Rainn Wilson gained widespread recognition for his iconic role as Dwight K. Schrute on the Emmy-winning NBC series The Office. Beyond acting, he's authored multiple books exploring spirituality, mindfulness, and purpose, and founded SoulPancake, a media company dedicated to content about life's big questions. His work spans comedy, writing, and exploring what it means to live meaningfully.
9 Books Recommended by Rainn Wilson
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A biography of the great doctor, teacher and humanitarian, Paul Farmer.
A biography of the great doctor, teacher and humanitarian, Paul Farmer.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Donald Knuth, Jared Leto, Jeff Dean, Patrick Oshaughnessy
An absolute joy.
An absolute joy.
Also recommended by: Oprah Winfrey, Alexis Ohanian
The Seven Mysteries of Life
An enormous tome of knowledge, wisdom, science, philosophy and transcendental mysticism that was said to have inspired Carl Saganβs Cosmos. Like Walt Whitman as a science geek.
This Is a Book
The sharpest, oddest wit in an evolutionary line that includes James Thurber, Steve Martin and Steven Wright. Demetriβs brain astounds me.
The Family Virtues Guide
A really interesting thing I give to parents. It basically talks about virtues based education.
A Giacometti Portrait
A fascinating study of the obsessive artist in the throes of his creation.
Narrow Road to the Interior
The master of the haiku wrote this travelogue of his journey through northern Japan in the 17th century.
Rome and Jerusalem
recommended 2xMy two favorite cities have a storied and contentious history, richly documented in this terrific study. Sparks fly and, meanwhile, Christianity sweeps in and transforms the world in a few short hundred years. Fascinating.
My two favorite cities have a storied and contentious history, richly documented in this terrific study. Sparks fly and, meanwhile, Christianity sweeps in and transforms the world in a few short hundred years. Fascinating.