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You asked for it, so here it is… A comprehensive index for the #1 New York Times bestseller, Tools of Titans! We didn’t have room when it was first published, but I went back to the publisher and they burned the midnight oil to get it done (thanks, HMH!). Give it a quick glance. I found it …
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This blog post will share the first chapter in my new book, Tools of Titans. It’s been nearly five years since my last book. But before we get to that, a short story… Three weeks before my book deadline, I was burning the midnight oil on rural Long Island. I’d set up a treadmill desk and …
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100 episodes! Whaaat?! This celebratory episode involves me drunk dialing a bunch of you on Skype. We’ll get to that. But first, a little background and thank you… My podcast–The Tim Ferriss Show–was started on a whim. It was intended as a break between big book projects. “I’ll do six episodes to get better at interviewing” was the …
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You asked, and I heard you. To those outside of the US, and to those of you who don’t own TVs — we’ve done two things: – All episodes of The Tim Ferriss Experiment will be available on iTunes. – The first full episode is entirely free and available everywhere online! This includes… iTunes (highest …
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Greetings from Paris! I am ecstatic to announce that The 4-Hour Chef has won Best First Cookbook at the 18th Annual “Best in the World” Gourmand World Cookbook Awards (!!!). 26,000+ food and wine books are produced every year, and 8,000+ books from more than 100 countries participate in the Gourmand Awards. I was at …
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Ricardo Arias – 410 pounds to 211.6 pounds, for a loss of 198.4 pounds. But is he an anomaly? Sidenote: the black pants in the after pic (56 portly-long/60+ inch waist) fit him tightly at 410. How many “how-to” books actually get read? Historically, no one has known. Now, it’s possible to get an idea …
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When will you stop dreaming and start playing? (Photo: Musician “Lights”, Credit: Shandi-lee) I’ve always wanted to play the guitar. It started as a kid, listening to my dad play around the fireplace during the holidays. The fantasy continued with Guns N’ Roses and the iconic Slash. From hyperspeed Slayer to classical Segovia, I was …
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My first handwritten brainstorm for The 4-Hour Chef, here in a signed copy of The Art of Simple Food by the inimitable Alice Waters. —- “Don’t be intimidated by the red. You’re all good writers.” I remember Professor John McPhee saying this when he handed back our first weekly writing assignment. We were 12 or …
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Thanks to all of you, The 4-Hour Chef will now be featured on all of the big bestseller lists: The New York Times (available to the public shortly), The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly. THANK YOU!!! I’m honored to have the opportunity to write for you, and it’s been an amazing trip. …
A great pic from Christopher Michel of Central Kitchen in San Francisco. The red box indicates how we cropped for pg. 15 of The 4-Hour Chef. Christopher Michel has taken pictures from outer space. OK, technically, it was aboard a U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane at the edge of space. But still. Best known as …
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