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War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy

From Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the best-selling, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov, comes a brilliant, engaging, and eminently readable translation of Leo Tolstoy’s master epic. • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great Ame...

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They noted that he had just finished reading War and Peace, claiming he read the entire novel in a single day.

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He just finished War and Peace the last time I was over at his house. Oh, did he? Did he? He said he read it in a day.

— Episode: Two Strikes. Is Hegseth Out?

Episode: Two Strikes. Is Hegseth Out?

They noted that he had just finished reading War and Peace, claiming he read the entire novel in a single day.

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He just finished War and Peace the last time I was over at his house. Oh, did he? Did he? He said he read it in a day.

Stuff You Should Know

It was used as an example of a book that could supposedly be read in only 18 minutes using speed reading, but this was proven to be impossible and a scam.

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Their workshop boasted that you could read 5 to 7,000 words per minute and you could get through war and peace in 18 minutes.

— Episode: Short Stuff: Speed Reading

Episode: Short Stuff: Speed Reading

It was used as an example of a book that could supposedly be read in only 18 minutes using speed reading, but this was proven to be impossible and a scam.

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Their workshop boasted that you could read 5 to 7,000 words per minute and you could get through war and peace in 18 minutes.

Episode: Short Stuff: Speed Reading

It was used as an example to demonstrate the unrealistic claim that someone could read the entire book in just 18 minutes using speed reading.

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Their workshop boasted that you could read 5 to 7,000 words per minute and you could get through war and peace in 18 minutes.

Episode: Short Stuff: Speed Reading

It was mentioned as a book that Evelyn Wood's speed reading course claimed a person could finish in 18 minutes, which the hosts found dubious.

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Their workshop boasted that you could read 5 to 7,000 words per minute and you could get through war and peace in 18 minutes.

Huberman Lab

The author uses "War and Peace" as an example of how stories can act as theories in motion, providing a deeper understanding of complex concepts through narrative.

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This is why, what's the point of war and peace? War and peace is really a theory of great leaders in the war.

— Episode: Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth M...

Episode: Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to...

The author uses "War and Peace" as an example of how stories can act as theories in motion, providing a deeper understanding of complex concepts through narrative.

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This is why, what's the point of war and peace? War and peace is really a theory of great leaders in the war.

There's any English PhDs, I'm sure they'll tell me that's oversimplified version of what Tulsa was doing, but you learn the theory in a narrative way.

So this is a classic idea throughout human history.

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

It was mentioned as a book that could be used to help a child sleep due to its weight, in a joking manner.

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Put War and Peace on her head and she goes out like a light

— Episode: Please Don’t Destroy (with Special Guest...

Episode: Please Don’t Destroy (with Special Guest Paul Rudd...

It was mentioned as a book that could be used to help a child sleep due to its weight, in a joking manner.

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Put War and Peace on her head and she goes out like a light

The Mel Robbins Podcast

It was mentioned as a classic novel the guest was reading on her Kindle after moving from romance novels.

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I'm reading War and Peace.

— Episode: How to Get Motivated: #1 Dopamine Expert...

Episode: How to Get Motivated: #1 Dopamine Expert’s Protoco...

It was mentioned as a classic novel the guest was reading on her Kindle after moving from romance novels.

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I'm reading War and Peace.

The Ezra Klein Show

Stephanie recommended this classic novel, noting its large page count but stating it is absolutely worth the time investment.

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I would recommend one of my favorite novels of all time, which is War and Peace. It's a huge investment of time and it's absolutely worth it.

— Episode: Meet the ‘Angry, Aggrieved’ New Right

Episode: Meet the ‘Angry, Aggrieved’ New Right

Stephanie recommended this classic novel, noting its large page count but stating it is absolutely worth the time investment.

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I would recommend one of my favorite novels of all time, which is War and Peace. It's a huge investment of time and it's absolutely worth it.

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Stewart remarked that someone could read War and Peace without it taking very long, using it as a hyperbolic example of endurance.

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You could read War and Peace and it wouldn't take you that long.

— Episode: Who Is Government? Storytime with Michae...

