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4 books recommended · 5 episodes
Books they recommend that someone else wrote.
“There's a great excerpt from the book The Animated Man by Michael Barrier. In the spring of 1941, under pressure from the Bank of America and holders of preferred stock, Walt Disney Productions agreed to scale back its production cost to about $15,000 a week.”
Why: Illustrates the financial and cost-cutting pressures that led to studio layoffs.
The Animated Man by Michael Barrier
Host on AcquiredThe Walt Disney Company: The most successful enterprise for monetizing human nostalgia (Audio)
“Jack tells an anecdote at the beginning of the book's Stay the Course, which is his memoirs, that around this time he travels out to Los Angeles.”
Stay the Course by John C. Bogle
Host on AcquiredVanguard: The communist capitalist who saved investors a trillion dollars (Audio)
“So Luca Del Monte in his book writes, Enzo was looking for someone who could complement the mechanics of his cars with their body designs.”
Why: It is a fantastic and definitive biography that explains Enzo's design philosophy.
Enzo Ferrari by Luca Dal Monte
Host on AcquiredFerrari: What happens when you staple a luxury brand to a sports team? (Audio)
“So listeners, most of this is from the book Go Like Hell, which is the book that Ford versus Ferrari is based on.”
Why: It is the book that the movie Ford versus Ferrari is based on.
Enzo Ferrari by Luca Dal Monte
Host on AcquiredFerrari: What happens when you staple a luxury brand to a sports team? (Audio)
“especially Seinfeldia by Jennifer Keshan. Yep. Great, great book.”
Why: It is a great book.
Seinfeldia by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Host on AcquiredSeinfeld - Full Episode (Audio)
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“and Eric Balchunas for The Bogle Effect both really great books with a lot of detail on the history…”
Why: great books with a lot of detail on the history
The Bogle Effect by Eric Balchunas
Host on AcquiredVanguard: The communist capitalist who saved investors a trillion dollars (Audio)
“and then to Charles D. Ellis for the book Inside Vanguard…”
Inside Vanguard by Charles D. Ellis
Host on AcquiredVanguard: The communist capitalist who saved investors a trillion dollars (Audio)
“And Adrian's book is great, talking about sort of his career in F1 and what he's learned.”
How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey
Host on AcquiredFormula 1: Fast cars, celebrities, and B2B software (Audio)