Episode · EconTalk · 2025-08-11

Russ Roberts & David Marquet: books mentioned on EconTalk

Learning to Think Like Someone Else (with David Marquet)

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Former submarine commander David Marquet joins EconTalk's Russ Roberts to explore how distancing--thinking like someone else, somewhere else, or sometime else--can unlock better choices in business and life.

Russ Roberts read For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway for a book club.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Ernest Hemingway · at 0:06

    For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway is a classic novel centered on the Spanish Civil War and the harrowing experiences of Robert Jordan, an American volunteer attached to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

    Book club
    “And before introducing today's guest, I want to mention that we will be doing an Econ Talk book club in two weeks, an episode on Ernest Hemingway's novel of the Spanish Civil War, for whom the bell tolls.”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Distancing
“His latest book co-author co-authored with Michael Gillespie is Distancing: How Great Leaders Reframe to Make Better Decisions.”