Trung Phan Recommended Books
Trung Phan has recommended 41 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
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The Prize
The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
"If you were to ask me what single business book most changed my perception of the world, it is [this one.]" - Trung Phan (Source)
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The Box
How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
"[Has] comparable breadth as The Prize in terms of globe-spanning industries." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The World for Sale
Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources
"[Has] comparable breadth as The Prize in terms of globe-spanning industries." - Trung Phan (Source)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
"As good as it gets in describing the development of the nuclear industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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More Money Than God
Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
"About the Hedge Funds industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Hard Landing
The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos
"About the Post-deregulation Airlines industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
"About the Fast-food industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
"About the Footwear industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
The Power Law
Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
"About the Venture Capital industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The Reckoning
"About the Auto industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
The Power Broker
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
"About the Urban Planning industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The Alchemy of Air
A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
"About the Chemicals industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Masters of Doom
How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
"About the PC Gaming industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Patrick Collison, Alexis Ohanian, Jeff Atwood, Tobi Lütke, Austen Allred, Elon Musk
Barbarians at the Gate
The Fall of RJR Nabisco
"About the Private Equity industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Creativity, Inc.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
"About the Animation industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Ezra Klein, Mark Zuckerberg, Jason Calacanis, Demis Hassabis, Alexis Ohanian, Michael Mauboussin, Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Digital Gold
Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent Money
"About the Bitcoin industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Liar's Poker
"About the Trading industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Easy Riders Raging Bulls
How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
"About the Post-70s Hollywood industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The Attention Merchants
The Epic Struggle to Get Inside Our Heads
"About the Digital Ads industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The Fish That Ate the Whale
The Life and Times of America's Banana King
"About the Bananas industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Ryan Holiday, Andrew Wilkinson, Jason Calacanis, Patrick O'Shaughnessy
The Goal
A Process of Ongoing Improvement
"About the Operations industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Empires of Light
Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
"About the Electricity industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Genentech
The Beginnings of Biotech
"About the Biotech industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The House of Morgan
An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
"About the Banking industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The Master Switch
The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
"About the Media Platforms industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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The $12 Million Stuffed Shark
The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art
"About the Contemporary Art industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Powerhouse
The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency
"About the Talent industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Nothing Like It In the World
The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
"About the Railroads industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Lords of Strategy
The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World
"About the Management consulting industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Junkyard Planet
Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
"About the Trash industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Dethroning the King
The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, an American Icon
"About the Beer industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Setting the Table
The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
"About the Restaurants industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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Noah Kagan, Chip Conley, Julie Rice, Fred Wilson, Patrick O'Shaughnessy, Bill Gurley
The Emperors of Chocolate
Inside the Secret World of Hershey and Mars
"About the Confectionary industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
The World in a Grain
The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
"About the Sand industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
The Elements of Power
Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age
"About the Rare metals industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Bad Pharma
How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
"About the Pharma industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
The Perfectionists
How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
"About the Machining industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Fire in the Valley
The Birth and Death of the Personal Computer
"About the Early PC industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
How Music Got Free
A Story of Obsession and Invention
"About the Digital Music industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
Cable Cowboy
John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business
"About the Cable TV industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
The Big Payback
The History of the Business of Hip-Hop
"About the Hip-hop industry." - Trung Phan (Source)
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