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Bill Burr's book recommendations
Across 2 podcasts. Every show Bill Burr appears on, in one place — not just one.
William Frederic Burr is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, writer and director. He started his career as a stand-up comedian before expanding his career as an actor on stage and screen. As a comedian he is known for his sharp confrontational observational humor often tackling subjects such as social issues, politics and the absurdities of the human condition. Burr has been referred to as a comedian's comedian by observers of the American stand-up comedy circuit, and Rolling Stone magazine called him the undisputed heavyweight champ of rage-fueled humor. On his Monday Morning Podcast, Burr regularly discusses his reading material, sharing recommendations with his listeners. He mentioned purchasing and reading Norman Ohler's Blitzed to learn about drug use in Nazi Germany, and shared that Andrew Thalis introduced him to Brian K. Vaughan's comic book series Y: The Last Man. Burr also praised John Perrotta's memoir How Comedy Saved My Life after receiving a copy in Rhode Island, and recommended Bill Bryson's One Summer: America, 1927 and A Short History of Nearly Everything for their engaging historical and scientific insights. Additionally, he discussed Keith O'Brien's Heartland following a trip to Utah.
Books recommended by Bill Burr
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Open
Open by Andre Agassi is a candid and revealing memoir that chronicles the professional tennis star's turbulent athletic career, his complex relationship with his demanding father, and his deeply conflicted personal feelings toward the sport.
Recommended“I would put it up there with my favorite of all time which is Andre Andre Agassi's Open. If you haven't read that one, I highly recommend them.”
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Sweet Child of Mine
Sweet Child of Mine by Deanna Adler and Lawrence J.
Recommended“Deanna Adler Steven Adler's mom wrote a book Sweet Child of Mine and um especially if you if you should read this you should read Stevens first”
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Testing the Limit
Testing the Limit by François-David Sebbah is a gripping historical book that chronicles the dangerous golden era of Formula One racing and the extraordinary drivers who risked everything on the track.
Recommended“I read this great book called The Limit I just don't think you're going to be into it but it kind of talks about p Formula One racing at its peak when you when somebody like died every other race and it talks about the Italians the Germans and the Englishp racing teamsp of that time”
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Hard to Handle
Hard to Handle by Steve Gorman is a memoir by the founding drummer of the Black Crowes chronicling the highs and lows of a major rock and roll band.
Recommended“thank you to everybody that pre subscribed to get a steve Gorman's new book hard to handle the pre-order I'm telling you I've read just I'm telling you I read just about every rut biography out there”
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John Bonham
John Bonham by Mick Bonham is a biographical exploration of the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer, written intimately by his own brother.
Recommended“I have no [__] idea but the best book that I have found on it is it's called John Bonham the powerhouse behind Led Zeppelin and it's written by his brother Mick Bonham”
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A short history of nearly everything
A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson is an engaging and accessible popular science journey that breaks down the vast mysteries of the universe, evolution, and human discovery into terms anyone can understand.
Discussed“I'm reading this book right now. I mentioned before, Bill Bryson, a short history of nearly everything.”
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Heartland
Heartland by Keith O'Brien recounts the remarkable life and legacy of basketball legend Larry Bird alongside the historical context of the places that shaped him.
Recommended“I just got run done reading Keith O'Brien's Heartland, A for Forgotten Place, an impossible dream, and the miracle of Larry Bird.”
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Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley and Ron Powers is a historical non-fiction book detailing the lives of the six U.S.
Recommended“you got what the [ __ ] was Flags of Our Father you got to read that book now that book I read”
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Harold
Harold by Steven Wright is a comedic novel written by the renowned stand-up comedian, following the experiences of a young boy in the third grade during the 1960s.
Recommended“did you guys ever read that book that Steven Wright wrote Harold two best books I read this year were both by comedians Steven wries and uh r wats”
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The Comedians
The Comedians by Kliph Nesteroff is a comprehensive history of American stand-up comedy that explores the lives, struggles, and antics of performers throughout decades past.
