Pivot

The Big Short

Michael Lewis

The book was mentioned in the context of buy-now-pay-later schemes resembling the subprime mortgage crisis discussed in the film based on the book.

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The big short. Michael Burry is in the news, obviously.

The Hammer of Witches

Christopher S. Mackay

This book was mentioned as the best-selling book of the Gutenberg age, preceding science books by 200 years, and was described as the very first QAnon document.

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It was a thing called The Hammer of Witches. And it was a book about how to kill witches.

Sapiens [Tenth Anniversary Edition]

Yuval Noah Harari

The book was discussed because the author, Yuval Harari, had a new book out about AI, and the speakers noted that many tech bros enjoyed this book about the development of humanity.

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And I interviewed Yuval Harari, who has a new book out about AI.

Lucky Loser

Russ Buettner

It was described as riveting, focusing on Donald Trump's financial dealings and how he took advantage of loopholes in the tax system. The book's authors, from the New York Times, revealed how Trump used various means to minimize his tax burden.

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Ross Buettner wrote this book called Lucky Loser about Donald Trump's money.

Character Limit

Kate Conger

The book delves into the behind-the-scenes stories of Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, detailing the chaos and decision-making processes involved. It highlights the lack of planning and surprising decisions made during the initial weeks of the acquisition, including his prioritization of reinstating certain accounts and the scale of layoffs.

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I love this new book, Character Limit, How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter. It's getting a lot of attention.

Melania

Melania Trump

Melania Trump released a promotional video for her upcoming memoir, in which she defended her past work as a nude model, which was perceived as an attempt to sell more copies of the book.

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Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?

The Four

Scott Galloway

The author mentioned his book, "The Four," which was about to be adapted into a scripted series for television. He expressed excitement about its upcoming adaptation and the process of selling it to Hollywood.

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I've been jonesing since I wrote my book The Four, available now on Amazon in 2017.

Facebook

Steven Levy

It was mentioned that a book is coming out where Donald Trump threatens Mark Zuckerberg with prison, potentially as a reason for Zuckerberg's letter to Congress.

Think Again

Adam Grant

Adam Grant mentioned his book, *Think Again*, as an example of the kind of work he does as an organizational psychologist at Wharton.

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And the author of *Think Again* and so many other books.

Brotopia

Emily Chang

The book "Brotopia" by Emily Chang was mentioned during a discussion about the evolution of tech founders from nerds to tech bros.

Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King

Anupreeta Das

The author, Anupreeta Das, explained how Bill Gates's public persona has shifted from an entitled hero to a somewhat villain and every shade in between over the years, discussing his evolution and the role of the Gates Foundation.

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Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King, Bill Gates and His Quest, Shape Our World.

Breaking Twitter

Ben Mezrich

An excerpt from a new book about the Twitter takeover was discussed, where it was mentioned that there were people who knew better, particularly around the blue rollout, which wasn't going to work.

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I was just reading, there was an excerpt from a new book about the Twitter takeover. And a lot of it was about people who knew better, or this was particularly around the blue rollout, which wasn't going to work. And a lot of us said this like, come on, internally that knew that and continued, tried to say it and then couldn't.