Books discussed on the podcast - recommendations, reviews, and insights from conversations with authors and thought leaders.
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by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
Detailing the resilient mindset and total focus principles that enable SEAL units to accomplish the most difficult combat missions, Extreme Ownership demonstrates how to apply them to any team or organization, in any leadership environment.
by Tae KIm
A rare view into Nvidia’s distinct culture and Jensen’s management principles, The Nvidia Way is a book for our moment as well as an instant classic of business history, with enduring lessons for entrepreneurs and managers alike.
by Ron Chernow
Biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.—the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism.
by Sam Walton
In a story rich with anecdotes and the "rules of the road" of both Main Street and Wall Street, Sam Walton chronicles the inspiration, heart, and optimism that propelled him to lasso the American Dream.
by Brad Stone
Definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read.
by Walter Isaacson
Revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?
by Walter Isaacson
His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.
by Eric Jorgenson
A curated collection of a full decade of Naval’s wisdom and experience, featuring his most memorable and useful ideas.
by Walter Isaacson
Full sweep of Franklin’s amazing life, showing how he helped to forge the American national identity and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century.
by Peter D. Kaufman
Munger’s encyclopedic knowledge of business, finance, history, philosophy, physics, and ethics—and more besides—to introduce the latticework of mental models that underpin his rational and rigorous approach to life, learning, and decision-making.
by Admiral William H. McRaven
Experiences from Admiral McRaven’s incredible life, including crisis situations, management debates, organizational transitions, and ethical dilemmas, to provide listeners with the most important leadership lessons he has learned over the course of his forty years of service.
by David Novak
The differentiating mindset and habits that help you turn insight into action.
by Burke Davis
True story of the most courageous and controversial commander of them all—the fabulous tale of a real-life hero.
by Joel B. Dearing
Presented as a leadership training guide targeting aspiring, developing, and emerging leaders.