Collections
Ways into the books, built from who recommended them.
Recommended across shows
Books endorsed or critiqued on at least two different podcasts: the closest thing here to a consensus.
9 books
Born to Run · Runnin' Down a Dream · Enzo Ferrari
What founders and investors recommend
Books endorsed on business, startup and investing podcasts.
112 books
Runnin' Down a Dream · Enzo Ferrari · Formula
Recommended on history podcasts
The histories, biographies and sources that history podcasters reach for.
106 books
By the Spear · The Wages of Destruction · Conquest and Empire
Recommended on economics and ideas podcasts
Books endorsed in long conversations about economics, philosophy, technology and society.
149 books
Meditations · Nineteen Eighty-Four · The Three-Body Problem
Recommended on health and science podcasts
Books endorsed by physicians, neuroscientists and researchers.
5 books
Dopamine Nation · The Molecule of More · The Myth of Sisyphus
Books that drew pushback
Books someone argued against or named the limits of, with their reasons.
4 books
A History of Great Inventions · Why Nations Fail · Healing Back Pain