Recommended“this is what I've been reading it's called The Comedians uh drunks thieves Scoundrels in the history of American Comedy Jesus Christ”
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The verbally abusive relationship
The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans is a practical guide designed to help readers identify, understand, and navigate emotional abuse and controlling behaviors in personal relationships.
Discussed“no i had a i'm reading this book right now called the verbally abusive relationship and i thought the whole time i was going to read it i was going to be like yeah that's you and that's [ __ ] you and i was reading like oh [ __ ] i do that”
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Eat to live
Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman is a health and nutrition guide advocating for a nutrient-rich, plant-based diet to achieve sustainable weight loss and better overall wellness.
Discussed“obviously i'm not a nutritionist but the uh that eat to live book where it talks about vegetables and that type of thing and uh and fruits and all the uh antioxidants”
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Blitzed
Blitzed by Norman Ohler is a historical non-fiction book examining the widespread and systemic use of drugs, particularly methamphetamine, by soldiers and leadership within Nazi Germany during World War II.
Recommended“Anyway, I've been reading this book that I picked up when I was in Chicago and went into this fucking bookstore. Believe it or not, they still have those and reading this book blitzed drugs in the third Reich. Uh, I don't know. I see this guy's name by Norman Oler.”
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Beastie Boys Book
Beastie Boys Book by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz is a memoir that chronicles the history of the legendary hip-hop group while painting a vivid picture of New York City's cultural landscape.
Discussed“the Beasty Boys had this great autobiography and they were talking about how all these artists just commandeered all that whole Tribeca area”
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1984
George Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian society characterized by perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, and the systematic manipulation of historical truth and language.
Discussed“This whole thing reminds me of Tianaan Square in China in 1984 by Georgewell. George Orwell. Yeah.”
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Y the Last Man
Y: The Last Man is an acclaimed post-apocalyptic comic book and graphic novel series created by Brian K.
Recommended“And what I'm reading now staying off of social media is Andrew Thalis got me this whole series this comic book series called it's the letter Y like the Y chromosome why the last man Brian Kvon and it's fantastic.”
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How Comedy Saved My Life
How Comedy Saved My Life by John Perrotta is a personal memoir detailing the author's struggles with addiction and his journey through the world of stand-up comedy.
Recommended“I read his book on the way back. He came out to my show and uh wherever the [ __ ] I was in Rhode Island, and he gave me his book. I had no idea that that guy struggled with addiction at all.”
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Beware of Mr. Baker
Beware of Mr.
Discussed“uh, beware of Mr. Baker, when Eric Clapton when they compare John Bonham to Ginger Baker, he literally goes like, "Oh, no, no, he he's not even he's not even in the same fuck."”
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One Summer
One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson is a popular history book that captures the cultural and social milestones of a single eventful year in the United States, marked by monumental technological, athletic, and political occurrences.
Recommended“I highly recommend his other book, One Summer, America, 1927. I would love to read that. Um it's a little more laid-back as it deals with events such as Charles Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic, Babe Ruth breaking the home run record, and the rise and fall of Al Capone.”
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The Birds
The Birds by Daphne Du Maurier is a chilling collection of suspenseful short stories best known for inspiring Alfred Hitchcock's cinematic thriller about unexplained avian attacks.
Recommended“Jesus Christ, dude. You should watch that movie. Uh, that Alfred Hitchcock movie, The Birds.”
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Life
Life by Keith Richards is an autobiography chronicling the legendary musician's decades with the Rolling Stones and his experiences with rock and roll excess.
Discussed“Do you know there's the uh in Keith Richards book, I'm a big reader. the Ke the Keith Richards autobiography. He talked about in like the late60s”
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Callus on My Soul
Callus on My Soul by Dick Gregory is an inspiring memoir by the pioneering comedian and civil rights activist detailing his extraordinary life, struggles, and triumphs.
Recommended“Read that book Callus on my soul.”
