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Every book Brad Stone recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Brad Stone has recommended or discussed 2 books on podcasts, as of September 14, 2021.
- Brad Stone has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of September 14, 2021.
- Those books came up in 3 episodes, as of September 14, 2021.
- The book Brad Stone has mentioned in the most episodes, as of September 14, 2021: Steve Jobs.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Brad Stone aired on September 14, 2021.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Brad Stone appears on, in one place — not just one.
Brad Stone is an American journalist and author who serves as the editor of Bloomberg Businessweek. He is best known for writing books such as The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire, The Upstarts, and Gearheads. Appearing on podcasts like This Week in Startups and The New York Times Book Review, Brad Stone discussed several books related to major technology companies and their founders. On This Week in Startups in September 2021, Brad Stone discussed his own book The Everything Store, explaining how he told the story of Amazon Prime in that work before expanding into Prime Video and other add-on services in his subsequent book Amazon Unbound. Additionally, appearing on The Book Review in April 2015 alongside Gilbert Cruz, Brad Stone discussed Walter Isaacson's massive bestselling biography Steve Jobs. They referenced Isaacson's book as background context while discussing a newer publication about Apple's co-founder, exploring the different perspectives and narratives that have been written about Steve Jobs and the technology industry over the course of his life and career.
Books recommended by Brad Stone
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive biography detailing the life, career, and intense leadership style of the Apple co-founder.
Discussed“that's right and not just Walter isaacson's massive bestseller Steve Jobs”
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The Everything Store
The Everything Store by Brad Stone is a definitive corporate history chronicling the turbulent rise of Amazon and the relentless business philosophy of its founder, Jeff Bezos.
Discussed“well so i tell the story of of amazon prime in the first book the everything store and then in this book i talk about prime video and some of the other add-on prime services”
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Books Brad Stone wrote
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And it's funny, I try to chart that change in, in Amazon Unbound in, in the introduction. I really talk about how in the early years, he was so focused on Amazon.”
“I just cracked open my book because I was thinking about this precise thing when I was looking for epigraphs. Um, and I, I use a quote, uh, from a great book, uh, called the last days of night, um, about, about Thomas Edison and Tesla and their rivalry.”

