Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-03-05
Books mentioned on #413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
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Tyler Cowen recommended The Western Canon by Harold Bloom, and discussed Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Tim Ferriss discussed The Complacent Class by Tyler Cowen.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Western Canon
The Western Canon by Harold Bloom is a comprehensive literary survey that lists and examines many of the author's favorite works, including a selection of nonfiction.
Recommended“I would have to know their biography but I would start with Harold blooms book the Western Canon which has a list and surveys a lot of his favorite works a few of which are nonfiction by the way”
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The Complacent Class
The Complacent Class by Tyler Cowen is an insightful social commentary exploring how contemporary society's self-defeating quest for safety, comfort, and predictability ultimately breeds stagnation and hinders the American dream.
Discussed“I'd like to ask you about one of your many books the complacent class”
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Station Eleven
Station Eleven by Emily St.
Discussed“after that I think it's Emily st. John Mandel who wrote station 11 which coincidentally is a book about pandemics and she has a new book out”
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