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21 Degrees
It was a satirical book about President George W Bush, in which he received advice from a pet coyote.
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one was called W and Eddie in which presidential George W Bush gets advice from a pet coyote
— Episode: 165 - The Racism of Maryland Route 40
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Episode: 165 - The Racism of Maryland Route 40
It was a satirical book about President George W Bush, in which he received advice from a pet coyote.
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one was called W and Eddie in which presidential George W Bush gets advice from a pet coyote
Slow Sex
The Path to Fulfilling and Sustainable Sexuality
It was mentioned as a book that Nicole Daedone wrote, which focused on the practices she promoted of how to improve a sexual relationship with a partner.
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if you just read that book and learn how to do that with your partner or even if you want to do it with a bunch of different dudes that's fine but it's the sitting in a room full of 60 other people th...
— Episode: 157 - More University and One Taste Inc.
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Episode: 157 - More University and One Taste Inc.
It was mentioned as a book that Nicole Daedone wrote, which focused on the practices she promoted of how to improve a sexual relationship with a partner.
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if you just read that book and learn how to do that with your partner or even if you want to do it with a bunch of different dudes that's fine but it's the sitting in a room full of 60 other people that's weird
The Outfit
The Role of Chicago's Underworld in the Shaping of Modern America
Bob Cooley, Count Dante's lawyer, wrote this book about his experience working undercover for the FBI after being offered a contract to kill a Chicago police officer by the mob.
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Bob Cooley also wrote a book about his time in The Outfit.
— Episode: 134 - Count Dante
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Episode: 134 - Count Dante
Bob Cooley, Count Dante's lawyer, wrote this book about his experience working undercover for the FBI after being offered a contract to kill a Chicago police officer by the mob.
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Bob Cooley also wrote a book about his time in The Outfit.
Verbal Behavior
It was mentioned as a 1957 book by B.F. Skinner, who was Herbert Terrace's hero, and which was criticized by Noam Chomsky.
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1957 book by B.F. Skinner his hero that had been notoriously criticized by the MIT linguist Noam Chomsky
— Episode: 128 - Nim The Chimp (Reverse)
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Episode: 128 - Nim The Chimp (Reverse)
It was mentioned as a 1957 book by B.F. Skinner, who was Herbert Terrace's hero, and which was criticized by Noam Chomsky.
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1957 book by B.F. Skinner his hero that had been notoriously criticized by the MIT linguist Noam Chomsky
Nim's Island
It was mentioned as a book written by Herbert Terrace in 1979, detailing his research and conclusions on Nim Chimpsky and the study of ape language.
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Herb wrote in his 1979 book Nim, the regularities in our corpus that were noted before Nim returned to Oklahoma gave me reason to believe that Nim was creating primitive sentences
— Episode: 128 - Nim The Chimp (Reverse)
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Episode: 128 - Nim The Chimp (Reverse)
It was mentioned as a book written by Herbert Terrace in 1979, detailing his research and conclusions on Nim Chimpsky and the study of ape language.
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Herb wrote in his 1979 book Nim, the regularities in our corpus that were noted before Nim returned to Oklahoma gave me reason to believe that Nim was creating primitive sentences
Yankee Stadium
The Official Retrospective
Fritz Peterson wrote a book about former Yankees players, including details of their afterlife, as he saw it.
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Fritz now writes books. He wrote about a famous former he wrote about the famous former Yankees who played with and Ended each chapter explaining why they would or wouldn't go to heaven
— Episode: 123 - The Yankee Pitcher Swap
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Episode: 123 - The Yankee Pitcher Swap
Fritz Peterson wrote a book about former Yankees players, including details of their afterlife, as he saw it.
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Fritz now writes books. He wrote about a famous former he wrote about the famous former Yankees who played with and Ended each chapter explaining why they would or wouldn't go to heaven
He wrote a second book that explained and corrected the story of the family switch.
The Women Who Made New York
It was mentioned that George Ellington, under a pseudonym, wrote a book detailing his concerns about madams using the post office to lure schoolgirls into prostitution.
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George Ellington spelled it out in his book the women of New York
— Episode: 121 - The First New York Post Office
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Episode: 121 - The First New York Post Office
It was mentioned that George Ellington, under a pseudonym, wrote a book detailing his concerns about madams using the post office to lure schoolgirls into prostitution.
