Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-08-13
Books mentioned on 158. Bigger Fish, or Bigger Pond?
Is it better to be the best player on the worst team or the worst player on the best team? How did Angela cope with her extremely impressive freshman dorm mates?
Angela Duckworth discussed David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell. Mike Maughan discussed Homicide by David Simon. Also mentioned: I Love You the Purplest by Barbara M. Joosse.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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David and Goliath
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell is a popular non-fiction book that examines how perceived disadvantages can often be converted into powerful advantages.
Discussed“okay because like Malcolm Gladwell others have written about this like he did in David and Goliath he coined this term I think Elite institution cognitive disorder”
Where to get it
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I Love You the Purplest
I Love You the Purplest by Barbara M.
Recommended“There's this children's book that my sister gave my grandmother many years ago called I Love You the Purplest, and basically all the grandkids are like 'Grandma, do you love me the most?','Do you love me the most?','And the grandma responds 'I love you the reddest; I love you the bluest,' whatever, right?”
Where to get it
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Homicide
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon is a gripping non-fiction book that chronicles a year inside the homicide unit of the Baltimore Police Department, detailing the gritty reality of criminal investigations.
Discussed“and Levitt had this Epiphany because he was reading a book about crime yes but by David Simon it's called homicide a year on The Killing streets”
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