The speaker's guest confuses the title of his book, Devil May Dance, with another book about meeting your soulmate at a disco.
The podcast guest, who wrote the book Screw Everyone, Sleeping My Way to Monogamy, discusses the unique experience of being thrown into an emotional TV moment.
The speaker discusses the sales figures of best-selling books in recent years, with only a few titles making it to the top 10 million copies sold list.
The book "Just Keep Buying" by Mike Zhe is discussed, including how COVID-19 influenced its title.
Two people discuss the different experiences of reading a book and watching a movie adaptation, highlighting the power of imagination when reading a book.
The speaker highly recommends a book that provides applicable principles for any industry, expresses gratitude towards the interviewer for their perception, and praises John Lloyd's success in advertising and television comedy.
Ryan Holiday and Jason Calacanis discuss how selling millions of copies of a book could equate to millions in gross profit, as well as the concept of "book as a business card."
From the mid-1980s to the early 2000s, many authors wrote books about what would happen after the Cold War. One of the most famous, which claimed that America would face off against drug cartels, made sweeping statements based on weak evidence.
A conversation about impactful books leads to the recommendation of Judea Paul's "The Mind's Eye," a book that discusses the brain's thinking processes and resource management, which the speaker bought but hasn't read yet as an electronic version is not available.
Venture capitalist Steve Jurbetson invites past guests, friends and new faces to share about their favorite books, the ones that have influenced and transformed them in his new series. He also shares his own most gifted, influential and important book.
The speaker suggests that audiobooks are better for fiction, biographies, and memoirs, while physical books are better for self-help, personal development, and business. However, this ultimately depends on personal preference and there is no right way to consume books.
The distinction between a book and a long scroll lies in whether or not the pages are connected. Consumerism and the commercialization of books is discussed.
The speaker admits to not enjoying reading and confesses that it has been a few years since they have read a full book.
