The book this episode covers
Endless Frontier
G. Pascal Zachary · Reading rank 341 · in 1 other episode
Episode is built around G. Pascal Zachary's Bush biography, Endless Frontier.
Dedicated episode
Books David recommends along the way
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli · Reading rank 8 · in 20 other episodes
David calls Becoming Steve Jobs the best single Steve Jobs biography he has read.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise · Reread language
Confessions of an Advertising Man
David Ogilvy · Reading rank 20 · in 23 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
The Richest Woman in America
Janet Wallach · Reading rank 121 · in 4 other episodes
Cross-episode reference
The General and the Genius
James Kunetka · Reading rank 133 · in 6 other episodes
David calls The General and the Genius, about Groves and Oppenheimer, a fantastic book.
Cross-episode reference · Explicit praise
The Unpublished David Ogilvy
David Ogilvy · Reading rank 139 · in 4 other episodes
David recommends The Unpublished David Ogilvy as a great daily-reading source of ideas.
Explicit praise
As We May Think
Vannevar Bush · Reading rank 419 · in 1 other episode
David discusses how Bush's essay As We May Think inspired generations of computer scientists and founders.
Founder theme
Each note is a short paraphrase of why David brings the book up. Book pages show every piece of evidence and its review status. How ranking works