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George Ellington spelled it out in his book the women of New York
The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth
It was a 309-page book written by Kathy Bates' grandfather, detailing John Wilkes Booth's escape and suicide, based on the account of John St. Helen.
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In 1907 when Bates published The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth Written for the Correction of History A 309 page book Detailing St. Helens' account And how he ran away
— Episode: 117 - Boston Corbett - (Live w/ Patton...
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Episode: 117 - Boston Corbett - (Live w/ Patton Oswalt)
It was a 309-page book written by Kathy Bates' grandfather, detailing John Wilkes Booth's escape and suicide, based on the account of John St. Helen.
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In 1907 when Bates published The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth Written for the Correction of History A 309 page book Detailing St. Helens' account And how he ran away
War and the Weather, Or the Artificial Production of Rain
It was written after the Civil War and mentioned that most battles caused rain, a theory that was later disproven.
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After the Civil War, a man named Edward Powers wrote a book called War and the Weather.
— Episode: 115 - Rainmaker Charley Hatfield
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Episode: 115 - Rainmaker Charley Hatfield
It was written after the Civil War and mentioned that most battles caused rain, a theory that was later disproven.
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After the Civil War, a man named Edward Powers wrote a book called War and the Weather.
The Esther Anointing
Becoming a Woman of Prayer, Courage, and Influence
It was mentioned as a source of the name Haman, who was described as an enemy of the Jewish people within the book.
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So for the first time in the history of the country Jewish people were at the center of a political fight. In the end they had to decide if they should vote for a man who was good for the country even...
— Episode: 107 - General Order No. 11
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Episode: 107 - General Order No. 11
It was mentioned as a source of the name Haman, who was described as an enemy of the Jewish people within the book.
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So for the first time in the history of the country Jewish people were at the center of a political fight. In the end they had to decide if they should vote for a man who was good for the country even though they thought he was bad for Jews and in the election Grant won the majority of the Jewish vote and the election How about that?
So there was a huge debate between Jews in America who saw him as a modern day Haman, the enemy of the Jews from the book of Esther and then there were those who saw him as a national hero for what he did during the war.
Heimlich's Maneuvers
My Seventy Years of Lifesaving Innovation
It was published in 2014 when Heimlich was 94 years old and detailed his life, accomplishments, and medical contributions, including the Heimlich maneuver, as well as controversial aspects of his career.
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Heimlich's Maneuvers.
— Episode: 95 - Henry Heimlich
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Episode: 95 - Henry Heimlich
It was published in 2014 when Heimlich was 94 years old and detailed his life, accomplishments, and medical contributions, including the Heimlich maneuver, as well as controversial aspects of his career.
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Heimlich's Maneuvers.
So apparently according to the book you saved a lot of lives and invented a lot of techniques.
Heimlich's Maneuvers
My Seventy Years of Lifesaving Innovation
It was released in 2014 when he was 94 years old, and described his many life-saving techniques and inventions, along with his controversies.
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Heimlich's Maneuvers.
— Episode: 95 - Henry Heimlich
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Episode: 95 - Henry Heimlich
It was released in 2014 when he was 94 years old, and described his many life-saving techniques and inventions, along with his controversies.
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Heimlich's Maneuvers.
So apparently according to the book you saved a lot of lives and invented a lot of techniques.
Heimlich's Maneuvers
My Seventy Years of Lifesaving Innovation
It was published in 2014 when Heimlich was 94 years old, and it detailed his life and career, which included many life-saving techniques and the invention of the Heimlich maneuver.
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Heimlich's Maneuvers.
— Episode: 95 - Henry Heimlich
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Episode: 95 - Henry Heimlich
It was published in 2014 when Heimlich was 94 years old, and it detailed his life and career, which included many life-saving techniques and the invention of the Heimlich maneuver.
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Heimlich's Maneuvers.
So apparently according to the book you saved a lot of lives and invented a lot of techniques.
Regeneration
Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
It was adapted from 'My Mammy Rose' and was made into a play by Owen and a playwright. It was also adapted into a movie.
