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Every book Jack Carr recommended on podcasts
Jack Carr appears on podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience and Modern Wisdom to discuss literature, historical strategy, and his own creative process as an author. Across these appearances, he has recommended and discussed several notable titles. Carr praised Peter Zeihan's book The Accidental Superpower, noting that it accurately predicted the Russian invasion of Ukraine and heavily informed his own second novel, True Believer. He also frequently recommends Craig Whitlock's The Afghanistan Papers, highlighting its use of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits to expose classified histories and a lack of accountability in the war in Afghanistan. Additionally, Carr mentioned Bill Perkins's short book Die with Zero, which explores using money to enjoy life rather than saving indefinitely. In discussions about leadership and history, Carr referenced Carl von Clausewitz's On War to emphasize the importance of common sense for battlefield leaders, Brian Moore's The Able Archers to touch upon near-nuclear exchanges, and Stephen King's autobiographical book about writing, drawing a connection to King's resilience after being hit by a van.
Books recommended by Jack Carr
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The Accidental Superpower
The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analysis book that examines American global hegemony, demographic trends, and the future stability of international trade and nation-states.
Recommended“but on their flight over there I read uh his book accidental superpower and that one very clearly predicts a Russian invasion of Ukraine by the year 20 22 and that was back in 2014 he wrote that”
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The Afghanistan Papers
The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock investigates the classified histories and internal government assessments surrounding the war in Afghanistan, uncovering a profound lack of accountability.
Recommended“And there's a great book it's called the Afghanistan papers by Craig Whitlock And after two Freedom of Information Act lawsuits by The Washington Post they got access to these classified histories of the war”
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Die with Zero
Die with Zero by Bill Perkins and William O.
Recommended“another thing that I've been thinking about a lot over the last two weeks uh Bill Perkins guy who wrote die with zero It's a very short book about um how to use money to enjoy life as opposed to saving indefinitely”
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Brian Moore Fonds
Discussed“but some of those conversations that I've had in the books I've read have made it into the pages of the novel so there's all this this overlap to include this one uh Brian Moore has a book called The able archers and it talks about a nuclear exchange that almost happened between the United States and the Soviet Union”
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On War
Discussed“and uh it's Carl and klauschwitz who wrote on war said the most important attribute of a battlefield leader is common sense”
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Plan X
Discussed“I knew a little bit about it but not nearly as much as I did after I read those that book which led me to two other books and then multiple conversations with Brian Mora about it”
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The Chamber
The Chamber is a legal thriller by John Grisham that explores complex moral questions, capital punishment, and family history.
Discussed“I thought of that John Grisham story about he wrote A Time to Kill first and he couldn't give that book away and then he writes the firm and we've had a John Grisham novel every year in some years two John Christian novels every year since”
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The Firm
The Firm by John Grisham is a bestselling legal thriller about a young, ambitious lawyer who joins a prestigious Memphis law firm only to discover it is secretly fronting for the Chicago mob.
Discussed“I thought of that John Grisham story about he wrote A Time to Kill first and he couldn't give that book away and then he writes the firm and we've had a John Grisham novel every year in some years two John Christian novels every year since”
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The Stand
The Stand by Stephen King is an epic post-apocalyptic horror novel detailing the decimation of human society by a weaponized strain of influenza and the subsequent battle between survivors.
Discussed“I certainly have an amazing book What a great book an autobiographical nature of it is even crazier like getting hit by that van and then waking up and looking up and seeing this person I think sitting on a rock that just hit him with his van and thinking I just got killed by somebody in one of my”
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Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining)
Stephen King's early works, including Carrie, Night Shift, 'Salem's Lot, and The Shining, comprise some of the most influential and terrifying horror fiction of the late twentieth century.
Discussed“I think in carrie he was ready to throw it out right”
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Books Jack Carr wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Rogan Experience #1986 - Jack Carr | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 4 |
| Joe Rogan Experience #1820 - Jack Carr | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2024-06-27 | 3 |
| What Has Happened To The Love For America? - Jack Carr - #644 | Modern Wisdom | 2023-06-22 | 5 |
Other mentions (11: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'm writing about it I wrote about it in the second novel in uh in um in True Believer”
“John Grisham he wrote his first book A Time to Kill and couldn't give that book away and then he writes the firm and that one takes off”
“John Grisham he wrote his first book A Time to Kill and couldn't give that book away and then he writes the firm and that one takes off Tom Cruise is in the movie”
“so I'd like to look at things through the enemy's eyes which I did in the devil's hand my fourth book”
“that last book in the uh the devil's hand i put myself in the enemy's shoes and i thought hey what did they learn from us on the field of battle over the last 20 years at war”
“And I talked about my first book and about a paragraph maybe two in that first novel and I've had a lot of people reach out and tell me that that paragraph in particular meant so much to them because they hadn't really been able to conceptualize or articulate uh some of how they felt by doing the job downrange”
“and that's what I'm in my last in in the blood that's what I wanted to write a sniper-centric novel last time without that uh scene of two snipers on opposite hillsides or buildings that are looking for each other and then they're looking and then they find each other at the last second and one guy shoots and it”
“Found a little cabin not too far away and I thought I was going to do it for this last book for only the dead and then I got up there and it's about a mile from our house I can actually see the house from this little cabin”
“and then I pulled some some really late nights uh and pulled a couple all-nighters which are getting harder to do the older I get uh for Savage son a few books back no no problem”
“Have a non-fiction book come coming out on Beirut the 1983 Beirut Barracks bombing there's the pot there's all those things”
“so I submitted the second one True Believer and they took out they took well I had to push the publication date because it wasn't 30 days”