Outlive and Bird by Bird

The book 'Outlive' by Peter Atia MD is about living a vibrant life and understanding longevity. The author, who thinks like a scientist, can extract meaning from scholarly research and provide evidence-based insights. It has already changed some of the speaker's habits and influenced their blood work. The second book, 'Bird by Bird' by Anne Lamott, is profound and humorous. It contains sardonic and profound insights, including a poem that talks about friends discussing each other's flaws. The speaker finds the book so impactful that they have read it twice and often read excerpts to their husband.