Episode · The Megyn Kelly Show · 2022-06-30
Books mentioned on Free Speech Pushback, the Gift of Fear, and Dangers of Fame, with Gavin de Becker | Ep. 348
Megyn Kelly is joined by security expert Gavin de Becker, author of "The Gift of Fear," to talk about the dangers of fame and the "marketing of human beings," the erosion of trust in the media because
Gavin de Becker discussed The Real Anthony Fauci by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and 1984 by George Orwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Real Anthony Fauci
Robert F.
Discussed“His book, by the way, which I gave a blurb for and I've I've read now twice, is called The Real Anthony Fauci, and that book was the number one best-seller in America for 12 weeks. It was the number two best-seller in America for 16 weeks.”
Where to get it
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel that explores totalitarianism, surveillance, state control, and the manipulation of truth.
Discussed“In 2020, a book that hadn't been in print, I mean, hadn't been published for 70 years, it was 70 years old, suddenly became a top 20 bestseller. And that was 1984. Was a top 20 bestseller in 2020.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Gift of Fear
“He's the author of many, many books including the New York Times bestseller The Gift of Fear, Survival Signs that protect us from violence. Oprah once said it was the most important book she ever read.”
Plugged The Gift of Fear
“And I remember many years ago before I wrote Gift of Fear, I was speaking at prisons around the country where I would meet with people and and talk with them about violence and about their upbringing etc.”