Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-10-03
Books mentioned on Lessons In Listening From The Tattooist Of Auschwitz - Heather Morris - #227
Heather Morris is an author. Heather's first book The Tattooist Of Auschwitz was a global phenomenon and the process of creating that work involved years and years of delicate, patient, attentive listening - a skill which many of us could benefit from learning.
Chris Williamson recommended The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart, and discussed The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Stories of Hope by Heather Morris, The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss, The 4-hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss, and The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Heather Morris recommended If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi and Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and discussed Night by Elie Wiesel.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Discussed“many of the listeners will be familiar with your story but can you tell us how you came to write the tattooist of auschwitz”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“actually i promise we're going to get into stories i hope which is a new book in a second i'm going to guess you'll have read man's search for meaning by viktor frankl yes yeah”
Where to get it
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Night
Night by Elie Wiesel is a dark and powerful memoir detailing the author's harrowing experiences in the Holocaust.
Discussed“upon reading that did you start to draw any threads that you hadn't before oh absolutely same with our premier leavey's book too you know night in particular”
Where to get it
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If Not Now, When?
If Not Now, When? is a compelling historical novel by Primo Levi that explores the journey of Jewish resistance fighters during World War II.
Recommended“Oh absolutely same with our premier leavey's book too you know night in particular”
Where to get it
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Stories of Hope
Discussed“so moving on to the next book the new one stories of hope why have you why have you written this and how does it relate to your first novel”
Where to get it
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Endurance
Endurance by Alfred Lansing is a gripping historical non-fiction account detailing Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the harrowing survival story of his stranded crew.
Recommended“um because the lessons that you can learn from that books like the tattooist man's search for meaning um endurance”
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The Forgotten Highlander
The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart is a harrowing memoir detailing the author's survival as a Scottish soldier captured by the Japanese during World War II, enduring forced labor on the infamous railway and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Recommended“because the lessons that you can learn from that books like the tattooist man's search for meaning … the forgotten highlander by alistair ercart have you read that”
Where to get it
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The 4-Hour Body
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss is an extensive, data-driven guide to optimizing human physical performance, health, fat loss, and longevity through minimal effective doses of exercise and diet.
Discussed“only yesterday tim ferriss guy that wrote the four-hour work week and the four-hour chef and the four-hour body this unbelievably well-known new multiple times new york times best-selling author”
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The 4-hour Chef
The 4-Hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss is an unconventional guide to accelerated learning that uses the kitchen as a laboratory to master complex skills and techniques.
Discussed“only yesterday tim ferriss guy that wrote the four-hour work week and the four-hour chef and the four-hour body this unbelievably well-known new multiple times new york times best-selling author”
Where to get it
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The 4-Hour Workweek
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss is a highly influential lifestyle design manual that challenges conventional career paths and encourages readers to automate, delegate, and escape the traditional nine-to-five grind.
Discussed“only yesterday tim ferriss guy that wrote the four-hour work week and the four-hour chef and the four-hour body this unbelievably well-known new multiple times new york times best-selling author”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“actually i promise we're going to get into stories i hope which is a new book”
“and then when silke came out or was coming out i was in koshita in slovakia doing some research for finishing off silker's book”
“only yesterday tim ferriss guy that wrote the four-hour work week and the four-hour chef and the four-hour body this unbelievably well-known new multiple times new york times best-selling author”