The book this episode covers
The New New Thing
Michael Lewis · Reading rank 39 · in 9 other episodes
The host says he can't recommend enough reading Michael Lewis and states he would buy this book.
Dedicated episode · Explicit praise
Books David recommends along the way
The Big Short
Michael Lewis · Reading rank 162 · in 9 other episodes
David calls The Big Short one of his favorite books, says it fundamentally changed his outlook, and recommends reading Michael Lewis.
Explicit praise
The Engineers and the Price System
Thorstein Veblen · Reading rank 395 · in 1 other episode
David recounts Veblen's thesis that engineers would use their technical knowledge to seize power from financiers and connects Clark's interest in the argument to his technical identity.
Founder theme
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