Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2021-05-05
Books mentioned on #512: Jacqueline Novogratz on Building Acumen, How to (Actually) Change the World, Speaking Your Truth, and The Incredible Power of “Dumb” Questions
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Jacqueline Novogratz recommended Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, and discussed The Innocent Anthropologist by Nigel Barley. Tim Ferriss recommended The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz and Manifesto for a Moral Revolution by Jacqueline Novogratz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Innocent Anthropologist
Discussed“and he literally gave me a book called the innocent anthropologist and it became very clear to me that the bank wasn't ready to pivot in that way”
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is a landmark twentieth-century American novel that explores the complex themes of identity, race, and societal invisibility through the eyes of an unnamed Black narrator moving from the American South to Harlem.
Recommended“one was invisible man by ralph ellison”
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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a classic novel depicting pre-colonial life in Nigeria and the disruptive arrival of European imperialism.
Recommended“another things fall apart bye can you pronounce this author's name for me chinuachebe”
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A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance is a sweeping novel by Rohinton Mistry that explores the lives of four disparate individuals brought together in an unnamed Indian city during the turbulent period of the State of Emergency declared in the 1970s.
Recommended“and a fine balance by here's another one right mystery wrote in mystery there we go”
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The Blue Sweater
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World is a memoir by Jacqueline Novogratz that chronicles her journey from international banking to founding the pioneering venture philanthropy organization Acumen, using the true story of a childhood sweater to explore global capitalism and empathy.
Recommended“of course i recommend people also read your books the blue sweater and also manifesto for moral revolution”
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Manifesto for a Moral Revolution
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution by Jacqueline Novogratz is an inspiring guide to modern leadership that calls for a reimagining of capitalism and global systems through moral imagination, empathy, and determination.
Recommended“of course i recommend people also read your books the blue sweater and also manifesto for moral revolution”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“but the book i give right now in this time of so much despair is victor frankel's man search for meaning where he really looks at people in the holocaust and asks himself why did some just sort of crumple up and die and others stayed resilient and strong”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“jacqueline is the new york times bestselling author of the blue sweater”
“and manifesto for a moral revolution practices to build a better world”
“a great gift of my latest book where i talked about the need to learn how to use voice”