Episode · Acquired · 2022-07-19
Books mentioned on Walmart
We kick off Season 11 with the incredible story of the retail “granddaddy of them all” Walmart, and its founder Sam Walton. Once you study Walmart, you realize just how deep its heritage runs through Amazon and so many iconic modern companies we cover on Acquired.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sam Walton, Made in America
Sam Walton, Made in America by Sam Walton and John Huey is the definitive autobiography of the visionary retail pioneer who founded Walmart and revolutionized global commerce through relentless innovation and everyday low pricing.
Discussed“actually the anecdote that he and John Huey open made in America with is I think it's 1985 when Forbes ranked him the richest man in America”
Where to get it
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The Everything Store
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone is a definitive corporate biography chronicling the meteoric rise of Amazon and its founder.
Discussed“it's the backbone of the history we're gonna tell here we first got turned on to it going back and rereading the everything store and finding out that it was one of bezos's favorite books”
Where to get it
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The Godfather
The Godfather by Mario Puzo is a classic crime novel that chronicles the fictional Corleone mafia family, exploring themes of loyalty, power, family obligation, and the American Dream.
Recommended“is it the book is Mario puza's book The Godfather it's so good I think it was better than the movies”
Where to get it
