Books mentioned on podcasts
Books recommended or referenced by guests across the podcasts we cover. Ranked by how often they get cited — the most-mentioned books tend to be the ones founders, investors, and operators talk about across multiple shows.
Page 1 of 21 — 1231 catalogued books ranked by mention frequency.
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- #1

Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
Mentioned in 34 episodes
- #2

Atomic Habits
by James Clear
Mentioned in 17 episodes
- #3

Inside the Box
by David Epstein
Mentioned in 7 episodes
- #4

Range
by David Epstein
Mentioned in 6 episodes
- #5

The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
Mentioned in 5 episodes
- #6

Odyssey
by Homer
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #7
Incorruptible
by Eric Ries
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #8

Blue Ocean Strategy
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #9

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #10

The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #11

Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #12

Abundance
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #13
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #14
The Four Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #15

Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #16
The Mythical Man-Month
by Fred Brooks
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #17

Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor Frankl
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #18

Beyond Belief
by Nir Eyal
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #19

Die With Zero
by Bill Perkins
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #20

Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #21

Getting Things Done
by David Allen
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #22

Digital Minimalism
by Cal Newport
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #23

Deep Work
by Cal Newport
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #24

Sapiens
by Yuval Noah Harari
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #25

The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #26

Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #27

Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #28

Working Genius
by Patrick Lencioni
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #29
The Way of Excellence
by Brad Stulberg
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #30

Bhagavad Gita
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #31

Summa Theologica
by Thomas Aquinas
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #32

The 4-Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #33

Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #34

Phenomenology of Spirit
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #35

Vigil
by George Saunders
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #36
Your Perfect Portfolio
by Cullen Roche
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #37

Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #38

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert Pirsig
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #39

Zero to One
by Peter Thiel
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #40

Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
by Sigmund Freud
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #41

Let Them Theory
by Mel Robbins
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #42

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
by Carlota Perez
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #43

Strong Ground
by Brené Brown
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #44

Atlas of the Heart
by Brené Brown
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #45

Attached
by Amir Levine
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #46

Breakneck
by Dan Wang
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #47

One Up on Wall Street
by Peter Lynch
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #48
Thrilling Tales of Modern Men
by Danny McBride
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #49

Crossing the Chasm
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #50

The New Jim Crow
by Michelle Alexander
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #51

The Art of Gathering
by Priya Parker
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #52

The Righteous Mind
by Jonathan Haidt
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #53

Supercommunicators
by Charles Duhigg
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #54

The Infinity Machine
by Sebastian Mallaby
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #55

The Power Broker
by Robert Caro
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #56

Pitch
by Danny Fontaine
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #57

New England Journal of Medicine
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #58
The Master and His Emissary
by Ian McGilchrist
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #59

Notes on Being a Man
by Scott Galloway
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #60

So Good They Can't Ignore You
by Cal Newport
Mentioned in 2 episodes