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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses. He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries o...

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9 Months That Count Forever

Jessie Inchauspe

Mentioned 4 months ago

Pregnancy Diet Expert: The Pregnancy Diet That Rewrites DNA! Why Pregnant Moms Are Being Lied To!

Jessie described the book as a practical guide that distills scientific research into four simple trimesterbytrimester hacks to help parents optimise nutrition and reduce glucose spikes during pregnancy.

nine months that count forever how your pregnancy diet shapes your baby's future

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The Diary of a CEO

Steven Bartlett

Mentioned 4 months ago

Uber CEO: At Uber, If You Don’t Perform, You’re Out! Uber Was Losing $3b A Year

The host announced the book and encouraged listeners to purchase it as a resource for personal and professional growth.

Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook

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Alone on the Wall

Alex Honnold

Mentioned 5 months ago

The Greatest Climber Alive: I Shouldn't Have Attempted That Climb!

The host mentioned that Alex Honnold is the bestselling author of "Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure."

You can purchase Alex's book, 'Alone on the Wall: Alex Honnold and the Ultimate Limits of Adventure', here: https://linkly.link/2ajgw

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness cover

The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt

Mentioned 5 months ago

Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

He said he had written the book focusing on teen mental health and that it was released in 2024, highlighting how social media fuels anxiety and erodes attention.

yeah, because I wrote a whole book called The Anxious Generation, focusing on teen mental health. That was the mystery that popped up in the mid 2000s.

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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom cover

The Happiness Hypothesis

Jonathan Haidt

Mentioned 5 months ago

Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

He explained that his first book argued happiness comes from within, drawing on ancient wisdom and modern psychology to show that fulfillment is internal rather than external.

My first book, The Happiness Hypothesis, addresses that question very directly. It says happiness comes from within, using ancient ideas from Buddhism and Stoicism and modern positive psychology.

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The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience cover

The 5 Resets

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar M.D.

Mentioned 5 months ago

Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

She said the book helps rewire the brain and body for less stress and more resilience, aimed at anyone struggling with overwhelm and burnout.

The Five Resets, which is a book we talked about before on the show, Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience. It is for anyone who is struggling with stress, overwhelm, and burnout.

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The Amazing Generation

Jonathan Haidt

Mentioned 5 months ago

Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

He described the new illustrated book for ages eight to thirteen that explains the ideas of the Anxious Generation in a fun way and noted the enthusiastic Amazon reviews.

Jonathan, you've just written this book, which is now out, called The Amazing Generation. It has beautiful illustrations, it's for ages eight to 13, and the Amazon reviews are full of parents saying their kids love it.

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The Digital Addiction Detox to Escape the Overload:: A Neuroscience Backed 21-Day Brain Reset cover

The Digital Addiction Detox to Escape the Overload

The Bot Brains

Mentioned 5 months ago

Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

She mentioned the upcoming book titled Bot Brain, subtitled 'How to Stay Calm, Resilient, and Human in the Face of AI', as her current project.

It's called Bot Brain, How to Stay Calm, Resilient, and Human in the Face of AI.

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition (The Covey Habits Series) cover

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

Mentioned 5 months ago

World No.1 Divorce Lawyer: This Is A Sign You’ll Divorce In 10 Years!

He referenced it alongside The Power of Habit as a book he might see on a table, implying its relevance to personal effectiveness.

If you walk in and you see a book, you know, the power of habit by Doring or the seven habits of highly effective people, I would go, oh, look at Stephen. He's still so successful.

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How to Stay in Love: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together cover

How to Stay in Love

James J. Sexton

Mentioned 5 months ago

World No.1 Divorce Lawyer: This Is A Sign You’ll Divorce In 10 Years!

The host noted that the book had been on the market longer, was in its fourth printing and had performed well over time.

So How to Stay in Love has been out longer. So it's done quite well over the period of time. It's in its fourth printing right now.

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business cover

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg

Mentioned 5 months ago

World No.1 Divorce Lawyer: This Is A Sign You’ll Divorce In 10 Years!

He mentioned the book as an example of something he might see on a shelf, linking it to habits and personal improvement.

If you walk in and you see a book, you know, the power of habit by Doring or the seven habits of highly effective people, I would go, oh, look at Stephen. He's still so successful.

