Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2024-01-09
Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Michael Ovitz: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best #359
Michael Ovitz - Knowledge Is Power - [Invest Like the Best, EP.359]
My guest today is Michael Ovitz. Michael is the legendary talent agent and co-founder of CAA, or Creative Artists Agency.
Michael Ovitz discussed Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is a science fiction thriller novel exploring the catastrophic dangers of cloning dinosaurs through biotechnology.
Discussed“And I said, great, let's just finish the book. Let's just finish the book. And I knew to read the 10 pages was irrelevant because every Crichton idea is an education for the first quarter of the story. Like in Jurassic Park, the first 20 minutes.”
Where to get it
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The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton is a classic science fiction novel about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that crashes to Earth and threatens humanity.
Discussed“Andromeda strain was like that. So many. Yeah. That was his trademark, which no one ever.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Three Musketeers
“And then I kind of put a dash of Alexander Dumas, three musketeers on top of it all for one and one for all. Sounds trite, sounds stupid, but in 1974, 74, it worked.”