Episode: Who Is Government? Storytime with Michael Lewis

Stewart remarked that someone could read War and Peace without it taking very long, using it as a hyperbolic example of endurance.

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You could read War and Peace and it wouldn't take you that long.

The Rest Is History

It was listed among the books Kennedy reportedly took with him on his SouthPacific patrols.

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He also took War and Peace and read that.

— Episode: 392. JFK: The Road to the White House (P...

Episode: 392. JFK: The Road to the White House (Part 1)

It was listed among the books Kennedy reportedly took with him on his SouthPacific patrols.

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He also took War and Peace and read that.

Episode: 382. Young Napoleon: Teenage Revolutionary (Part 1...

Tolstoy's epic was cited alongside Stendhal's novel to illustrate how Napoleon's legacy is woven into the fabric of great literature.

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Stendhal's Le Rouge et le Noir, Tolstoy War and Peace.

Episode: 88. The First Anglo-Afghan War

The hosts referred to the opening of War and Peace as "book one" that describes the meeting of Tsar Alexander and Napoleon planning an invasion of India.

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when Alexander the Tsar of Russia and Napoleon meet on a barge and plan to invade India together in 1810. 1812 is the retreat. So 1889, 1812, war and peace opens with before Tilsit. That's book one of war and peace.

The Megyn Kelly Show

It was used as an analogy for Niall Ferguson's first encounter with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, comparing it to the moment Pierre sees Natasha.

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By the way, if you've ever read War and Peace, the moment when Pierre sees Natasha, everything stops.

— Episode: Biden's Foreign Policy Failures, Rise of...

Episode: Biden's Foreign Policy Failures, Rise of Woke Poli...

It was used as an analogy for Niall Ferguson's first encounter with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, comparing it to the moment Pierre sees Natasha.

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By the way, if you've ever read War and Peace, the moment when Pierre sees Natasha, everything stops.

Modern Wisdom

Dan Jones cited War and Peace as an example of a classic, widely read historical novel.

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War and Peace

— Episode: #852 - Dan Jones - The Untold Story Of E...

Episode: #852 - Dan Jones - The Untold Story Of England’s G...

Dan Jones cited War and Peace as an example of a classic, widely read historical novel.

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War and Peace

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Ralph Schoellhammer recommended reading Tolstoy's War and Peace, because it demonstrated that a fulfilling life could be found in being a farmer, husband, and model citizen, rather than trying to save the world.

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I know that you're also a huge fan of Russian literature why people should read particularly in this in this respect Tolstoy again and I think we need to allow people to work in class once but you can...

— Episode: 285. How to Make the World a Better Plac...

Episode: 285. How to Make the World a Better Place | Bjørn...

Ralph Schoellhammer recommended reading Tolstoy's War and Peace, because it demonstrated that a fulfilling life could be found in being a farmer, husband, and model citizen, rather than trying to save the world.

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I know that you're also a huge fan of Russian literature why people should read particularly in this in this respect Tolstoy again and I think we need to allow people to work in class once but you can find satisfaction you can find a fulfilling life in being a farmer being a good husband being a model of these kind of things it doesn't always have to be saving the world also psychologically we take 18 year olds that is how you saved the world precisely one community at a time but now we take 18 year olds and we tell them the world is going to end no wonder that we have such high degrees of attempted suicide and depression and these kind of things what we're doing to young people as well as a consequence of this

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

It was discussed as a novel the guest has reread several times, each reading giving him a new life experience. He mentioned reading it in English.

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Well, you know, I read war and peace. And English, I think it was the same translation each time.

— Episode: Erik Larson (historical author)

Episode: Erik Larson (historical author)

It was discussed as a novel the guest has reread several times, each reading giving him a new life experience. He mentioned reading it in English.

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Well, you know, I read war and peace. And English, I think it was the same translation each time.

Episode: Erik Larson (historical author)

Erik discussed his longterm effort to read Tolstoy's epic in its original Russian, noting multiple readings in English and the profound impact each experience had on him.

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I have read War and Peace in English... I've read it now three times. And what I find so fascinating about War and Peace is that each time you read it, it is like you have lived another life.

Revisionist History

It was referenced as an example of how memories can change over time, particularly when someone embellishes their experiences for a certain audience in the past tense.

