Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2024-06-27
Books mentioned on Joe Rogan Experience #2104 - Chris Williamson
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Status Game
The Status Game by Will Storr is a thought-provoking non-fiction exploration of how human behavior is fundamentally driven by a universal, evolutionary obsession with social status.
Recommended“um will store who wrote that book the status game was explaining all this and how what people are doing what they're actually doing he's outstanding”
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HAPPY ODYSSEY
Discussed“there's another that that doesn't even really have a particularly good book he wrote A Memoir called happy Odyssey which is like it's a bit it's written by him as opposed to you know a bit more exciting”
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The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang is a harrowing historical account that meticulously documents the atrocities committed by the Japanese military in the Chinese city of Nanking prior to World War II.
Discussed“wow yeah I read uh the the rape of Nam King years ago”
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a classic guide on overcoming creative blocks, conquering internal resistance, and unlocking professional discipline.
Recommended“That's what Steven Pressfield's book is all about—The War of Art.”
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Moneyball
Michael Lewis's Moneyball chronicles the Oakland Athletics baseball team's revolutionary use of advanced statistical analysis and sabermetrics to assemble a competitive roster on a budget.
Discussed“what is Moneyball so Money Ball was a assessment of the MLB done by a guy that was picked up by the Oakland A's and he was using very advanced mathematics”
