The Power of the Dog

This book by Don Winslow was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: Mark Greaney. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, exercise & strength, supplements. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

Overview: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cartel comes an explosive novel of the drug trade that takes you deep inside a world riddled with corruption, betrayal, and bloody revenge. The prequel to The Cartel, and set about 10 years earlier, The Power of the Dog introduces a brilliant cast of characters. Art Keller is an obsessive DEA agent. The Barrera brothers are heirs to a drug empire. Nora Hayden is a jaded teenager who becomes a high-class hooker. Father Parada is a powerful and incorruptible Catholic priest. Callan is an Irish kid from Hell's kitchen who grows up to be a merciless hit man.

• “the power of the dog it's three books they're fantastic and I've listened to the ray Porter thing”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “they're fantastic”
  Mark Greaney · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202401:20:07

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #1942 - Mark Greaney". The episode features Mark Greaney: Bestselling thriller novelist behind the Gray Man series and the continuation of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels. Thriller author Mark Greaney on writing the Gray Man series, the Hollywood adaptation, tactical research, brutal injuries, and the discipline behind creativity.