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Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters cover

Fluke

Brian Klaas

Mentioned 5 months ago

The BOB & TOM Show - January 27, 2026

Reverend White was reading from the book of Luke to a drunk trucker who was about to be baptized.

Reverend White was reading from the book of Luke to a tall drunk trucker about to puke he had John 316 memorized, trying to dry his ass out to get him baptized.

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Unbecoming a Parent: Unlocking YOUR theological perspective through parenting the RIGHT way cover

Unbecoming a Parent

Dr. Adam Russo

Mentioned 6 months ago

The BOB & TOM Show - January 21, 2026

Tom received this book from the actor Bill Glass, who portrays Dr. Rick in the Progressive commercials, and he found it very funny and relatable to his own parental behaviors. The book contained tips on things to throw away, like miscellaneous buttons and old user manuals, and general advice on not interfering with things like thermostats.

He says, Tom, remember, you don't work here. And he says, I'm here for you one page at a time. This is great.

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Landman Season 2: Death, Drama, and the Texas Oil Wars: A Complete Review of Tommy Norris’ High-Stakes World in the Explosive Second Season cover

Landman Season 2

Ronald Hatcher

Mentioned 7 months ago

The BOB & TOM Show - December 4, 2025

This podcast segment advertised a podcast series called Landman, which detailed the biggest oil boom in history in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The story covered roughnecks, billionaire wildcatters, and wannabe dreamers.

Check out the podcast that inspired Taylor Sheridan's latest series, Landman, There's a stretch of road in a real rich region of West Texas, This region of West Texas, known as the Permian Basin, is in the midst of the biggest oil boom in history.

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The Big Book of Airplanes (DK Big Books)

DK

Mentioned 1 year ago

B&T Extra: Frank Caliendo, Willie G's birthday

There was a terrific book discussed regarding the making of the movie Airplane, focusing on how the writers insisted the actors remain serious while handling the comedy.

There's a terrific book about the making of the movie Airplane Okay And about how they had to tell these guys No, we want you to be serious They didn't want them to be We're handling the comedy here You guys be really serious

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The Terror Factory

Trevor Aaronson

Mentioned 1 year ago

The BOB & TOM Show - October 3, 2024

The speakers mentioned a new analysis of the 1845 ill-fated expedition where the crew of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror all died in pursuit of the Northwest Passage. DNA analysis of remains identified cut marks consistent with cannibalism on Captain James Fitz James' jaw, suggesting officers were also consumed.

We have a new record, but the way they achieved this record is they put a parachute on it.

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Don't Stand So Close to Me

Eric Walters

Mentioned 1 year ago

The BOB & TOM Show - October 2, 2024

It was described as an interesting book about touring with Sting, highly recommended for fans of The Police or Sting.

There's a really interesting book about sting written by a guy who was a guitar player. It's called something like, I think it's called Please Stand So Close To Me or something. It's about touring with sting. If you're a big police fan or sting fan, I'd highly recommend it.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Empty Nesters: 101 Stories about Surviving and Thriving When the Kids Leave Home cover

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Jack Canfield

Mentioned 1 year ago

B&T Extra: Comedian Chad Daniels

Chad Daniels discussed his comedy special, which was titled 'Empty Nester' and focused on his life after his son got married and his daughter went to college, along with having a girlfriend visit.

And Chad is featured on Netflix. And he just told the really touching story about helping his father steal a car inadvertently.

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What a Fool Believes: A Memoir cover

What a Fool Believes

Michael McDonald

Mentioned 1 year ago

The BOB & TOM Show - September 30, 2024

A listener in Kentucky said that they read this book after the show interviewed the author. They highly recommended it, saying it was a great read that was hard to put down.

I took the time and I read the book What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald after you guys interviewed him. Thanks for the recommendation. Great read. I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it.

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The Noom Kitchen: 100 Healthy, Delicious, Flexible Recipes for Every Day cover

The Noom Kitchen

Noom

Mentioned 1 year ago

The BOB & TOM Show - September 25, 2024

Noom's first cookbook, containing 100 healthy recipes, was mentioned as being available for purchase.

And check out Noom's first ever cookbook, The Noom Kitchen, for 100 healthy and delicious recipes to promote better living. Available to buy now wherever books are sold.

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Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood cover

Dancing on the Edge

Russ Tamblyn

Mentioned 1 year ago

The BOB & TOM Show - September 25, 2024

A book about Russ Tamblyn's life was mentioned and highly recommended by a speaker.

I just read Russ' book, I highly recommend it, Dancing on the Edge.

