Stealing Fire

How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work

By: Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins

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

Mind blowing excellence

Jamie and Steven have put together one of the greatest glimpses into the future of human consciousness. Read this book if you don't want to be left behind.

Extremely Interesting

The explanations and examples they use throughout the book are spectacular.

This stuff is fire for the soul.

Very very interesting, great narration, fantastic explanations. Really cool historical references and stories.

Amazing

By far one of the most interesting and intriguing books I have listen/read so far.

This book blew my mind

I loved the storytelling and science behind why we do what we do and the future possibilities.

Wow!

Best business book I have ever read and most fascinating book I have read in a long time.

Life changing if you so choose

well researched by people who know their subject. excellent information. simple and effective information. I will enjoy the changes in my life contributed by this. Thank you

Fantastic.

What can you say. The book is unbelievable. Opened my eyes to the potential future of mankind. It inspired me to be a better person. Thank you to the authors for sharing.

Loved it!

I found this book riveting, eye opening. The volume of information was great! Had listen a couple of times to get all the info.

Captivating! shines a good light!

The book was a captivating listen, I often lose interest in the monotonous body of some books, feel as if they run on, this was no exception. interesting topics, interesting groups and their tendencies. I recommend giving it a listen if you need some refreshing perspective or have been missing that zone you may have been in prior in life. It gives ideas on how to fill the void if you've been going at life day to day, just going through the motions. cheers

Phenomenal work.

This book provided excellent insight into the vast ways and reasons humans seek to alter their states of consciousness.