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Every book Jim O'Shaughnessy recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Jim O'Shaughnessy has recommended or discussed 15 books on podcasts, as of May 27, 2021.
- Jim O'Shaughnessy has talked about books on 2 podcasts, as of May 27, 2021.
- Those books came up in 2 episodes, as of May 27, 2021.
- The 3 books Jim O'Shaughnessy has mentioned in the most episodes, as of May 27, 2021: Cloud Atlas, Adventures of a Bystander and How to Win Friends and Influence People.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Jim O'Shaughnessy aired on May 27, 2021.
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Across 2 podcasts. Every show Jim O'Shaughnessy appears on, in one place, not just one.
Jim O'Shaughnessy’s most recommended books
- Cloud Atlas by David Stephen Mitchell
- Adventures of a Bystander by Peter Drucker
- How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman
- Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
- The beginning of infinity by David Deutsch
- The Complete Plays of T. S. Eliot by T. S. Eliot
- The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot by T. S. Eliot
- The Daily Drucker by Peter Drucker
Jim O'Shaughnessy has recommended and discussed several profound books across his podcast appearances. On Modern Wisdom, he recommended David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity, describing it as a great read about the intellectual scaffolding of the enlightenment and advising listeners to read it to prepare for the great reshuffle. During the same interview, O'Shaughnessy recommended Morgan Housel's The Psychology of Money because it helps readers understand what wealth really is. In an appearance on Invest Like the Best, O'Shaughnessy prescribed several classic and influential titles. He recommended Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching as a foundational philosophical text that he had reread for decades, and he suggested Peter Drucker's Adventures of a Bystander as a fun read that reveals how a great mind thinks. He also named Richard Feynman's memoir Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! among his recommendations, praising Feynman's incisive mind. O'Shaughnessy spoke about reading Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance multiple times to learn how to think, and he included The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot in his selections, singling out “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” as one of the greatest poems written in the last century and a half.
Books Jim O'Shaughnessy recommended or discussed
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Cloud Atlas
Discussed“have you read cloud atlas by um i know i'm blanking on his name”
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Adventures of a Bystander
Recommended“Another one would be a fun one, Adventures of a Bystander by Peter Drucker. Now, Drucker is best known for his consulting work and the GM story and all that.”
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Recommended“You know, for example, How to Win Friends and Influence People, I never read that book until recently, because I always thought, oh, man, that sounds so corny. You know, that sounds so 1930s.”
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On Writing Well
Recommended“So, I think you can get better at being a communicator. I think that I was lucky enough, like you, to have a natural talent for communicating and for convincing people of things. But I think you can get a lot better at it.”
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Recommended“Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman. Feynman was the physicist who solved the Challenger problem by taking the material and putting it in a glass of ice and it disappeared.”
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Tao Te Ching
Recommended“The one I would start with would be the Tao Te Ching, The Way of Life by Lao Tzu. Taoism is one of the major philosophical lines of thought in Asia.”
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The beginning of infinity
Recommended“but who i even recommend you read more is a book i reread called the beginning of infinity by david deutsch who is a quantum physicist at oxford”
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The Complete Plays of T. S. Eliot
Recommended“I love poetry, poetry. So I would include the complete poems and plays of T.S. Eliot, probably one of my favorite poets. The Love Song of J. Alfred Pufrock, I think, is one of the greatest poems written in the last 150 years.”
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The Complete Poems and Plays of T. S. Eliot
Recommended“I love poetry, poetry. So I would include the complete poems and plays of T.S. Eliot, probably one of my favorite poets. The Love Song of J. Alfred Pufrock, I think, is one of the greatest poems written in the last 150 years.”
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The Daily Drucker
Recommended“And so, I read a lot that the Drucker book, I recommend it. And, but then I read some other books on, you know, what kinds of qualities did people who were really great managers”
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The Misbehavior of Markets
Recommended“I would say The Misbehavior of Markets by Mandelbrot. The chapter alone on the destruction of the efficient market theory is worth the entire book.”
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The Psychology of Money
Recommended“that's why his book i recommend the psychology of money fantastic book because he understands what wealth really is”
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When Breath Becomes Air
Recommended“One last one, which was one where I'm not a crier, but at the end of the book, I did have tears in my eyes. It was written by a young doctor who died. And it's called When Breath Becomes Air.”
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Recommended“Another book that I've read probably five or six times, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Love the book. Taught me a lot about how to think”
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Influence
Discussed“and uh it's in the book influence and everybody knows about it”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surviving The Great Reshuffle - Jim O'Shaughnessy - #326 | Modern Wisdom | 2021-05-27 | 5 |
| Jim O’Shaughnessy - Premeditated Success - [Invest Like the Best, EP.29] | Invest Like the Best | 2017-03-21 | 12 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“i had to do an actual book tour for my third book how to retire rich which by the way was the only book that i wrote for a general audience and i was on oprah winfrey for it”
“Got a call from a guy up in Canada, which resulted in the his name was Dave Chilton is is Dave Chilton. He wrote a book called The Wealthy Barber, which actually has outsold the Bible in Canada.”