37:52 Does the absence of death removing meaning from living?
41:12 Defining Transhumanism 46:31 Transhumanism in politics 49:27 How does an individual help to push the progress of Transhumanism 53:20 The core message 54:59 Where to find David Wood
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#Longevity #Futurism #TranshumanismDecember TBR - A Future Focused Reading List - 7 Nonfiction BooksLive Forever or Die Trying2020-12-12 | A little late but better than never right? This month I have upped my reading goal to 7 books. Many are future focused, technology, or science related reads. We have themes of both pushing for an acceleration of tech, and regression to a more primitive state, and a thought experiment as to what happens after we use certain tech. As always we also have a sub theme of anti-aging, longevity and life extension works. This was also my first month having ARCs to read so that's exciting. If you are going to pick one of these up I would love to know!
Books Mentioned The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang amzn.to/3qC0QV8 Spring Chicken by Bill Gifford amzn.to/3gvtxhX After Geoengineering by Holly Jean Buck amzn.to/33YQTaA Technological Slavery by Ted Kaczynski amzn.to/3gIpqiR Biohack Your Brain by Kristen Willeumier (ARC) Ageless by Andrew Steele (ARC) Futureproof by Kevin Roose (ARC)
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeTop 50 Nonfiction Books of 2020 - A Chilled Recap of NYTs Favorite BooksLive Forever or Die Trying2020-12-10 | Join me in a chill video in which I build out my TBR by reviewing NYT's top 50 nonfiction books of 2020. All in all I thought it was a super solid list for the general nonfiction reader. It carried heavy themes of civil rights, politics, cosmology, and nature sciences. What did you think. Did any of there choices for the best books of 2020 align with what you read? Did your favorite book not make it? Let me know below!
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeNonfiction November Wrap Up - 7 Books Recommendations [Science, Economics, Aging & More]Live Forever or Die Trying2020-12-08 | Thanks for watching my reading wrap up for Nonfiction November 2020 hosted by Olive of A Book Olive and team. This month I was able to read 7 nonfiction books across a few topics including longevity sciences, Climate Change EMFs, Mescaline, Politics and more. I hope you find some recommendations that can bolster your TBR!
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:36 Mescaline 5:37 Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs 8:36 The Ageless Generation 13:23 Fully Automated Luxury Communism 16:58 Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal 19:08 The End of Policing
Books Mentioned Mescaline by Mike Jay amzn.to/35pH6eS The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs by Nicolas Pineault amzn.to/36xXtpf The Ageless Generation by Alex Zhavoronkov amzn.to/35kVVPU The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang amzn.to/3kiKE6Y Fully Automated Luxury Communism by Aaron Bastani amzn.to/3goBup8 Climate Crisis and The Green New Deal by Noam Chomsky amzn.to/2LhyEqw The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale amzn.to/2VQNK8s
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#nonfictionnovember #nonfictionbooks #booktubeOctober Wrap Up - 6 Nonfiction Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-11-22 | Thank you for 1,500! In this video I review the 6 books I read in October spanning environmentalism, conservation, farming, and politics. I hope some of this recommendations serve you well! As always if you have read any of these books I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
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Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:01 Conscience of a Conservative 4:03 The Human, the Orchid and the Octopus 7:00 Breath 9:00 The Care Manifesto 10:50 On Fire 13:23 The Omnivores Dilemma
#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionnovemberTop 4 Nonfiction Books of 2020 in 60s #ShortsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-11-18 | My top 4 nonfiction books of 2020 in 60 seconds. Let me know how you like the #shorts style of videos and if you would like to see more of these! It was fun to make this book recommendation video!