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Cost of Living
Cost of Living is a contemporary stage play written by Martyna Majok that examines themes of disability, caregiving, and human connection.
Recommended“I read this great play that my buddy Howard Overshon gave me uh Cost of Living by Martina Mock. M A J O K. And Martina is spelled with a Y. M A R T Y N A.”
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a prominent book examining the profound psychological impacts of smartphones and social media on youth mental health and the rising crisis of loneliness.
Recommended“I recommend The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Hay. H A I DT T. It's becoming very popular with parents, especially those with young girls. I have bought a few copies for a friend and family and would urge you and your wife to read it.”
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a groundbreaking environmental science book published in 1962 that documented the devastating ecological effects of pesticides like DDT, ultimately launching the modern environmental movement.
Discussed“There's a book out there by this female scientist that I never had the courage to read was called the silent spring which we're rapidly approaching. Like she didn't understand that eventually she was saying silent spring that with all these pesticides how they protect the crops but they seep into the entire food chain”
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Hamlet: No Fear Shakespeare
Hamlet: No Fear Shakespeare is part of the popular SparkNotes educational series that provides accessible modern English translations alongside classic original texts.
Recommended“Looks look for the No Fear Shakespeare line of books. So, go enjoy the play. Yeah, that's what I'm reading. Uh, no fear Shakespeare.”
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Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a classic romantic comedy exploring themes of deception, honor, and courtly love through the contrasting relationships of Beatrice and Benedick and Claudio and Hero.
Recommended“Looks look for the No Fear Shakespeare line of books. So, go enjoy the play. Yeah, that's what I'm reading. Uh, no fear Shakespeare.”
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White Malice
White Malice by Susan Williams is a detailed historical investigation into covert Western intelligence operations and political assassinations during the era of African decolonization.
Recommended“the legal way I present white malice by Dr Susan Williams”
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The 13th Floor
The 13th Floor by Sid Fleischman is a captivating children's time-travel adventure novel that blends historical elements with mystery and imagination.
Recommended“if you like that and you're looking for a great movie to watch check out the 13th floor it came out in the late 90s and deals with similar themes”
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Born Standing Up
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin is a celebrated memoir that chronicles the author's relentless journey through the world of stand-up comedy before he abruptly left the craft at the height of his fame.
Recommended“he's got a great the book that's the book born standing up you know what kills me is I loaned that to somebody there gave it up in 81”
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Tropic Of Hockey
Tropic Of Hockey by Dave Bidini is a travel and sports memoir chronicling a Canadian writer and musician's journey to play hockey in various unexpected corners of the globe.
Recommended“there's a great book called Tropic of hockey by a Canadian musician writer that opens with the author sitting in his living room in June watching the Stanley Cup as his wife passes by the TV asking him the score or who's playing but he has no”
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Conscious breathing
Conscious breathing by Gay Hendricks is a self-help and wellness book that focuses on breathing techniques designed to improve physical health, mental clarity, and longevity.
Recommended“conscious breathing is a book and a great place to start also a man by the name of whm”
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Mind Control Through Breath Regulation
Mind Control Through Breath Regulation by Nguyen Tran is a specialized volume exploring techniques of influence and physiological control.
Recommended“if you're taking a meeting with somebody and they have a book on mind control don't get into business with them”
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International Management Handbook
International Management Handbook by John V.
Recommended“it's called incentive management by John F Lincoln is that a real name”
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L'Art De La Batterie Bop / The Art of Bop Drumming
L'Art De La Batterie Bop / The Art of Bop Drumming by John Riley is an instructional drum book focused on the techniques and rhythms of bebop drumming.
Recommended“In fact I actually brought the book out on the road with me my favorite one of my favorite drum books of all time yeah unzip in the bag my wife bought me a new [ __ ] bag a new backpack for years she's been telling me I think you need a new backpack and I'm like why this”
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Clinton Cash
Clinton Cash by Peter Schweizer is a political investigation book that examines how the Clintons accumulated their wealth and details financial investments in the American ruling class.
