The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Samuel Colt

Charles River Editors

This book was mentioned at the end of the podcast. It is about Samuel Colt's life and legacy, specifically focusing on the invention and impact of his famous guns.

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Samuel Colt: The Life and Legacy of a Man Who Invented America's Most Famous Guns

Killer Colt

Harold Schechter

This book, also mentioned at the very end of the podcast, delves into the life of Samuel Colt, highlighting the controversies and complexities surrounding his rise to fame.

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Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend

Bookkeeping

Robert McCarthy

John Colt, Samuel Colt's brother, wrote a textbook on bookkeeping that had 45 editions in print. It was mentioned in the context of John Colt's diverse career and the tragic circumstances surrounding his death.

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He'd written a textbook on bookkeeping which had 45 editions in print.

White Trash

Nancy Isenberg

This book was mentioned as a source for the podcast episode. It appears to have provided historical context on class dynamics in America during Davy Crockett's time.

The Ballad of Davy Crockett

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This book, along with others, provided additional information about Davy Crockett for the podcast's research. It was cited as a source for understanding Crockett's life and sayings.

King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett

This book was noted as one of the sources used to research and create the podcast episode about Davy Crockett. It likely contributed to the details discussed in the podcast.

Hillbilly Elegy

J.D. Vance

Ron Howard directed and Brian Glaser produced a film adaptation of this book, which was discussed in relation to the author's life and career trajectory. It was mentioned that the film adaptation was a flop.

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Ron Howard has come aboard as director and Brian Glaser is going to produce the film of the book Hillbilly by J.D. Vance.

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J.R.R. Tolkien

Vance is a fan of The Lord of the Rings, so much so that J.R.R. Tolkien is his favorite author. It is also mentioned that his mentor, Peter Thiel, co-founded a VC company called Mithril, named after the mythical object in Tolkien's fantasy world.

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Maybe they bonded over their love of the Lord of the Rings.

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Amy Chua

Amy Chua, known as 'Tiger Mom', was a mentor to Vance while he attended Yale Law School. She is the author of the best-selling book, Tiger Mom, which details her strict approach to parenting. While her parenting methods have been praised by some, others have criticized them as being abusive.

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And he was also mentored by Amy Chua, who is known as Tiger Mom.

Save the Cat!

Blake Snyder

The podcast hosts discussed Blake Snyder's book, "Save the Cat," referencing its advice on structuring movies and mentioning the author's past work on the film "Blank Check". One host joked about the book's relevance to a story about a town's conflict.

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My favorite part about Save the Cat also is the guy who wrote this book that teaches us how to write movies-

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Leon Kennedy

The book was discussed within a broader conversation about 'Save the Cat!', with a comedic spin on the events depicted in the film. It was said to be about an 11-year-old who receives a blank check and engages in questionable actions.

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When I wrote the Brian Bonsall classic, Blank Check, about an 11 year old who gets a blank check and then bangs Duff the VJ, who's a grown woman as 11.

The Mickelberg Stitch

Avon Lovell

It was mentioned as the source of much of the information discussed in the episode about the Mickelberg affair, a major source for the podcast hosts.

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Avon the lowell wrote a book called the Mickleburg stitch which describes the affair