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Every book Bill Browder recommended on podcasts
Sir William Felix Browder is an American-born British financier and political activist. He is the CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management, the investment advisor to the Hermitage Fund, which was formerly the largest foreign portfolio investor in Russia. The Hermitage Fund was founded in partnership with Republic National Bank, with $25 million in seed capital. The fund, and associated accounts, eventually grew to $4.5 billion of assets under management. In 1997, the Hermitage Fund was the best-performing fund in the world, up by 238%. Browder's primary investment strategy was shareholder rights activism. Browder took on large Russian companies, such as Gazprom, Surgutneftegaz, Unified Energy Systems, and Sidanco. In retaliation, on 13 November 2005, Browder was refused entry to Russia, deported to the United Kingdom, and declared a threat to Russian national security. Appearing on How I Write, Browder discussed his writing process and his published books. He talked about the creation and international success of Red Notice, citing specific chapters involving the Sheremetyevo airport, preferred shares in Russian companies, and a deposition at a Solomon Brothers office to illustrate how to build narrative tension and bring real-world locations to life. He also discussed his second book, Freezing Order, explaining how he transformed a routine legal deposition into an engaging narrative chapter. Additionally, Browder mentioned giving Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie to his future wife during their courtship.
Books recommended by Bill Browder
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Red Notice
Red Notice by Bill Browder is a gripping memoir detailing the author's financial career in Russia, his subsequent battle against state corruption, and his campaign to pass the Magnitsky Act following the tragic murder of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky.
Discussed“well, as it turned out, I wrote my first book, Red Notice. And it turned into a major international bestseller.”
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Freezing Order
Discussed“Um in in my second book freezing order there's a whole chapter about a deposition at a law firm in New York which is a really boring thing.”
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Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is a bestselling memoir chronicling the author's weekly visits with his former sociology professor who is dying of ALS.
Discussed“and it just so happened that I was able to distinguish myself through a series of challenges challenging situations in the courtship by giving her a copy of Tuesdays with my that's what warmed her heart after you know a few false starts and and various other other you know sort of ch problems along the way”
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Books Bill Browder wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Write Dangerously Well — Bill Browder | How I Write | 2026-02-18 | 8 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“my first book which is called red notice um uh i was uh i launched the book”