Book · 2021 · nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2021-05-16
The Bomber Mafia
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- 10
- people
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- podcasts
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- episodes
- 7
- recommendations
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It's why I would recommend everybody to go and check out the bowl of Mafia because there's a certain curiosity and wonder and Beauty to the way that you write and the reason why you're writing that is very rare and I hope to one day emulate in my own writing.
What they say about it
- Critiques the book's thesis“had some terrible takes”3
- Discusses the book's subject matter2
The best things said about it
His new book I would argue is a much more interesting subject matter than any of the other books.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Jun 2021 There's this group called The Bomber Mafia that Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book on that had some terrible takes.
Curtis Lame, who was one of the people cheering on the bombing of this random island, is essentially the hero of Malcolm Gladwell's book, The Bomber Mafia, which talks about how cool the bombing apparatus we set up was.
It has an unwieldy subtitle, a dream of temptation in the longest night of the Second World War.
Neil deGrasse Tyson StarTalk Radio · Jul 2021 I thought the new book was fascinating, again it seems like maybe you're trying to challenge yourself to write about something that you must have known.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Jun 2021 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell is a work of narrative nonfiction examining the strategic bombing campaigns of World War II and the eccentric technologists who championed them. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Steven Bartlett recommended the title to the audience, praising the unique curiosity, beauty, and rarity of the author's writing style. Ryan Holiday also praised the book on The Daily Stoic, arguing that its subject matter concerning the final days of the Pacific theater is far more interesting than the author's previous works. Conversely, Robert Evans discussed and critiqued the volume across multiple episodes of Behind the Bastards. He noted that the book focuses on a group called the Bomber Mafia and criticized historical justifications for bombing campaigns, specifically taking issue with the text's portrayal of Curtis LeMay as a hero who championed the destruction. Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed the volume on StarTalk Radio, reading out its full title and lengthy subtitle alongside Malcolm Gladwell, who defended the work during the broadcast. The book thus elicits high praise for its compelling prose and unconventional subjects while drawing sharp criticism for its historical framing of military figures.
Every mention
Ryan Holiday and and his new book i would argue is a much more interesting subject matter than any of the other books th… 2
“and and his new book i would argue is a much more interesting subject matter than any of the other books the bombing campaign the final days of the second world war in the pacific theater”
“well i so i thought the new book was fascinating uh again it seems like maybe you're trying to challenge yourself to to write about something that you must have known”
Steven Bartlett it's why I would recommend everybody to go and check out the bowl of Mafia because there's a certain curios… 1
“it's why I would recommend everybody to go and check out the bowl of Mafia because there's a certain curiosity and wonder and Beauty to the way that you write and the reason why you're writing that is very rare and I hope to one day emulate in my own writing”
Robert Evans anyway, there's this group called the Bomber Mafia that Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book on, uh, that had some… 4
“anyway, there's this group called the Bomber Mafia that Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book on, uh, that had some terrible takes.”
“in order to be able to talk about how dumb we still are today um part of what made Kissinger remarkable though was his ability to rope conservatives in line for mass murder while also Charming the entire liberal establishment of the East Coast”
“Curtis Lame, who was one of the people cheering on the bombing of this random island, is essentially the hero of Malcolm Gladwell's book, The Bomber Mafia, which talks about how cool the bombing apparatus we set up was”
“It is worth noting for the sake of talking about how dumb we still are today. Um Curtis Lame, who was one of the people cheering on the bombing of this random island, is essentially the hero of Malcolm Gladwell's book, The Bomber Mafia, which talks about how cool the bombing apparatus we set up was”
Neil deGrasse Tyson the bomber Mafia okay there's your now I see your connections the bomber Mafia a dream a Temptation and the… 2
“the bomber Mafia okay there's your now I see your connections the bomber Mafia a dream a Temptation and the longest night in the second world war”
“so please please defend yourself there foreign it has an unwieldy subtitle uh a dream of Temptation in the longest night of the second world war”
Malcolm Gladwell and um again it's just a yeah that's part of that's sort of the backdrop for the story i was trying to tell… 1
“and um again it's just a yeah that's part of that's sort of the backdrop for the story i was trying to tell in bomber mafia”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'm over here because I have this um book now in paperback the bomber Mafia and it's a story of these uh group of men pilots in the 1930s in America who have a dream about a better way to fight Wars”
“so today my guest is the one and only malcolm gladwell the tipping point blink outliers david and goliath talking with strangers and now his new book the bomber mafia”