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What I learned from reading The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William Thorndike.
What I learned from reading Ted Turner's Autobiography.
What I learned from reading Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell.
What I learned from reading How Larry Gagosian Reshaped The Art World by Patrick Radden Keefe.
What I learned from reading The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son by John D. Rockefeller.
What I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg.
What I learned from reading Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way by Ryan White and A Pirate Looks... more
What I learned from reading Nuts!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg... more
What I learned from reading Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar and Bill Carr.
What I learned from reading Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill by Michael Shelden.
What I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by... more
What I learned from reading Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston... more
What I learned from the first 6 years of making Founders.
What I learned from reading The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific by Alistair Urquhart.
Come see a live show with me and Patrick O'Shaughnessy on October 19th in New York City.
What I learned from rereading Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by... more
What I learned from reading The Bugatti Story by L’Ebe Bugatti.
What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson.
What I learned from reading How To Do Great Work by Paul Graham.
What I learned from reading The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan by Tom Shone.
What I learned from reading Lighting Out for the Territory: How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain by... more
What I learned from reading The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron by Rebecca Keegan and The Return... more
What I learned from reading Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney by Paul Johnson.
What I learned from reading Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby.
What I learned from reading Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak by Barbara Outland Baker.
What I learned from reading Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by Paul Barrett.
What I learned from reading Dynasties: Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses by David Landes.
What I learned from reading Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy.
What I learned from reading Working by Robert Caro.
What I learned from reading Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary by Robert Price.
What I learned from reading The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors by Karen... more
What I learned from reading The Mind of Napoleon: A Selection of His Written and Spoken Words edited by J.... more
What I learned from reading Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian.
What I learned from reading Against the Odd: An Autobiography by James Dyson for the 4th time.
What I learned from reading Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words.
What I learned from having lunch with Sam Zell and reading Zeckendorf: The Autobiography of The man Who Played a... more
What I learned from rereading Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman by Yvon Chouinard.
David Rosenthal and Ben Gilbert — of the Acquired podcast — invited me to San Francisco for a discussion on... more
What I learned from reading The Taste of Luxury: Bernard Arnault and the Moet-Hennessy Louis Vuitton Story by Nadege Forestier... more
What I learned from rereading The Tao of Charlie Munger.
What I learned from reading Napoleon: A Concise Biography by David Bell.
What I learned from rereading Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc.
What I learned from rereading The Invisible Billionaire: Daniel Ludwig by Jerry Shields.
What I learned from reading The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard.
What I learned from rereading Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire by James Wallace and... more
What I learned from reading The Dream of Solomeo: My Life and the Idea of Humanistic Capitalism by Brunello Cucinelli.
What I learned from reading Ralph Lauren: The Man Behind the Mystique by Jeffrey Trachtenberg.
What I learned from rereading Rolls-Royce: The Magic of a Name: The First Forty Years of Britain s Most Prestigious... more
What I learned from reading All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go... more
What I learned from reading American Rascal: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street's Biggest Fortune by Greg Steinmetz.
What I learned from rereading Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed... more
What I learned from rereading The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie by Andrew Carnegie.
What I learned from rereading Jeff Bezos' Shareholder Letters (for the 3rd time!)
What I learned from rereading Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken... more
What I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called... more
What I learned from reading Starting At Zero: His Own Story by Jimi Hendrix.
What I learned from reading What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Developing a... more
What I learned from rereading Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel.
What I learned from reading Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas From The Computer Age by Paul Graham
What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays.
What I learned from reading Paul Graham’s essays.
What I learned from rereading The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis.
What I learned from rereading The Mamba Mentality: How I Play by Kobe Bryant.
What I learned from reading Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant by Roland Lazenby.
What I learned from reading Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century by G. Pascal Zachary.
What I learned from reading Pieces of the Action by Vannevar Bush.
What I learned from reading Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel by Sam Zell.
What I learned from reading Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by Mark Robichaux.
What I learned from reading Edison: A Biography by Matthew Josephson.
What I learned from rereading My Life and Work by Henry Ford.
What I learned from rereading Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent... more
What I learned from rereading Instant: The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos.
What I learned from rereading Land's Polaroid: A Company and the Man Who Invented It by Peter C. Wensberg.
What I learned from reading The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World's Greatest Negotiator by Rich Cohen.
What I learned from rereading Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition Volume 1 and Autobiography of... more
What I learned from rereading One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization by Dee Hock.
What I learned from reading Chronicles: Volume One by Bob Dylan.
What I learned from reading Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber... more
What I learned from reading Explore/Create My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark by... more
What I learned from reading The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations by Larry... more
What I learned from rereading The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by... more
What I learned from reading John D: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers by David Freeman Hawke.
What I learned from reading When Money Was In Fashion: Henry Goldman, Goldman Sachs, and the Founding of Wall Street... more
What I learned from reading Socrates: A Man for Our Times by Paul Johnson.
