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.
David Rosenthal recommended Sam Walton, Made in America by Sam Walton and others, and discussed The Everything Store by Brad Stone. Ben Gilbert recommended The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
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 autobiography of the legendary entrepreneur who founded Walmart.
Recommended“well we do have to thank the man Sam Walton himself and his co-author John Huey for his autobiography Made In America which is just amazing”
Where to get it
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The Everything Store
The Everything Store by Brad Stone is an exhaustive corporate biography that chronicles the meteoric rise of Amazon and the relentless ambition of its founder, Jeff Bezos.
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 and explores themes of power, loyalty, and corruption.
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
