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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2014-09-18

Books mentioned on 179. Outsiders by Design

1 book · With Richard Posner, Edward Glaeser, Norman Swan, Barry Marshall, Simon Winchester · Listen

What does it mean to pursue something that everyone else thinks is nuts? And what does it take to succeed?

Stephen Dubner discussed The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Map That Changed the World

    Simon Winchester · at 25:19 · mentioned 2 times

    The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester tells the remarkable story of geologist William Smith and the creation of the first geological map of England.

    Discussed
    “Winchester has also written a book about a man named William Smith, who was born in 1769 into a farm family in Oxfordshire.”
    Stephen Dubner 179. Outsiders by Design 2014-09-18
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Passing The Professor and the Madman
“His best known book is The Professor and the Madman about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary.”
Stephen Dubner 179. Outsiders by Design 2014-09-18
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