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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert Caro
“that is the best book about what it's like to have legislative power and a terrific read”
“the book that won the pulitzer prize for robert carro was the book on lyndon johnson in the senate and that is the best book about what it's like to have legislative power and a terrific read”— David Rubenstein
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Kennedy
Ted Sorensen
“ted sorensen's book on on kennedy was a great look inside the kennedy white house from an insider”
“i think ted sorensen's book on on kennedy was a great look inside the kennedy white house from an insider”— David Rubenstein
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A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House
Arthur Schlesinger
“the terrific book arthur celestine who wrote a really good book as well about the kennedy administration”
“the terrific book arthur celestine who wrote a really good book as well about the kennedy administration”— David Rubenstein
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His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
Jonathan Alter
“by jonathan alter a very good book really the first full-length biography of jimmy carter that has the good and the bad in there”
“there's another one out now that's not completely flattering on my former boss jimmy carter by jonathan alter a very good book really the first full-length biography”— David Rubenstein
The guest's own work
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The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians
David Rubenstein
“host of the david rubinstein show peer-to-peer conversations on bloomberg tv and the author of the american story”— Tim Ferriss
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How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
David Rubenstein
“his latest how to lead subtitle wisdom from the world's greatest ceos founders and game changers”— Tim Ferriss
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The 4-Hour Workweek
Tim Ferriss
“just go to four hourworkweek.com that's 4hourworkweek.com all spelled out and just drop in your email”— Tim Ferriss
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Profiles in Courage
John F. Kennedy (inferred)
“his his great writings the profiles and courage were to some extent written with the great help of a man named ted sorensen”— David Rubenstein
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Barbarians at the Gate
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar (inferred)
“that's a famous book written about the rjr takeover done by kkr in 1989”— Tim Ferriss
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The Power Broker
Robert Caro
“you mentioned robert carrow and lbj also the author as i know you know of the power broker”— Tim Ferriss
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The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III
Peter Baker and Susan Glasser
“there's a new book out that i've interviewed the authors on peter baker and susan glasser about jim baker who was the ultimate gold standard”— David Rubenstein
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama
“the new one by barack obama i haven't read yet but i hear it's pretty very well written because he's a very good writer”— David Rubenstein
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