Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2019-01-17
Books mentioned on #1226 - Mike Baker
Mike Baker is a former CIA covert operations officer. Currently he is the president of Diligence LLC, a global intelligence and security firm.
Mike Baker discussed Mark Owen by Mark Owen, No Easy Day by Mark Owen and others, Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell, The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service by Dick Donovan, Author of 'The Man-hunter' ... by Dick Donovan and others, The Bob Gates Story by Bob Gates, and Gothic Horror Works by Mike Morell. Joe Rogan recommended Yellowstone by Andrew Cousins.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mark Owen
Discussed“is that the guy who's writing the book about all this stuff and talking about you know the man who shot bin Laden that guy is persona non grata in the community like you talked to the other seals they're like you don't you don't do that”
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No Easy Day
No Easy Day by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer is a firsthand account of the military mission that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, published under a pseudonym to provide an insider perspective on the historic raid.
Discussed“is that the guy who's writing the book about all this stuff and talking about you know the man who shot bin Laden that guy is persona non grata in the community like you talked to the other seals they're like you don't you don't do that”
Where to get it
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Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell is a harrowing military memoir detailing Operation Red Wings and the author's survival as the sole survivor of a doomed Navy SEAL team mission in Afghanistan.
Discussed“plus when you have someone who you know has a crazy story like marcus luttrell and it becomes an amazing movie”
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The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service by Dick Donovan, Author of 'The Man-hunter' ...
Discussed“I didn't even think about it until the dick marchenko books came out”
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The Bob Gates Story
Discussed“if if like Bob gates... you know Bob gates writes a book you know a former director of the agency and he's a brilliant guy great guy”
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Gothic Horror Works
Discussed“and then you get somebody else maybe Mike Morell writes a book”
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Yellowstone
Yellowstone by Andrew Cousins is a contemporary fiction novel that explores compelling narratives set against the backdrop of the American West.
Recommended“This is sort of a bump for a buddy of mine who's in Boise just wrote his first book... His name is Andrew Cousins... It's called a failed state”
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