Podcasts that mention 📚 The Spirit of St. Louis by Charles A. Lindbergh

I was given a book by a dear friend Greg Marinac, The Spirit of St. Louis, and I’m reading the book. He gave it to me to encourage me to finish my pilot's license.

Peter Diamandis mentions that his friend Greg Marinac gave him 'The Spirit of St. Louis' to encourage him to finish his pilot's license. This book becomes a key reference point for the rest of the podcast episode.

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And I’m making notes in the margin of the book, The Spirit of St. Louis, again, that Lindbergh published in 1957 won the Pulitzer Prize!

Peter Diamandis discusses the significance of the Orteig prize while referencing 'The Spirit of St. Louis'. He mentions making notes in the margins of the book, highlighting that it was published by Charles Lindbergh in 1957 and won the Pulitzer Prize.

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And so as I’m reading this book, The Spirit of St. Louis, I’m like, ‘I have to do a prize like this for space flight because I’m not going to get a chance of becoming a government astronaut or slim.’

Peter Diamandis shares that his reading of 'The Spirit of St. Louis' inspired him to consider creating a prize for space flight, paralleling how Charles Lindbergh's success with the Orteig prize propelled the aviation industry forward.

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And so in the back of The Spirit of St. Louis that I’m reading—that my friend Greg gave me to finish my pilot's license, which I eventually did at the end—I wrote the words XPRIZE!

Peter Diamandis shares that while reading 'The Spirit of St. Louis', a book by Charles Lindbergh, he noted the words 'XPRIZE' in the back. This moment occurred as he was reflecting on what to name his space flight competition.

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