Every book Joe Lonsdale recommended on podcasts

Books recommended by Joe Lonsdale

Who said what is determined automatically. In hand-checked samples, at least 6% of mentions were credited to the wrong speaker — sometimes an interviewer’s line recorded as the guest’s, sometimes the reverse. Every entry below quotes the words and links to the episode, so you can check it.

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   Seveneves / Seveneves

   Neal Stephenson · Discussed · 1 episode

   Seveneves by Neal Stephenson is a sweeping science fiction epic that explores the catastrophic destruction of the Moon and humanity's desperate efforts to survive in orbital space.

   Discussed

   “And uh when I read Seven Eves and I think about that and they're talking about [ __ ] orbital dynamics, dude. Holy [ __ ] like trying to think about the the zenith and the apogee and the way that oh well we've got to do this two more loops in order for us to come back around at”

   Modern Wisdom How To Win The War Of The Future - Joe Lonsdale - #934 2025-04-28 ▶ Play 1:26:37

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible
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   The Shield of Achilles

   W. H. Auden · Discussed · 1 episode

   Discussed

   “One of my favorite books was a shield of Achilles, which is like this thousandpage book on constitutional government in Europe and it shows how every time there's like a new form of warfare that's best.”

   Modern Wisdom How To Win The War Of The Future - Joe Lonsdale - #934 2025-04-28 Listen at 56:28

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible

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