Music Producer and Def Jam Co-founder
by Peter Bevelin
“The earlier the better... A great primer for awareness practice.”
— By the Book: Rick Rubin Wants You to Read Sherlock Holmes Before You’re 21
by Nisargadatta Maharaj
“The Tao Te Ching, translated by Stephen Mitchell. I Am That: Talks With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, edited by Sudhakar S. Dikshit.”
— By the Book: Rick Rubin Wants You to Read Sherlock Holmes Before You’re 21
by Lao Tzu
“Always what you need to read at that particular period of time. It’s a magic book, in that way, in that it always fits.”
— Rick Rubin Recommended Books
by Rick Rubin
“A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment.”
— The Creative Act: A Way of Being
by Lewis Hyde
“The Gift, by Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky.”
— By the Book: Rick Rubin Wants You to Read Sherlock Holmes Before You’re 21
by Unknown
“The I Ching, or 'Book of Changes,' translated by Richard Wilhelm (into German) and Cary F. Baynes (from German into English).”
— By the Book: Rick Rubin Wants You to Read Sherlock Holmes Before You’re 21
by Robb Wolf
“I continue to give it to friends because it really helped me know what was healthy to eat and how our bodies process different foods.”
— Rick Rubin Recommended Books
by Mark Booth
“I’m currently reading 'The Secret History of the World,' by Mark Booth and I’m fascinated.”
— By the Book: Rick Rubin Wants You to Read Sherlock Holmes Before You’re 21
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
“It’s a great book if you’ve never meditated, and if you’ve been meditating for 50 years.”
— Rick Rubin Recommended Books
by James P. Carse
by Joseph Campbell
by Shunryu Suzuki