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Every book Sam Corcos recommended on podcasts
Across 4 podcasts. Every show Sam Corcos appears on, in one place — not just one.
Sam Corcos’s most recommended books
- Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
- Factfulness by Hans Rosling
- No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention by Reed Hastings
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Diana Chapman
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
- The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
- The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
- What You Do Is Who You Are by Ben Horowitz
Sam Corcos appeared on podcasts such as Modern Wisdom, How I Write, The Tim Ferriss Show, and Never Enough to discuss business, productivity, company culture, and reading habits, sharing numerous book recommendations. Corcos repeatedly recommended Ryan Holiday's Trust Me, I'm Lying, noting how the concept of trading up the chain changed his perspective on media narratives. As part of team reading and personal favorites, Corcos recommended No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Diana Chapman, Jim Dethmer, and Kaley Klemp, and Marshall B. Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication, which he argued should be required reading for all humans. He also recommended Hans Rosling's Factfulness for insights on societal perception and Eric Ries's The Lean Startup as a classic he frequently rereads. Additionally, Corcos discussed Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation, mentioning that he used Google NotebookLM to summarize it for a school parent book club.
Books recommended by Sam Corcos
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Trust Me, I'm Lying
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday is an expose detailing the mechanics of media manipulation and the darker incentives driving online journalism.
Recommended“you ever read Ryan Holliday's book, Trust Me, I'm Lying. Yeah, he has this great concept called trading up the chain”
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Factfulness
Factfulness by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund is an eye-opening examination of global health, societal progress, and humanity's inherent misconceptions about the state of the world.
Recommended“There's a really good book Factfulness, I don't know if you've heard of that one.”
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No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer details the radical management philosophy and unconventional corporate culture behind Netflix.
Recommended“Some that really come up a lot are No Rules Rules, which is the book on Netflix culture,”
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Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B.
Recommended“Another one that I know you're familiar with is Nonviolent Communication, which really should just be required reading for all people — for all humans.”
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The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Diana Chapman, Jim Dethmer, and Kaley Klemp is a prominent business and self-help guide designed to help leaders eliminate workplace drama, shift away from victim consciousness, and cultivate radical responsibility.
Recommended“15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership is another one, which I know you're familiar with.”
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The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a foundational business guide that advocates for validated learning, rapid experimentation, and minimum viable products to help entrepreneurs build successful companies without wasting time or resources.
Recommended“One of the books that I find myself frequently coming back to is The Lean Startup.”
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a contemporary psychological study examining how the rise of smartphones, social media, and a shift toward safetyism have devastated adolescent mental health and created a severe youth loneliness crisis.
Discussed“So I just did this my um my son's uh school had a book uh book club for parents doing the anxious generation by Jonathan hate and I didn't really want to read it. It was too long and so I put it in notebook LM.”
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a sweeping historical and data-driven book arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Discussed“Yeah, Better Angels of Our Nature.”
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James is a foundational work of psychology and philosophy based on the author's landmark lectures on human consciousness and spirituality.
Discussed“And one of my friends who was there was like, 'Yeah, that sounds a lot like Varieties of Religious Experience' by — who's the author? William James.”
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What You Do Is Who You Are
Ben Horowitz's What You Do Is Who You Are outlines practical strategies for building and maintaining strong business cultures by drawing on unexpected historical and modern examples.
Discussed“I think this is Ben Horowitz's book, What You Do Is Who You Are.”
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Appearances
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Well, so, true story, it came from reading your book almost exactly 10 years ago. And I posted an ad in Craigslist for an EA. I had nothing for her to do. I just knew from reading your book that this is a skill that I need to develop.”