Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2017-03-28
Books mentioned on 280. “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” on the topic of Collections.
Hear live journalism wrapped in a game show package and hosted by Stephen J. Dubner.
Stephen J. Dubner discussed The New Encyclopedia Britannica Micropedia Vol by Encyclopedia Britannica.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The New Encyclopedia Britannica Micropedia Vol
Discussed“And tonight, we are using encyclopedias. So what we've got here is a 12-volume Encyclopedia Britannica Micropedia. We are going to give each of you now your encyclopedia, and you will each have a couple of minutes to come up with something from that book that we don't know, that's worth knowing, and that's true,”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The 4-Hour Workweek
“Your first book, The 4-Hour Workweek, was turned down by 26 publishers before becoming a gigantic bestseller.”
Passing Tools of Titans
“We know that your latest book is Tools of Titans and that you host a hugely successful podcast called The Tim Ferriss Show.”
Passing The Know-It-All
“For his first book, The Know-It-All, he spent 18 months reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica.”
Passing Enchanted Islands
“I've written a short story collection in three novels, the most recent of which is called Enchanted Islands.”