Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2026-11-09
Steven Bartlett & Katt Williams: books mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
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Katt Williams discussed Cinderella, White Fang by Jack London, The Call of the Wild by Jack London, The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, and The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.
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Cinderella
Discussed“Like, five bad things had to happen to Cinderella before she was able to be the heroine. Like, she had to have a terrible family life. They had to treat her bad. She was being verbally abused.”
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White Fang
Discussed“These were two of your favorites? White Fang, Call of the Wild by Jack London. I was just mesmerized that he was able to create this captivating story that had me fully taken.”
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The Call of the Wild
Discussed“These were two of your favorites? White Fang, Call of the Wild by Jack London. I was just mesmerized that he was able to create this captivating story that had me fully taken.”
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The Swiss Family Robinson
Discussed“And the Swiss family, Robinson, I was just so proud of them as a family and seeing what the dynamic was of everybody working together and everybody having different strengths and weaknesses and always having to depend on one another.”
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Little Women
Discussed“I was getting it from books I was reading. I remember reading Little Women. And I read the entire book. And when I got to the end, I didn't understand any part of it.”
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The Prince and the Pauper
Discussed“But remind yourself I'm basing everything on these books I'm reading and in these books that I'm reading nobody did I didn't read not one book of hey this person had everything and it was all given to him and everything was fine and there was never any turmoil or strife in their life.”
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