Why people recommend it
Eyewitness by DK Publishing is a widely recognized visual information book that covers various scientific, historical, and cultural subjects through detailed photographs and concise text. On Stuff You Should Know in an episode from August 20, 2024, the host discussed the book while exploring the Cicada 3301 puzzle, noting that an encoded version of the book existed alongside links to a subreddit containing additional passages. Later, on The Jordan Harbinger Show on July 24, 2024, the guest and host referenced his own book in various contexts: the guest humorously remarked that he deserved the opposite of a Pulitzer Prize, while the host mentioned receiving a publicist pitch, quoted an African proverb from the text about how ninety-nine lies help but the hundredth hurts, noted useful life tips, commended a description of the Libyan embassy, and asked about a cameo appearance. Additionally, on The Joe Rogan Experience on May 21, 2024, Dave Smith mentioned a third person writing about a topic in their book to lend credibility.
Who recommended it
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“It turned out that there was an encoded book, and then you could also find a link to a subreddit, and there were more passages from that book.”
“And I think that, you know, the way I put it in the book is I deserve whatever the opposite of a Pulitzer is.”
“Tell me you in the book, you do a good job of describing the Libyan embassy.”
“Yeah, those are the people that send me your book and say, 'This guy would be interesting for your show,' and they write a really generic two paragraphs or whatever, some bullet points.”
“She makes a cameo in your book, right?”
“There's an African proverb in your book that I love: "99 lies will help you; it's the 100th lie that hurts you."”
“It’s terrible; the things you know, there are these tips in the book that give insight into your life.”
“Then a third person, also at the meeting, wrote about it in his book or in another newspaper article.”
“Yes, there is a little bit of a security risk because I’ve continued, especially now that there’s a second book and we’re working on a second movie. A lot of it feels like taking a scab off of an old wound.”
“We realize that at the end of a career or life, we've climbed the wrong mountain. This book is based on eight forms of wealth, as you know.”
“Actually, I really think, I think it's actually deeper than a successful podcast or show or book.”
“In fact, one of the lucky breaks I had with this book was that when I was researching it, I contacted the grandson of one of the American prisoners in Cits, a man who went by the wonderful name of Orand Duke III—who was a kind of East Coast Wasp—who had ended up in Cits.”
“Many of those photographs appear in the book, and it was an amazing historical artifact.”
“There are increasing numbers of German visitors, and this book is actually going to be translated into German and published in Germany.”
“Look through his bag—you might find a grenade, in addition to a book! Something simple as a crack pipe?”
“I wasn't expecting this because I thought you'd just be a researcher or a science guy who sat around and analyzed studies, but here you are, starting your book by investigating Captagon in Iraq.”
“Your father writes about that; very good book, by the way. Yeah, I enjoyed reading it.”
“First, I’ll send it to you guys, and when the book and philosophy are out, along with the software, the goal will be to transform listeners' lives from being erratic to existing in harmony with a high-quality operating system.”
“I can relate to that insecurity; my first book came out last September. I was so nervous, and I know what you mean by that.”
“The beginning of the book describes a Madagascar election, and it really reads like a screenplay where a good hometown kid becomes a horrible corrupt dictator who can't keep his hands off power and money that isn't his.”
“But if we had an author come in, then we like, we had an author come in the other day and so with him we, you know, went through and read like half the book as much as I could.”