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Dan Carlin's book recommendations
Key facts
- Dan Carlin has recommended or discussed 15 books on podcasts, as of September 21, 2021.
- Dan Carlin has talked about books on 3 podcasts, as of September 21, 2021.
- Those books came up in 6 episodes, as of September 21, 2021.
- The 3 books Dan Carlin has mentioned in the most episodes, as of September 21, 2021: The Next 100 Years, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Republic, Lost.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Dan Carlin aired on September 21, 2021.
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Dan Carlin’s most recommended books
- The Next 100 Years by George Friedman
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
- Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessig
- The Great War for Civilisation by Robert Fisk
- American Nations by Colin Woodard
- Coast Guard Publication 1 Doctrine for the U. S. Coast Guard February 2014 by United States Government US Coast Guard
- From Here to Eternity by James Jones
- Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
- Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
- Nonviolence by Mark Kurlansky
Daniel L. Carlin is an American podcaster and political commentator. Previously a professional radio host, Carlin hosts three popular independent podcasts: Hardcore History, Hardcore History: Addendum, and Common Sense, for which he received recognitions and awards, including best educational and history podcasts. His debut book, The End Is Always Near, was published in 2019, and he has been involved in a range of other media appearances and collaborations. On podcasts, Carlin discussed and recommended various historical and political titles. He brought up Robert Fisk's The Great War for Civilisation to describe the extreme conditions within Saddam Hussein's prisons, and recommended Lawrence Lessig's Republic Lost, noting its availability online for free. He also discussed Colin Woodard's American Nations to explain cultural and regional divisions in the United States, Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf regarding the credibility of political tracts, James Jones's From Here to Eternity for its fictional portrayal of frontline combat, Urgunge Onon's The Secret History of the Mongols for a non-Western perspective, William L. Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, and George Friedman's The Next 100 Years.
Books recommended by Dan Carlin
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The Next 100 Years
The Next 100 Years by George Friedman is a geopolitical forecasting book that attempts to predict global conflicts, technological shifts, and the rise and fall of superpowers over the course of the twenty-first century.
Discussed“i read a book a while back i want to say george friedman the stratfor guy wrote it was something called the next hundred years i think it was called and i remember thinking um i didn't agree with any of it”
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L.
Discussed“okay i've uh i've recently almost done with the rise in the fall of the third reich it's one of the historical descriptions of hitler's rise to power nazis rise to power”
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Republic, Lost
Republic, Lost by Lawrence Lessig is a comprehensive and influential non-fiction book that examines the corrupting influence of money on American politics and details actionable paths toward campaign finance reform.
Recommended“well this was in Lawrence Ling's book uh uh Republic loss which by the way if anyone wants to go check out he put it on the internet for free now so you can read it”
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The Great War for Civilisation
The Great War for Civilisation by Robert Fisk is a comprehensive and harrowing journalistic account of modern Middle Eastern history and conflict.
Recommended“it's the only book i've ever read that i had to read another book afterwards before i went to bed at night because it was so horrible so so he's the book it's uh it's called uh the great war for civilization by robert fisk”
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American Nations
Discussed“there's a great book uh i forgot what it's like american nations or something like that where the author tries to show you why that is in the united states”
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Coast Guard Publication 1 Doctrine for the U. S. Coast Guard February 2014
Discussed“There's a there's a book called the 1% doctrine where they talk about how after the 9/11 attacks the rule that they decided and mainly because of Dick Cheney to operate under was if there's even a 1% chance of another 9/11 happening anything is fair you can do anything to justify and and I think what their attitude was”
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From Here to Eternity
Discussed“james jones who wrote uh uh books like from here to eternity fictional accounts of the second world war”
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Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry is widely recognized as the definitive true crime account of the Manson family murders and the motivations behind them.
Discussed“my friend Vince bosi had one uh Gerald Posner had another where they included stuff that was not in all the conspiracy books that I read”
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is Adolf Hitler's notorious autobiographical manifesto detailing his political ideology and antisemitic worldview.
Discussed“if you believe hitler's writings for example mein kampf which you know is written by a guy who's a political figure who wants to get so i mean it's about as as believable as any other political tract would be”
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Nonviolence
Discussed“there's a there's a book by mark kurlansky who's a leftist for sure so just know going into it what you're dealing with but it's a book on non-violence”
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On Killing
On Killing by Dave Grossman is a psychological exploration of the brutal realities of combat and the deep-seated human resistance to taking another life.
Discussed“and there's a book called on killing by u.s army psychologist david grossman's name where he talks about killing in terms of distance everything is distance”
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Poisoning the Press
Discussed“There's a book called Poisoning the Press um concerning a reporter who was the Michael Hastings of his day, but a thousand times bigger named Jack Anderson from the early 70s.”
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The Decline and Fall of the American Republic
Discussed“there's a book by um a Yale constitutional law professor named Bruce Akerman I think it's called The Fall of the American Republic”
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The Guns of August
Why people recommend it: Detailing the catastrophic miscalculations and diplomatic failures that plunged the world into global conflict, The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman is a masterclass in military history.
Discussed“and Kennedy was famous for having given The Guns of August, the book that's about the lead into World War I and how nations were kind of sucked into something they didn't want to do based on an assassination of a world leader sitting in an open car next to his wife.”
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The Secret History of the Mongols
Discussed“unless we don't have the mongol point of view per se i mean there's something called the secret history of the mongols and there's things written down by mongolian overlords through people like persian and chinese scribes later we don't have their point of view”
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Books by Dan Carlin
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Confronting Dan Carlin on the Death of Democracy | Ep. 560 | The Jordan Harbinger Show | 2021-09-21 | 1 |
| #136 – Dan Carlin: Hardcore History | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2020-11-03 | 7 |
| #1041 - Dan Carlin | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2017-11-16 | 3 |
| #847 - Dan Carlin | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2016-09-15 | 2 |
| #413 - Dan Carlin, Daniele Bolelli | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2013-11-08 | 3 |
| #328 - Dan Carlin | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2013-02-25 | 1 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“i mean like for example a guy who wrote a book called the end is always near i'm looking at like health and things like that can that can throw you off your game”
“so i have a book that i wrote right and uh and in a book you have a hard deadline right so harpercollins had a hard deadline on that book so when i released it i was mad because i would have worked on it a lot longer which is my style right get it right but we had a”