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Top books mentioned on Acquired

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140 hours of audio 44 episodes analyzed 70 books mentioned
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  1. 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
    Hamilton Helmer · mentioned 3× across 3 episodes
     Cover of 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
  2. In the Plex
    Stephen Levy · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of In the Plex
  3. Seven Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
    Hamilton Helmer · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of Seven Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
  4. The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars
    Joel Glenn Brenner · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Emperors of Chocolate: Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars
  5. The Luxury Strategy
    Jean-Noël Kapferer and Vincent Bastien · mentioned 2× across 2 episodes
     Cover of The Luxury Strategy
  6. A New Innings
    Manoj Badale · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A New Innings
  7. A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class
    Joseph Nocera · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class
  8. Becoming Trader Joe
    Joe Coulombe · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Becoming Trader Joe
  9. Breakthrough
    Thea Cooper and Arthur Ainsburg · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Breakthrough
  10. Build a Brand Like Trader Joe's
    Mark Gardner · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     BA
  11. Chocolate Wars: The Powerful Families Who Conquered the World and Shaped Your Lifestyle
    Deborah Cadbury · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Chocolate Wars: The Powerful Families Who Conquered the World and Shaped Your Lifestyle
  12. Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
    Michael Porter · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors
  13. Dune
    Frank Herbert · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Dune
  14. Electrifying the Wrist Watch
    Lucien Trueb · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Electrifying the Wrist Watch
  15. Electronic Value Exchange
    Dave Stearns · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Electronic Value Exchange
  16. Enzo Ferrari: The Definitive Biography
    Luca Del Monte · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Enzo Ferrari: The Definitive Biography
  17. Flash Boys
    Michael Lewis · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Flash Boys
  18. For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
    Mark Pendergrast · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of For God, Country, and Coca-Cola
  19. Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World
    Cade Metz · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World
  20. Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
    A.J. Baime · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
  21. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
    Michael Lewis · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
  22. Higher Control in Management
    T. G. Rose · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Higher Control in Management
  23. History of Novo Nordisk
    Kurt Jacobson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of History of Novo Nordisk
  24. Hit Refresh
    Satya Nadella · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Hit Refresh
  25. House of Fidelity
    Justin Bear · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of House of Fidelity
  26. How to Build a Car
    Adrian Newey · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of How to Build a Car
  27. In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
    Steven Levy · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
  28. Inside Vanguard
    Charles D. Ellis · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Inside Vanguard
  29. Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase
    Duff McDonald · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase
  30. Liar's Poker
    Michael Lewis · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Liar's Poker
  31. Made in America: My Story
    Sam Walton · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Made in America: My Story
  32. Moneyball
    Michael Lewis · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Moneyball
  33. Morris Chang's Autobiography
    Morris Chang · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     MC
  34. Morris Chang: Autobiography Volume Two
    Morris Chang · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Morris Chang: Autobiography Volume Two
  35. My Terrible Joys
    Enzo Ferrari · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     MT
  36. Poor Charlie's Almanack
    Peter Kaufman · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Poor Charlie's Almanack
  37. Science, The Endless Frontier
    Vannevar Bush · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Science, The Endless Frontier
  38. Secret Formula: How Brilliant Marketing and Relentless Salesmanship Made Coca-Cola the Best-Known Product in the World
    Frederick Allen · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Secret Formula: How Brilliant Marketing and Relentless Salesmanship Made Coca-Cola the Best-Known Product in the World
  39. Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator
    Robert Price · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Sol Price: Retail Revolutionary and Social Innovator
  40. Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution
    John C. Bogle · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Stay the Course: The Story of Vanguard and the Index Revolution
  41. Strategic Outsourcing and Category Management, Lessons Learned at IKEA
    Magnus Carlson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Strategic Outsourcing and Category Management, Lessons Learned at IKEA
  42. Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World
    Parmy Olson · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT, and the Race That Will Change the World
  43. Swan Songs: Souvenirs of Paris Elegance
    Reginald Jerome Demon · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Swan Songs: Souvenirs of Paris Elegance
  44. The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney
    Michael Barrier · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney
  45. The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches
    James Dowling · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches
  46. The Bible
    Various Authors - Compiled by Mark T · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Bible
  47. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
    Michael Lewis · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
  48. The Bogle Effect
    Eric Balchunas · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Bogle Effect
  49. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
    Brad Stone · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
  50. The Facebook Effect
    David Kirkpatrick · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Facebook Effect
  51. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reimagined Formula One
    Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reimagined Formula One
  52. The IKEA Story
    Unknown · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The IKEA Story
  53. The Man Who Solved the Market
    Gregory Zuckerman · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Man Who Solved the Market
  54. The Name of the Wind
    Patrick Rothfuss · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Name of the Wind
  55. The Psychology of Money
    Morgan Housel · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Psychology of Money
  56. The Road Ahead
    Bill Gates · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Road Ahead
  57. The Rolex Legacy
    James Dowling · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Rolex Legacy
  58. The Score Takes Care of Itself
    Bill Walsh · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Score Takes Care of Itself
  59. The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture
    John Battelle · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture
  60. The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
    Benjamin Lorr · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
  61. The Tao of Cricket
    Ashish Nandy · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of The Tao of Cricket
  62. Thinking, Fast and Slow
    Daniel Kahneman · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Thinking, Fast and Slow
  63. Too Big to Fail
    Andrew Ross Sorkin · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Too Big to Fail
  64. Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves
    Andrew Ross Sorkin · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves
  65. Transitions
    William Bridges · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Transitions
  66. Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
    Neil Gabler · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination
  67. White Shadows in the South Seas
    Frederick O'Brien · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of White Shadows in the South Seas
  68. Wool
    Hugh Howey · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Wool
  69. World War Three
    Unknown · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of World War Three
  70. Yield
    Ari Paparo · mentioned 1× across 1 episode
     Cover of Yield

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