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Verifying About Vampires (Whispering Witch Mysteries Book 2)
He tried reading the book but stopped because of the heavy sex scenes.
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Started trying to read Verifying. By Colleen Hoover. And it's just loads of sex scenes. So I bailed out of that.
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He tried reading the book but stopped because of the heavy sex scenes.
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Started trying to read Verifying. By Colleen Hoover. And it's just loads of sex scenes. So I bailed out of that.
The Narrow Road Between Desires (Kingkiller Chronicle)
He noted it as a new novella by Rothfuss.
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I read The Narrow Road Between Desires, which is the new novella that Patrick Rothfuss wrote.
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He noted it as a new novella by Rothfuss.
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I read The Narrow Road Between Desires, which is the new novella that Patrick Rothfuss wrote.
Metabolical
The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition and Modern Medicine―Unpacking the Science Behind Food and Health
It was referenced as another of Lustig's books about metabolic health.
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and Metabolical by Robert Lustig.
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It was referenced as another of Lustig's books about metabolic health.
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and Metabolical by Robert Lustig.
The Social Brain
The Psychology of Successful Groups
Robin Dunbar highlighted his new book, noting that humans have only grappled with the stresses and complexities of living in large societies for less than 8,000 years.
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You said there's a really great quote from your new one, The Social Brain. Humans have only had to grapple with the stresses and complexities of living in large societies for less tha...
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Robin Dunbar highlighted his new book, noting that humans have only grappled with the stresses and complexities of living in large societies for less than 8,000 years.
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You said there's a really great quote from your new one, The Social Brain. Humans have only had to grapple with the stresses and complexities of living in large societies for less than 8,000 years.
Make Your Move (Hannaford Prep Book 2)
The host praised the book as really great and noted that it discusses sex ratios from a profemale perspective, mentioning historical advice that women should act uninterested to attract men.
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I do think that this is the subject of John Berger's book, Make the First Move, which is really, really great and touches on sex ratios from a very sort of profemale perspective.
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The host praised the book as really great and noted that it discusses sex ratios from a profemale perspective, mentioning historical advice that women should act uninterested to attract men.
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I do think that this is the subject of John Berger's book, Make the First Move, which is really, really great and touches on sex ratios from a very sort of profemale perspective.
Where he says that for almost all of human history, women were told that the way to attract a guy was to treat him like you don't like him. Why men love bitches and feigned disinterest and all this sort of stuff.
On the Shortness of Life
Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas)
He mentioned that Dean Rickles had written The Shortness of Life, using it as an illustration of a futile sea voyage analogy.
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Dean Rickles who was on the show he wrote The Shortness of Life about two or three months ago and he gives this example of a fisherman or a navy man going out to sea ... you would want to go on an adv...
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He mentioned that Dean Rickles had written The Shortness of Life, using it as an illustration of a futile sea voyage analogy.
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Dean Rickles who was on the show he wrote The Shortness of Life about two or three months ago and he gives this example of a fisherman or a navy man going out to sea ... you would want to go on an adventure ... you would come back and it would have moved ... you would have gone and done things but you didn't go anyway you didn't have a journey ...
From Transgender to Transhuman
A Manifesto On the Freedom Of Form
Chris Williamson mentioned Rothblatt's book as a manifesto arguing for the freedom to modify one's body and gender through technology.
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Rothblatt has written a book called From Transgender to Transhuman, A Manifesto for Freedom of Form, which argues that the freedom to be, to present, you know, with whatever secondary...
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Chris Williamson mentioned Rothblatt's book as a manifesto arguing for the freedom to modify one's body and gender through technology.
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Rothblatt has written a book called From Transgender to Transhuman, A Manifesto for Freedom of Form, which argues that the freedom to be, to present, you know, with whatever secondary sex characteristics we choose ...
When Men Behave Badly
The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
The book was mentioned as discussing a small cohort of men responsible for most creepy behavior, highlighting serial offenders.
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David Buss talks about this in Men Behaving Badly, which is there is a small cohort of men that do almost all of the really creepy behavior.
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The book was mentioned as discussing a small cohort of men responsible for most creepy behavior, highlighting serial offenders.
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David Buss talks about this in Men Behaving Badly, which is there is a small cohort of men that do almost all of the really creepy behavior.
A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters
The host mentioned it as an amazing Julian Barnes book with a title reminiscent of their own episode theme.
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there's an amazing Julian Barnes book, The History of the World in 10 and a Half Chapters.
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The host mentioned it as an amazing Julian Barnes book with a title reminiscent of their own episode theme.
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there's an amazing Julian Barnes book, The History of the World in 10 and a Half Chapters.
The World of Ice & Fire
The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire)
The host said he had read the prequel book titled A World of Ice and Fire, noting it was the source material for the series he was discussing.
