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350 hours of audio 258 episodes analyzed 466 books mentioned
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  1. Atomic Habits
    James Clear · mentioned 7× across 7 episodes
     Cover of Atomic Habits
  2. Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Daniel Kahneman · mentioned 5× across 5 episodes
     Cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow
  3. Harry Potter
    J.K. Rowling · mentioned 4× across 4 episodes
     Cover of Harry Potter
  4. Poor Charlie's Almanack
    Peter Kaufman · mentioned 4× across 4 episodes
     Cover of Poor Charlie's Almanack
  5. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
    Stephen Covey · mentioned 4× across 4 episodes
     Cover of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  6. The Psychology of Money
    Morgan Housel · mentioned 4× across 4 episodes
     Cover of The Psychology of Money
  7. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
    Annie Duke · mentioned 4× across 4 episodes
     Cover of Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
  8. Good to Great
    Jim Collins · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of Good to Great
  9. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
    Robert B. Cialdini · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
  10. Man's Search for Meaning
    Viktor Frankl · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of Man's Search for Meaning
  11. One Up on Wall Street
    Peter Lynch · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of One Up on Wall Street
  12. The 4-Hour Workweek
    Timothy Ferriss · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of The 4-Hour Workweek
  13. The Book of Awesome
    Neil Pasricha · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of The Book of Awesome
  14. The Lord of the Rings
    J.R.R. Tolkien · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of The Lord of the Rings
  15. The Wealth of Nations
    Adam Smith · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of The Wealth of Nations
  16. Why We Sleep
    Matthew Walker · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of Why We Sleep
  17. 1984
    George Orwell · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of 1984
  18. An Essay on the Principle of Population
    Thomas Malthus · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of An Essay on the Principle of Population
  19. Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
    Nassim Nicholas Taleb · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
  20. Average Is Over
    Tyler Cowen · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Average Is Over
  21. Brave New Work
    Aaron Dignan · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Brave New Work
  22. Built to Last
    Jim Collins · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Built to Last
  23. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
    Shane Parrish · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
  24. Come As You Are
    Emily Nagoski · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Come As You Are
  25. Critique of Pure Reason
    Immanuel Kant · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Critique of Pure Reason
  26. Days of Grace
    Arthur Ashe · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Days of Grace
  27. Die with Zero
    Bill Perkins · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Die with Zero
  28. Ender's Game
    Orson Scott Card · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Ender's Game
  29. Guinness World Records
    Multiple authors / corporate · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Guinness World Records
  30. How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In
    Jim Collins · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of How the Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In
  31. How to Win Friends and Influence People
    Dale Carnegie · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of How to Win Friends and Influence People
  32. Lives of the Stoics
    Ryan Holiday · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Lives of the Stoics
  33. Loonshots
    Safi Bakall · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Loonshots
  34. Mating in Captivity
    Esther Perel · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Mating in Captivity
  35. On Writing Well
    William Zinsser · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of On Writing Well
  36. Only the Paranoid Survive
    Andrew Grove · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Only the Paranoid Survive
  37. Personal History
    Katharine Graham · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Personal History
  38. Ready Player One
    Ernest Cline · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Ready Player One
  39. Republic
    Plato · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Republic
  40. Rich Dad Poor Dad
    Robert Kiyosaki · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Rich Dad Poor Dad
  41. Same as Ever
    Morgan Housel · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Same as Ever
  42. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Yuval Noah Harari · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
  43. Security Analysis
    Benjamin Graham · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Security Analysis
  44. Sex in America: A Definitive Survey
    Edward O. Laumann, Robert T. Michael, John H. Gagnon, and Gina Kolata · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Sex in America: A Definitive Survey
  45. Simple Habits for Complex Times
    Jennifer Garvey Berger · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Simple Habits for Complex Times
  46. Stumbling on Happiness
    Dan Gilbert · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Stumbling on Happiness
  47. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
  48. The Better Angels of Our Nature
    Steven Pinker · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Better Angels of Our Nature
  49. The Checklist Manifesto
    Atul Gawande · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Checklist Manifesto
  50. The Coddling of the American Mind
    Jonathan Haidt · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Coddling of the American Mind
  51. The Courage to Be Disliked
    Ichirō Kishimi · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Courage to Be Disliked
  52. The Happiness Equation
    Mo Gawdat · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Happiness Equation
  53. The Intelligent Investor
    Benjamin Graham · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Intelligent Investor
  54. The Joy of Sex
    Alex Comfort · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Joy of Sex
  55. The Obstacle Is the Way
    Ryan Holiday · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Obstacle Is the Way
  56. The Singularity Is Near
    Ray Kurzweil · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Singularity Is Near
  57. The Talent Code
    Daniel Coyle · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Talent Code
  58. Think Again
    Adam Grant · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Think Again
  59. Thinking in Bets
    Annie Duke · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Thinking in Bets
  60. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
    Ron Chernow · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
  61. Tools of Titans
    Tim Ferriss · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Tools of Titans
  62. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
    Anderson Cooper · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
  63. What Got You Here Won't Get You There
    Marshall Goldsmith · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of What Got You Here Won't Get You There
  64. What Technology Wants
    Kevin Kelly · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of What Technology Wants
  65. A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy
    Joel Mokyr · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy
  66. A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks
    Aksel Sandemose · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     AF
  67. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
    William B. Irvine · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
  68. A Mind for Numbers
    Barbara Oakley · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Mind for Numbers
  69. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
    James Joyce · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
  70. A Random Walk Down Wall Street
    Burton Malkiel · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Random Walk Down Wall Street
  71. A Slim Volume on Desire: Why We Want What We Want
    William Irvine · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Slim Volume on Desire: Why We Want What We Want
  72. A Theory of Justice
    John Rawls · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Theory of Justice
  73. Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years
    Carl Sandburg · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and The War Years
  74. Adult Children of Alcoholics
    Janet Geringer Woititz · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Adult Children of Alcoholics
  75. Against the Odds
    James Dyson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Against the Odds
  76. Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
    Rory Sutherland · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life
  77. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    Lewis Carroll · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  78. All Creatures Great and Small
    James Herriot · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of All Creatures Great and Small
  79. All the Devils Are Here
    Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of All the Devils Are Here
  80. Amity and Prosperity
    Eliza Griswold · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Amity and Prosperity
  81. An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
    Ali Almossawi · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments
  82. Anna: The Biography
    Amy Odell · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Anna: The Biography
  83. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Neil deGrasse Tyson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
  84. Babar the Elephant
    Jean de Brunhoff · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Babar the Elephant
  85. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    John Carreyrou · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
  86. Bad Therapy
    Abigail Shrier · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Bad Therapy
  87. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
    Bryan Burrough and John Helyar · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
  88. Beat the Dealer
    Edward O. Thorp · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Beat the Dealer
  89. Being Mortal
    Atul Gawande · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Being Mortal
  90. Better
    Atul Gawande · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Better
  91. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0
    Jim Collins · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0
  92. Beyond Freedom and Dignity
    B. F. Skinner · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Beyond Freedom and Dignity
  93. Beyond Good and Evil
    Friedrich Nietzsche · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Beyond Good and Evil
  94. Blink
    Malcolm Gladwell · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Blink
  95. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
    Malcolm Gladwell · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
  96. Bodies Are Cool
    Tyler Feder · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Bodies Are Cool
  97. Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives
    Mary Laura Philpott · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives
  98. Born of This Land: My Life Story
    Chung Ju-yung · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     BO
  99. Both Flesh and Not
    David Foster Wallace · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Both Flesh and Not
  100. Brave New World
    Aldous Huxley · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Brave New World

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