📚 8 Books mentioned in "Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 24" of No Stupid Questions
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Episode: Why Do We Forget So Much of What We’ve Read? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 24
Published on January 19, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
A tree grows in Brooklyn
Buy A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith on Amazon
I've been thinking about a conversation that we had about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn do you recall this conversation
Stephen Dubner mentions a previous conversation with Angela Duckworth about this book, noting she loved it but couldn't remember details.
Dale Carnegie for Children (Abridged and adapted)
Buy Dale Carnegie for Children (Abridged and adapted) by Dale Carnegie on Amazon
so Dale Carnegie seven habits of highly effective people We've talked about this self-help book
Stephen mentions this title, incorrectly attributing it to Dale Carnegie, as a self-help book they've discussed.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Buy How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie on Amazon
how to get people how to win friends and influence people can't remember the title of the book
Stephen corrects himself, trying to remember the title of the Dale Carnegie book they were discussing.
Ring
Buy Ring by Jonathan Yardley on Amazon
so like there's a biography of ring lardner a writer that I loved that I bought it was a biography by Jonathan Yardley
Stephen Dubner mentions a biography of writer Ring Lardner by Jonathan Yardley, describing his strong physical and emotional connection to the book despite forgetting details.
The Golem
Buy The Golem by Gustav Meyrink on Amazon
friedlander was actually referencing a book from his childhood the Austrian novelist Gustav myrink's retelling of the Jewish legend of Golem
The fact check notes that Saul Friedlander's memoir referenced this book by Gustav Meyrink.
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
Buy The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle on Amazon
my Guiding Light on memory and how it works was a quote I read a million years ago I believe it was by Arthur Conan Doyle the author of the Sherlock Holmes books
Stephen attributes a quote about memory to Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes books.
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Buy The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith on Amazon
because when Adam Smith said that we all want to be praised and we all want to be praise worthy I think it was in a theory of moral sentiments
Angela quotes Adam Smith, mentioning his book as the source of the quote.
When Memory Comes
Buy When Memory Comes by Saul Friedlander on Amazon
but he was actually thinking about Israeli historian Saul friedlander's 1979 Holocaust Memoir when memory comes
The fact check corrects Stephen, stating the quote he was thinking of actually came from this memoir by Saul Friedlander.