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Patrick Bet-David books: every book Patrick Bet-David wrote and recommended
Across 6 podcasts. Every show Patrick Bet-David appears on, in one place — not just one.
Books by Patrick Bet-David
Patrick Bet-David’s most recommended books
- Barbarians to Bureaucrats: Corporate Life Cycle Strategies by Lawrence M. Miller
- How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins
- 101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged (Wright, H. Norman & Gary J. Oliver) by H. Norman Wright
- All You Can Do is All You Can Do, But All You Can Do is Enough! by Art Williams
- Pushing up People by Art Williams
- A First-Rate Madness by Nassir Ghaemi
- blue ocean strategy by Unknown
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
- Meditations by Aurelius Marcus
- Sam Walton, Made in America by Sam Walton
Patrick Bet-David is an American businessman, conservative media personality, author, and podcaster. He is the founder of Valuetainment Media and the host of the PBD Podcast and the YouTube channel Valuetainment, which focus on business, entrepreneurship, politics, current events, and pop culture. His shows often feature interviews with political figures, celebrities, athletes, and business leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, European Union Member of Parliament Dominik Tarczyński, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and basketball player Kobe Bryant. Across various podcast appearances, Bet-David recommended several influential business and strategy books. He suggested that political figures read Robert Greene and Joost Elffers's The 48 Laws of Power, recommended Sam Walton's Made in America as a top read for understanding retail, and called Marcus Aurelius's Meditations mandatory reading. He also discussed reading Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk with his family, praised Lawrence M. Miller's Barbarians to Bureaucrats for illustrating corporate life cycles, noted Blue Ocean Strategy as a top marketing text, recalled Tom Hopkins's How to Master the Art of Selling from early in his career, and recommended John D. Gartner's The Hypomanic Edge.
Books recommended by Patrick Bet-David
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Barbarians to Bureaucrats: Corporate Life Cycle Strategies
Barbarians to Bureaucrats: Corporate Life Cycle Strategies by Lawrence M.
Discussed“you know when when uh uh you go and study Lawrence Miller's book barbarians to bureaucrats he talks about every civilization”
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How to Master the Art of Selling
How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins is a well-known sales and communication guide designed to help professionals improve their negotiation tactics, closing techniques, and overall business strategies.
Recommended“so by the way the same man that didn't give me the job is the same man that recommended me to read a book called how to master the art of selling by uh Tom Hopkins”
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101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged (Wright, H. Norman & Gary J. Oliver)
101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged by H.
Discussed“then we go to borders I buy her a book on our second date called 101 questions to ask before you get engaged on our second date by Norman Wright”
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All You Can Do is All You Can Do, But All You Can Do is Enough!
Discussed“He wrote a couple books. One is called "Pushing Up People." Another one is called, "All You Can Do Is All You Can Do, But All You Can Do Is Enough!"”
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Pushing up People
Discussed“He wrote a couple books. One is called "Pushing Up People." Another one is called, "All You Can Do Is All You Can Do, But All You Can Do Is Enough!"”
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A First-Rate Madness
A First-Rate Madness by Nassir Ghaemi examines the complex connections between mental illness and political leadership.
Recommended“One is called Hypomanic Edge, and the other one is called First-Rate Madness, which is such powerful... Both of those book I highly recommend it.”
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blue ocean strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy is a prominent business and marketing framework that guides companies on how to create uncontested market space rather than competing in overcrowded industries.
Recommended“Blue Ocean strategy some will say is the greatest marketing book ever written. if you've never read it you have to read it that sold five and a half million copies and it's known as a top 10 best business books of all time I expect everybody that works for me to read this book phenomenal book”
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive biography that explores the life, mind, and tumultuous career of the controversial billionaire entrepreneur.
Recommended“Last night, I'm really challenging one of my kids hardcore right now, and my wife and I are having a conversation 'cause we're reading Musk's new book, phenomenal book by the way. I don't know if you've gone through it yet.”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor.
Recommended“you pick up the book meditations you're like this is like mandatory reading for anybody”
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Sam Walton, Made in America
Sam Walton, Made in America by Sam Walton and John Huey is the autobiographical account of the legendary founder of Walmart and his journey to building a retail empire.
Recommended“Sam Walton one of the best books you can ever read is made in America it's 200 Pages”
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The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers is a provocative guide examining historical strategies for acquiring and navigating power.
