Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-09-19
Books mentioned on Part One: The Religion War, by Scott Adams (with Matt Lieb)
Robert reads selections from Scott Adams's terrible novels to help unravel the great mystery: who is God, and how can we kill him? See omnystudio.
Robert Evans discussed The Art of War by Sun Tzu and Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, and criticized Win bigly by Scott Adams.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Art of War
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is an ancient military treatise offering timeless strategic principles on leadership, outmaneuvering adversaries, and conflict resolution.
Discussed“So, yep, Matt, he wrote these books, The Religion War being the one that we're gonna talk about today, and they're terrible.”
Where to get it
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Ivanhoe
Discussed“Well, Scott actually has a lot to say about that in his first book.”
Where to get it
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Win bigly
Win Bigly by Scott Adams is a book that examines persuasion techniques and argues that Donald Trump used master-level persuasion tactics to win the presidency in a world where facts often do not matter.
Critiqued“that's why Scott wrote his terrible book win bigly”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Blood Meridian
“that was I think the opening to Blood Meridian”