At Play in the Fields of the Lord

This book by Peter Matthiessen was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Sebastian Junger. It comes up in conversations about motivation & discipline, trauma & ptsd. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

A tale of two men's experiences with a native Indian tribe in the Brazilian rain forest. Despite their separate missions, both men converge in their respect for the native culture and their zeal to protect the Indians from imminent invasion.

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  Why it counts as a recommendation: “the book or books that you have given to others most often as a gift at playing the fields of the Lord by Peter maon”
  Sebastian Junger · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202402:17:01

  Said during "Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger, The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Jocko Willink and Sebastian Junger: Jocko Willink: retired US Navy SEAL officer, Silver and Bronze Star recipient, co-author of Extreme Ownership, host of the Jocko Podcast, and CEO of Echelon Front. Sebastian Junger: Peabody award-winning journalist, author of five New York Times bestsellers including The Perfect Storm and War, and documentarian behind Restrepo. Tim Ferriss revisits two favorite conversations: Jocko Willink on leadership and discipline, and Sebastian Junger on war, tribe, and PTSD.