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Every book Reed Hoffman recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Reed Hoffman has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of October 19, 2018.
- Reed Hoffman has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 19, 2018.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 19, 2018.
- The 3 books Reed Hoffman has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 19, 2018: Antifragile, The seventh sense and Amusing Ourselves to Death.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Reed Hoffman aired on October 19, 2018.
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Reed Hoffman appeared on The Book Review podcast, where he offered book recommendations bridging the worlds of business, technology, and intellectual history. When asked for business and systemic insights, Reed Hoffman recommended Joshua Cooper Ramo's The Seventh Sense, praising its exploration of networks and the modern world, as well as Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Antifragile, which examines how to build robust systems. Additionally, Reed Hoffman discussed rereading Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death, a book he first loved as an undergraduate, explaining that he returned to it to rethink its lessons in the context of modern social media. Through his appearance on The Book Review, Reed Hoffman highlighted reads that analyze the intersection of technology, societal structures, and human communication.
Books recommended by Reed Hoffman
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Antifragile
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a non-fiction book that explores how certain systems, things, and people actually benefit and grow stronger from disorder, volatility, and stress.
Recommended“Nicholas talib's antifragile which is how do we build these new systems and which they're robust and you know it's kind of a combination intellectual and Business book”
Where to get it
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The seventh sense
The Seventh Sense is a thought-provoking business and technology book by Joshua Cooper Ramo that examines how hyper-connectivity and modern networks are fundamentally reshaping global power, leadership, and strategy.
Recommended“the kinds of other things that I think are interesting in like a business book Arena are like Joshua Cooper Ramos's seventh sense which is kind of networks about howlies the new world of networks and what that means”
Where to get it
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman is a media critique arguing that the shift from a print-based culture to a television-dominated society degrades public discourse by turning serious political and intellectual subjects into mere entertainment.
Discussed“most recently I've been rereading a book that I loved as an undergraduate Neil postman's amusing ourselves to death because I've been kind of rethinking what the lessons from that are to the modern world of social media”
Where to get it
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Orlean on a Great Library Fire | The Book Review | 2018-10-19 | 3 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“uh I read a few business books but more often it's uh things like sapiens or homodeus you know you've all Harari”
“uh I read a few business books but more often it's uh things like sapiens or homodeus you know you've all Harari”