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Top books mentioned on Founders

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505 hours of audio 435 episodes analyzed 936 books mentioned
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  1. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
    Peter Thiel and Blake Masters · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
  2. A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
    Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
  3. Against the Odds
    James Dyson · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Against the Odds
  4. Bound for Glory
    Woody Guthrie · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Bound for Glory
  5. Chronicles: Volume One
    Bob Dylan · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Chronicles: Volume One
  6. Return to the Little Kingdom
    Michael Moritz · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Return to the Little Kingdom
  7. Steve Jobs
    Walter Isaacson · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Steve Jobs
  8. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
    Eric Jorgensen · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
  9. A Man for All Markets
    Edward O. Thorp · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Man for All Markets
  10. A Small Difference
    Raymond Plank · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Small Difference
  11. Aircraft Propeller Design
    Fred Weick · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Aircraft Propeller Design
  12. Anna Karenina
    Leo Tolstoy · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Anna Karenina
  13. Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak
    Barbara Outland Baker · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak
  14. Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
    Arnold Schwarzenegger · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
  15. Bowerman and the Men of Oregon
    Kenny Moore · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Bowerman and the Men of Oregon
  16. Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
    Ken Kocienda · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
  17. Culture series
    Iain M. Banks · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Culture series
  18. Differential and Integral Calculus
    Clyde E. Love · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Differential and Integral Calculus
  19. Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It
    George Roberts · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It
  20. Ender's Game
    Orson Scott Card · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Ender's Game
  21. Estée: A Success Story
    Estée Lauder · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Estée: A Success Story
  22. Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
    William Poundstone · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
  23. Foundation series
    Isaac Asimov · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Foundation series
  24. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
    Douglas Hofstadter · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
  25. Honda: The Man and His Machines
    Sol Sanders · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Honda: The Man and His Machines
  26. In the Company of Giants: Candid Conversations with the Visionaries of the Tech World
    Rama Dev Jager and Rafael Ortiz · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of In the Company of Giants: Candid Conversations with the Visionaries of the Tech World
  27. Jogging
    Bill Bowerman · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Jogging
  28. Made in America
    Sam Walton · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Made in America
  29. Means of Ascent
    Robert Caro · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Means of Ascent
  30. Moby-Dick
    Herman Melville · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Moby-Dick
  31. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
    Michael Lewis · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
  32. More Than My Share of It All
    Kelly Johnson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of More Than My Share of It All
  33. My Life in Advertising
    Claude Hopkins · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of My Life in Advertising
  34. Poor Charlie's Almanack
    Peter Kaufman · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Poor Charlie's Almanack
  35. Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power
    James McGrath Morris · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power
  36. Running Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love
    Bill Gurley · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Running Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love
  37. Scientific Advertising
    Claude Hopkins · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Scientific Advertising
  38. Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
    Danny Meyer · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
  39. Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary
    Jeffrey Kane · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary
  40. The Art of War
    Sun Tzu · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Art of War
  41. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
  42. The Chess Computer Handbook
    David Levy · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
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  43. The Fish Ate the Whale
    Rich Cohen · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Fish Ate the Whale
  44. The Fish That Ate the Whale
    Rich Cohen · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Fish That Ate the Whale
  45. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Douglas Adams · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  46. The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform America
    Candice Millard · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform America
  47. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
    Jon Gertner · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
  48. The Infinity Machine: How Felix Dennis and the Quest for Superintelligence
    Sebastian Mallaby · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Infinity Machine: How Felix Dennis and the Quest for Superintelligence
  49. The Little Kingdom: The Private Story of Apple Computer
    Michael Moritz · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Little Kingdom: The Private Story of Apple Computer
  50. The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
    Frank Partnoy · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
  51. The Merchant Bankers
    Joseph Wechsberg · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Merchant Bankers
  52. The Mind of Napoleon
    Napoleon Bonaparte · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Mind of Napoleon
  53. The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan
    Tom Shone · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan
  54. The Outsiders
    Will Thorndike · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Outsiders
  55. The Prince
    Niccolò Machiavelli · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Prince
  56. The Sun Also Rises
    Ernest Hemingway · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Sun Also Rises
  57. The Years of Lyndon Johnson
    Robert Caro · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Years of Lyndon Johnson
  58. Tom Swift series
    Victor Appleton · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Tom Swift series
  59. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
    Arnold Schwarzenegger · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

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