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Every book Antonio Gracias recommended on podcasts

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  • Antonio Gracias has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of April 5, 2022.
  • Antonio Gracias has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of April 5, 2022.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of April 5, 2022.
  • The 3 books Antonio Gracias has mentioned in the most episodes, as of April 5, 2022: Into Thin Air, Legacy and The Goal.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Antonio Gracias aired on April 5, 2022.

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Guest on Invest Like the Best · 4 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Antonio Gracias appeared on the Invest Like the Best podcast to share his insights on pro-entropic investing, factory management, and corporate leadership. During the episode, he recommended and discussed several books that heavily influenced his operational strategies. He recommended Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox's The Goal, sharing that he used the book as a vital resource when he was first trying to figure out how to successfully run a manufacturing facility. Gracias also recommended Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, stating that he frequently gave the book to executives to illustrate how initial poor decisions compound over time with disastrous results. He endorsed James Kerr's Legacy as an essential guide for building a strong company culture within a distributed workforce. Additionally, he referred to Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow, drawing upon its research into cognitive biases to evaluate how even qualified decision-makers handle complex problems.

Books Antonio Gracias recommended or discussed

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  1. Into Thin Air

    Jon Krakauer · Recommended · 1 episode

    Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a gripping non-fiction account of the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest expedition that claimed several lives.

    Recommended
    “I often give executives this book in thin air it is a great description of the compounding effect of bad decisions it's not the first decision that kills them it's the last decision they make”
    Invest Like the Best Antonio Gracias - Pro-Entropic Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP. … 2022-04-05
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Legacy

    James Kerr · Recommended · 1 episode

    Legacy by James Kerr is a leadership and management book that examines the cultural principles and high-performance habits of the All Blacks, the legendary New Zealand rugby team.

    Recommended
    “we use this book called Legacy and it's interesting because Legacy is one of the books that we use this book is by James Kerr I recommend it”
    Invest Like the Best Antonio Gracias - Pro-Entropic Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP. … 2022-04-05
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. The Goal

    Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox is a business management novel that introduces the theory of constraints and operational bottleneck resolution through a narrative about running a manufacturing plant.

    Recommended
    “I recommend to anyone to listen to this podcast The Goal when I was trying to figure out how to run this factory and I didn't know what to do I went to a friend of mine who was in business school”
    Invest Like the Best Antonio Gracias - Pro-Entropic Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP. … 2022-04-05
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  4. Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Daniel Kahneman · Discussed · 1 episode

    Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a landmark exploration of human psychology that contrasts the intuitive, emotional system one mind with the deliberate, logical system two mind to explain cognitive biases and errors in judgment.

    Discussed
    “and you read that you fast and slow Conor and Trubisky stuff about cognitive bias throughout his most qualified decision makers we deal with don't make a lot of cognitive errors”
    Invest Like the Best Antonio Gracias - Pro-Entropic Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP. … 2022-04-05
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
Antonio Gracias - Pro-Entropic Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 271]Invest Like the Best2022-04-054