Of Wolves and Men

This book by Barry Lopez has been genuinely recommended 4 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Tim Ferriss. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, consciousness, depression & mood, exercise & strength, productivity & performance. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Dec 2021 and the most recent from May 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “there's a book, Of Wolves and Men, by Barry Lopez... It's a beautiful book and it is incredibly well-written. And it pulls people in”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “It's a beautiful book and it is incredibly well-written. And it pulls people in whether they want to be pulled in or not.”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · May 202401:40:06

  Said during "Craig Foster of My Octopus Teacher, How to Find the Wild in a Tame World". The episode features Craig Foster: South African filmmaker, naturalist, and co-founder of the Sea Change Project; creator of the Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher and author of Amphibious Soul. Filmmaker Craig Foster on tracking, underwater intimacy, the octopus that filmed him back, and reconnecting modern life to wild nature.

• “which is a story told in a book called of wolves in men by barry lopez which is a spectacular book and he talks about traveling with field biologists”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “which is a spectacular book”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 202202:02:58

  Said during "Isabel Behncke, Lessons from Sex and Play, What We Can Learn from Bonobos and Chimpanzees, and More". The episode features Isabel Behncke: Chilean field primatologist and applied evolutionary ethologist who followed wild bonobos in the Congo for months; TED Fellow, Grueter Institute senior fellow, holds degrees from UCL, Cambridge, and Oxford, and advises the Chilean government on science and innovation strategy. Primatologist Isabel Behncke on wild bonobos, the evolution of play, niche construction, and what their playful societies teach humans about time, risk, and connection.

• “one of my favorite non-fiction books for the last 10 years which is saying a lot for me because I do read a lot of books”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “one of my favorite non-fiction books for the last 10 years which is saying a lot for me”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Feb 202201:30:43

  Said during "Boyd Varty, The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life | The Tim Ferriss Show". The episode features Boyd Varty: South African wildlife and literacy activist, lion tracker, and author of The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life and Cathedral of the Wild. He grew up on the Londolozi Game Reserve, founded by his father and uncle, and teaches a philosophy of 'tracking' your life. Lion tracker and author Boyd Varty on using wilderness tracking as a model for trauma healing and living moment to moment.

• “Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read in my life. It is incredible. It is just phenomenal”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read in my life. It is incredible. It is just phenomenal”
  Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 202100:38:22

  Said during "Q&A with Tim, Tools for Better Sleep, Parenting, Fear, How to Boost Your Mood, and More". The episode features Tim Ferriss: Author of The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, and Tools of Titans, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show. This is a solo Q&A episode where he both asks and answers, fielding live-chat and pre-submitted listener questions. Tim Ferriss answers live and submitted Q&A on sleep, parenting, fear, mood, psychedelics, learning, and travel.