Chuck Palahniuk, Author of Fight Club — A Masterclass in Creative Living and Dangerous Writing | Brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="http://shipstation.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ShipStation</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://butcherbox.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ButcherBox</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="http://thrivemarket.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thrive Market</a>. More on all three below.&nbsp;“The goal is to make people laugh and then to really break their heart.” — Chuck PalahniukWriter&nbsp;Chuck Palahniuk&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/chuckpalahniuk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chuckpalahniuk</a>) has published twenty-three national and international best-selling books. These include fifteen prose novels, a collection of short stories, two graphic novels, two coloring books, a travel guide, a collection of essays, and a memoir about his life as a writer. He was raised in a desert town with a population of three hundred at the time of his birth in 1962. He received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Oregon.Palahniuk is best known for his novels&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Club-Novel-Chuck-Palahniuk/dp/0393355942/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fight Club</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Palahniuk/dp/0385720920/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Choke</a>, both of which were made into films. Publication of his short story&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/cYHLpEEz_8g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guts</a>&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Sunday Guardian&nbsp;prompted a sharp drop in circulation. He frequently contributed fiction to&nbsp;Playboy, where his stories&nbsp;<a href="https://mitchlav.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/chuck-palahniuk-reads-his-short-story-romance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Romance</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playboy.com/read/cannibal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cannibal</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://playboysfw.kinja.com/zombie-a-new-original-short-story-by-chuck-palahniuk-1465542446" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zombie</a>&nbsp;had to be personally approved by Hugh Hefner. His new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Sound-Chuck-Palahniuk/dp/1538718006/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Invention of Sound</a>,&nbsp;is coming out on September 8th.Please enjoy!*This episode is brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shipstation.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ShipStation</a>.&nbsp;Do you sell stuff online? 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#457: Chuck Palahniuk, Author of Fight Club — A Masterclass in Creative Living and Dangerous Writing

Tim Ferriss: Bestselling Author, Human Guinea Pig