Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2021-06-21
Books mentioned on Mary Portas - How To Stop Living A Life That Isn't True To You
My guest this week is Mary Portas. You may know Mary from the high street, from business, or you may know her as the red bob, hard exterior business woman from the TV.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs is a foundational 1961 non-fiction work that offers a systemic analysis of urban functioning, neighborhood safety, and city planning.
Discussed“jane jacobs who wrote the death of the american city back in the 60s well before i talked about this she talked about those little things where you bump into someone on the street and you say morning”
Where to get it
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A New Earth
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual guide designed to help readers transcend ego-based consciousness and find inner peace through present-moment awareness.
Discussed“and i wanted to go to the bookshelf that was behind him because i knew there were some books there and i picked up eckhart tolle's new earth and i just took it”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Work Like a Woman
“i remember when i wrote work like a woman i was like looking at this and thinking who who created the code who wrote this [ __ ] how do we want to work”