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The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

Mentioned 5 months ago

World No.1 Divorce Lawyer: This Is A Sign You’ll Divorce In 10 Years!

He quoted the book when discussing authenticity, noting that it speaks about children as living arrows.

Cahill Gibran in The Prophet, when he's talking about children, he says that children are living arrows.

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John Gottman

The Man's Guide to Women

Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

This book was briefly mentioned as a resource for men to understand women better, highlighting the importance of emotional connection and psychological safety for women in romantic relationships.

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We wrote a book called The Man's Guide to Women to convey all of these bits of information that have been researched.

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This book was briefly mentioned as a resource for men to understand women better, highlighting the importance of emotional connection and psychological safety for women in romantic relationships.

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We wrote a book called The Man's Guide to Women to convey all of these bits of information that have been researched.

Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love, revised edition: Relationship Repair in a Flash Cover

Nancy Dreyfus Psy. D.

Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love, revised edition

Relationship Repair in a Flash

This book was discussed in relation to repair attempts in relationships, specifically how focusing on emotions during an argument is more effective than using business-like tactics.

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I just wanted to name Nancy Dreyfus who came to my lab and she had written a book of things you can say when you started to get flooded in an argument.

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This book was discussed in relation to repair attempts in relationships, specifically how focusing on emotions during an argument is more effective than using business-like tactics.

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I just wanted to name Nancy Dreyfus who came to my lab and she had written a book of things you can say when you started to get flooded in an argument.

It was brilliant book, it's called Talk To Me Like I'm Someone You Love.

75 Soft Challenge Journal & Planner for Women: Become The Best Version of You in 75 Days | Motivatonal Mental Toughness Tracker for Diet Plans & Exercice Cover

Fitness Nova

75 Soft Challenge Journal & Planner for Women

Become The Best Version of You in 75 Days | Motivatonal Mental Toughness Tracker for Diet Plans & Exercice

It was a mental toughness challenge, but it also included a lot of work and out in there, and it was like no alcohol drink this much water, read this much of a book, and just do it every single day for 75 days, write down five things you're gonna do that day. He started doing it and started seeing crazy results in his life, just with everything.

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I found this guy called Andy Frisella and he had a book called 75 Hard and it was like a mental toughness challenge but it also included a lot of work and out in there and it was like no alcohol drink...

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It was a mental toughness challenge, but it also included a lot of work and out in there, and it was like no alcohol drink this much water, read this much of a book, and just do it every single day for 75 days, write down five things you're gonna do that day. He started doing it and started seeing crazy results in his life, just with everything.

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I found this guy called Andy Frisella and he had a book called 75 Hard and it was like a mental toughness challenge but it also included a lot of work and out in there and it was like no alcohol drink this much water, read this much of a book and just do it every single day for 75 days write down five things you're gonna do that day and I did that and I started doing it and I started seeing like these crazy results in my life just with everything.

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert Cover

John Gottman

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

The book was briefly mentioned in the context of betrayal, which is discussed as a fundamental issue in relationships.

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The love lab research indicates that betrayal lies at the heart of every failed relationship.

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The book was briefly mentioned in the context of betrayal, which is discussed as a fundamental issue in relationships.

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The love lab research indicates that betrayal lies at the heart of every failed relationship.

This was in your book The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work.

Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It Cover

MD Conti, Paul

Trauma

The Invisible Epidemic

Dr. Paul Conti discussed his book, which explores how trauma works and how to heal from it, drawing from his clinical experience with people like Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga, and his personal experiences with his brother's suicide.

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You can purchase Paul's book, 'Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It', here: https://amzn.to/4ceTKhf

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Dr. Paul Conti discussed his book, which explores how trauma works and how to heal from it, drawing from his clinical experience with people like Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga, and his personal experiences with his brother's suicide.

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You can purchase Paul's book, 'Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic: How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It', here: https://amzn.to/4ceTKhf

On the front of your book it says Trauma, the invisible epidemic.

I can now say with certainty that this man saved my life he made life worth living but most importantly he empowered me to find and reclaim myself again

Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough Cover

Lori Gottlieb

Marry Him

The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

This book was mentioned as a New York Times bestseller written by Lori Gottlieb.

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Her New York Times bestselling books include, 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone' and 'Mr Good Enough'.

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This book was mentioned as a New York Times bestseller written by Lori Gottlieb.

