Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2019-08-29
Books mentioned on #1343 - Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette is a magician, actor, musician, inventor, television personality, and best-selling author best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. Check out his podcast called "Penn's Sunday School" available on Spotify.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a comprehensive historical study arguing that violence has steadily declined throughout human history.
Discussed“and that in that book better angels blew my mind is there's this line that's that that's been obsessing me with a cracker in teen angst”
Where to get it
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How Music Works
How Music Works by David Byrne is an exploration of how musical creation is shaped by culture, technology, architecture, and economics throughout history.
Recommended“and David Burns book how music works which is a fabulous book”
Where to get it
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville is a classic American novel chronicling the obsessive, destructive quest of Captain Ahab to kill the giant white sperm whale that maimed him.
Discussed“and I never read Moby Dick til I was 45”
Where to get it
