Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2016-08-24
Books mentioned on Margalit Fox on Life, Death, and the Best Job in Journalism
The stereotypical obituary is a formulaic recitation of facts — dry, boring, and without craft. But Margalit Fox has shown the genre can produce some of the most memorable and moving stories in journalism.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Essential Judaism
Discussed“I looked at a very good book by your husband it's called essential Judaism by George Robinson that's him it's a wonderful book”
Where to get it
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth
The Riddle of the Labyrinth is a fascinating work of nonfiction by Margalit Fox that explores the thrilling historical quest to decipher an ancient and mysterious script from the world before classical Greece.
Discussed“you have a wonderful book called the riddle of the labyrinth the quest to crack an ancient code where you study the world before ancient Greece fantastic book”
Where to get it
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Talking Hands
Discussed“you have another book it's called talking hands so that the sign language which developed in a Bedouin village in Israel correct is that a fair way to describe it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Riddle of the Labyrinth
“and here too unpacking a sign language that's never been analyzed in riddle of the labyrinth unraveling this Indian script that was unearthed on clay tablets in 1900 not solved for 50 years”