Books mentioned on Acquired
22 picks pulled straight from the transcripts — each with the exact quote and who said it. Sponsor reads excluded.
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Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empiresby Unknown
Understand how Disney built an entertainment empire from scratch.
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The Animated Manby Michael Barrier
Learn how Disney elevated animation craft and storytelling standards.
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Walt Disney: An American Originalby Neal Gabler
Understand how Disney built the animation empire that set industry standards.
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Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imaginationby Neal Gabler
Understand the full story of Disney's creative vision and business empire.
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Enzo Ferrariby Brock Yates
Understand how obsession and engineering vision built a legendary brand.
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Go Like Hellby A.J. Baime
Learn how Ford's unlikely team defeated Ferrari in racing's greatest rivalry.
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The Art of Spending Money
Learn how to have honest money conversations with your family
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The Undoing Projectby Michael Lewis
Learn how two psychologists revolutionized how we understand human decision-making.
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How to Build a Carby Adrian Newey
Learn how legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey approaches car engineering.
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The Formulaby Albert-László Barabási
Learn the science-backed principles behind what makes companies and people succeed.
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America's Gameby Michael MacCambridge
Understand the NFL's rise from a struggling league to American obsession.
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Emperors of Chocolateby Joel Glenn Brenner
Understand how chocolate became a global industry and shaped modern commerce.
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Home Gameby Michael Lewis
Understand how tech billionaires think and compete through real-world power plays.
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Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chaseby Dina Rabinovitch
Understand how one leader built the most powerful bank in modern history
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Morris Chang's Autobiographyby Morris Chang
Learn how a company became the world's most critical chipmaker.
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Science, the Endless Frontierby Vannevar Bush
Understand how government shapes scientific progress and innovation
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The Name of the Windby Patrick Rothfuss
Escape into a richly imagined fantasy world with a captivating protagonist's origin story
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For God, Country, and Coca-Colaby Mark Pendergrast
Understand how a beverage company shaped global culture and business.
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Secret Formula
Learn how Coca-Cola guarded its secret formula for over a century.
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The Secret Life of Groceriesby Benjamin Lorr
Understand how convenience retail and supply chains actually built America
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Genius Makersby Cade Metz
Understand how AI research breakthroughs happened and who made them.
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In the Plexby Steven Levy
Understand how Google built its dominance and approach to AI.