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Every book Christopher Cole recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Christopher Cole has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of November 29, 2016.
- Christopher Cole has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of November 29, 2016.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of November 29, 2016.
- The 3 books Christopher Cole has mentioned in the most episodes, as of November 29, 2016: Command and Control, Creativity, Inc. and The genius of birds.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Christopher Cole aired on November 29, 2016.
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Christopher Cole appeared on Invest Like the Best to discuss investing, risk management, and market structures, sharing several notable book recommendations outside the financial domain. He strongly recommended Eric Schlosser's Command and Control, describing it as an amazing, terrifying, and ultimately scariest book one could ever read that highlights the false stability created by the arms race through detailed accounts of nuclear weapon accidents and bomber crashes. Cole also recommended Jennifer Ackerman's The Genius of Birds, noting how much he enjoyed its exploration of avian intelligence. In addition, he recommended Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace's Creativity, Inc., praising its history of Pixar and discussing its lessons on encouraging small failures and embracing calculated risks. Throughout the conversation, Cole used these works to illustrate broader principles regarding systemic hidden risks, biological cognition, and creative organizational structures, demonstrating how insights from history, science, and business culture inform his broader worldview beyond traditional quantitative financial analysis.
Books Christopher Cole recommended or discussed
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Command and Control
Recommended“So an example I give in this paper, which is great from a book called Command and Control. It's an amazing and terrifying book. I mean, it's one day removed from Halloween. This is the scariest book you'll ever read.”
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Creativity, Inc.
Recommended“Another book I really enjoyed was, it's called Creativity. It's about Pixar. It's about a history of, yeah, wonderful book. Ed Catmull, right?”
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The genius of birds
Recommended“Last book I read that I really enjoyed was Genius of Birds. Sort of interesting. What's that one about? It's about the intelligence of birds.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Cole – Small Bets, Huge Payoffs - [Invest Like the Best, EP.13] | Invest Like the Best | 2016-11-29 | 4 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“He was in one of the original, he was actually in the original market wizards. And he said, you know, the biggest fallacy about him is that he's right most of the time.”
“And that's why, uh, I mean, if you, if you read, you know, devil take the hindmost and you read the work of Neil Ferguson, it's why all these guys, I mean, they're not economists, they're historians.”