Fleeced
Trish FitzSimons
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The Longest Fence in the World
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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.
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Dingo
Roland Breckwoldt
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The Longest Fence in the World
Blue Guide Rome
Annabel Barber
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Artistic License Redux
Shady Characters
Keith Houston
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The Em Dash
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Laurence Sterne
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The Em Dash
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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The Em Dash
Moby Dick (Chartwell Classics)
Herman Melville
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The Em Dash
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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The Em Dash
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
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The Em Dash
How to Say Goodbye
Wendy MacNaughton
Mentioned 6 months ago
Audio Flux
The Book of John (The Smart Guide to the Bible Series)
Lin Johnson
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Exit Interview With Michael Bierut
The 99% Invisible City
Roman Mars
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Beyond the 99% Invisible City
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Concrete Planet
The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
Roman introduced Robert Corlin as the author of Concrete Planet while they discussed the book's relevance to a yearlong conversation about infrastructure.
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And that is Robert Corlin, author of Concrete Planet, giving us a lay of the land.
— Episode: Brilliantly Boring
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Episode: Brilliantly Boring
Roman introduced Robert Corlin as the author of Concrete Planet while they discussed the book's relevance to a yearlong conversation about infrastructure.
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And that is Robert Corlin, author of Concrete Planet, giving us a lay of the land.
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
The host noted that Ransom's 1912 book Reinforced Concrete Buildings was not the most scintillating text, but conveyed a hint of bitterness in his description of the twisted rebar invention.
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In his book, Reinforced Concrete Buildings, published in 1912, which is not the most scintillating of texts, you can detect a tinge of bitterness in Ransom's words.
— Episode: Brilliantly Boring
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Episode: Brilliantly Boring
The host noted that Ransom's 1912 book Reinforced Concrete Buildings was not the most scintillating text, but conveyed a hint of bitterness in his description of the twisted rebar invention.
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In his book, Reinforced Concrete Buildings, published in 1912, which is not the most scintillating of texts, you can detect a tinge of bitterness in Ransom's words.
The Power Broker (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
During the closing credits, the team mentioned that they routinely discuss the classic biography The Power Broker among other topics.
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we talk about architecture, we talk about movies, we talk about flags, and we definitely, definitely talk about the Power Broker.
— Episode: Brilliantly Boring
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Episode: Brilliantly Boring
During the closing credits, the team mentioned that they routinely discuss the classic biography The Power Broker among other topics.
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we talk about architecture, we talk about movies, we talk about flags, and we definitely, definitely talk about the Power Broker.
New York Dick
The episode noted that Galen Smith authored New York Dick, a book about the subwaypenis phenomenon.
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Galen Smith is the author of New York Dick, a book about the subway penis. A primitive little symbol to be sure, but one he believes is giving voice to our true feelings about our med...
— Episode: Liberation Squares plus NY Dick
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Episode: Liberation Squares plus NY Dick
The episode noted that Galen Smith authored New York Dick, a book about the subwaypenis phenomenon.
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Galen Smith is the author of New York Dick, a book about the subway penis. A primitive little symbol to be sure, but one he believes is giving voice to our true feelings about our media landscape.
In the Land of Invented Languages
Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build A Perfect Language
Erika Okrent discussed her book In the Land of Invented Languages, which examined the history of constructed languages and highlighted Esperanto's role in that story.
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My name is Erika Okrent, and I'm the author of In the Land of Invented Languages.
— Episode: A Designed Language
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Episode: A Designed Language
Erika Okrent discussed her book In the Land of Invented Languages, which examined the history of constructed languages and highlighted Esperanto's role in that story.
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My name is Erika Okrent, and I'm the author of In the Land of Invented Languages.
Infinite City
A San Francisco Atlas (Chairman's Circle Books)
It was presented as a San Francisco atlas that compiled 22 maps, celebrating traditional cartography while proposing that a city can be described in infinite ways.
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And if your only experience with maps is a triple-A road atlas, then Rebecca Solnit's new book will blow your mind.
— Episode: 13- Maps
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Episode: 13- Maps
It was presented as a San Francisco atlas that compiled 22 maps, celebrating traditional cartography while proposing that a city can be described in infinite ways.
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And if your only experience with maps is a triple-A road atlas, then Rebecca Solnit's new book will blow your mind.
This is Rebecca Solnit with Infinite City, a San Francisco atlas. It's both a collection of maps and a proposition that any city is infinite because it can be described in infinite ways.
It's 22 maps that want to be beautiful and want to celebrate old-fashioned map making with paper, with drawings, with old cartography, with a sense of wonder and with practical information you can actually go to.
And in the San Francisco Infinite City atlas, these murder sites are represented on the city map as red dots. But alongside them is an array of green dots that represent all of the living Monterey Cypress trees in the city.
Oil on the Brain
Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline
Lisa Marginelli discussed her book, using it as a metaphor to explain how modern design encourages wasteful fuel consumption.
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My name is Lisa Marginelli, and I wrote a book called Oil on the Brain, Petroleum's Long Strange Trip to Your Tank.
— Episode: 99% Undesigned
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Episode: 99% Undesigned
Lisa Marginelli discussed her book, using it as a metaphor to explain how modern design encourages wasteful fuel consumption.
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My name is Lisa Marginelli, and I wrote a book called Oil on the Brain, Petroleum's Long Strange Trip to Your Tank.
