Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2016-02-02
Books mentioned on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Fighting Bruce Lee, Growing Up in Harlem, and Basketball (Live at Mason)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on segregation, Islam, Harlem vs. LA, Earl Manigault, jazz, fighting Bruce Lee, Kareem's conservatism, dancing with Thelonious Monk, and why no one today can shoot a skyhook.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse is a historical fiction novel that reimagines the early life and adventures of Sherlock Holmes's brilliant older brother.
Recommended“Let’s take a few minutes and get to your book, Mycroft Holmes, which I enjoyed very much. I would recommend to you all.”
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Discussed“I’ve read most of these in the ’70s and ’80s, starting with—well, when I was in high school, we read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and then as an adult, I read everything that he’s written just about.”
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Discussed“He worked in Germany, and he was betrayed by Kim Philby, who was the mole in—if you read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, you know that there was a mole in the British foreign service.”
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On the Shoulders of Giants
Discussed“In your book On the Shoulders of Giants, you say that if you were not a professional basketball player you wanted to be a history teacher.”
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