Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-09-12
Books mentioned on The Truth Behind The Fall Of The UK - Rory Stewart - #837
Rory Stewart is a British academic, broadcaster, writer, podcaster and former diplomat and politician. From riots to stabbings, useless politicians to corrupt businesses, all wrapped in terrible weather and high taxes, the UK is not having a great time right now.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a philosophical novel about a young Andalusian shepherd boy who travels across the desert in search of a hidden treasure, ultimately learning about destiny and listening to his heart.
Discussed“it's like The Alchemist by Paulo qu he could have just come back and dug in the the yard outside of where he first started”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book How Not to Be a Politician
“and I think one of the challenges I I've just written I I was a politician for 10 years and I've just written a a book which in the US is called how not to be a politician”