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Across The Peak Books of the Week


(Almost) every episode Rich and I brought you a book of the week. Rather than making you sort through each episode, I compiled all the ATP books of the week here.

  1. E001, Welcome to Across The Peak: The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker
  2. E002, On Being Competent & Dangerous: The Way of Men by Jack Donovan
  3. Eoo3, Generalist Tool Kit: Hunting El Chapo by Andrew Hogan
  4. E004, Intermediate Tool Kit: The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
  5. E005, 10 Cognitive Biases to Know and Love: How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
  6. E006, How to Change a Tire: No book of the week for this show
  7. E007, How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep: Sleep Thieves by Stanley Coren
  8. E008, How to Train a Dog: The Art of Raising a Puppy, Monks of New Skete
  9. E009, How to Cook a Tasty Meal: The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Eating Local by Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon
  10. E010, Rich & Justin’s EDC: Pocket Ref by Thomas Glover
  11. E011, How to Watch the News: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Mortimer J. Adler
  12. E012, Lost Episode: Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha
  13. E013, Rich & Justin’s EDC Bags: Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why by Laurence Gonzales
  14. E014, How to Build a Fire: Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors by Nicholas Wade
  15. E015, Vehicle Preventative Maintenance: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
  16. E016, Travel Like a Boss: Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door: The Travel Skills Handbook by Rick Steves
  17. E017, Home Fire Protection: How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
  18. E018, Coffee: America’s Drink!: Don’t Make Me Pull Over: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip by Richard Rata
  19. E019, All Hazards Preparedness: Prepping for Life: The Balanced Approach to Personal Security & Family Safety  by Grant Cunningham
  20. E020, Write Your Own History Book with Journaling: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
  21. E021, Browse the ‘Net Like a Spy with a VPN: COMSEC by Justin Carroll and Drew M. (out of print)
  22. E022, A Brief Introduction to Firearms: Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun by Paul M. Barret
  23. E023, How to Build a Cocktail: And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the World in 10 Glasses by Wayne Curtis
  24. E024, Grizzly Survivor Todd Orr is ATPAF: In Harm’s Way: the Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of its Survivors by Doug Stanton
  25. E025, Keep Moving with Vehicle Preparedness: Sentinel: Become the Agent In Charge of Your Own Protection Detail by Pat McNamara
  26. E026, Handgun Selection with Mike Seeklander: The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens
  27. E027, History Lesson – U.S.S. Indianapolis: The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs
  28. E028, EDC Bag Follow-Up: Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How it Transformed Our World by Mark Pendergrast
  29. E029, How to Host a Dinner Party: In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan
  30. E030, How to Comfort the Dying: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
  31. E031, Three Ways to Jump-Start a Car: 100 Deadly Skills by Clint Emerson
  32. E032, A Crash-Course in Homebrewing: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan
  33. E033, Grief, Grieving and Trauma: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger
  34. E034, Basic Financial Literacy with Joshua Sheats: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
  35. E035, The Disappearance of the Norse Greenlanders: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
  36. E036, Travel AAR, 10 Days, 3 Countries, 2 EDC Bags: In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
  37. E037, Embrace the Suck with Stoic Philosophy: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine
  38. E038, Master the Road with Defensive Driving: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
  39. E039, Read the Room with Situational Awareness: The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker
  40. E040, How to Grow an Operator Beard: One Thousand Beards: A Cultural History of Facial Hair by Allan Peterkin
  41. E041, How to Teach a Class: The Art Of Instruction: Your Guide to Instructional Excellence by Michael Seeklander
  42. E042, Leadership: The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons From a Delta Force Commander by Pete Blaber
  43. E043, Rich & Lisa’s Roman Holiday: Invisible Romans by Robert Knapp
  44. E044, An ATP Retrospective: No book of the week this week.
  45. E045, Bourbon – America’s Native Spirit!: Bourbon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of an American Whiskey by Fred Minnick
  46. E046, On Violence and Varietals Author Interview: On Violence and Varietals: Confessions of a Savage Somm by Rich Brown