Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2024-06-25
Books mentioned on #749: Michael Lewis and Martine Rothblatt
This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis is a classic, breakout autobiographical account of the author's experiences working as a bond salesman on Wall Street during the financial excess of the 1980s.
Discussed“you know it was that was Liar's poker the Liar's poker at least I've read was intended to be a cautionary tale of sorts it's not how everybody took it I mean it's a very exciting book”
Where to get it
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The education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams is a classic autobiographical masterpiece that reflects on the author's failed formal education in the nineteenth century while examining the accelerating impacts of technology, politics, and social upheaval on American identity.
Discussed“I had only one kind of moralistic thought in mind when I wrote it because I really just thought my models that I had in my head when I wrote it were education of Henry Adams and Russo's confessions”
Where to get it
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The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's foundational autobiography details the philosopher's life, thoughts, and personal development with unprecedented candor.
Discussed“I had only one kind of moralistic thought in mind when I wrote it because I really just thought my models that I had in my head when I wrote it were education of Henry Adams and Russo's confessions”
Where to get it
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land is a seminal science fiction novel by Robert A.
Discussed“I think that in in terms of authors I was very influenced by Robert heinlin the science fiction author Stranger in a Strange Land and so on absolutely it was so brilliant”
Where to get it
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S.
Recommended“one of my favorites is a book by a historian of science named Thomas qan he was one of the most famous historians of Science and his book is perennially in print it's called the structure of scientific Revolutions”
Where to get it
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Parable of the Talents
Parable of the Talents by Octavia E.
Recommended“another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the se parable of the talents”
Where to get it
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Parable of the Sower
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E.
Recommended“another science fiction writer who I feel does such a great job of explaining Concepts that can inspire people is Octavia Butler she wrote a lot of books one of them very well known is parable of the se parable of the talents”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I tell that story in the 4our work week”
“first up Michael Lewis the number one New York Times bestselling author of more than 15 books including Moneyball The Blindside and The Big Short which were made into major Motion Pictures”
“first up Michael Lewis the number one New York Times bestselling author of more than 15 books including Moneyball The Blindside and The Big Short which were made into major Motion Pictures”
“and his latest going infinite which delves into the rise and fall of FTX and its founder Sam bankman freed”
“first up Michael Lewis the number one New York Times bestselling author of more than 15 books including Moneyball The Blindside and The Big Short which were made into major Motion Pictures”
“it was a quote from one of my characters Amos tki he's a one of the main characters in the in the undoing project”