Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2026-09-02
Tyler Cowen & Michael Moritz: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
Michael Moritz on Origin Stories, Exile, and Obsessive Curiosity
Michael Moritz has written books through every phase of his life: the first history of Apple and an account of Chrysler's near-death while he was a journalist at Time, a study of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in the middle of his 38 years at Sequoia, and now Ausländer, a family memoir, after leaving the firm.
Tyler Cowen recommended Ausländer by Michael Moritz and Exiles by Michael J. Arlen.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
-
Ausländer
Michael Moritz's Ausländer: One Family’s Story of Escape and Exile chronicles a deeply moving personal and familial history centered around survival, flight, and the profound impacts of being displaced.
Recommended“Michael has a new and excellent book out called Ausländer: One Family’s Story of Escape and Exile, which I absolutely recommend to you all.”
Where to get it
-
Exiles
Exiles is a deeply moving family history and memoir by Michael J.
Recommended“Michael has a new and excellent book out called Ausländer: One Family’s Story of Escape and Exile, which I absolutely recommend to you all.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“There’s Leopold Bloom also in Ulysses, of course.”