References in Popular Culture
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has cited the book as an influence on their album, Yield. Quinn responds to the album's significance in relation to the book on his website.
In Rise Against's album The Sufferer and The Witness, Ishmael is on the recommended reading list.
In an interview Animals as Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi referenced the book as the inspiration for the band name.
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