Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2014-11-20
Books mentioned on 187. The Man Who Would Be Everything
Boris Johnson -- mayor of London, biographer of Churchill, cheese-box painter and tennis-racket collector -- answers our FREAK-quently Asked Questions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.
Boris Johnson recommended Scoop by Evelyn Waugh, and discussed The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Churchill Factor
The Churchill Factor by Boris Johnson is a biographical work exploring the life, career, and enduring legacy of British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill.
Discussed“I discovered amazing things about him when I was writing the book. And I concluded at the end, you know, to get to your point, that he just was running on a different kind of biological fuel than the rest of us.”
Where to get it
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Scoop
Scoop by Evelyn Waugh is a classic satirical novel that lampoons the chaotic world of journalism and foreign correspondence.
Recommended“Favorite book or author other than yourself? Uh, I, I, I, I think it's, you know, it's a ridiculous question in many ways, but the book I can always read with pleasure and find a laugh on every page is Scoop by Evelyn Waugh.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Churchill Factor
“And your latest book, it's called The Churchill Factor, How One Man Made History. It's being published, I believe, in the U.S. on this very day as we speak, correct?”
Passing All the President's Men
“the book I can always read with pleasure and find a laugh on every page is Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. There's no question. And it's the book that made me want to be a journalist and, and, and that and all the president's men.”