Episode · Conversations with Tyler · 2016-08-24
Tyler Cowen & Margalit Fox: books mentioned on Conversations with Tyler
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Tyler Cowen discussed Essential Judaism by George Robinson and others, The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit Fox, and Talking Hands by Margalit Fox.
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
Plugged 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”