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In 1908, with the help of playwright Walter Hecate, he adapted My Mammy Rose into a play called The Regeneration.
— Episode: 92 - Owen Kildare
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Episode: 92 - Owen Kildare
It was adapted from 'My Mammy Rose' and was made into a play by Owen and a playwright. It was also adapted into a movie.
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In 1908, with the help of playwright Walter Hecate, he adapted My Mammy Rose into a play called The Regeneration.
In 1915, William Fox, also known as the grownup on the Lower East Side, produced Regeneration, a silent feature film adapted from Kildare's book and play.
Regeneration
Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
It was initially a play that was adapted from 'My Mammy Rose', but Owen hated the opening night production due to the lead actor's portrayal of him.
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In 1908, with the help of playwright Walter Hecate, he adapted 'My Mammy Rose' into a play called 'The Regeneration'.
— Episode: 92 - Owen Kildare
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Episode: 92 - Owen Kildare
It was initially a play that was adapted from 'My Mammy Rose', but Owen hated the opening night production due to the lead actor's portrayal of him.
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In 1908, with the help of playwright Walter Hecate, he adapted 'My Mammy Rose' into a play called 'The Regeneration'.
Regeneration
Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation
It was initially written as an entry for a newspaper contest and later became a play of the same name and a silent film.
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His editor then pushed him to write about himself and how he started as a newsie and ended up working at a newspaper and became a book.
— Episode: 92 - Owen Kildare
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Episode: 92 - Owen Kildare
It was initially written as an entry for a newspaper contest and later became a play of the same name and a silent film.
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His editor then pushed him to write about himself and how he started as a newsie and ended up working at a newspaper and became a book.
He was given rave reviews and he wrote three more books about the Bowery.
COUNTERFEIT MAN
It was mentioned as presenting a believable theory that the Born family orchestrated a complex deception, challenging the common belief that Russell Colvin actually returned from New Jersey.
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However, a 1993 book, The COUNTERFEIT MAN, written by Gerald McFarland, makes a very believable case that the Born family perpetrated an elaborate hoax.
— Episode: 89 - The Murder of Russell Colvin
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Episode: 89 - The Murder of Russell Colvin
It was mentioned as presenting a believable theory that the Born family orchestrated a complex deception, challenging the common belief that Russell Colvin actually returned from New Jersey.
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However, a 1993 book, The COUNTERFEIT MAN, written by Gerald McFarland, makes a very believable case that the Born family perpetrated an elaborate hoax.
Family of Liars
The Prequel to We Were Liars
Tim Anderson began writing a book about his experience in boxing called 'Liars, Cheats, and Whores' but Rick Parker threatened to kill his sister if he didn't ensure his name wasn't slandered in it.
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Liars, cheats and whores
— Episode: 83 - Boxer Tim "Doc" Anderson
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Episode: 83 - Boxer Tim "Doc" Anderson
Tim Anderson began writing a book about his experience in boxing called 'Liars, Cheats, and Whores' but Rick Parker threatened to kill his sister if he didn't ensure his name wasn't slandered in it.
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Liars, cheats and whores
I'll kill your sister
I am dying liver and kidneys poison I am giving up my life to kill Rick. He is responsible for the drugs and the poison. I was given Please forgive me. I was dying. There will be money for my book. There is peace. I want to be cremated forgive me and Be good to each other.
The Sanitation of Bath Houses
It was mentioned in the context of nude swimming being encouraged, along with pre-swim physical examinations, as a way to keep the water sanitary, with a focus on excluding disease from bathers.
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Nude swimming is encouraged alongside a pre swim physical examination much can be done to keep the water in a swimming pool sanitary by an efficient supervision and management of the bathers Gerhard w...
— Episode: 78 - The Dark Secret of American Swimmin...
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Episode: 78 - The Dark Secret of American Swimming Pools
It was mentioned in the context of nude swimming being encouraged, along with pre-swim physical examinations, as a way to keep the water sanitary, with a focus on excluding disease from bathers.
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Nude swimming is encouraged alongside a pre swim physical examination much can be done to keep the water in a swimming pool sanitary by an efficient supervision and management of the bathers Gerhard wrote a Physical examination of the bathers while nude to exclude the disease
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