Episode · EconTalk · 2024-08-12
Books mentioned on How Do You Capture the Tragedy of War? (with Sabin Howard)
A soldier goes off to war. Damaged in combat, he returns home, forever changed.
Russ Roberts discussed What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy and The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig. Sabin Howard recommended Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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What Is Art?
Discussed“um for reasons I don't fully understand I found myself reading the other day a book by Toll story called what is art yes and it's a remarkable book”
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The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig is a haunting autobiographical memoir that captures the author's life in Vienna and the broader cultural splendor of a united Europe before its collapse into the catastrophic world wars and the rise of Nazism.
Discussed“a book I have referenced recently here on Eon talk is the world of yesterday by stepan V and he has a remarkable set of pages where he talks about the influence of War one on Art”
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Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is a practical guide designed to help individuals learn how to draw by unlocking perceptual skills associated with the brain's right hemisphere.
Recommended“I couldn't draw at all I picked up a book called drawing on the left the right side of the brain and I started doing the exercises and that was my launching point”
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