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Every book Stacey Abrams recommended on podcasts
Stacey Abrams is a guest on The Daily Stoic, where she discusses topics centered on serving the common good, leveling up, and writing. During her appearance, she reflects on her creative endeavors, referencing Enid Richemont's The Night of the Were-Boy and her own romance novels, including The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel by Christie Craig and Faye Hughes. She uses these works to explore the concept of intellectual property, noting how creative pieces become independent entities that continue to exist, generate value, and operate without requiring the day-to-day involvement of their creators. Furthermore, Abrams draws inspiration from Marcus Aurelius's classic work Meditations. She highlights a prominent message within the text regarding the common good, specifically noting the philosophy that what is detrimental to the hive is equally detrimental to the bee. Abrams connects this ancient Stoic wisdom to modern business practices, contemplating how organizations can adopt a similar mindset to ensure ethical operations, such as paying fair wages to their employees.
Books recommended by Stacey Abrams
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless Stoic philosophy and practical guidance on virtue, leadership, and emotional resilience.
Discussed“Marcus Aurelius refers to the common good like 40 times in his meditations. My favorite line says what’s bad for the hive is bad for the bee; to me, if businesses could think that way, and I try to think about that with my business—do I pay people a fair wage?”
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The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel
Discussed“The same thing is true with a romance novel I wrote in 2004; those are opportunities that can proliferate, and I don't have to write another word for it to be true, and someone else can pick up the ball and run with it. That still exists and operates without me having to be involved day to day, just like”
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The Night of the Were-Boy
The Night of the Were-Boy by Enid Richemont is a children's novel that explores imaginative themes through engaging storytelling.
Discussed“I've probably written three or four books before it really occurred to me that like it was called intellectual property. Yes, and that you’ve created a thing.”
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Books Stacey Abrams wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacey Abrams on Leveling up and Serving the Common Good | The Daily Stoic | 2022-04-23 | 3 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you know I wrote this book called Minority Leader and yes available but the point behind the book was that there are experiences that you have when you are a minority”
“you know I wrote this book called Minority Leader and yes available but the point behind the book was that there are experiences that you have when you are a minority”