Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2026-09-08
Books mentioned on 1379: Joseph Moore | Why Getting Ahead Has Never Been Easier
Convinced you missed your shot at getting rich? Historian and former broke professor Joseph Moore is here to explain why it's never been easier.
Jordan Harbinger discussed The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker, and criticized Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and others. Joseph S. Moore discussed The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and others, Building Your Dream House by William Perkins Spence, The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, and The War in the Air by H. G. Wells.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a sweeping historical and data-driven book arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Discussed“Steven Pinker wrote The Better Angels of Our Nature or whatever it's called. And that was about how everything is better.”
Where to get it
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet that outlines the core tenets of Marxism, class struggle, and the eventual overthrow of the capitalist system.
Discussed“And on the first day of class, I would assign Karl Marx. And I always remember that, the Communist Manifesto to these freshmen in the Southeast, the small kind of liberal arts colleges.”
Where to get it
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Building Your Dream House
Discussed“The number one personal finance book of 1950, it's a New York Times bestseller, is called Your Dream House – How to Build It Yourself for $3,500. That is the title of the book.”
Where to get it
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The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds by H.
Discussed“And so H.G. Wells, who wrote The War of the Worlds, his follow-up war book to that is called War in the Air, in which Zeppelins from Germany invade America and hand gliders, oddly, from—because the Wright brothers haven't gotten the plane yet.”
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The War in the Air
Discussed“And so H.G. Wells, who wrote The War of the Worlds, his follow-up war book to that is called War in the Air, in which Zeppelins from Germany invade America and hand gliders, oddly, from—because the Wright brothers haven't gotten the plane yet.”
Where to get it
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T.
Critiqued“Robert Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And I remember this was like, if you didn't read that, you're just irresponsible. How dare you? You're 22. You haven't read Rich Dad, Poor Dad. And I read it, and I went, I don't know about this.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And most of them are in careers you've never heard of. Oh, yeah. This is that Millionaire Next Door book, like somebody's auto workers. Yeah, small business.”