Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2021-04-18

Books mentioned on Do Good Deeds Invite More Bad Ones? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 48

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Angela Duckworth discussed Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. Also mentioned: Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Gang Leader for a Day

    Sudhir Venkatesh · at 0:30

    Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh is a sociological non-fiction book that explores the underground economy and daily life within a Chicago housing project gang.

    Recommended
    “If you ever read it sudir wrote an amazing book himself called Gang leader for a day that book caught the attention of a guy named Mark Zuckerberg”
    Where to get it
  2. Man's Search for Meaning

    Viktor E. Frankl · at 25:34

    Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is a profound psychological memoir detailing the author's harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his psychological method for finding purpose in suffering.

    Discussed
    “and I was thinking about Viktor Frankel as well the great existential psychotherapist who wrote Man's Search for meaning”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Freakonomics
“you may remember sudir from the first Freakonomics book If you ever read it sudir wrote an amazing book himself called Gang leader”