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Books Mentioned Successful Aging by Daniel J Levitin amzn.to/2IMN2G8 Sensoria by Mackenzie Wark amzn.to/35BZXn1 Mind and Matter by John Urschel amzn.to/2IGhgub No is Not Enough by Naomi Klein amzn.to/3kCPEnd The Abolition of Aging by David Wood of @LondonFuturists
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Follow Nonfiction November through the hashtag above and through these channels! @abookolive @CuriousReader @TheBookBully @InfiniteTextNonfiction November TBR - 5 Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-11-05 | Baby we're back! And just in time for Non Fiction November. I have to thank you all for the support during my hiatus, you blow me away. And 400 new friends in the last two months? Welcome! It's a pleasure to have you here.
Books mentioned The Ageless Generation by Alex Zhavoronkov amzn.to/35kVVPU The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang @andrewyang amzn.to/3kiKE6Y Mescaline by Mike Jay amzn.to/35pH6eS The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs by Nicolas Pineault amzn.to/36xXtpf
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#nonfictionnovember #nonfictionbooks #booktubeA Political Book Haul - Verso Books SpotlightLive Forever or Die Trying2020-09-10 | Today I have a book haul from the self described radical left publishing house, Verso Books. I recently found out about this publisher through another booktuber that I have linked below and coincidentally they were running a 50th anniversary sale with some great deals. In this book haul I show off 4 new pickups covering leftist thought, feminism, and political history.
In my opinion it is important to consider ethics, philosophy, economics, and politics when thinking about longevity and life extension. For example if medicines come along who would have access to them? Would there be a skill advantage from people that can afford to biohack and those that cannot? And so on. I personally do not identify with a specific political position but I am eager to learn more about this subject.
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #politicalbooksAugust Wrap Up - 6 Nonfiction Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-09-03 | Hey friends, August was a decent reading month for me, finishing 6 nonfiction books. We have books on philosophy, anthropology, genetics, drugs, WW2 and more. All 6 of these I enjoyed and there were some stand outs. I hope you find something in this video that makes you want to read! Feel free to subscribe for more, like, and comment what you would like to see me read below. See you around!
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:41 The Secret of our Success 2:18 Leave Only Footprints 5:19 Conscious 7:04 Blitzed 9:41 The Violinists Thumb 12:09 Tetralouge 14:39 Outro & Dopamine Request
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeBooktube Newbie Tag 2.0Live Forever or Die Trying2020-08-31 | It's hard to imagine I have only been on booktube for 8 months, made 18 videos, and reached 1k subscribers. I started this channel not expecting anything but have none-the-less be blown away by the booktube community and support, especially for such a small niche as non-fiction reading. I love you guys!
#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeThe Best Non-Fiction Books Ive Read in 2020 (so far) - 5 Non-fiction RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-08-25 | Following on the momentum of last video where I covered my top 5 book recommendations for beginners in this video I go over my favorite 5 non fiction books from 2020, thus far. In this video you will find books on the near future, anthropology, Psychology, Genetics, and more. I hope you find something that fits your tastes!
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:41 21 Lessons for the 21st Century 3:41 Lifespan 7:14 Why Buddhism is True 9:57 Hacking Darwin 13:34 The Secret of our Success 17:44 Outro
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeNon-Boring Non-Fiction l My Top 5 Recommendations for BeginnersLive Forever or Die Trying2020-08-23 | It's not uncommon that I have people asking what books I would recommend to start with if they are just getting into reading Non-Fiction. I feel that I have a somewhat unique perspective to answer this question with as 2019 was my first real year of reading. Since I recently started reading nonfiction books myself fairly recently I know what it is like to be a beginner. In this video I show you my top 5 recommendations from my first year of reading. All of these books are not only informational but entertaining as well.
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #nonfictionbooktubeOn Biohacking - A 3 Book Starter Pack - The True Self-Help BooksLive Forever or Die Trying2020-08-21 | Want to know the secret of how to find true self-help books? Stop looking at the best sellers list that sell rebranded "life lessons" and try a scientific approach to improving mind body and spirit. This collection of 3 nonfiction books on biohacking will provide the info needed to optimize your diet, sleep, exercise and mood.