Recommended“this person wrote this [ __ ] book called behind uh called uh it's coming out it's called Uh what the [ __ ] is it's called Clinton cash and it's basically gonna out the clintons of how they got their cash”
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Men on Strike
Men on Strike is a book by Helen Smith that investigates the cultural and social reasons why some men choose to opt out of marriage, fatherhood, and traditional aspects of the American dream.
Recommended“a great book bill I am reading this book um called men on strike why are why men are boycotting marriage fatherhood in the American dream and why it matters oh Jesus dude why would you abandon all of that”
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The Book of Basketball
The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons is a comprehensive and engaging history of the National Basketball Association that blends historical analysis, cultural commentary, and player rankings.
Discussed“You know, Pat Riley, the disease of more, that I learned through the Bill Simmons book.”
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It's a Book!
It's a Book! by Lane Smith is a charming children's picture book that humorously explores the nature of reading, technology, and traditional books through a conversation between a clever monkey and a tech-obsessed jackass.
Recommended“I just read a book about Wilmington, North Carolina. What was it about, the port?”
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Democracy Betrayed
Democracy Betrayed by David S.
Recommended“I recommend Wilmington's Lie: The Insurrection of 1892 and the Rise of White Supremacy and Marilyn Rice Cub's Famous! I'm all over the road here, that's how I like to read, you know?”
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Wilmington's Lie
Wilmington's Lie by David Zucchino is a historical nonfiction book detailing the violent 1898 white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the subsequent rise of racial terror.
Recommended“oprah winfrey has a book club so do i i recommend wilmington wilmington's lie the insurrection of 1892 and the rise of white supremacy and maryland rice cub famous”
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Silent Spring at 50
Silent Spring at 50 by Roger Meiners, Pierre Desrochers, and Andrew Morriss is a critical retrospective examining the legacy of Rachel Carson's foundational environmental text.
Recommended“Oh Jesus, there's an environmentalist book that I wanted to read that this female scientist wrote back in the day called 'Silent Spring.'”
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The Guns of August
The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman is a classic historical account detailing the diplomatic and military miscalculations that led to the outbreak of World War I.
Recommended“somebody got me a gave me this book uh the guns of august and it's about world war one and it's phenomenal”
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Crazy from the Heat
Crazy from the Heat by David Lee Roth is an entertaining and revealing autobiography that chronicles the wild touring days, musical evolution, and behind-the-scenes antics of the iconic Van Halen frontman.
Recommended“david lee roth's book that came out in the late 90s crazy from the heat and i got to tell you this is a [ __ ] killer book”
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Tribe
Tribe by Sebastian Junger is a non-fiction book that explores the psychological need for community, human connection, and the challenges veterans face when reintegrating into modern society.
Recommended“i really think you should download an audio book called tribe by sebastian younger spelled j-u-n-g-e-r”
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Simple Made Zahav Cookbook
Simple Made Zahav Cookbook by Melvin Henry provides home cooks with accessible recipes inspired by modern Middle Eastern cuisine and vibrant vegetable dishes.
Recommended“these recipes were inspired by two of my favorite all-time cookbooks superiority burger cookbook and z zahav z-a-h-a-v cookbook both have tons of great salads that are super easy to make at home as well of tons of vegetable sides that are actually good”
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Superiority Burger cookbook
The Superiority Burger cookbook by Brooks Headley is a vegetarian cookbook featuring creative recipes from the well-known New York City establishment.
Recommended“these recipes were inspired by two of my favorite all-time cookbooks superiority burger cookbook and z zahav z-a-h-a-v cookbook both have tons of great salads that are super easy to make at home as well of tons of vegetable sides that are actually good”
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Annihilation of caste
Annihilation of Caste is a radical 1936 address written by B.
