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Every book Palmer Luckey recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Palmer Luckey has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of October 28, 2025.
- Palmer Luckey has talked about books on 3 podcasts, as of October 28, 2025.
- Those books came up in 3 episodes, as of October 28, 2025.
- The 3 books Palmer Luckey has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 28, 2025: Civilian Warriors, The Story of Little Black Sambo and Trump: The Art of the Deal.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Palmer Luckey aired on October 28, 2025.
Updated
Across 3 podcasts. Every show Palmer Luckey appears on, in one place, not just one.
Palmer Freeman Luckey is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of defense technology company Anduril Industries. He was the founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that is widely credited with reviving the virtual reality industry. During various podcast appearances, Luckey has recommended and discussed several notable books. To understand Donald Trump's mindset and negotiation style, he strongly recommended reading the bestselling work 'Trump: The Art of the Deal' by Donald J. Trump and Tony Schwartz, noting that it is essential for anyone interested in how Trump operates and how deals unfold. Additionally, Luckey briefly mentioned Erik Prince's book 'Civilian Warriors' while discussing military contractors. When sharing the influences behind his personal investment philosophy, he pointed to John Bogle's small book on investing, noting that it taught him to keep fees and costs low and simply go with the market. Luckey also referenced Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 science fiction novel 'Starship Troopers' on multiple occasions to illustrate early sci-fi concepts regarding mobile infantry and military head-up displays, demonstrating how classic literature has intersected with modern military technology ideas.
Books Palmer Luckey recommended or discussed
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Civilian Warriors
Recommended“and then of course read his read his book civilian warriors”
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The Story of Little Black Sambo
Recommended“probably the the my investment philosophies informed mostly by John bogle's little black book on investing where he's like look you know keep your fees low keep your costs low and just go with the market”
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
Recommended“If you have any interest in understanding Trump or how these deals are going to go, you have to read the bestselling New York Times bestselling novel, The Art of the Deal. It's on sale on Amazon right now. You can buy it.”
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Starship Troopers
Discussed“these are ideas that are from 1959 like Starship Troopers novels”
Where to get it
Appearances
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“the classics science fiction the art of the deal you know I just like the entire gamut of everything that you'd want”
“are we building the police from leave it to beaver or are we building the police from snow crash”