Books recommended by Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He became one of the most influential public voices in the English-speaking world with the book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, which sold millions of copies worldwide, and with his widely circulated lectures and talks on Jungian psychology, comparative mythology, and moral philosophy.
His reading recommendations reflect decades of immersion in classic literature, depth psychology, existential philosophy, and the great narratives of Western civilization. With 115 recommended books, Peterson's curation is dense and demanding — aimed at those who want to understand human behavior, tragedy, power, and the meaning of existence.
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The rational optimist
Crime and Punishment
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Ordinary men
The Brothers Karamazov
The Road To Wigan Pier
On the genealogy of morality
East of Eden
Zorba the Greek
Great Escape
The denial of death
Nietzsche : the Gay Science
The Rape Of Nanking
The rise and fall of the Third Reich
DMT: The Spirit Molecule
The Idiot
Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
”Here's a book to bend your mind”

























