Chapter
The Joy of Discovering Great Books
1:46:43 - 1:54:11 (07:28)
The podcast host discusses the pleasure of discovering great books from unexpected sources and shares a personal anecdote about a particularly funny book he enjoys giving as a gift.
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Tim Ferriss recommends books that he often gives to friends, including comic memoirs and emphasizes the importance of great literature.
1:46:43 - 1:50:33 (03:50)
Summary
Tim Ferriss recommends books that he often gives to friends, including comic memoirs and emphasizes the importance of great literature.
ChapterThe Joy of Discovering Great Books
Episode#427: Michael Lewis — Inside the Mind of the Iconic Writer
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Michael Lewis recommends the book, The Innocent Anthropologist, where Nigel Barley documents his time spent with interesting people in Northern Cameroon in the mid-1970s, despite being told that the tribe he wanted to write about was no longer there.
1:50:33 - 1:52:36 (02:02)
Summary
Michael Lewis recommends the book, The Innocent Anthropologist, where Nigel Barley documents his time spent with interesting people in Northern Cameroon in the mid-1970s, despite being told that the tribe he wanted to write about was no longer there.
ChapterThe Joy of Discovering Great Books
Episode#427: Michael Lewis — Inside the Mind of the Iconic Writer
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast conversation, the speakers discuss the prevalence of bumper stickers in Berkeley, California and what message they would choose to put on a billboard if given the chance to reach billions of people.
1:52:36 - 1:54:11 (01:35)
Summary
In this podcast conversation, the speakers discuss the prevalence of bumper stickers in Berkeley, California and what message they would choose to put on a billboard if given the chance to reach billions of people.