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David Perell's book recommendations
Books David Perell recommends
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“The” History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Discussed“So we'll take a book like Gibbons, the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Okay, people tell me amazing book. They'll say the writing is is is really strong. It's been super influential.”
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Stolen Focus
Discussed“So, walk me through, let's talk about uh stolen focus. So, walk me through the different questions there and give me the question and the answer.”
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Edward Gibbon. Vol. 2. [-3-4].
Discussed“So we'll take a book like Gibbons, the decline and fall of the Roman Empire. Okay, people tell me amazing book. They'll say the writing is is is really strong. It's been super influential.”
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The Great Gatsby
Discussed“So, I read the book, I watched the DiCaprio Gatsby movie, I then watched the Robert Redford Gatsby movie, and then I went to the play.”
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The Power Broker
Discussed“Or they'll talk about The Power Broker. That's one of my favorites. The Power Broker by Robert Carrow. It is 1,344 pages. But David, I know it's long, but I'll tell you, Robert Caro is such a good writer.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Coben: Tough Love Advice for Every Writer | How I Write | How I Write | 2026-09-09 | 1 |
| This Research System Will Change How You Write — Johann Hari | How I Write | 2025-04-30 | 1 |
| The Ultimate Guide to Writing with AI | How I Write | How I Write | 2025-03-26 | 3 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing East of Eden
“We send it out to like 30,000 people and uh we get some emails like, Yo, John Steinbeck never never wrote this quote in East of Eden. And I was like, it literally hallucinated the dang quote.”