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Her New York Times bestselling books include, 'Maybe You Should Talk to Someone' and 'Mr Good Enough'.

Scorecard Marketing: The four-step playbook for getting better leads and bigger profits Cover

Daniel Priestley

Scorecard Marketing

The four-step playbook for getting better leads and bigger profits

This book is about starting and scaling businesses. The speaker, Daniel Priestley, has written 5 books on this topic and has built several successful businesses himself.

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You can order Daniel's most recent book, 'Scorecard Marketing', here: https://bit.ly/48tZksS

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This book is about starting and scaling businesses. The speaker, Daniel Priestley, has written 5 books on this topic and has built several successful businesses himself.

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You can order Daniel's most recent book, 'Scorecard Marketing', here: https://bit.ly/48tZksS

How We Do Things Around Here Cover

W. Tom Simmons

How We Do Things Around Here

This book, which was initially just a list of Hinge's lessons learned, became a way for the company to share their story of trial and error and to create a culture of transparency and accountability. It emphasized the importance of taking big innovation leaps, not being afraid of failure, and developing a deep understanding of a problem before taking action.

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And we put it in this book called How We Do Things, which was at that point just a list of all our lessons.

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This book, which was initially just a list of Hinge's lessons learned, became a way for the company to share their story of trial and error and to create a culture of transparency and accountability. It emphasized the importance of taking big innovation leaps, not being afraid of failure, and developing a deep understanding of a problem before taking action.

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And we put it in this book called How We Do Things, which was at that point just a list of all our lessons.

It's really about, it's a story of our lessons learned. It's like we did it all the wrong ways from the top down about where we are as a business, what our needs are, what our problems are, so that people on the front lines can go solve it.

And so when we rebooted the company in 2015, at the end of 2015, beginning of 2016, at that point I didn't think about company culture or kind of at all, it was just like, it was just we were a bunch of people in a room trying to solve problems, like that's, and we were only 30 people.

And we put it in this book called How We Do Things,

It really rotates around the founder, but I didn't make as much sense anymore.

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Cover

Adam Grant

Think Again

The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

The book discussed how to be a giver, rather than a taker.

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And so, making the case that it might be better to be a giver than a taker was my first attempt to change the way he plays his game does not scream giver to me.

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The book discussed how to be a giver, rather than a taker.

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And so, making the case that it might be better to be a giver than a taker was my first attempt to change the way he plays his game does not scream giver to me.

The Incredibles (Disney/Pixar The Incredibles) (Little Golden Book) Cover

John Sazaklis

The Incredibles (Disney/Pixar The Incredibles) (Little Golden Book)

The book was mentioned as a Pixar film that was a major success and won awards.

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And they said, we've got to shake things up. So they went and hired an unproven director named Brad Bird. He was coming off a commercial flop. in a three-year period. So they shaved a year, at least o...

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The book was mentioned as a Pixar film that was a major success and won awards.

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And they said, we've got to shake things up. So they went and hired an unproven director named Brad Bird. He was coming off a commercial flop. in a three-year period. So they shaved a year, at least off the original expected time. They end up coming in under budget, becomes Pixar's most successful film ever, wins them some major awards. You might have seen it, it's called The Incredibles.

Same As It Ever Was: A Novel Cover

Claire Lombardo

Same As It Ever Was

A Novel

The speaker mentioned the book to highlight research about how companies that are succeeding often become complacent.

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And also, I saw, I think it was Morgan Hounsel's book, same as ever, some research that shows when you are succeeding, when you're like number one at the thing you do, teams kind of switch off creativ...

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The speaker mentioned the book to highlight research about how companies that are succeeding often become complacent.

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And also, I saw, I think it was Morgan Hounsel's book, same as ever, some research that shows when you are succeeding, when you're like number one at the thing you do, teams kind of switch off creatively, and they go into a defense mode, which is, okay, this is how we've always done it.

The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss Cover

Neal Barnard

The Power Foods Diet

The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss

The book focuses on specific foods that can help with weight loss, rather than telling people what they shouldn't be eating. It highlights foods that are appetite tamers, calorie trappers, and metabolism boosters.

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You have a book coming out called The Power Foods Diet. You can get it everywhere now on Amazon and everywhere you'd find a book. It's this book here in front of me.

