Episode · How I Write · 2023-12-13
David Perell & Byrne Hobart: books mentioned on How I Write
How to Write a High-Value Newsletter for Silicon Valley’s Finest | Byrne Hobart | How I Write
Byrne Hobart discussed The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind is an investigative book detailing the rise and corporate collapse of Enron.
Discussed“So if you read Enron books, you can basically read books like Smartest Guys in the Room as every ex Enron employee trying to explain why it was some other part of Enron's fault that Enron collapsed.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing To Kill a Mockingbird
“Kill the Monkey Bird”
Passing Master of the Senate
“I actually finished Master of the Senate last night, literally. Oh, nice. That's a funny coincidence.”