Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-13
Books mentioned on What Separates Humans From Other Animals? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 51
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Calendar of Wisdom
A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy is a daily devotional collection featuring Stoic philosophies, Eastern wisdom, and reflections from thinkers like Thoreau, curated to offer guidance for every day of the year.
Discussed“one is I've been reading this book by Tolstoy called a calendar of days and it is kind of like this Daily Devotional so he apparently for the last 15 or more years of his life created this journal where he kept all his favorite quotes”
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Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web by E.
Discussed“and if I think back to when I read Charlotte's Web for the first time I must have been quite young who could forget Wilbur and Fern's relationship with Wilbur and then wanting Wilbur not to become bacon which was in fact the whole plot of the book”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing A Calendar of Wisdom
“Finally, Angela tells Steven about a Tolstoy book that she's enjoying called 'A Calendar of Days.' Angela seems to be developing a habit of remembering interesting details about the books she reads while getting their titles wrong.”
Passing Charlotte's Web
“she was holy shamoli these Charlotte's Web images are so cute”