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in War and Peace, and I'm paraphrasing, of course, because you can't remember Tolstoy word for word, there's a sequence where a young man who'd been at a battle, I think the Battle of Borodino, is in...

— Episode: A Polite Word for Liar

Episode: A Polite Word for Liar

It was referenced as an example of how memories can change over time, particularly when someone embellishes their experiences for a certain audience in the past tense.

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in War and Peace, and I'm paraphrasing, of course, because you can't remember Tolstoy word for word, there's a sequence where a young man who'd been at a battle, I think the Battle of Borodino, is in Moscow in a drawing room telling these very attractive young ladies about his war experiences.

How I Built This with Guy Raz

A book mentioned as being read in the new Graduate hotel in Princeton, New Jersey, suggesting a guest was planning a long stay.

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In fact, recently someone was in there reading a copy of War and Peace, which I assume means they're going to be staying for a long time.

— Episode: Graduate Hotels: Ben Weprin

Episode: Graduate Hotels: Ben Weprin

A book mentioned as being read in the new Graduate hotel in Princeton, New Jersey, suggesting a guest was planning a long stay.

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In fact, recently someone was in there reading a copy of War and Peace, which I assume means they're going to be staying for a long time.

Episode: Graduate Hotels: Ben Weprin

A book mentioned as being read in the new Graduate hotel in Princeton, New Jersey, suggesting a guest was planning a long stay.

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In fact, recently someone was in there reading a copy of War and Peace, which I assume means they're going to be staying for a long time.

Monday Morning Podcast

It was mentioned as a long and detailed book, similar to the level of detail in the girlfriend's drinking problems email.

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This is like the fucking war and peace

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-29-18

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 1-29-18

It was mentioned as a long and detailed book, similar to the level of detail in the girlfriend's drinking problems email.

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This is like the fucking war and peace

StarTalk Radio

It was used as an example to illustrate how nanobots could potentially inject information directly into a person's memory banks, akin to the movie The Matrix.

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And one will be preloaded with War and Peace, the novel, and would somehow inject it into your neurosynaptic memory banks.

— Episode: Gazing into the Future with Ray Kurzweil

Episode: Gazing into the Future with Ray Kurzweil

It was used as an example to illustrate how nanobots could potentially inject information directly into a person's memory banks, akin to the movie The Matrix.

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And one will be preloaded with War and Peace, the novel, and would somehow inject it into your neurosynaptic memory banks.

Morning Brew Daily

It was mentioned as an example of a book that could be easily faked on Goodreads, since nobody would actually check if you had read it.

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Oh, like you read War and Peace. Like what was your favorite part? No one would ever ask you that.

— Episode: Global Chip War Heats Up & Bob Iger's $2...

Episode: Global Chip War Heats Up & Bob Iger's $250M Women'...

It was mentioned as an example of a book that could be easily faked on Goodreads, since nobody would actually check if you had read it.

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Oh, like you read War and Peace. Like what was your favorite part? No one would ever ask you that.

Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan

Heather compared her own book to the title, noting it was not the "war and peace" of self‑help and emphasizing its brevity. She also remarked that most people lack the patience to read such a massive work, using the novel as a benchmark for length and difficulty.

Episode: Confidence Classic: You Can Be REMARKABLE: The Gui...

Heather joked that her book is not the "war and peace" of selfhelp, emphasizing its brevity compared to massive tomes.

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This is not the war and peace of selfhelp.

Episode: #472: Fear LESS, Plan MORE, Achieve BIG with Seth...

Heather compared the length and difficulty of her own book to reading War and Peace, saying most people don't have the patience for it.

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So that's how I wrote the book because I don't think people, including me, have the patience to read War and Peace ever again.

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They mentioned the classic novel and said they would make sure the DJ played it during the show.

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war and peace the DJ at Rob I'll make sure he plays it tonight as he walks to the seat

— Episode: 2024-03-06- KSR - Hour 2

Episode: 2024-03-06- KSR - Hour 2

They mentioned the classic novel and said they would make sure the DJ played it during the show.

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war and peace the DJ at Rob I'll make sure he plays it tonight as he walks to the seat

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