The Books That Changed My Life

Looking back on five eras of mind-altering books. 0:00 Mind-altering books from the past 0:32 High school-era books 1:48 Drug-books era 3:32 American-now books era 7:34 Support for The Spirited Man 7:57 Culture-books era 15:09 The Spirited Man era 📖 BOOKS REFERENCED: Moby-Dick by Herman Melville - https://amzn.to/3Mc6eIJ The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger - https://amzn.to/3KLRhwt Walden by Henry David Thoreau - https://amzn.to/3jF6T9c Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson - https://amzn.to/3qjYGLw Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson - https://amzn.to/3vkBApM The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe - https://amzn.to/3uMfRrq The Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman - https://amzn.to/3rsZwWy Dark Ages America by Morris Berman - https://amzn.to/3jG4vyX Why America Failed by Morris Berman - https://amzn.to/37k9Ola The Fourth Turning by Neil Howe, William Strauss - https://amzn.to/37J9FYn Dark Money by Jane Mayer - https://amzn.to/3JNh85Q The Culture of Fear by Barry Glassner - https://amzn.to/3ru9sPQ The Outlaw Bible of American Essays by Alan Kaufman - https://amzn.to/3xx8bLE The Outlaw Bible of American Literature by Alan Kaufman - https://amzn.to/3N64stJ The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry by Alan Kaufman - https://amzn.to/37V9dGE Edgewise by Chloé Griffin - https://amzn.to/3OpLbnY Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford - https://amzn.to/3ipz4br Become a patron to support the channel and gain access to exclusive Director’s Commentaries, Q&A Livestreams and Peer Discussions: https://www.patreon.com/spiritedman 🦺 SPIRITED MAN MERCH: T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Hats - https://spiritedman.com 📹 GREATEST HITS: VAN NEISTAT: The Spirited Man - https://youtu.be/eT6wYbaRrlQ VAN NEISTAT: Fantasy Fixing - https://youtu.be/K65UQy6t6KQ 2 things to know about women - https://youtu.be/rTYH943jiEo We Are In A "FOURTH TURNING," What Does That Mean? - https://youtu.be/xeVyfiP0cLk The Reality of Owning A Vintage Truck - https://youtu.be/DloMkje1JFY Why Do Details Matter? - https://youtu.be/ooTN3dkYXQM 🎥 FILMMAKING GEAR: Canon 1DX - https://amzn.to/3MYfq4J Wide Lens - https://amzn.to/3Jqiy6W Macro Lens - https://amzn.to/37BnQyt GoPro 10 - https://amzn.to/3u7O9nC RODECaster - https://amzn.to/3iocSOU Shure SM7B Microphone - https://amzn.to/3u9yOD1 DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone - https://amzn.to/3KVd8kN 🧰 ESSENTIAL TOOLS: Swiss Champ - https://amzn.to/36b1vrl Leatherman - https://amzn.to/3Ilb04b Pentel 0.9mm - https://amzn.to/3Io5TQX Sledgehammer - https://amzn.to/3Io5UV1 Vice-grip - https://amzn.to/3qiuccx Follow Van Neistat 📷 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanneistat/ 🖼 Website - https://www.vanneistat.com Would you like to advertise with us, direct business inquiries to: [email protected] ABOUT THE SPIRITED MAN: The Spirited Man is an unlimited series about the spirited man or woman who lives inside all of us (and fixing things). ABOUT VAN NEISTAT: A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California. Disclaimer: If you use any of the affiliate links above, we may earn a few cents from qualifying purchases. #VanNeistat #TheSpiritedMan #Books