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 23 — 1335 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

Range
by David Epstein
Mentioned in 7 episodes
- #4

Inside the Box
by David Epstein
Mentioned in 7 episodes
- #5
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
by Angela Duckworth
Mentioned in 6 episodes
- #6

Digital Minimalism
by Cal Newport
Mentioned in 6 episodes
- #7

Odyssey
by Homer
Mentioned in 6 episodes
- #8
The Four Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss
Mentioned in 6 episodes
- #9

Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Mentioned in 5 episodes
- #10

The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
Mentioned in 5 episodes
- #11

Supercommunicators
by Charles Duhigg
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #12

Zero to One
by Peter Thiel
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #13

Good to Great
by Jim Collins
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #14

Sapiens
by Yuval Noah Harari
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #15
Incorruptible
by Eric Ries
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #16

Blue Ocean Strategy
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #17

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #18

The Intelligent Investor
by Benjamin Graham
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #19

Abundance
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #20

Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #21
The Mythical Man-Month
by Fred Brooks
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #22

Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor Frankl
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #23

Beyond Belief
by Nir Eyal
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #24

Die With Zero
by Bill Perkins
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #25

Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
Mentioned in 4 episodes
- #26

Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #27

The Power of Habit
by Charles Duhigg
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #28

Getting Things Done
by David Allen
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #29

Deep Work
by Cal Newport
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #30

The Lean Startup
by Eric Ries
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #31

Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #32

Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #33

Working Genius
by Patrick Lencioni
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #34
The Way of Excellence
by Brad Stulberg
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #35

Bhagavad Gita
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #36

Summa Theologica
by Thomas Aquinas
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #37

The 4-Hour Workweek
by Tim Ferriss
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #38

Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #39

Phenomenology of Spirit
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #40

Vigil
by George Saunders
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #41
Your Perfect Portfolio
by Cullen Roche
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #42

Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #43

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert Pirsig
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #44

Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego
by Sigmund Freud
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #45

Let Them Theory
by Mel Robbins
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #46

Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital
by Carlota Perez
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #47

Strong Ground
by Brené Brown
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #48

Atlas of the Heart
by Brené Brown
Mentioned in 3 episodes
- #49
Situated
by Angela Duckworth
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #50
The Future is for Everyone
by Mark Zuckerberg
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #51

The Creative Act
by Rick Rubin
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #52
How Africa Works
by Joe Studwell
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #53

Scientific Advertising
by Claude Hopkins
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #54

The Gift of Fear
by Gavin de Becker
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #55
The Four Hour Chef
by Tim Ferriss
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #56

Slow Productivity
by Cal Newport
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #57

Influence
by Robert Cialdini
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #58
What to Make of a Life
by Jim Collins
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #59

Attached
by Amir Levine
Mentioned in 2 episodes
- #60

Breakneck
by Dan Wang
Mentioned in 2 episodes