The One-Way Ticket Plan
Find and Fund Your Purpose While Traveling the World
The book was mentioned while noting its author, James McClain, who was 64 years old at the time of discussion.
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The author of The One-Way Plan, James McClain, is 64.
— Episode: One Way Ticket To Mars
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Episode: One Way Ticket To Mars
The book was mentioned while noting its author, James McClain, who was 64 years old at the time of discussion.
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The author of The One-Way Plan, James McClain, is 64.
Railroaded
The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
The episode noted that Richard White, a Stanford history professor, was the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America, which examined how railroads shaped U.S. development and land policy.
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Richard White is professor emeritus of history at Stanford and the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America.
— Episode: The Checkerboard
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Episode: The Checkerboard
The episode noted that Richard White, a Stanford history professor, was the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America, which examined how railroads shaped U.S. development and land policy.
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Richard White is professor emeritus of history at Stanford and the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America.
The Formula for Better Health
How to Save Millions of Lives--Including Your Own
Roman introduced Dr. Frieden as the author of his recent book that offers a formula to improve health and save millions of lives.
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author of the recent book, The Formula for Better Health, How to Save Millions of Lives, Including Your Own.
— Episode: Constitution Breakdown #5: Dr. Tom Fried...
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Episode: Constitution Breakdown #5: Dr. Tom Frieden
Roman introduced Dr. Frieden as the author of his recent book that offers a formula to improve health and save millions of lives.
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author of the recent book, The Formula for Better Health, How to Save Millions of Lives, Including Your Own.
Essential Elements for Band - Eb Alto Saxophone Book 1 With EEi Online Access | Beginner Alto Sax Method | Step-by-Step Band Instruction for Students and Teachers |Learn Saxophone Skill and Technique
The episode noted that Dr. Stephen Cottrell had authored a book titled The Saxophone, though it was suggested the book might never have been written.
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Dr. Cottrell is the author of a book called The Saxophone. But that book might never have been written because Saxe nearly died before he invented anything.
— Episode: Sax Appeal
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Episode: Sax Appeal
The episode noted that Dr. Stephen Cottrell had authored a book titled The Saxophone, though it was suggested the book might never have been written.
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Dr. Cottrell is the author of a book called The Saxophone. But that book might never have been written because Saxe nearly died before he invented anything.
The 99% Invisible City
A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
In 2020 the hosts released an illustrated hardcover titled A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design, describing it as a hit book about the built environment.
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In 2020, my co-author Roman Mars and I put out a hit book about the built environment. It's an illustrated hardcover we called A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design.
— Episode: Beyond the 99% Invisible City
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Episode: Beyond the 99% Invisible City
In 2020 the hosts released an illustrated hardcover titled A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design, describing it as a hit book about the built environment.
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In 2020, my co-author Roman Mars and I put out a hit book about the built environment. It's an illustrated hardcover we called A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design.
How to Say Goodbye
The book was described as a recently published work by Wendy McNaughton that drew on her time with people at the end of their lives and inspired the "letting go" theme for the AudioFlux circuit.
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And with her, we came up with this theme of letting go. And this was based on a book that she had written and recently published after spending some time with people at the end of their lives. So the...
— Episode: Audio Flux
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Episode: Audio Flux
The book was described as a recently published work by Wendy McNaughton that drew on her time with people at the end of their lives and inspired the "letting go" theme for the AudioFlux circuit.
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And with her, we came up with this theme of letting go. And this was based on a book that she had written and recently published after spending some time with people at the end of their lives. So the book was called How to Say Goodbye.
Blue Guide Rome
Thirteenth Edition
It was cited as one of the automobile guidebooks that travelers used in the 1920s to discover services and attractions along the road.
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National magazines, various automobile guides, the Blue Guide, the Green Book, and of course tons and tons of promotional brochures.
— Episode: Artistic License Redux
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Episode: Artistic License Redux
It was cited as one of the automobile guidebooks that travelers used in the 1920s to discover services and attractions along the road.
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National magazines, various automobile guides, the Blue Guide, the Green Book, and of course tons and tons of promotional brochures.
Fleeced
Unraveling the History of Wool and War
The host noted that Trish Fitzsimmons was a coauthor of the book Fleeced, which explores the history of wool and war.
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That's Trish Fitzsimmons, coauthor of the book Fleeced, unraveling the history of wool and war.
— Episode: The Longest Fence in the World
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Episode: The Longest Fence in the World
The host noted that Trish Fitzsimmons was a coauthor of the book Fleeced, which explores the history of wool and war.
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That's Trish Fitzsimmons, coauthor of the book Fleeced, unraveling the history of wool and war.
coauthor of the book Fleeced, and Ronald Breckwald, author of the book Dingo, the true story of Australia's most maligned native animal.
Dingo
The true story of Australia's most maligned native animal
The credits identified Ronald Breckwald as the author of the book Dingo, the true story of Australia's most maligned native animal.
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coauthor of the book Fleeced, and Ronald Breckwald, author of the book Dingo, the true story of Australia's most maligned native animal.
— Episode: The Longest Fence in the World
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Episode: The Longest Fence in the World
The credits identified Ronald Breckwald as the author of the book Dingo, the true story of Australia's most maligned native animal.
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coauthor of the book Fleeced, and Ronald Breckwald, author of the book Dingo, the true story of Australia's most maligned native animal.
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