Recommended“number one the argumentative indian number two annihilation of caste”
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India after Gandhi
India after Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha chronicles the tumultuous history of the world's largest democracy since its independence from British rule.
Recommended“number two annihilation of caste number three india after gandhi”
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The Argumentative Indian
The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen explores the rich history of public debate, intellectual pluralism, and argument in Indian culture.
Recommended“lastly there are some books you and your readers can go through to understand more about this problem number one the argumentative indian”
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Hate Inc
Hate Inc.
Recommended“check out matt tabi's book hate inc produced pronounced taibi okay t-i-e-e-b-e-e you didn't capitalize any of it so i don't know where to stress”
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The Dirt
The Dirt by Neil Strauss is a raw and revealing group biography detailing the wild history, decadent lifestyles, and unbelievable rock and roll stories of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.
Recommended“of course tommy land is one of my favorite books”
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Prayers for Bobby
Prayers for Bobby by Leroy Aarons is a heartbreaking nonfiction biography that chronicles a mother's journey to acceptance after her teenage son dies by suicide following struggles with his homosexuality.
Recommended“anyway my advice is this show your mom the movie prayers for Bobby and she will turn right around”
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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown is a best-selling mystery thriller that follows symbologist Robert Langdon as he uncovers hidden religious conspiracies and historical secrets.
Discussed“i'm reading this one called uh bartnik gave it to me the uh called the code and it breaks down for anybody ever never understood why there was fighting which i never quite understood either”
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Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds by Mark Evans is a memoir written by the original bass player of the legendary rock band AC/DC, detailing his early experiences and time within the group.
Discussed“Mark Evans the original bass player for ac/dc wrote a book called dirty deeds it's already in paperback”
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Their Life's Work
Their Life's Work by Gary M.
Recommended“but I've been working my way through this this book on the pittsburgh steelers called their life's work and it's come to their first playoff game of their first Super Bowl season”
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The Case Against the Fed
The Case Against the Fed by Murray N.
Recommended“does that make sense well if it doesn't go read the case against the Fed it's a wonderful read”
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Bill Russell
Bill Russell by Paul J.
Discussed“I read that book I mentioned earlier this year I read that book about Bill Russell and Bob Cousy and it's as much as it's about them and all the racial horrific stuff that Bill Russell had to go through it's also subtly a history of the NBA from the beginning”
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Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy by Rob Kirkpatrick is a sports biography examining the life of the legendary Boston Celtics playmaker and his intertwined career with teammate Bill Russell.
Discussed“I read that book I mentioned earlier this year I read that book about Bill Russell and Bob Cousy and it's as much as it's about them and all the racial horrific stuff that Bill Russell had to go through it's also subtly a history of the NBA from the beginning”
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John Madden
John Madden by John Madden and Peter Simpson is a biographical work detailing the life and career of the legendary American football coach and sports commentator.
Recommended“and i remember john madden wrote a book so i was curious to read the john madden book”
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Winning Offensive Football/ Ken Stabler with Tom LaMarre ; Introd. by Paul (Bear) Bryant
Winning Offensive Football by Ken Stabler, co-authored with Tom LaMarre and featuring an introduction by Paul Bear Bryant, is a sports instruction and strategy book focusing on the tactical side of American football from a legendary quarterback's perspective.
Recommended“you know what i haven't been talk uh been totally getting into was reading this ken stable book because it's getting me totally back into like the 70s nfl that was my favorite time ever”
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There Will Be Blood!
There Will Be Blood! is a historical book by Rachel Lawson that explores dramatic narratives and intense real-life trials.
Recommended“tough it out just watch there will be blood”
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Comedy Sex God
Comedy Sex God by Pete Holmes is a candid spiritual memoir chronicling the comedian's journey through a strict religious upbringing, divorce, and his eventual embrace of a more expansive, mystical worldview.