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I think it's called a world of ice and fire or whatever the prequel book is
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The host said he had read the prequel book titled A World of Ice and Fire, noting it was the source material for the series he was discussing.
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I think it's called a world of ice and fire or whatever the prequel book is
Sam Raven
The Complete Series
He listed that he has a whole bunch of novels he wrote called the Ryan Drake series among his current projects.
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I've got a whole bunch of novels that I've written called the Ryan Drake series
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He listed that he has a whole bunch of novels he wrote called the Ryan Drake series among his current projects.
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I've got a whole bunch of novels that I've written called the Ryan Drake series
Models
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He mentioned that he authored a book titled 'Models Attract Women Through Honesty', which argues that honest communication wins in relationships.
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I wrote a book, it's called Models Attract Women Through Honesty, and ultimately the core of the book is that honesty always wins, but to actually be able to live that you have to sor...
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He mentioned that he authored a book titled 'Models Attract Women Through Honesty', which argues that honest communication wins in relationships.
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I wrote a book, it's called Models Attract Women Through Honesty, and ultimately the core of the book is that honesty always wins, but to actually be able to live that you have to sort through your own shit.
The Master and His Emissary
The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
He mentioned the book while discussing the tension between cognition and intuition, praising its insights.
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Ian McGilchrist, guy that wrote The Master and His Emissary, fantastic. Really great insight.
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He mentioned the book while discussing the tension between cognition and intuition, praising its insights.
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Ian McGilchrist, guy that wrote The Master and His Emissary, fantastic. Really great insight.
Drunk
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He cited the book as explaining how shutting off the prefrontal cortex can boost creativity.
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This is also what I learned from Edward Slingeland, the guy that wrote Drunk. He's saying that switching off your PFC, your prefrontal cortex is actually one of the best things that y...
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He cited the book as explaining how shutting off the prefrontal cortex can boost creativity.
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This is also what I learned from Edward Slingeland, the guy that wrote Drunk. He's saying that switching off your PFC, your prefrontal cortex is actually one of the best things that you can do for creativity because as soon as you try to focus really, really hard, there are certain areas of the brain that are great for creativity that get shut off.
Insatiable
Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess
The author noted that his book was rereleased as an audio book the previous year and was selling well on Audible.
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And my book, Insatiable Lives on the topic was rereleased as an audio book last year.
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The author noted that his book was rereleased as an audio book the previous year and was selling well on Audible.
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And my book, Insatiable Lives on the topic was rereleased as an audio book last year.
Ethical Porn for Dicks
A Man s Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure
He explained that the title of his third book is Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
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So I see a lot of those guys. And I talk about this a lot in my third book. It's called Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
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He explained that the title of his third book is Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
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So I see a lot of those guys. And I talk about this a lot in my third book. It's called Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
Algorithms to Live By
The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The host highlighted the book as a strong recommendation for listeners, noting its usefulness for older people and its uplifting information.
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There's another book which I really recommend actually to everybody listening called Algorithms to Live By which is by I think Brian Christian and somebody Griffiths um or Griffiths a...
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The host highlighted the book as a strong recommendation for listeners, noting its usefulness for older people and its uplifting information.
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There's another book which I really recommend actually to everybody listening called Algorithms to Live By which is by I think Brian Christian and somebody Griffiths um or Griffiths actually.
The Choice Factory
The award-winning guide to behavioural science and marketing
The host praised Richard Shotton as a fantastic behavioural scientist and mentioned his new book, The Choice Factory, as a noteworthy recent release.
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Do you know Richard Shotton? He wrote The Choice Factory a few years ago. I know Richard very well; he's an absolutely fantastic behavioural scientist and he has a new book out this y...
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The host praised Richard Shotton as a fantastic behavioural scientist and mentioned his new book, The Choice Factory, as a noteworthy recent release.
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Do you know Richard Shotton? He wrote The Choice Factory a few years ago. I know Richard very well; he's an absolutely fantastic behavioural scientist and he has a new book out this year.
The Great Mental Models Boxed Set
The host mentioned Parrish's book that compiles useful mental models for better thinking, noting its popularity among productivity enthusiasts.
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There was a period in the world of productivity about four to six years ago. A guy called Shane Parrish on a blog called FS.blog Farnham Street. And he wrote a book of great mental models to think by....
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The host mentioned Parrish's book that compiles useful mental models for better thinking, noting its popularity among productivity enthusiasts.
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There was a period in the world of productivity about four to six years ago. A guy called Shane Parrish on a blog called FS.blog Farnham Street. And he wrote a book of great mental models to think by. And it did very, very well.
Seveneves
A Novel
The host mentioned reading the novel and noted its opening line about the moon exploding.
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I read a book called Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson, and the first line of that book, The Moon Explodes.
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The host mentioned reading the novel and noted its opening line about the moon exploding.
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I read a book called Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson, and the first line of that book, The Moon Explodes.
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