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Top books mentioned on Founders

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161 hours of audio 149 episodes analyzed 312 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. Against the Odds
    James Dyson · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Against the Odds
  3. Made in America
    Sam Walton · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Made in America
  4. Open: An Autobiography
    Andre Agassi · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Open: An Autobiography
  5. Return to the Little Kingdom
    Michael Moritz · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Return to the Little Kingdom
  6. 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
  7. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
    Arnold Schwarzenegger · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
  8. A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis
    Pete Sampras · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis
  9. A Small Difference
    Raymond Plank · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Small Difference
  10. Aircraft Propeller Design
    Fred Weick · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Aircraft Propeller Design
  11. Anna Karenina
    Leo Tolstoy · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Anna Karenina
  12. 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
  13. Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
    Arnold Schwarzenegger · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
  14. Bound for Glory
    Woody Guthrie · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Bound for Glory
  15. Bowerman and the Men of Oregon
    Kenny Moore · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Bowerman and the Men of Oregon
  16. Chronicles: Volume One
    Bob Dylan · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Chronicles: Volume One
  17. 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
  18. Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
    Ed Catmull · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
  19. Culture series
    Iain M. Banks · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Culture series
  20. Differential and Integral Calculus
    Clyde E. Love · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Differential and Integral Calculus
  21. Ender's Game
    Orson Scott Card · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Ender's Game
  22. Foundation series
    Isaac Asimov · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Foundation series
  23. George Lucas: A Life
    Brian Jay Jones · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of George Lucas: A Life
  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. How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
    Brad Jacobs · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
  27. 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
  28. Jogging
    Bill Bowerman · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Jogging
  29. Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
    Leander Kahney · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products
  30. Long Walk to Freedom
    Nelson Mandela · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Long Walk to Freedom
  31. Means of Ascent
    Robert Caro · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Means of Ascent
  32. 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
  33. More Than My Share of It All
    Kelly Johnson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of More Than My Share of It All
  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. 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
  38. Shoe Dog
    Phil Knight · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Shoe Dog
  39. Steve Jobs
    Walter Isaacson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Steve Jobs
  40. Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary
    Jeffrey Kane · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     SJ
  41. The Art of War
    Sun Tzu · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Art of War
  42. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
  43. The Bible
    Various Authors - Compiled by Mark T · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Bible
  44. The Chess Computer Handbook
    David Levy · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     TC
  45. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
    Rick Rubin · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Creative Act: A Way of Being
  46. The Fish Ate the Whale
    Rich Cohen · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Fish Ate the Whale
  47. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Douglas Adams · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  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 Mamba Mentality: How I Play
    Kobe Bryant · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
  51. The Master: The Long Run and the Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
    Christopher Clary · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Master: The Long Run and the Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
  52. 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
  53. The Merchant Bankers
    Joseph Wechsberg · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Merchant Bankers
  54. The Mind of Napoleon
    Napoleon Bonaparte · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Mind of Napoleon
  55. 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
  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. Winning Ugly
    Brad Gilbert · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Winning Ugly

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