Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Brian Stelter on Fox News and Reed Hastings on Netflix
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention
Discussed“so I'm curious do you see your book as competition for Netflix like would you prefer people read your book or or watch Netflix I prefer people read the book”
Where to get it
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The Overstory
The Overstory by Richard Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that follows several Americans whose lives connect through trees and their deep relationship with the natural world.
Discussed“I'm going to stick with your example of Richard Powers the overstory because one of the things that people loved about that book it's of course a book that is an environmental Parable in many ways and the the trees are are kind of characters in that story”
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Shoe Dog
Phil Knight's candid memoir Shoe Dog chronicles the riveting, grueling, and ultimately triumphant journey of founding Nike from the ground up through relentless ambition and near-constant financial peril.
Recommended“is there any kind of model though that you had in mind with regard to a business book that you said you know what like if I can do it as well as as this person did well Phil Knight Sho dog is a pretty compelling example”
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Beyond Entrepreneurship
Beyond Entrepreneurship by Jim Collins is a foundational business guide that outlines how ambitious startups can transform into enduring, great companies through rigorous leadership and strategic discipline.
Recommended“because he shows how hard you know all the things are not directly about culture but I would say Jim Collins books Beyond entrepreneurship good to Great built to last those have been the most impactful books for me”
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Built to Last
Built to Last by James C.
Recommended“because he shows how hard you know all the things are not directly about culture but I would say Jim Collins books Beyond entrepreneurship good to Great built to last those have been the most impactful books for me”
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Good to Great
Good to Great by Jim Collins is a highly influential business and management book that analyzes what separates successful companies from their mediocre competitors through rigorous empirical research.
Recommended“because he shows how hard you know all the things are not directly about culture but I would say Jim Collins books Beyond entrepreneurship good to Great built to last those have been the most impactful books for me”
Where to get it
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is a bestselling coming-of-age mystery novel set in the marshlands of North Carolina that follows the isolated life of a young girl.
Discussed“oh I'm so unsophisticated I look and see what's popular so I just read why the crad sing which I think is number one now on the the bestseller list”
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The executioner's song
Norman Mailer's monumental true-crime masterpiece The Executioner's song is a sweeping, meticulous examination of the life and execution of Gary Gilmore.
Recommended“I'm still reading the Executioner song which I've talked about on here before and that's really great but it's sort of my bedtime reading so I'm reading like 40 pages before bed every night and it's a 900 page book”
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A Legacy
A Legacy by Sybille Bedford is a semi-autobiographical novel that vividly portrays the aristocratic society of pre-World War I Germany and the complicated lives of a wealthy wine-merchant family.
Recommended“another book that I kind of bounced around in and that I'm going to talk about is a novel called a legacy by syil Bedford this is part of the nyb Classic series with a terrific introduction by friend of the book review Brenda wineapple Bedford”
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The Heart's Invisible Furies
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne is an epic, sweeping novel that follows the tumultuous life of Cyril Avery against the backdrop of a changing Ireland over several decades.
Recommended“so I have been reading the hearts invisible Furies by John Bo um I have to admit there is no tree but that is AOK so I picked this up for a few reasons”
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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal is an engaging scientific exploration that challenges human arrogance by examining the diverse, sophisticated forms of cognition and emotion present throughout the animal kingdom.
Discussed“there is this book that came out a few years ago by the animal writer frons wall animal writer no pun intended called are we smart enough to know how smart animals are and I guess I kind of feel like the answer is no”
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Other mentions in this episode (13) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Reed Hastings the co-founder and CEO will be here to talk about his new book no rules rules Netflix and the culture of reinvention”
“Reed Hastings the co-founder and CEO will be here to talk about his new book no rules rules Netflix and the culture of reinvention”
“if you view this as a leadership book you know this is the opposite of Reed Hastings new book this is about what not to do how not to run an Empire”
“if you view this as a leadership book you know this is the opposite of Reed Hastings new book this is about what not to do how not to run an Empire”
“he is the co-founder and CEO of Netflix and also the author co-author with Erin Meyer of a new book called no rules rules Netflix and the culture of reinvention”
“he is the co-founder and CEO of Netflix and also the author co-author with Erin Meyer of a new book called no rules rules Netflix and the culture of reinvention”
“and then in terms of non- business books you brought up the Richard power so clearly you do read fiction what kinds of fiction do you like to read”
“Reed Hastings is the co-founder and CEO of Netflix his new book cobt and with Aon Meyer is called no rules rules Netflix and the culture of reinvention”
“Reed Hastings is the co-founder and CEO of Netflix his new book cobt and with Aon Meyer is called no rules rules Netflix and the culture of reinvention”
“have you read war in peace I have not read war in peace okay read it with a tree just take it for me”
“have you read war in peace I have not read war in peace okay read it with a tree just take it for me”
“I read a legacy by cibil Bedford”
“I read the heart and visible Furies by John Bo”