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Episode · Acquired · 2022-03-07

Books mentioned on SONY

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Born in the unlikeliest of places — the terrible, wasteland-like aftermath of post WWII Japan — Sony rose to capture the imaginations (and wallets) of consumers and engineers around the world.

Ben Gilbert recommended Made in Japan by Akio Morita and others. David Rosenthal discussed Sony by John Nathan.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Made in Japan

    Akio Morita; Edwin M. Reingold; Mitsuko Shimomura · at 9:06 · mentioned 5 times

    Made in Japan by Akio Morita, Edwin M.

    Recommended
    “yeah listeners david and i both read a couple books to prep for this but one of them is the excellent made in japan co-written by akio morita himself who we're about to introduce here”
    Ben Gilbert SONY 2022-03-07 Listen at 9:06
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. Sony

    John Nathan · at 17:01

    Discussed
    “i think they even say either in the sony book by john nathan or in akio morita's book that his younger brothers were actively sort of training to be kamikaze pilots like that would have been his future”
    David Rosenthal SONY 2022-03-07 Listen at 17:01
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible
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