Recommended“it was actually it turned out through who's Pete Holmes his book comedy God which I immediately thought was funny I'm like are is he just doing this thing where he's like overly bragging doing like a run burgundy thing and it was actually a lot of look for I was skimming reading was a lot of it was about”
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South Africa Pushed to the Limit
South Africa Pushed to the Limit by Hein Marais is an in-depth analytical study of South Africa's political economy, exploring the tensions between democratization and neoliberal policies in the post-apartheid era.
Recommended“if you want to be an incredible book on Formula One racing read a book it's called to the limit it was about the first American to win the f1 championship and just the level of death that happened spectators and line”
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Pumping iron
Pumping Iron by Charles Gaines, George Butler, and William M.
Recommended“I met my husband who is jacked and he introduced me to pumping iron and iron warts and Egger bless his heart taught me how to sculpt an ass out of muscle I suggest she watches that movie”
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Sex, Drums, Rock 'N' Roll
Sex, Drums, Rock 'N' Roll by Kenny Aronoff is an autobiographical work by the celebrated percussionist detailing his extensive career and relentless work ethic as one of the most sought-after drummers in the music industry.
Discussed“mention sex drums in rock and roll is his book the hardest hitting man in show business Kenny Aronoff”
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The Blitzed Brits
The Blitzed Brits by Terry Deary is a historical account that examines the surprising use of drugs like methamphetamine and the dark history of pharmacological experiments conducted during wartime Germany.
Discussed“I got back here to LA and uh I finished that book Blitzed about the Nazis and uh and Germany and their use of like meth and all of that and basically did all these experiments on people and being like like if you take this drug you don't have to sleep.”
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The Westies
The Westies by T.
Discussed“I remember reading that book The Westies that that movie State of Grace was loosely loosely based on.”
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A Brief History of the World ..
Discussed“I mean, that's the best [ __ ] especially since I recently read that book, A Brief History of the World. And when it put human beings on a 24-hour clock as far as like how long things have been alive on this planet and when we got here, it said we showed up at 11:51 p.m.”
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The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby by Marla Frazee is a humorous children's picture book that tells the story of an imperious infant who completely upends his parents' lives with round-the-clock demands.
Discussed“Oh, the boss baby. Would you guys like to listen to little freckles? Read your kids book. I read this on Instagram. Oh, you did. Okay. Uhuh. Don't touch that. Don't touch that. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, thank you. I appreciate you showing me that was there. Yeah, I have to do a podcast, man. I don't know if I can”
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a classic nineteenth-century children's novel about a young girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantastical realm populated by peculiar creatures and nonsensical rules.
Discussed“A phrase that confused me while reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the rabbit's explanation of why the queen ordered the Duchess to be executed in chapter 8.”
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88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates
88 Great Daddy-Daughter Dates by Rob Teigen and Joanna Teigen is a parenting guide designed to help fathers build meaningful relationships with their daughters through intentional, structured activities.
Discussed“I actually got a great book here. It says 88 great daddy daughter dates. I think I'm going to do most of these.”
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg Meeker is a parenting guide that outlines ten key principles and secrets for fathers to help them raise confident, resilient daughters.
Discussed“Strong fathers, strong daughters. 10 secrets every father should know. All right, let's read a little bit of this. See how much of this I agree.”
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a fantasy novel by J.K.
Discussed“I read Harry Potter and Le Saucer, whatever. And I was able to chat up French women afterwards.”
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The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs by Unknown is a traditional fable about three pigs who build houses of different materials to withstand a big bad wolf.
Discussed“And then on the other hand, I think the fence issue, you need to look no further than the story of the three little pigs. All right. The wolf went to the first house. Little pig, little pig, let me in. And the pig goes, "Yeah, I don't feel comfortable with that, dude."”
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Waiting for Columbus
Discussed“I will say because of Phish I learned about the Little Feat album Waiting for Columbus. So I would do want it that live album. I do want to thank them for that.”
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Off the Cliff
Discussed“He said, 'Bill, regarding your mention of Felman Louise on the March 12th Monday morning podcast, a couple of things I learned about that movie from the book Off the Cliff, How the Making of Felman Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge by Becky Aman.'”