What I learned from reading Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward Larson.
What I learned from reading The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: The Life and Times of Jacob Fugger by Greg... more
Steve Jobs and His Heroes.
What I learned from reading I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words by George Beahm.
What I learned from reading Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron Chernow.
What I learned from reading Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad... more
What I learned from reading Constellation Software Inc. President's Letters by Mark Leonard.
What I learned from reading Rick Rubin: In the Studio by Jake Brown.
What I learned from reading In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules by... more
What I learned from reading Risk Game: Self Portrait of an Entrepreneur by Francis Greenburger.
What I learned from reading Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life by Michael Schumacher.
What I learned from reading Birdmen: The Wright Brothers, Glenn Curtiss, and the Battle to Control the Skies by Lawrence... more
What I learned from reading Mozart: A Life by Paul Johnson.
Steve Jobs and His Heroes.
What I learned from rereading The Wright Brothers by David McCullough.
What I learned from reading Decoded by Jay Z.
What I learned from reading The Sugar King of Havana: The Rise and Fall of Julio Lobo, Cuba's Last Tycoon... more
What I learned from reading Beyond Possible: One Man, Fourteen Peaks, and the Mountaineering Achievement of a Lifetime by Nims... more
What I learned from reading To Pixar And Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History by... more
What I learned from rereading Sam Walton: Made In America by Sam Walton.
What I learned from reading The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy... more
What I learned from reading Alexander the Great: The Brief Life and Towering Exploits of History's Greatest Conqueror--As Told By... more
What I learned from reading Time to Make the Donuts: The Founder of Dunkin Donuts Shares an American Journey by... more
What I learned from reading Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball.
What I learned from reading Mind Your Own Business: A Maverick's Guide to Business, Leadership and Life by Sidney Harman
What I learned from reading Bloomberg by Michael Bloomberg.
A list of 10 episodes to start with.
What I learned from reading The Essays of Warren Buffett by Warren Buffett and Lawrence Cunningham.
What I learned from reading Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle by Paul... more
What I learned from reading Churchill by Paul Johnson.
What I learned from reading Charles de Gaulle by Julian Jackson.
What I learned from reading Unstoppable: Siggi Wilzig's Astonishing Journey from Auschwitz Survivor and Penniless Immigrant to Wall Street Legend... more
What I learned from rereading A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the... more
What I learned from reading Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger by Janet Lowe.
What I learned from reading Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine by Brock Yates.
What I learned from reading Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography by Laurie Woolever.
What I learned from reading My Turn: A Life of Total Football by Johan Cruyff.
What I learned from rereading Estée Lauder: A Success Story by Estée Lauder.
What I learned from reading Authentic: A Memoir by the Founder of Vans by Paul Van Doren.
What I learned from reading The General and the Genius: Groves and Oppenheimer—The Unlikely Partnership that Built the Atom Bomb... more
What I learned from rereading Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson.
What I learned from reading Driven From Within by Michael Jordan and Mark Vancil.
What I learned from reading Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby.
What I learned from reading Onassis: An Extravagant Life by Frank Brady.
What I learned from reading Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King.
What I learned from reading Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride.
What I learned from reading In the Company of Giants: Candid Conversations With the Visionaries of the Digital World by... more
What I learned from reading Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins.
What I learned from reading The Man Who Sold America: The Amazing (but True!) Story of Albert D. Lasker and... more
What I learned from reading Invention: A Life by James Dyson.
What I learned from reading Inside Steve's Brian by Leander Kahney.
What I learned from reading Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital by Spencer Ante.
What I learned from reading A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers From Warren Buffett by Warren Buffett and Peter... more
What I learned from reading Isambard Kingdom Brunel: The Definitive Biography of The Engineer, Visionary, and Great Briton by L.T.C.... more
What I learned from rereading Against The Odds: An Autobiography by James Dyson and reading A History of Great Inventions... more
What I learned from reading Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life by Justine Picardie.
What I learned from reading The House of Rothschild: Money's Prophets by Niall Ferguson.
What I learned from reading Founder: A Portrait of the First Rothschild by Amos Elon.
What I learned from reading The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz... more
What I learned from reading Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games by Sid Meier.
What I learned from reading Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961 by Nicholas Reynolds.
What I learned from reading Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
What I learned from reading Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS by Greg Niemann.
What I learned from reading The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Naval Ravikant and... more
What I learned from reading The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip by Jeff... more
What I learned from reading The Unpublished David Ogilvy by David Ogilvy.
What I learned from Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys by... more
What I learned from reading Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson.
What I learned from rereading Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight.
What I learned from reading Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class by... more
What I learned from reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp.
What I learned from reading Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin.
What I learned from reading Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein.
What I learned from reading Copy This!: How I turned Dyslexia, ADHD, and 100 square feet into a company called... more
What I learned from reading Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire by Brad Stone.