The 4-Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferriss
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Status: Untraced - E2: Walked Into Heaven
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Up and Vanished
Host Payne Lindsey heads to the edge of the arctic circle to investigate two mysterious disappearances from Nome, Alaska. Up and Vanished investigates mysterious cold case disappearances with each new season of the hit true crime franchise. Season 1: The case of missing South Georgia teacher, Tara G...
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Sex at Dawn
Christopher Ryan
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The Legend of Bagger Vance
Steven Pressfield
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Introducing To Die For
Darker than Night
Tom Henderson
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S4E1: No Place Like Nome
The Seven Nation Army (The Forgotten Children Book 2)
Andrew Griffard
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Trial Discussion - Live from CrimeCon
How to Hack Like a Legend
Sparc Flow
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S2E9: Gone Fishin'
Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook
Workman Publishing
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The Legend of Bagger Vance
A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life
Neil Strauss wrote this book about his experience undercover in a secret society of seduction experts. It was required reading for FBI agents because it detailed techniques for developing rapport and attraction.
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I had written a book called The Game
— Episode: Introducing To Die For
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Episode: Introducing To Die For
Neil Strauss wrote this book about his experience undercover in a secret society of seduction experts. It was required reading for FBI agents because it detailed techniques for developing rapport and attraction.
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I had written a book called The Game
About several years I spent undercover in a secret society of seduction experts
The latest, the game details his journey to the secret world of pickup artists
And to my complete shock, the man on the phone informed me that the book was required reading for him and his colleagues in the FBI
In our work where you're developing confidential human sources and recruiting spies, the understanding of how to develop quick rapport and attraction is key and critical
The 4-Hour Workweek
Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
In the episode, the host likened a guest to the author of the book, noting the book’s emphasis on financial freedom and a location‑independent lifestyle. The comment highlighted the title’s philosophy as a benchmark for entrepreneurial success, but did not provide a detailed endorsement.
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Episode: Status: Untraced - E2: Walked Into Heaven
The speaker compared Justin to Timothy Ferriss, who is known for his book "The 4-Hour Workweek", and his philosophy of achieving financial freedom and living a location independent lifestyle.
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When I first read about Justin's life, I envisioned him as a wealthy tech entrepreneur, a Tim Ferriss type.
Sex at Dawn
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
The title was referenced in an episode to introduce Dr. Christopher Ryan, noting his role as the author and his background as a world‑traveling podcast host. The mention served primarily to identify him rather than to discuss the book’s content or merits.
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Episode: Status: Untraced - E1: The Razor's Edge
Dr. Christopher Ryan, author of *Sex at Dawn*, is a world traveler and podcast host who had a communication with Justin Alexander. They became friends and spent two months together in Chiang Mai, Thailand, five months before Justin disappeared.
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This is Dr. Christopher Ryan, a world traveler, author of *Sex at Dawn* and the host of the podcast you heard earlier.
Darker than Night
The True Story of a Brutal Double Homicide—and an 18-Year-Long Quest for Justice (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
The speaker describes "True Detective: Night Country" as one of their favourite shows and mentions the show's setting in the Alaskan Arctic as being familiar. The show explores the darkness both in the Alaskan wilderness and in people.
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There is a season of one of my favorite shows. HBO's True Detective is back with a new installment, True Detective Night Country. A new twist on the thrilling series. The story takes place in an area...
— Episode: S4E1: No Place Like Nome
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Episode: S4E1: No Place Like Nome
The speaker describes "True Detective: Night Country" as one of their favourite shows and mentions the show's setting in the Alaskan Arctic as being familiar. The show explores the darkness both in the Alaskan wilderness and in people.
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There is a season of one of my favorite shows. HBO's True Detective is back with a new installment, True Detective Night Country. A new twist on the thrilling series. The story takes place in an area I have recently become very familiar with. Deep in the Alaskan Arctic.
So much of the town depicted in Night Country, darkness contained in all things and in ourselves, that there We wanted to do complete opposite, right? Dark ice, cold.
The Seven Nation Army (The Forgotten Children Book 2)
The book was brought up during a discussion about Tara Grinstead, noting that she had been studying it to prepare for a PhD program and that a dusty copy was discovered under her bed. No specific endorsement or critique of the content was offered, and it was mentioned only as part of the broader case narrative.
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Episode: Trial Discussion - Live from CrimeCon
It was mentioned as a book that Tara Grinstead was studying to get into a PhD program and was found under her bed.
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She was studying this for, to get into PhD program. So her GRE graduate records, a seven nation book was under her bed, uh, still under her bed with dust with dust on it.
How to Hack Like a Legend
Breaking Windows
In the episode, the host John referred to the title as a beginner’s guide to accessing free Wi‑Fi, likening it to a T‑ball or kindergarten level introduction to Wi‑Fi networks. He noted it was essentially about hacking Amazon and obtaining free connections, positioning it as a low‑cost, entry‑level resource. The overall tone was informal and the book was mentioned only in passing.
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Episode: S2E9: Gone Fishin'
This was a book about how to get free Wi-Fi, described as the "T-ball or the kindergarten of exploring Wi-Fi networks".
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It's How to Hack Amazon for $10 books on how to hack Amazon.
Like, it was basically about how to get free Wi-Fi.
Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook
The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)
In a season‑2 episode, the hosts recounted that a man told police a missing woman had taken a $10 computer guide from his house. Deputy W. Clark quoted the man describing the book as something he had bought on computers. The discussion was purely factual, noting the book’s presence in the case rather than evaluating its content.
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Episode: S2E4: Drum Circle
Catfish, a man who had been seen with Crystal shortly before her disappearance, told police that Crystal took a $10 book about computers from his house while she was leaving.
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He said that she took a $10 book that he had bought on computers.
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