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No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy is a gripping modern Western thriller following a hunter who stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and a relentless, calculating killer named Anton Chigurh.
Discussed“You know, the older I get, you know, when you age, you start to feel like Tommy Lee Jones in No Country for Old Men, which I still maintain is one of the greatest movies of all time.”
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Hammer of the gods
Hammer of the Gods by Stephen Davis is a notorious biographical account of the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, detailing their chaotic tours, excessive lifestyles, and backstage antics.
Discussed“Now you know as we brought up Led Zeppelin Hammer of the Gods. Oh, right. Right there. Huh. Jesus. Oh yeah. That was that was a book that put me to sleep. I believed every word of it.”
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The Innocents Abroad
The Innocents Abroad is an 1869 travel book by Mark Twain chronicling his 1867 excursion through Europe and the Holy Land.
Discussed“and the actual one that he wrote abroad was called The Innocence Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress. But yeah, that I'm going to start reading next week.”
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The Writings of Mark Twain: The innocents abroad, or, The new Pilgrim's progress
Discussed“and the actual one that he wrote abroad was called The Innocence Abroad or The New Pilgrim's Progress. But yeah, that I'm going to start reading next week.”
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Enzo Ferrari
Luca Dal Monte's Enzo Ferrari serves as a definitive, deeply researched biography of the legendary automotive visionary behind the iconic Italian sports car empire.
Discussed“You know, it's funny because I'm I'm reading this book on uh Enzo Ferrari right now and he was they're talking about that period where Mussolini was coming up.”
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How to Write a Funny Speech . . .
Discussed“Uh it's called how to write a funny speech parenthesis for a wedding, bar mitzvah, graduation, and every other event you didn't want to go to in the first place.”
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Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Discussed“I remember being in the basement, my brother had the boom box and he goes, "Dude, listen to this shit." And he put on uh Sailing the Seas of Cheese and [ __ ] all these years.”
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Revelation
Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn and David Colacci is the final book of the New Testament that presents prophetic visions of the end times, spiritual warfare, and the ultimate victory of God.
Discussed“Revelation 13:17. It's called Mark of the Beast.”
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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is an epic classic adventure novel centering on betrayal, wrongful imprisonment, and a meticulously planned revenge.
Discussed“I remember I read the full version of the three musketeer not three musketeers the the count of monorristo it was like 700 something pages of the smallest [ __ ] type set or a font you've ever seen in your life.”
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The Secret History
The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a psychological thriller that follows a tightly knit group of eccentric classics students at a Vermont college who become morally corrupted after committing murder.
Discussed“Look at this editor's pick. The secret history of Tiger Woods. Now, how how much do you think they actually talked to Tiger Woods? Said the death of his father set a battle raging inside the world's greatest golfer. Dish. Dish. How the [__] do you know? Why? Cuz you talked to his gardener.”
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Tiger Woods
Critiqued“look at this editor's pick. The secret history of Tiger Woods. Said the death of his father set a battle raging inside the world's greatest golfer. Dish. Dish. How the [ __ ] do you know? Why? Cuz you talked to his gardener. Is that the closest you could get to him? And now you're going to write 400 pages”
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The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger is a gripping non-fiction narrative detailing the harrowing final hours of a commercial fishing crew caught in a historic, destructive maritime tempest off the coast of New England.
Discussed“actually read a book on it.”
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A People's History of the United States
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn is a controversial and influential historical work that retells American history from the perspective of marginalized groups, laborers, and social movements.
Discussed“Uh anyway, when I read about this, A People's History of the United States author is Zinn, I immediately thought of you.”
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Old Testament Use of Old Testament
Gary Edward Schnittjer's scholarly study explores how the New Testament authors utilized and interpreted Hebrew scriptures.