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The book focuses on specific foods that can help with weight loss, rather than telling people what they shouldn't be eating. It highlights foods that are appetite tamers, calorie trappers, and metabolism boosters.

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You have a book coming out called The Power Foods Diet. You can get it everywhere now on Amazon and everywhere you'd find a book. It's this book here in front of me.

Your book doesn't tell people what they shouldn't be eating. It tells them what they should be eating.

So many people are struggling with weight, blaming themselves. And my answer is, wait a minute. We can, I can make you a wonderful meal and you can lose weight naturally.

A teaspoon of cinnamon per day caused an average weight loss of about half a pound per week.

I guess that speaks to the importance of vitamin E, which is in all of those vegetables, right?

The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally (The Code Series 2) Cover

Jason Fung

The Diabetes Code

Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally (The Code Series 2)

Dr Jason Fung, an expert in intermittent fasting, discussed the book 'The Diabetes Code' and how it emphasizes the importance of dietary changes in managing type 2 diabetes, rather than relying solely on medication.

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You can purchase Jason's book, 'The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally', here: https://amzn.to/47K90z0

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Dr Jason Fung, an expert in intermittent fasting, discussed the book 'The Diabetes Code' and how it emphasizes the importance of dietary changes in managing type 2 diabetes, rather than relying solely on medication.

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You can purchase Jason's book, 'The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally', here: https://amzn.to/47K90z0

What is the most interesting thing or the most, interesting is that you have to understand that type 2 diabetes is largely a dietary disease. And so we treated it with drugs for a long time. And if you give drugs to a dietary disease, well, you're never going to fix it because you haven't identified the core problem and fix it.

Complete Guide To Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting Cover

Jimmy Moore

Complete Guide To Fasting

Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting

Dr Jason Fung, a nephrologist and expert in intermittent fasting, spoke about his book 'The Complete Guide to Fasting', highlighting the natural process of fasting and its role in weight loss by activating hormones like growth hormone and cortisol.

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You can purchase Jason's book, 'The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally', here: https://amzn.to/47K90z0

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Dr Jason Fung, a nephrologist and expert in intermittent fasting, spoke about his book 'The Complete Guide to Fasting', highlighting the natural process of fasting and its role in weight loss by activating hormones like growth hormone and cortisol.

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You can purchase Jason's book, 'The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally', here: https://amzn.to/47K90z0

So the question is, why don't we do it?

The PCOS Plan: Prevent and Reverse Polycystic Ovary Syndrome through Diet and Fasting Cover

Dr. Jason Fung

The PCOS Plan

Prevent and Reverse Polycystic Ovary Syndrome through Diet and Fasting

Dr Jason Fung, who wrote 'The PCOS Plan' discusses the importance of understanding hormonal imbalances, specifically those related to insulin and cortisol, in managing conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome.

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You have this other book as well called The PCOS Plan preventing and reversing polycystic ovary syndrome, which is a whole nother conversation for another time. But these books are so...

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Dr Jason Fung, who wrote 'The PCOS Plan' discusses the importance of understanding hormonal imbalances, specifically those related to insulin and cortisol, in managing conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome.

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You have this other book as well called The PCOS Plan preventing and reversing polycystic ovary syndrome, which is a whole nother conversation for another time. But these books are so wonderful because they provide a new lens on an old conversation.

The Red Tent: A Novel Cover

Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

A Novel

The Red Tent is a book that explores the lives of women in biblical times and their communal experiences, especially around menstruation. It was discussed in relation to pheromones and the idea of women's cycles syncing up.

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Well, have you read the book, The Red Tent?

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The Red Tent is a book that explores the lives of women in biblical times and their communal experiences, especially around menstruation. It was discussed in relation to pheromones and the idea of women's cycles syncing up.

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Well, have you read the book, The Red Tent?

I mean, it's like very much along those lines of like, biblical times they had a red tent for women,

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Yuval Noah Harari

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

The book was mentioned as one of Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling books. It explores various challenges and opportunities facing humanity in the 21st century.

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He is best known for his bestselling books, 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind', 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow' and '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'.

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The book was mentioned as one of Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling books. It explores various challenges and opportunities facing humanity in the 21st century.

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He is best known for his bestselling books, 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind', 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow' and '21 Lessons for the 21st Century'.

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