Episode · The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2023-02-08
Books mentioned on Netflix's Founder on Laughable Business Ideas | JHS Ep. 786
Mentioned: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and Tamara de Lempicka by Stefanie Penck.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a historical novel set in Nazi Germany, narrated by Death and centered on a young foster girl who steals books and shares them with others.
Discussed“Well, there's lots of stories like that in the book, lots of different adventures and stories. And in the book, what I'm trying to do at the end of each one is talk about, 'Okay, what did I learn? How does that help me in my business career or in life in general?'”
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Tamara de Lempicka
Discussed“And then, you know, met this woman who I talk about in the book called Tamara de Lempicka, who is, you know, one of the most famous Cubist painters. So, you know, a lot of these things happened because I was willing, you know, to do things that, you know, I mean, I lived in Monaco; driving people around might”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Book Thief
“So this kind of divergent thinking or thinking for yourself, or directing your own writing, your own destiny—that sort of started early, and this guy Funky Sam later on, this is sort of where the book begins, right?”
Passing Christmas With Agatha Christie
“and my former wife was reading an Agatha Christie and I grabbed it from her and gave it to him”