Minor Disclaimer - /Most/ of the information in both the Biohackers Handbook and Boundless are grounded. However both contain small portions of pseudoscience that is not yet proven. Be sure to read the accompanying scientific studies in their appendix to figure out which information is sound and not speculation before integrating any advice.
Books mentioned Biohackers Handbook by Olli Sovijärvi, Teemu Arina, Jaakko Halmetoja store.biohackingbook.com/?aff=84 Since I personally support this recommendation I did reach out to the writers and received a affiliate code. Use "LiveForever" at purchase for 10% off. Boundless by Ben Greenfield amzn.to/2IsHNLB The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa (John Yates) Matthew Immergut, Jeremy Graves amzn.to/3pxmglY
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#nonfictionbooks #Longevity #BiohackingA Philosophical Book Haul - Introductory and Primary TextLive Forever or Die Trying2020-08-19 | Follow along on my attempt to self learn Philosophy. In this video I take you through the recent purchases I made in this attempt. I show you 3 introductory texts, and primary text from enlightenment thinkers as well as a sampling of Seneca and Aristotle.
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #bookhaulJuly Wrap Up - 5 Nonfiction Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-08-17 | July was a slow reading month for me but each book had value. We have books on Self-Help, Genetics, Mediation, and Politics. August is also shaping up to be a good nonfiction reading month with 5 books underway and a few finished already.
Books mentioned How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie amzn.to/35o4skW The Tangled Tree by David Quammen amzn.to/35mjxUa 21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari amzn.to/3kxN4Pn The Coddling of the American Mind by by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff amzn.to/3ktMxxv Mediation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris amzn.to/2Iv7dYO
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #readingReading Recommendations, What I Read, & Favorite Sub Genres - Nonfiction on Booktube TagLive Forever or Die Trying2020-08-15 | In this book tag we talk about my favorite non-fiction genres, favorite non-fiction books, and how to read more nonfiction.
A big thanks to Olive of @abookolive of making this tag. And a even bigger thanks to my first 1,000 subs, you guys blow me away with your support and I cannot begin to thank you enough.
To celebrate the occasion I am trying to make at least 7 videos and release them every other day. Hopefully more will follow!
Original Questions 1. How much nonfiction do you read? 2. What kind of nonfiction videos do you make/do you WANT to make on Booktube? 3. What’s your favorite sub-genre of nonfiction? 4. Do you have a favorite nonfiction book? 5. What do you think keeps people from wanting to read more nonfiction? 6. Why do you like nonfiction? 7. What’s a nonfiction book you read because of Booktube? 8. What’s the best nonfiction book you’ve read lately? 9. What are some of your nonfiction reading goals? 10. What’s your advice for incorporating more nonfiction into your reading diet? BONUS: Give some recommendations of nonfiction Booktube channels that you love!
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #booktagMid Year Freakout and Check In TagsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-07-14 | But really though, why do booktubers hide the spines in the thumbnails??
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Freak Out Tag Favourite book so far? Favourite sequel so far? New releases you want to read? Most anticipated releases for second half of the year? Biggest disappointment? Biggest surprise? Favourite new to you author/debut author? Favourite fictional crush? Favourite character? Book that made you cry? Book that made you happy? Favourite book to movie adaptation? Most beautiful book? Books you want to read by the end of the year?
Check In Tag How many books have you read so far this year? What's your favourite book so far this year? What's the most disappointing book you've read this year? What genre have you read most this year? Name a new favourite author that you've discovered this year What's the most surprisingly good book you've read so far this year? What are your favourite and most anticipated 2020 releases? What's your next big priority for your reading? What's been your bookish highlight of the year so far? Who do you tag?