Recommended“he needs to go read the book 48 Laws of Power I don't know if you read the book 48 Laws of Power he needs to go read 48 Laws of Power by himself”
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The Hypomanic Edge
The Hypomanic Edge by John D.
Recommended“One is called Hypomanic Edge, and the other one is called First-Rate Madness, which is such powerful... Both of those book I highly recommend it.”
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is a sprawling philosophical novel that presents the author's theory of Objectivism through a dystopian narrative about a society collapsing under the weight of anti-capitalist regulations and government overreach.
Discussed“They're debating two books: one is one form of economy, the other book is another form of economy. They're debating 'Atlas Shrugged' and the 'Communist Manifesto,' which is kind of like the complete opposite of religions in economics.”
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Influence and Impact
Discussed“And my sister recommended me "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Bill Carnegie.”
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Moneyball
Moneyball by Michael Lewis is a groundbreaking non-fiction book that explores how the Oakland Athletics baseball team leveraged advanced statistical analytics to compete against wealthier franchises with larger payrolls.
Discussed“And instead of trying to band this, and we're spending so much time with this, just go watch the movie "Moneyball," and he hacks, this guy named Billy being and get all the data and we'll realize, you thought home runs were important, no one cares, home runs is not how you go to the top on base percentage.”
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The 33 Strategies of War
The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers is an insightful guide to strategic thinking, conflict resolution, and competitive dynamics that draws inspiration from historical military leaders and philosophical traditions like Sun Tzu.
Discussed“first I got robert green which to me was very interesting robert greene the 48 laws of power 33 strategies of war I got him”
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The 33 Strategies of War
The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene and Don Leslie is a strategic guide that distills historical military conflicts and tactical principles into actionable lessons for navigating competitive modern environments.
Discussed“33 Strategies of War I couldn't put it down for two years straight”
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The Ride of a Lifetime
The Ride of a Lifetime is a business memoir by Robert Iger detailing his leadership experiences and career at Disney.
Discussed“have you read the right of a Lifetime by Bob AER”
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales: How Successful Salespeople Take it to the Next Level
Discussed“And my sister recommended me "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Bill Carnegie.”
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Questions about Patrick Bet-David’s book recommendations
What book does Patrick Bet-David recommend most?
Barbarians to Bureaucrats: Corporate Life Cycle Strategies by Lawrence M. Miller. Patrick Bet-David recommended it in 2 episodes.
How many books has Patrick Bet-David recommended on podcasts?
We have found 19 books Patrick Bet-David recommended or discussed, across 8 episodes of 6 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Patrick Bet-David's reading list?
The books Patrick Bet-David has recommended most on podcasts are Barbarians to Bureaucrats: Corporate Life Cycle Strategies by Lawrence M. Miller, How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins, 101 Questions to Ask Before You Get Engaged (Wright, H. Norman & Gary J. Oliver) by H. Norman Wright, All You Can Do is All You Can Do, But All You Can Do is Enough! by Art Williams and Pushing up People by Art Williams. The full book list below has all 19.
What books has Patrick Bet-David written?
The Next Perfect Storm (2012), Your Next Five Moves (2020) and Choose Your Enemies Wisely (2023).
What did Patrick Bet-David recommend on The Rubin Report?
Barbarians to Bureaucrats: Corporate Life Cycle Strategies, How to Master the Art of Selling and All You Can Do is All You Can Do, But All You Can Do is Enough!, among 8 books in all.
What is the latest book Patrick Bet-David recommended?
The 33 Strategies of War, discussed on The Joe Rogan Experience (2024-06-27).
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Other mentions (8: passing, ad reads, own books)
“uh when I first wrote your next five moves”
“choose your enemies wisely”
“And then at the same time, the other side, you know I wrote this book called "Choose Your Enemies Wisely" that comes out December 5th.”
“and it's like you know how to win friends and influence people on steroids except you got a year and a half to go through this and learn these different cultures”
“So, they're debating Atlas Shrugged and Communist Manifesto, which you J, it's kind of like the complete opposite of religions in economy.”
“So, they're debating Atlas Shrugged and Communist Manifesto, which you J, it's kind of like the complete opposite of religions in economy.”
“That's one of the reasons why I wrote this book, Your Next Five Moves, which uh you know, when when I was writing this book and I was working on this, it's an interesting thing on what happened.”
“And that's one of the reasons why I wrote this book, Your Next Five Moves, because most people have the right intentions. Most people have the right vision. Most people are thinking big.”