Breath

James Nestor (2020)

100%

of reader questions named this book

1.12

average position when named

8/8

questions it appeared in

The questions it was named for

Each of these is a question a reader might ask an AI assistant, written from the subject of the book without reference to its title. The books listed underneath are the ones named in the same answer.

what are the best books about breathing and how it affects your health?

Named at position 1

1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
2. The Oxygen Advantage - Patrick McKeown
3. The Breathing Cure - Patrick McKeown
4. Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic - Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich

i've been told i'm a mouth breather and i snore every night, is there a book that explains how to fix my breathing?

Named at position 2

1. Close Your Mouth - Patrick McKeown
2. The Breathing Cure - Patrick McKeown
3. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
4. Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic - Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich

looking for a well-researched book on the science of breathing, ideally by a journalist rather than a wellness guru

Named at position 1

1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
2. Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves - James Nestor

i want to lower my resting heart rate and feel calmer without meditation apps, what should i read?

Named at position 1

1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
2. The Oxygen Advantage - Patrick McKeown
3. Heart Breath Mind - Leah Lagos
4. The Relaxation Response - Herbert Benson

any books that dig into why modern humans breathe so badly compared to our ancestors?

Named at position 1

1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
2. Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic - Sandra Kahn and Paul R. Ehrlich

recommend reading on breathwork for someone skeptical of anything that sounds like woo

Named at position 1

1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
2. The Oxygen Advantage - Patrick McKeown
3. Heart Breath Mind - Leah Lagos

i get short of breath and anxious at my desk by mid afternoon, what book would help me understand what's going on?

Named at position 1

1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
2. The Oxygen Advantage - Patrick McKeown
3. When the Body Says No - Gabor Mate
4. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers - Robert M. Sapolsky

books that combine science, history and self-experimentation around one everyday bodily function?

Named at position 1

1. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
2. Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker
3. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal - Mary Roach
4. The Body: A Guide for Occupants - Bill Bryson

What this measures

This is one reading, taken on 2026-07-30, of whether an AI assistant names this book when asked about its subject. It is not a judgement of the book. It measures how present the book is in what the assistant has read.

Across all 100 books we tested, the average was 51% and 23 were never named at all. See the full index.

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