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #readingJune Wrap Up - 12 Nonfiction BooksLive Forever or Die Trying2020-07-05 | Wow, my first proper wrap up on booktube, who would'a thought. June was really good to me from a reading perspective as I was able to finish 12 non-fiction books. We touch on Genetics, Mass incarceration, US History and so much more. Don't forget to subscribe if you want more and let me know what you would like me to read by leaving a comment down below.
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #wrapupLive Forever - A 5 Book Starter Pack on Longevity - NonfictionLive Forever or Die Trying2020-06-25 | Welcome to the first of a new format in which I try to suggest a starter pack of books to introduce you to a new topic. This is a wip and advice and c&c is appreciate. As always liking and subscribing to show support means the world to me.
I hope you enjoy this video in which we dive into longevity and life extension research.
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #longevityReading A Book A Week 2020 [May Update, Non Fiction Heavy] 18 Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-05-21 | Thank you for watching, don't forget to subscribe if you are looking for more ; )
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#nonfictionbooktube #nonfictionbooks #booktubeOctopi, Climate Change & Mermaids - What I Read in Roatan, HondurasLive Forever or Die Trying2020-02-29 | These books were selected as a thematic pairing for my trip to Roatan Honduras. In Roatan I completed my PADI rescue divers course and that experience really brought these books to life.
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#nonfictionbooktube #nonfictionbooks #booktubeReading A Book A Week Is Making Me Dumb - How Reading Changed My LifeLive Forever or Die Trying2020-02-14 | Trying something a little new for you all today as far as the format of the video. This video serves as a wrap up including my thoughts from my 2019 reading challenge of reading 52 books in 52 weeks. It touches on the Dunning-Kruger Effect and some other highlights I learned along the way. This is a new format for me so let me know if you like it! C&C is welcome and encouraged.
Books mentioned in this video: Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Todd Gilbert - amzn.to/36Asits Factfulness - Hans Rosling - amzn.to/3pmnArv Lifespan - David Sinclair - amzn.to/36r4NTy
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#nonfictionbooktube #nonfictionbooks #booktubeNew Years Book Tag - 2020 Reading ResolutionsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-01-13 | In this video I respond to the questions posed in the New Years Book Tag 2020. A big thanks goes out to Steve Donoghue for being the first person on YouTube to tag me in anything!
--New Year's Book Tag Questions-- 1. How many books are you planning to read in 2020? 2. Name 5 books that you didn’t get to this year but want to make a priority in 2020. 3. What genre do you want to read more of? 4. Name 3 non book related goals for 2020. 5. What’s a book you’ve had forever that you still need to read? 6. One word that your hoping 2020 will be: 7. Tag a friend!
Books shown in this video: Hacking Darwin by Jamie Metzl - amzn.to/3poCj5u Juvenescence by Mellon Jim, Chalabi Al - amzn.to/35tBfp7 The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee - amzn.to/36sQsWx Biohackers: The Politics of Open Science by Alessandro Delfanti - amzn.to/2UmU4Uw The Future of Capitalism: Facing the New Anxieties by Paul Collier - amzn.to/2Uks0Rz The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx - amzn.to/38CsWJe Principles by Ray Dalio - amzn.to/3kpS8oK Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To by David Sinclair - amzn.to/35p1lJN Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence - amzn.to/36sQVrL Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - amzn.to/3eUyQ9H
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#newyearsbooktag #booktube #readingresolutionsA Non-Fiction Booktube Newbie TagLive Forever or Die Trying2020-01-08 | This introduction might be a little overdue but here we are! I am not sure who made the original Booktube newbie tag so feel free to tag them below. Hopefully this time next year you'll get the Booktube Newbie Tag 2.0!
BookTube Newbie Tag Questions 1. Why did you start this channel? 2. What are some fun and unique things you can bring to Booktube? 3. What are you most excited about this new channel? 4. Why do you love reading? 5. What book or series got you into reading? 6. What questions would you ask your favorite booktubers? 7. What challenges do you think starting a booktube channel will be the hardest to overcome? 8. When did you start reading? 9. Where do you read? 10. What kind of books do you like to read?
