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Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
During a debate between Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Grant, the book was referenced as a bestselling work co‑written by Grant and Sheryl Sandberg that explores resilience and coping with adversity. The hosts mentioned it in passing to illustrate the authors' expertise on the subject.
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The Blind Side
Evolution of a Game
In the episode, Malcolm Gladwell praised the title as a perfect work and said he would have retired after writing it. He highlighted its compelling narrative and insight into the sport's evolution, presenting it as a standout example of sports literature. The overall tone was an enthusiastic endorsement.
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Good Company
It was mentioned as a film made by John Weitz's sons, but there is no information if it was based on any book.
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You've probably seen some of the Weitz brothers' films, About a Boy, The Exquisite In Good Company, American Pie.
— Episode: A Polite Word for Liar
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Episode: A Polite Word for Liar
It was mentioned as a film made by John Weitz's sons, but there is no information if it was based on any book.
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You've probably seen some of the Weitz brothers' films, About a Boy, The Exquisite In Good Company, American Pie.
Roots
The Saga of an American Family (Modern Classics)
It was mentioned when the podcast host discussed the back cover of Sammy Davis Jr.'s autobiography, which featured a blurb by the author of Roots.
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If you look at the back cover of Sammy's autobiography, Why Me?, there's a blurb from Alex Haley who wrote Roots, another from Aaron Spelling, the creator of 90210, among a million ot...
— Episode: The Hug Heard Round the World
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Episode: The Hug Heard Round the World
It was mentioned when the podcast host discussed the back cover of Sammy Davis Jr.'s autobiography, which featured a blurb by the author of Roots.
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If you look at the back cover of Sammy's autobiography, Why Me?, there's a blurb from Alex Haley who wrote Roots, another from Aaron Spelling, the creator of 90210, among a million other things.
Duped
Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception
Host Malcolm Gladwell featured Timothy R. Levine’s book, Duped, as the foundational text for understanding deception and the social science of lying. Gladwell specifically noted that the book details Levine's influential Truth Default Theory. He concluded by asserting that there was "no better place to start" for listeners interested in the mechanics of how deception works.
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Episode: The Queen of Cuba
It was described as a great place to begin understanding how deception works. It covers Tim Levine's Truth Default Theory and explores the social science of lying and deception.
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Levine's theories are laid out in his book, Duped, Truth, Default Theory, and the Social Science of Lying and Deception.
If you want to understand how deception works, there is no better place to start.
Stamped
Racism, Antiracism, and You
The book was highlighted during a discussion on antiracism, where Malcolm Gladwell noted that Dr. Ibram X. Kendi became the youngest ever National Book Award winner for nonfiction in 2016 with this title. He described it as a definitive history of racist ideas in America, underscoring its relevance to the episode’s theme. The hosts presented it as an essential resource for understanding systemic racism.
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Episode: Presenting: Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi
It was mentioned as Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's first book that won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2016, and discussed a definitive history of racist ideas in America.
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At 34, he was the youngest person ever to win the National Book Award for Nonfiction. That was in 2016 for his book Stamped from the Beginning. It is, as the subtitle says, a definitive history of racist ideas in America.
Penguin Classics Fear and Trembling
Dialectical Lyric By Johannes De Silentio (Penguin Pocket Hardbacks)
The book was brought up by Malcolm Gladwell while discussing disagreeableness and the moral dilemma faced by the protagonist of 'No Good Deed.' He noted that Kierkegaard explored similar themes in the work, using it to illustrate the philosophical background of the dilemma. The reference was brief and not presented as a recommendation.
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Episode: Malcolm Gladwell's 12 Rules for Life
It was mentioned in relation to the concept of disagreeableness and the film 'No Good Deed', in which the protagonist faces a difficult moral dilemma.
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Soren Kierkegaard wrote about it in Fear and Trembling.
Brown Face, Big Master
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Howard Hughes
His Life and Madness
It was described as insane and wonderful. It was meant to be an autobiography, but Howard Hughes denied having any involvement with it or the author, Clifford Irving.
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From all of us here at Revisionist History, The Autobiography of Howard Hughes gets two thumbs up.
— Episode: "Oh Howard, You Idiot!”
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Episode: "Oh Howard, You Idiot!”
It was described as insane and wonderful. It was meant to be an autobiography, but Howard Hughes denied having any involvement with it or the author, Clifford Irving.
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From all of us here at Revisionist History, The Autobiography of Howard Hughes gets two thumbs up.
The world thought the autobiography of Howard Hughes would sell millions upon millions of copies.
