Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2021-05-02

Books mentioned on Are You as Observant as You Think? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 50

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Stephen Dubner recommended A sense of where you are by John McPhee. Angela Duckworth discussed Some must watch while some must sleep by William C. Dement.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   A sense of where you are

   John McPhee · at 14:18

   A sense of where you are by John McPhee is a classic profile of basketball star Bill Bradley during his collegiate years at Princeton University, exploring his intense discipline and spatial awareness.

   Recommended

   “my favorite essay or at least one of my favorite essays is called a sense of where you are John McPhee was writing about how Bill Bradley as a young basketball player at Princeton was amazing”

   Stephen Dubner Are You as Observant as You Think? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 50 2021-05-02 Listen at 14:18

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   Some must watch while some must sleep

   William C. Dement · at 17:44

   Discussed

   “because I read this book when I was a teenager that my sister had on her shelf I can picture it vividly it had a forest green cover with a Picasso painting of a woman sleeping it was called why some must sleep and others must watch”

   Angela Duckworth Are You as Observant as You Think? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 50 2021-05-02 Listen at 17:44

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