Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2023-08-17
Books mentioned on We Read The Dilbert Guy's Attempt to Make Trump into a Religion
Robert is joined by Garrison Davis to discuss Win Bigly: The Dilbert Guy's Terrible Book About Trump. See omnystudio.
Robert Evans discussed Win bigly by Scott Adams, and criticized The religion war by Scott Adams.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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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.
Discussed“why the book we're reading today is Win bigly persuasion in a world where facts don't matter some versions of the book I think he credits Donald Trump as a co-author”
Where to get it
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The religion war
The Religion War by Scott Adams is a speculative fiction novel that serves as a sequel to the author's earlier philosophical work, God's Debris, exploring themes of geopolitics and religious conflict through a futuristic lens.
Critiqued“and he brings up his 2004 book the religion War now Garrison this is one of the worst books ever written”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Think and Grow Rich
“the kind of guys that he's super that Trump is kind of inspired by are sort of like a mix of kind of quasi-prosperity gospel dudes and like Napoleon Hill Think and Grow Rich kind of people”
Passing The Black Swan
“they they cite Black Swan so that's good”
Passing How to Hypnotize Anyone
“reading list I accidentally wound up on this but it includes how to hypnotize anyone”
“Confessions of a rogue hypnotist and then in brackets I have not read this book but this time what”
Passing Trump: The Art of the Deal
“Trump the art of the deal of course”