Episode · My First Million · 2024-05-29
Books mentioned on How This Ex-Navy SEAL Turned A Book Into A $1M+ Empire - Jack Carr
Episode 590: Sam Parr ( https://twitter.com/theSamParr ) talks to #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr ( https://twitter.
Shaan Puri recommended Made to stick by Chip Heath and others, and discussed The Terminal List by Jack Carr. Jack Carr recommended Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer, The Successful Novelist by David Morrell, and The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, and discussed A Time to Kill by John Grisham and The Firm by John Grisham.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Terminal List
The Terminal List by Jack Carr is a gripping thriller following a Navy SEAL seeking vengeance after his team is ambushed, drawing heavily from the author's real-world combat experiences.
Discussed“If you don't know who Jack Carr is, you guys should look him up, but basically he has this series of books called The Terminal List.”
Where to get it
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A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill by John Grisham is a bestselling legal thriller about a racially charged murder trial in Mississippi that explores profound themes of justice, revenge, and prejudice.
Discussed“He wrote A Time to Kill first and he could not give that book away.”
Where to get it
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The Firm
The Firm by John Grisham is a gripping legal thriller published in 1991 that follows a young lawyer who joins a prestigious firm, only to discover it is a front for the mafia.
Discussed“And then he writes The Firm, that takes off, it's the movie with Tom Cruise and we've had a John Grisham legal thriller every year since.”
Where to get it
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Made to stick
Chip Heath and Dan Heath's popular book Made to Stick explores the core principles behind why certain ideas capture the public imagination while others are quickly forgotten.
Recommended“There's this amazing book called Made to Stick. I read Made to Stick in 2008 or 2010. It's awesome.”
Where to get it
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Once An Eagle
Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer is a sweeping epic military novel that contrasts two contrasting archetypes of leadership and military philosophy through the lives of career soldiers across decades of service.
Recommended“And and one book that stands out as my most gifted book, it's called Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer.”
Where to get it
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The Successful Novelist
David Morrell's The Successful Novelist is an instructional guide by the co-creator of Rambo that offers valuable insights into the craft of writing and the publishing industry.
Recommended“So those ones another one's called The Successful Novelist by David Morrell who created Rambo with First Blood back in 1972.”
Where to get it
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is a classic study of comparative mythology that explores the universal pattern of the hero's adventure.
Recommended“And then it's the heroes the heroes journey through Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell and that one right there influenced Star Wars”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“So I have my newest one, the seventh book in the series, Red Sky Morning, comes out in June.”
“So those ones another one's called The Successful Novelist by David Morrell who created Rambo with First Blood back in 1972.”