Amelia Boone is a professional obstacle course racer, author, and motivational speaker who has won the World's Toughest Mudder competition multiple times. She competes in grueling endurance events and has built a platform around pushing physical and mental limits. Her book recommendations reflect her interest in courage, challenging ideas, and personal transformation.
6 Books Recommended by Amelia Boone
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Atlas Shrugged
23 people recommendedWhen I read [this book] in my teens, Dagny Taggartβs character spoke to me on a level Iβd never experienced with any other novel.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Peter Thiel, Steve Jobs, Brian Armstrong, Ev Williams, Ray Dalio, Travis Kalanick, Bob Metcalfe, Austen Allred, Blake Scholl, Patrick Bet David, Fred Wilson, Gabby Reece, Joe De Sena, John Carmack, Paul Krugman, Peter Diamandis, Phil Jackson, Rand Paul, Russell Brunson, Shah Rukh Khan
How to Change Your Mind
15 people recommendedFantastic book.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Stewart Butterfield, Vinod Khosla, Aubrey Marcus, David Frum, Yuval Noah Harari, Hamilton Morris, Kara Swisher, Michael Mauboussin, Nick Offerman, Olivia Wilde, Paul Stamets, Peter Attia, Tim Ferriss
Remains one my favorites to this day.
Also recommended by: Jk Rowling, Oprah Winfrey, Christopher Hitchens, Mahatma Gandhi, Maya Angelou, Derek Sivers
Infinite Jest
4 people recommendedProbably one of my favorite books, but I also read it when I was 21.
Also recommended by: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Mindy Kaling, Peter Attia
Brave Enough
3 people recommendedI picked this up during a tough period in my life, and many of the quotes are still pinned to my bathroom mirror.
Also recommended by: Emma Watson, Shane Parrish
House of Leaves
This is a book that you have to hold because there are parts of it where you need to turn it upside down to read it. [It's] an entire sensory experience.