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  • How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
  • Written by: Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal
  • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
  • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (347 ratings)

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Stealing Fire

Written by: Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
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Publisher's Summary

The authors of the best-selling Bold and The Rise of Superman explore altered states of consciousness and how they can ignite passion, fuel creativity, and accelerate problem solving, in this groundbreaking book in the vein of Daniel Pink's Drive and Charles Duhigg's Smarter Faster Better.

Why has generating "flow" and getting "into the zone" become the goal of the world's most elite organizations? Why are business moguls attending Burning Man? Why has meditation become a billion-dollar industry? Why are technology gurus turning to psychedelic drugs to unlock creativity?

All of these people are seeking to shift their state of mind as a way of unlocking their true potential. Altered states, the authors reveal, sharpen our decision-making capabilities, unleash creativity, fuel cooperation, and let us tap in to levels of inspiration and innovation unavailable at all other times. Stealing Fire combines cutting-edge research and firsthand reporting to explore a revolution in human performance - a movement millions of people strong to harness and utilize some of the most misunderstood and controversial experiences in history.

Building a bridge between the extreme and the mainstream, this groundbreaking and provocative book examines how the world's top performers - the Navy SEALS, Googlers, Fortune 100 CEOs - are using altered states to radically accelerate performance and massively improve their lives, and how we can, too.

Ultimately, Stealing Fire is a book about profound possibility - about what is actually possible for ourselves and our species when we unlock the full potential of the human mind.

©2017 Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

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This is by far the best non-fiction book I have read to date

This book is extremely eye-opening and very well rounded. It touched on a lot of subjects I have been curious about lately And explored some taboo topics that should be spread to the masses. All-around amazing book

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Entertaining and enjoyable

I enjoyed the listen. I was expecting a bit more how to and not so much story but I am not disappointed

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Starts strong, then gets pleasantly weird

You are lured into the world of psychedelical performance enhancement and music festivals by first learning what the seals and Google have done to hit peak performance. The book tells a convincing story that may leave you wanting to try mdma and attend burning man.

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Interesting premise, but loses its flair

Started strong with some engaging, ubiquitous points, but quickly became less relatable as it rambled on about burning man for a couple chapters.

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Great way to explore new ideas

This book contains a lot of incredible psychological insight, and discusses the ways in which people are affected by various states and substances. While this book hasn’t changed my personal lack of desire to try substances, it’s a thought provoking listen, and it does contain various other techniques and ideas that I look forward to implementing in my life.

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a must read!

I enjoyed the delivery, found it interesting and eye opening. a must read. I recommend it

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Level 9000

Loved it! Next level! Amazing! Couldn't stop listening and now I'm obsessed with flow state and magic is happening in my life!

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Amazing!

One of the best books I have read in years!
Great coverage from all angles.
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outstanding

loved it
thought it was a excellent listen
very eye opening to the possibilities that lay in each of us

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good story telling and structure

the narrator is a slow talker (as am I), so I sped him up to 1.1x speed I think.

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