Episode · EconTalk · 2024-07-29
Books mentioned on Sam Harris on Jew-Hatred, Radical Islam, and the West
Neuroscientist and author Sam Harris of the podcast Making Sense talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about rising Jew-hatred in the West and what Harris sees as the dangers of radical Islam and Jihadism.
Russ Roberts recommended The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig. Sam Harris recommended Quran by Talal Itani.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig is a haunting autobiographical memoir that captures the author's life in Vienna and the broader cultural splendor of a united Europe before its collapse into the catastrophic world wars and the rise of Nazism.
Recommended“I'll just add a few comments to that you and I have corresponded via email about the world of yesterday which is stepan V's Memoir uh his autobiography it's really remarkable I I recommend that everyone read it”
Where to get it
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Quran
The Quran by Talal Itani is an English translation of the sacred Islamic text that outlines the foundational beliefs, laws, and spiritual guidance of Islam.
Recommended“and it's not the meek shall inherit the earth right it's that you know the the the the principal message of the Quran and I invite all of your listeners to just read the book you can this is not like the Bible that would take you a month and a half to read If You Know cover to cover”
Where to get it