Books shown in this video: Juvenescence: Investing in the Age of Longevity - amzn.to/32GqTQS
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#booktubenewbietag #nonfictionbooks #booktubeReading 52 books in 52 weeks - Year End Recap - 27 Nonfiction Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2020-01-04 | 2020 resolution: Find a synonym for interesting.
This video serves as my year end reading recap for the book a week reading challenge I undertook at the beginning of the year. This video is my thoughts on the books read, the majority of which are nonfiction encompassing psychology books, philosophy, self-improvement, business, economics, and a few more books.
This is my third video about books, please leave C&C in the comments below.
Books mentioned in this video: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging - Sebastian Junger - amzn.to/2ItuVoj Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain - David Eagleman - amzn.to/3klD8bz Microdosing Psychedelics: A Practical Guide to Upgrade Your Life - Paul Austin - amzn.to/2UhSZ0d When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi - amzn.to/3lrjcp1 The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) - Seth Godin - amzn.to/3eQEBWb Game Changers: What Leaders, Innovators, and Mavericks Do to Win at Life - Dave Asprey - amzn.to/32DqVc8 We Are All Racists: The Truth about Cultural Bias - Allen Lewis - amzn.to/2Ivn35I The Greatest Salesman in the World - Og Mandino - amzn.to/2IvYh5C The Designer's Dictionary of Color - Sean Adams - amzn.to/3eQuMaN Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It - Chris Voss - amzn.to/32AGkKo Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't - James C. Collins - amzn.to/36JxHyr Free Will - Sam Harris - amzn.to/2IvRedh Enchiridion - Epictetus - amzn.to/2UlnZfI The Art of War - Sun Tzu - amzn.to/3njbAVU Lying - Sam Harris - amzn.to/2IzXNLS The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy - William Von Hippel- amzn.to/2UlVajq The Communist Manifesto - by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels - amzn.to/2GTiJwD The Death of Socrates - Plato - amzn.to/3krvM66 Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Todd Gilbert - amzn.to/32Ejp0v On the Shortness of Life - Seneca - amzn.to/2UkPm9F The Symposium - Plato - amzn.to/32AH4za Brief Answers to the Big Questions - Stephan Hawking - amzn.to/3lr7j2b We Should All Be Feminists - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - amzn.to/2UlVGhm Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa - Dambisa Moyo - amzn.to/32FxQSd Think Like a Freak - Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner - amzn.to/3njJF8w Biohackers: The Politics of Open Science - Alessandro Delfanti - amzn.to/3nou6fT Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks - amzn.to/3ktOoT8
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#nonfictionbooktube #nonfictionbooks #booktubeReading One Book A Week 2019 [July Update, Non Fiction Heavy] 25 Book RecommendationsLive Forever or Die Trying2019-07-15 | As a new years resolution for 2019 I challenged myself to read one book a week for all of 2019. This video serves as a halfway point update in which I review the 25 books I have read so far, the majority being non-fiction books.
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#nonfictionbooks #booktube #bookhaulReading One Book A Week 2019 [January, Non-Fiction Heavy]Live Forever or Die Trying2019-01-04 | As a new years resolution I am attempting to read 52 books in 52 weeks, or, one book a week for 2019. Please let me know if you have any books you would like to see me read in the comments below!
Books mentioned in this video: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry - Neil deGrasse Tyson - amzn.to/3lkVwT7 The Denial of Death - Ernest Becker - amzn.to/2IsXGBI Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari - amzn.to/3kqkoHC Phantoms in the Brain - V.S. Ramachandran - amzn.to/3pmXvsx
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#nonfictionbooktube #nonfictionbooks #booktubeRoatan Honduras Travel MontageLive Forever or Die Trying2019-01-02 | Drone and subsurface video from my 9 day stage in West Bay. I created this video in an effort to develop my video editing skills. I would love comments and critique!