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Rusty Bed Springs Notebook: A fun 120-page blank notebook with a fake cover cover

Rusty Bed Springs Notebook

Notable Notebooks

Mentioned 1 year ago

The BOB & TOM Show - September 20, 2024

It was mentioned as a book featuring U.P. Knightley.

We had some books yesterday featuring U.P. Knightley. That's a book called Rusty's Bed Springs.

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Sliding Down the Banisters of Life

Basil Jay

Mentioned 1 year ago

The BOB & TOM Show - September 20, 2024

Tom Griswold mentioned it was his favorite book by Peter Burns.

And my favorite is one of yours. I believe it's a, is it sliding down the banister by Peter Burns?

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Hello, I'm Paul Page: It's Race Day in Indianapolis Cover

Paul Page

Hello, I'm Paul Page

It's Race Day in Indianapolis

Paul Page, the voice of the Indianapolis 500, mentioned his book titled "Hello I'm Paul Page." It's a book about his experiences in Indianapolis and his involvement in the race, and is highly recommended.

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Paul Page by the way has a book entitled Hello I'm Paul Page, It's Race Day in Indianapolis. Five stars, Five out of five, Highly recommended.

— Episode: 2024 BOB & TOM Race Day Morning Broadcas...

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Episode: 2024 BOB & TOM Race Day Morning Broadcast

Paul Page, the voice of the Indianapolis 500, mentioned his book titled "Hello I'm Paul Page." It's a book about his experiences in Indianapolis and his involvement in the race, and is highly recommended.

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Paul Page by the way has a book entitled Hello I'm Paul Page, It's Race Day in Indianapolis. Five stars, Five out of five, Highly recommended.

I got my quarterly royalty check because it's a big publishing company for the first quarter of this year, my royalty check was $210, so it's not where you get rich, but it's got so many great stories over the years.

Yeah, once again it's called Hello I'm Paul Page, And he looks great, by the way, looks great And he'll be on the radio network today, I certainly recommend you listen to that.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Rise and Shine) Cover

Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Rise and Shine)

The hosts discussed a news story about a mother in Texas who received an arrest warrant for her child's overdue library books, and one host joked that the books weren't banned yet.

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Boy 570 bucks is pretty expensive for the very hungry caterpillar. Yeah yeah exactly.

— Episode: B&T Extra: A Slice of Penis

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Episode: B&T Extra: A Slice of Penis

The hosts discussed a news story about a mother in Texas who received an arrest warrant for her child's overdue library books, and one host joked that the books weren't banned yet.

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Boy 570 bucks is pretty expensive for the very hungry caterpillar. Yeah yeah exactly.

Well at least the books weren't banned yet.

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ECS FTR-USB-1 USB Foot Pedal for Transcribing with for The Record Gold and FTR Player

Tom Griswold said he read a book about Bill Veeck, the former team owner of the St. Louis Browns, 50 years ago. It was called 'Vec is in Rec'.

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I read a book 50 years ago called Vec is in Rec.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 20, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 20, 2024

Tom Griswold said he read a book about Bill Veeck, the former team owner of the St. Louis Browns, 50 years ago. It was called 'Vec is in Rec'.

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I read a book 50 years ago called Vec is in Rec.

Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat Cover

Patricia Williams

Rabbit

The Autobiography of Ms. Pat

Ms. Pat wrote a book about her life many years ago.

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You know I got a gd somebody else is writing my new book.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 16, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 16, 2024

Ms. Pat wrote a book about her life many years ago.

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You know I got a gd somebody else is writing my new book.

Orville Redenbacher’s Movie Theater Butter Popcorn Tub, 3.9 Ounce, Pack of 12 Cover

Orville Redenbacher’s Movie Theater Butter Popcorn Tub, 3.9 Ounce, Pack of 12

It was said that a popcorn mogul got really upset about the nachos' success and tried to assassinate the nachos. The book described it as thrilling and a thriller, although not fictional.

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You can read about it in the book. The Redenbacher hit.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 13, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 13, 2024

It was said that a popcorn mogul got really upset about the nachos' success and tried to assassinate the nachos. The book described it as thrilling and a thriller, although not fictional.

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You can read about it in the book. The Redenbacher hit.

Tried to try to strangle him of the bowtie.

Celebrity: A History of Fame (Critical Cultural Communication, 13) Cover

Susan J. Douglas

Celebrity

A History of Fame (Critical Cultural Communication, 13)

Tom Griswold suggested there should be a book called "The History of Fame" because Joe DiMaggio was so famous he couldn't go anywhere in public.

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There should be a book called The History of Fame and he was so famous he couldn't go anywhere.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 10, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 10, 2024

Tom Griswold suggested there should be a book called "The History of Fame" because Joe DiMaggio was so famous he couldn't go anywhere in public.

