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Every book Joseph S. Moore recommended on podcasts
Joseph S. Moore appeared on The Jordan Harbinger Show to discuss economic history, personal finance, and the evolving nature of getting ahead. Moore described assigning Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's The Communist Manifesto to college freshmen in the Southeast, recalling how some students went so far as to hide the book while reading it on campus. He also cited William Perkins Spence's 1950 bestseller Your Dream House – How to Build It Yourself for $3,500 as historical evidence that housing affordability has long been a major concern for previous generations. Furthermore, Moore referenced H. G. Wells's earlier classic The War of the Worlds while introducing Wells's subsequent speculative war novel, The War in the Air, in which German Zeppelins invade America. Through these discussions of classic political texts, historical real estate guides, and early science fiction, Moore illustrated changing societal anxieties across different historical eras.
Books recommended by Joseph S. Moore
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Building Your Dream House
Discussed“The number one personal finance book of 1950, it's a New York Times bestseller, is called Your Dream House – How to Build It Yourself for $3,500. That is the title of the book.”
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The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels is a foundational 1848 political pamphlet that outlines the core tenets of Marxism, class struggle, and the eventual overthrow of the capitalist system.
Discussed“And on the first day of class, I would assign Karl Marx. And I always remember that, the Communist Manifesto to these freshmen in the Southeast, the small kind of liberal arts colleges.”
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The War in the Air
Discussed“And so H.G. Wells, who wrote The War of the Worlds, his follow-up war book to that is called War in the Air, in which Zeppelins from Germany invade America and hand gliders, oddly, from—because the Wright brothers haven't gotten the plane yet.”
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The War of the Worlds
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Discussed“And so H.G. Wells, who wrote The War of the Worlds, his follow-up war book to that is called War in the Air, in which Zeppelins from Germany invade America and hand gliders, oddly, from—because the Wright brothers haven't gotten the plane yet.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| 1379: Joseph Moore | Why Getting Ahead Has Never Been Easier | The Jordan Harbinger Show | 2026-09-08 | 4 |