Book · recommended on 10 episodes
Of Wolves and Men
Barry Lopez ISBN 0743249364
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Barry Lopez ISBN 0743249364
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This book by Barry Lopez has come up 10 times on Tim Ferriss. 10 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2021-01-19 and the most recent from 2026-03-26. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“Of Wolves and Men is one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read and it really shattered the mold”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tim Ferriss: Author, podcaster, and early-stage investor; solo Q&A host answering pre-submitted and live audience questions about AI, careers, creativity, and life. Tim Ferriss answers listener questions on the AI tsunami, arguing offline, relational, and in-real-life advantages matter more as machines eat white-collar work.
“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”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is 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”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is 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.
“I was reading a book called Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez. It's one of my favorite non-fiction books.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Tony Fadell: Inventor of the iPod and Nest thermostat, former Apple SVP, founder of investment firm Future Shape, and author of the book Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making. Tony Fadell on his book Build, storytelling-first product design, managing small teams, and the climate technologies he thinks will reboot the planet.
“I had been gifted of wolves and men and it absolutely blew my mind great it was such a beautifully written meticulously researched book”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Margaret Atwood: Canadian author of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, and Alias Grace, plus dozens of novels, poetry collections, and essay books. At 82 she is also an inventor (the LongPen signing technology) and runs an online learning program called Practical Utopias. Margaret Atwood talks creative process, poetry vs. prose, dystopias, and her practical-Utopias project with Tim Ferriss.
“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”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is 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 is one of my favorite non-fiction books I've read in the last 10 years.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Sue Flood: A Welsh wildlife photographer and former BBC Natural History Unit filmmaker who spent 11 years on series like The Blue Planet and Planet Earth with Sir David Attenborough. She is now an award-winning photographer best known for her book Emperor, the Perfect Penguin. Tim Ferriss records inside a tent on the Antarctic sea ice with wildlife photographer Sue Flood about penguins, polar bears, and a life chasing animals.
“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”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is 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.
“i actually read of wolves and men which so impressed me and i then started to look into reaching out to him”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Joyce Carol Oates: One of America's most prolific literary writers, author of roughly 60 novels plus short stories, poetry, plays, essays, and criticism, and the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University. Her honors include the National Book Award, PEN America Award, National Humanities Medal, and the Jerusalem Prize. Prolific author Joyce Carol Oates on writing energy, revision, running for ideas, avoiding distraction, and writing without anxiety.
“it is probably the best non-fiction book i've read in the last five years it is so cool unbelievably good”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Kevin Rose: Tech entrepreneur, founder of Digg, and venture capitalist at True Ventures who co-hosts the recurring 'Random Show' with Tim Ferriss. Here he brings a crypto-investor's perspective on Bitcoin and shares personal habits from a hard pandemic year. Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose riff on Bitcoin, 2021 resolutions, favorite books, lucid dreaming, nature, couples therapy, and product recommendations.
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