Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2024-12-20
Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Jared Kushner: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #403
Jared Kushner - The Mechanic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.403]
My guest today is Jared Kushner. Jared has lived more lives than just about anyone I know his age.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy discussed Breaking History by Jared Kushner. Jared Kushner discussed The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman and The Man Time Forgot by Isaiah Wilner.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Breaking History
Breaking History by Jared Kushner is a White House memoir written by the former senior advisor to President Donald Trump, offering an insider account of high-stakes political events, policy decisions, and international negotiations during his time in office.
Discussed“I was interested in your book that there's this little butterfly flapping its wings moment when Rick Gerson made an introduction to you”
Where to get it
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The Guns of August
Why people recommend it: Detailing the catastrophic miscalculations and diplomatic failures that plunged the world into global conflict, The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman is a masterclass in military history.
Discussed“one of the central lessons I took with me when I went to Washington was I remember I read a book called guns of August about World War I and it talked about how World War I basically started”
Where to get it
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The Man Time Forgot
Discussed“it's funny like we were talking about that book was about Brit Haden who was partners with Henry loose it's funny time was created for the person who didn't have time right”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“one of the reasons I wrote my book was because I wanted to inspire other people from the private sector to go and do their service”
“you gave me this book that I read in the last couple days called the man that time forgot about the founding of time which was amazing like basically two guys one guy started fortune and time and life”