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The Second World War (memoirs)
Winston Churchill
“it had an utterly profound impact on how i view the world”
“one of the early ones i read was winston churchill's 4 96 page memoirs of the second world war and i read it you know all six volumes”— Jim Collins
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The Last Lion
William Manchester
“william manchester who i think is one of the great biographers”
“the later churchill biographies by william manchester who i think is one of the great biographers the last lion series one and series two”— Jim Collins
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Goodbye, Darkness
William Manchester
“had a real impact on me”
“and then of course his his own memoir goodbye darkness which had a real impact on me it was where he turned his own lens upon himself”— Jim Collins
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The Power Broker
Robert Caro
“i think is one of the great biographies”
“his book the power broker which i think you know i think is one of the great biographies now what's great about it”— Jim Collins
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Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson)
Robert Caro
“extraordinary the one that just still stuns me to this day”
“his biography is lyndon johnson extraordinary the one that just still stuns me to this day and actually a great takeaway from it is master of the senate”— Jim Collins
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The Great Courses
The Teaching Company (inferred)
“i'm a big consumer of this thing called the great courses series”
“i'm a big consumer of this thing called the great courses series where you basically go out and they found the best university professors for the quality of their teaching”— Jim Collins
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Let My People Go Surfing
Yvon Chouinard
“i have traveled with yvonne chennard's book let my people go surfing since it was initially published”
“i have traveled with yvonne chennard's book let my people go surfing since it was initially published i've had a copy of that book that has traveled with me”— Tim Ferriss
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Self-Renewal
John Gardner
“john wrote a marvelous book in 1962 by the title of self-renewal”
“john wrote a marvelous book in 1962 by the title of self-renewal and i went down the hall to john and i said i'd like to do research on this”— Jim Collins
The guest's own work
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Tim Ferriss
“i was rereading the four hour work week and just kind of getting myself into your head about what you wrote that about 15 years ago”— Jim Collins
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The 4-Hour Body
Tim Ferriss
“to do things i just cannot do in my home gym such as the chop and lift exercises from the four hour body”— Tim Ferriss
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Good to Great
Jim Collins
“they include good to great the number one bestseller that examines why some companies make the leap to superior results”— Tim Ferriss
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Good to Great and the Social Sectors
Jim Collins
“the number one bestseller that examines why some companies make the leap to superior results and its companion work good to great and the social sectors”— Tim Ferriss
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Built to Last
Jim Collins
“the enduring classic built to last many of you will know that which explores how some leaders build companies that remain visionary for generations”— Tim Ferriss
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How the Mighty Fall
Jim Collins
“how the mighty fall just in some ways the exact opposite which delves into how once great companies can self-destruct”— Tim Ferriss
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Great by Choice
Jim Collins
“and great by choice which is about thriving in chaos why some do and others don't”— Tim Ferriss
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Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0
Jim Collins
“now he's updated his debut book beyond entrepreneurship for the 21st century beyond entrepreneurship 2.0 is the title subtitle turning your business into an enduring great company”— Tim Ferriss
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Beyond Entrepreneurship
Jim Collins
“i'm re-releasing this my very very first book which is called beyond entrepreneurship bringing it out is beyond entrepreneurship 2.0”— Jim Collins
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Washington: A Life
Ron Chernow
“i know you are a fan if i'm getting my homework done properly of ron chernow's biography of george washington”— Tim Ferriss
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Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton (inferred)
“robert moses who also is portrayed i think very well in the film adaptation of motherless brooklyn by edward norton played by alec baldwin”— Tim Ferriss
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Questions of Value (Great Courses)
Patrick Grim (inferred)
“there was a course on philosophy it's called i think it's called question of value or question of values and in that course the professor makes this wonderful distinction”— Jim Collins
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Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda (inferred)
“it's like that thing in hamilton you know don't throw away your shot this is a shot”— Jim Collins
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In Love and War
Jim Stockdale and Sybil Stockdale
“i sat down and read his book in love and war which is written in alternating chapters by himself and his wife about his years in the camp”— Jim Collins
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Spanish Paprika Mackerel
Patagonia Provisions
“i actually have literally a spanish paprika mackerel from patagonia provisions in front of me and i've become fascinated with the work that they're doing”— Tim Ferriss
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Patagonia
Yvon Chouinard (inferred)
“patagonia is an incredibly successful business and it is purpose all the way along and profit and this goes back decades and is alive today”— Jim Collins
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The Old Man Project (John McPhee interview)
NPR (inferred)
“if you take john mcphee he's just heard that wonderful interview with him i think was on npr called the old man project”— Jim Collins
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Notes (iPhone app)
Apple (inferred)
“i use the notes app on my iphone and which also that carries over to my ipad and i have two versions of it”— Jim Collins
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