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There should be a book called The History of Fame and he was so famous he couldn't go anywhere.

A Million Little Pieces Cover

James Frey

A Million Little Pieces

It was mentioned that the book was a fraud, and that the author was not being truthful about his struggles.

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That was the beginning of that book.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 9, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 9, 2024

It was mentioned that the book was a fraud, and that the author was not being truthful about his struggles.

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That was the beginning of that book.

Ten thousand million ways that...

Million little pieces.

Yeah, that was a fraud.

That guy was...

My Mama, Cass: A Memoir Cover

Owen Elliot-Kugell

My Mama, Cass

A Memoir

The daughter of Mama Cass (from the band The Mamas and the Papas) has a new book coming out. It was mentioned that the book was about Mama Cass's death, which involved a myth that she choked on a ham sandwich. This was debunked in a documentary years ago.

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And we also covered that Mama Cass did not choke on a ham sandwich yesterday.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 8, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 8, 2024

The daughter of Mama Cass (from the band The Mamas and the Papas) has a new book coming out. It was mentioned that the book was about Mama Cass's death, which involved a myth that she choked on a ham sandwich. This was debunked in a documentary years ago.

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And we also covered that Mama Cass did not choke on a ham sandwich yesterday.

And after every number, they pass that.

Well, it's because her death involved the myth that she had choked on a ham sandwich.

I saw a documentary 10 years ago that said that wasn't the case.

So this woman's book is meaningless.

The Island of Doctor Moreau (Illustrated) Cover

H. G. Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau (Illustrated)

The hosts compared the story of a rancher breeding giant hybrid sheep to the book 'The Island of Dr. Moreau', which is about a scientist who creates human-animal hybrids.

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This is kind of an island of Dr. Morofiel. Kind of. Yes. Except the sheep are being cross-bred with other varieties of sheep. It's not something really weird. No, just big sheep.

— Episode: B&T Extra: Crocs & Gators

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Episode: B&T Extra: Crocs & Gators

The hosts compared the story of a rancher breeding giant hybrid sheep to the book 'The Island of Dr. Moreau', which is about a scientist who creates human-animal hybrids.

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This is kind of an island of Dr. Morofiel. Kind of. Yes. Except the sheep are being cross-bred with other varieties of sheep. It's not something really weird. No, just big sheep.

It Was You All Along Cover

Russ

It Was You All Along

The hosts were talking about Russ Tamblin's book and the fact that he's a writer.

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I'm reading Russ's book it's great.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 6, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 6, 2024

The hosts were talking about Russ Tamblin's book and the fact that he's a writer.

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I'm reading Russ's book it's great.

I'm reading Russ Tamblin's book.

The Psychology of Memory (The Psychology of Everything) Cover

Megan Sumeracki

The Psychology of Memory (The Psychology of Everything)

The authors of this book explain that forgetting is a normal process to allow the brain to remember more general information.

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a degree of forgetting is natural to allow the brain to remember more general information.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 2, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 2, 2024

The authors of this book explain that forgetting is a normal process to allow the brain to remember more general information.

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a degree of forgetting is natural to allow the brain to remember more general information.

Catch Me If You Can! Hardcover Cover

Eliza Rayner

Catch Me If You Can! Hardcover

Tom Hanks played the lead role in the movie about a man who took on various jobs with a high level of incompetence, and many of the stories from the real man's book have been proven to be fake.

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Catch me if you can.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 2, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for May 2, 2024

Tom Hanks played the lead role in the movie about a man who took on various jobs with a high level of incompetence, and many of the stories from the real man's book have been proven to be fake.

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Catch me if you can.

I guess they've proven that a bunch of that he made up.

Smart About the Fifty States (GB) (Smart About History) Cover

Jon Buller

Smart About the Fifty States (GB) (Smart About History)

The speaker used to listen to it over and over again, and he felt that it was a classic comedy album.

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it was Robert Klein Child of the 50s that's the album I played 10,000 times did you have a particular man or woman whose album you listen to over and over again

— Episode: B&T Extra: TJ Miller On The Show!

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Episode: B&T Extra: TJ Miller On The Show!

The speaker used to listen to it over and over again, and he felt that it was a classic comedy album.

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it was Robert Klein Child of the 50s that's the album I played 10,000 times did you have a particular man or woman whose album you listen to over and over again

Let's Get Lost: the world's most stunning remote locations Cover

Finn Beales

Let's Get Lost

the world's most stunning remote locations

The speaker said he liked this album the most of all Steve Martin's albums and that he had heard it hundreds of times.