I'm not talking about the biography itself because I've never read it.
I never saw him, I never even heard of him until a matter of days ago when this thing first came to my attention.
I never read it. I don't know what's in it.
Fake
A thrillingly paced, timely novel about identity and our digital lives
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Fake
A thrillingly paced, timely novel about identity and our digital lives
It was a non-fiction biography of one of Irving's friends from Ibiza, an art forger named Elmir Dehore. Orson Welles optioned it for a film.
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That one was called, and you can't make this up, Fake.
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Episode: "Oh Howard, You Idiot!”
It was a non-fiction biography of one of Irving's friends from Ibiza, an art forger named Elmir Dehore. Orson Welles optioned it for a film.
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That one was called, and you can't make this up, Fake.
The Peter Principle
Why Things Always Go Wrong
The Peter Principle states that in a hierarchy, an employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence, and it was discussed as a core element of hiring nihilism.
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Lawrence Peter wrote a book called The Peter Principle in 1969.
— Episode: Hamlet Was Wrong
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Episode: Hamlet Was Wrong
The Peter Principle states that in a hierarchy, an employee tends to rise to their level of incompetence, and it was discussed as a core element of hiring nihilism.
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Lawrence Peter wrote a book called The Peter Principle in 1969.
in any hierarchy an employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.
Bathtub Napalm
A How-To-Guide to Special Materials
It was discussed how there was no comprehensive history of napalm and that Robert Neer ended up writing it himself.
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So I started looking and it was with a kind of growing sense of disbelief that I discovered that actually there was no history of napalm.
— Episode: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
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Episode: Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
It was discussed how there was no comprehensive history of napalm and that Robert Neer ended up writing it himself.
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So I started looking and it was with a kind of growing sense of disbelief that I discovered that actually there was no history of napalm.
And the more research that I did on it, the more I discovered that actually really it was true. There was no, not even an article that was, there was no like even a sort of academic journal article that was, this is a comprehensive history of napalm.
Bathtub Napalm
A How-To-Guide to Special Materials
It is a book about napalm that was mentioned and the author, Robert Neer, was interviewed for the episode. The author gave insights on the effectiveness of napalm compared to less sticky alternatives.
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So if you want an effective incendiary, something that is sticky is much more effective than something that is not sticky because it actually adheres to whatever it is transferring its radiation energ...
— Episode: May the Best Firebomb Win
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Episode: May the Best Firebomb Win
It is a book about napalm that was mentioned and the author, Robert Neer, was interviewed for the episode. The author gave insights on the effectiveness of napalm compared to less sticky alternatives.
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So if you want an effective incendiary, something that is sticky is much more effective than something that is not sticky because it actually adheres to whatever it is transferring its radiation energy into. That's why napalm is so effective.
If the gelled material is too soft or too weak, then it won't actually deliver a very large amount of radiation to whatever it's sticking to.
Organic experiments
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Bombing to Win
Air Power and Coercion in War (Cornell Studies in Security Affairs)
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The Masks of War
American Military Styles in Strategy and Analysis
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Behind the Shock Machine
The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments
It was mentioned as a book containing a history of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments, providing insight into the psychology behind these experiments.
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In her fascinating history of Milgram's obedience experiments, Behind the Shock Machine, Gina Perry interviews a retired toolmaker named Joe Deamo, who was one of Milgram's original s...
— Episode: The Queen of Cuba
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Episode: The Queen of Cuba
It was mentioned as a book containing a history of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments, providing insight into the psychology behind these experiments.
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In her fascinating history of Milgram's obedience experiments, Behind the Shock Machine, Gina Perry interviews a retired toolmaker named Joe Deamo, who was one of Milgram's original subjects.
Time Has Come
It was a best-selling book that used casuistry to argue that the birth control pill is similar to the rhythm method, as it mimics pregnancy using the same hormones.
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The chemical substance in these pills acts in the body exactly like progesterone, which the mother's ovary produces.
— Episode: Dr. Rock’s Taxonomy
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Episode: Dr. Rock’s Taxonomy
It was a best-selling book that used casuistry to argue that the birth control pill is similar to the rhythm method, as it mimics pregnancy using the same hormones.
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The chemical substance in these pills acts in the body exactly like progesterone, which the mother's ovary produces.
It has the same effect on the regulating mechanism for ripening eggs and for releasing eggs.
If a woman takes the pill month after month after month, and continuously, not missing any day at all, she is in effect establishing just a pseudo-pregnancy, a make-believe pregnancy.
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