Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2024-06-18
Books mentioned on #2165 - Jack Carr
Jack Carr is a bestselling author, retired Navy SEAL, and host of the “Danger Close” podcast. His newest book, "Red Sky Mourning,” is available now.
Jack Carr discussed The Gray Man (Netflix Movie Tie-In) by Mark Greaney, A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway, The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, and Patriot Games by Tom Clancy. Joe Rogan recommended Best evidence by David S. Lifton, and discussed The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and The Terminal List by Jack Carr.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Gray Man (Netflix Movie Tie-In)
The Gray Man by Mark Greaney is a high-octane thriller novel that follows a lethal CIA operative turned assassin as he navigates global danger.
Discussed“So yeah, I talked to Mark Greaney about that too, the Grey Man.”
Where to get it
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A Movable Feast
A Movable Feast by Ernest Hemingway is a celebrated posthumous memoir that details the author's impoverished yet romantic years as a young writer in Paris during the 1920s.
Discussed“I do have a really I have one that Hemingway actually wrote a Movable Feast on somebody uh a fan sent it to me uh when a typewriter yeah he wrote a Movable Feast on it”
Where to get it
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A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway is a classic posthumously published memoir that captures the author's impoverished yet artistically vibrant years as a young expatriate writer in 1920s Paris.
Discussed“Yeah, I'm not there yet; I do have a really—I have one that Hemingway actually wrote A Moveable Feast on; somebody, uh, a fan sent it to me.”
Where to get it
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art serves as a profound guide for creatives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers seeking to understand and conquer the psychological barriers that hinder productivity and inspiration.
Discussed“the war of art war of art amazing yeah”
Where to get it
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is a classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that investigates the lives of five individuals who perish when a Peruvian rope bridge collapses, exploring the theological and existential question of why tragedy strikes specific people.
Discussed“my daddy gave me a book a long time ago when I was a kid called the bridge in s Louis Ray and it's about these people that are on this bridge collapses and uh it's in central sou South South America somewhere and all they all die”
Where to get it
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The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy is a classic techno-thriller novel centered around a rogue Soviet submarine commander and Cold War military strategy.
Discussed“fifth grade was when Hunt for Red October came out which is why I have a submarine section in the beginning of this as a nod to the 40th anniversary of The Hunt for Red October”
Where to get it
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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“you nailed it if the terminal list is your first book that's crazy”
Where to get it
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Patriot Games
Tom Clancy's classic geopolitical thriller "Patriot Games" introduces readers to intelligence analyst Jack Ryan as he thwarts a terrorist attack against the royal family, launching a legendary series of suspense novels.
Discussed“Go books in the 70s books in the 80s go back reading the Tom Clancy read um other t for October Patriot Games whatever it is it's a snapshot of what's going on there geopolitically”
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Best evidence
Best Evidence by David S.
Recommended“and you know the best book that I ever read about it was David lifton's book best evidence and David lton was an accountant and they hired him to go over the Warren report”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“basically a book a year yeah plus you're also working on the terminal list TV series yeah that is a lot of work my friend it is my first non-fiction comes out in the fall on the 1983 Bay Barracks bombing”
“That's this one, Red Sky Morning.”
“that's this one red sky morning yeah that's this one right here so it took a little longer than I than I anticipated”
“that's this one red sky morning yeah that's this one right here”