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I think I actually like let's get small the most of anything

— Episode: B&T Extra: TJ Miller On The Show!

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Episode: B&T Extra: TJ Miller On The Show!

The speaker said he liked this album the most of all Steve Martin's albums and that he had heard it hundreds of times.

"

I think I actually like let's get small the most of anything

I've just heard that hundreds of times

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0: How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job! Cover

Skip Freeman

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0

How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job!

Skip Freeman recommended reading this book when talking about cover letters. He said that adding a 'P.S.' to the bottom of a cover letter can increase the chances of it being read.

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I'm going to read a book called Headhunters Hiring Secrets add a p s to the bottom of that cover letter that can actually increase the chances of that letter being read by up to 75 percent some people...

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 30, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 30, 2024

Skip Freeman recommended reading this book when talking about cover letters. He said that adding a 'P.S.' to the bottom of a cover letter can increase the chances of it being read.

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I'm going to read a book called Headhunters Hiring Secrets add a p s to the bottom of that cover letter that can actually increase the chances of that letter being read by up to 75 percent some people actually glance down and read the p s first

Being and Nothingness Cover

Jean-Paul Sartre

Being and Nothingness

Sartre's "Being and Nothingness" was considered banal and annoying by the speaker, who found it far less interesting than Kierkegaard's work.

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Well I found Sarrte's Being and Nothingness quite a banal piece of work.

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 29, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 29, 2024

Sartre's "Being and Nothingness" was considered banal and annoying by the speaker, who found it far less interesting than Kierkegaard's work.

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Well I found Sarrte's Being and Nothingness quite a banal piece of work.

Well as I learned that Sarrte makes Kierkegaard looked like niches pretty annoying huh.

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0: How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job! Cover

Skip Freeman

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0

How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job!

The author of this book, Skip Freeman, recommends adding a PS to the bottom of a cover letter when applying for a job, which can reportedly increase the chances of the letter being read by up to 75%.

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Here's some advice from Skip Freeman author of a book called Head Hunters Hiring Secrets add a ps to the bottom of that cover letter that can actually increase the chances of that letter being read by...

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 26, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 26, 2024

The author of this book, Skip Freeman, recommends adding a PS to the bottom of a cover letter when applying for a job, which can reportedly increase the chances of the letter being read by up to 75%.

"

Here's some advice from Skip Freeman author of a book called Head Hunters Hiring Secrets add a ps to the bottom of that cover letter that can actually increase the chances of that letter being read by up to 75 percent.

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0: How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job! Cover

Skip Freeman

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0

How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job!

The author, Skip Freeman, gives advice for writing a cover letter. He suggests adding a PS at the bottom, as it can increase the chance of the letter being read by up to 75%.

"

Here's some advice from Skip Freeman, author of a book called Headhunter's Hiring Secrets.

— Episode: B&T Extra: The Full-Court Putt

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Episode: B&T Extra: The Full-Court Putt

The author, Skip Freeman, gives advice for writing a cover letter. He suggests adding a PS at the bottom, as it can increase the chance of the letter being read by up to 75%.

"

Here's some advice from Skip Freeman, author of a book called Headhunter's Hiring Secrets.

Add a PS to the bottom of that cover letter.

That can actually increase the chances of that letter being read by up to 75%.

Some people actually glance down and read the PS first.

Hunters Specialties Scent Drag - Single/Double Polypropylene Scent Drag Attractant Applicators Hunting Accessories (Scent Not Included) Cover

Hunters Specialties Scent Drag - Single/Double Polypropylene Scent Drag Attractant Applicators Hunting Accessories (Scent Not Included)

The book offers advice for writing cover letters. It is said that adding a PS to the bottom of a cover letter can increase the chances of it being read.

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Skip Freeman author of a book called hit hunters hiring secrets

— Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 25, 2024

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Episode: Full Show Podcast for April 25, 2024

The book offers advice for writing cover letters. It is said that adding a PS to the bottom of a cover letter can increase the chances of it being read.

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Skip Freeman author of a book called hit hunters hiring secrets

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0: How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job! Cover

Skip Freeman

Headhunter Hiring Secrets 2.0

How to FIRE Up Your Career and Land Your IDEAL Job!

The author of this book, Skip Freeman, recommends adding a PS to the bottom of a cover letter to increase chances of it being read.

"

Add a PS to the bottom of that cover letter.

— Episode: B&T Extra: Willie G Opens His Christmas...

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The author of this book, Skip Freeman, recommends adding a PS to the bottom of a cover letter to increase chances of it being read.

"

Add a PS to the bottom of that cover letter.

That can actually increase the chances of that letter being read by up to 75%.

Some people actually glance down and read the PS first.

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