Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2017-06-20
Books mentioned on "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" on the topic of Rivalry
Steve Levitt, Scott Turow and Bridget Gainer are panelists. For the "Freakonomics" co-author, the attorney and novelist, and the Cook County commissioner it's "game on!
Scott Turow discussed Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Helter Skelter
Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry is widely recognized as the definitive true crime account of the Manson family murders and the motivations behind them.
Discussed“And among Bill Scott's lawyers was Vince Bugliosi. And Vince was really a great trial lawyer, but also an author. He had written a book called Helter Skelter, and the book was about Charlie Manson.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Presumed Innocent
“We know you as the prototype of the lawyer novelist whose books include Presumed Innocent and most recently Testimony.”
Passing Testimony
“We know you as the prototype of the lawyer novelist whose books include Presumed Innocent and most recently Testimony.”
Plugged Presumed Innocent
“Years later, I, of course, published Presumed Innocent. So, this trial represents, so far as I know, the only time that two lawyers who both wrote number one New York Times bestsellers had ever tried a case against each other.”
Plugged The Taliban's Virtual Emirate
“Neil, do you consult with the U.S. government? I have not had the pleasure. I have written a book called The Taliban's Virtual Emirate that looks exactly at its writings in four different languages, in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and English.”