Discussed“Here's what's crazy. It's not the devil because there actually wasn't originally a devil with a capital D in the Old Testament. See, the word Satan originates from the Hebrew Hebrew word. Then he writes it out like with all the accents on it. Looks like Satan to me, which means ad adversary or accuser.”
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Catalogue of the Library of the Society of Biblical Archaeology ...
Discussed“anyway, oh, speaking of that, I had a great [ __ ] conversation with somebody that was explain to me the book of Job, not Job. It's not get a [ __ ] job. It's get a job. And it's the book of Job. And I'm listening to this this this story. And the story of Job is basically Job”
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Job Satisfaction
Job Satisfaction by C.
Discussed“Um, anyway, oh, speaking of that, I had a great [ __ ] conversation with somebody that was explain to me the book of Job, not Job. It's not get a [ __ ] job. It's get a job. And it's the book of Job.”
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Misery
Misery by Stephen King is a psychological thriller about a famous author held captive by an obsessed fan after a severe car crash.
Discussed“reminded me of that movie Misery you know where that lady's like you can't wait the cocky doooo whatever the [ __ ] she says was anything more satisfying in a the bed and started slamming that bitch's head against the floor H just laying there that powerless do you know in the book she actually cuts his feet off”
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Queen Anna's New World of Words, Or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English Tongues
Discussed“And John Florio even included includes it in his 1598 publications. A world of words.”
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Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem about a hero who battles monsters and a dragon.
Discussed“Oh my god, I'm reading Beowulf and everything and Beowulf was just like this poem or some shit like that And I remember I read it. I just kept reading it. I was like I have no fucking idea what this is about And they go to clay anybody said you guys already Beowulf Yeah, and then people like raising”
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Chicken Soup for the Soul
Chicken Soup for the Soul is a renowned collection of uplifting, inspirational real-life stories compiled by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Amy Newmark.
Critiqued“And then somehow in the 80s, I think the chicken soup for the soul Came out and it was a huge hit and then they wrote like 40 other ones I mean made them more like specific It was really bad watching that person sell out”
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The Art of War
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is an ancient military treatise on strategy, tactical awareness, and understanding adversaries that continues to guide modern readers in various fields.
Discussed“yeah yeah [ __ ] you know those you know those people who like read The Art of War and imply it to their life trying to make it as like a personal trainer”
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Finding the Winning Edge
Finding the Winning Edge by Bill Walsh, Brian Billick, and James A.
Discussed“I started talking to him about how Bill Walsh wrote this book um you know the at the height of his you know just being like theill bich Vince Lombardi guy of his era he was approached to write a book on football and he wrote like like he basically showed the outline and he had diagram plays and it”
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Modern Drummer Legends: Alex Van Halen
Discussed“well I'm finishing up Alex Van Halen's amazing book”
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Westworld and Philosophy
Westworld and Philosophy by Richard Greene and Joshua Heter is a collection of essays that uses the narrative framework of the science fiction property to explore deep ethical, existential, and philosophical questions regarding artificial intelligence and human nature.
Discussed“I obviously didn't have the money and thank God I didn't have the [ __ ] rights to it cuz I have to tell you I watched the first episode of Westworld”
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Fat City
Fat City by Leonard Gardner is a gritty, realistic novel depicting the struggles of small-time boxers in California.
Discussed“and then also um there's a movie called Fat City with Stacy keich and Jeff Bridges and it starts off with this amazing establishing shot of Stockton California”
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MOBY-DICK; or, THE WHALE
Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; or, The Whale explores the obsessive, destructive quest of Captain Ahab to hunt down the white whale that maimed him, weaving a sprawling narrative that blends high-seas adventure, philosophical inquiry, and encyclopedic maritime lore.
Critiqued“Moby Dick I couldn't get through the [ __ ] thing cuz they kept breaking down wailing like I had nothing better to do”
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The Prince and the Pauper
Discussed“you know the the the the prince and the popper I read that one”
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Among the Thugs
Among the Thugs by Bill Buford is a journalistic exploration of British soccer hooliganism and the psychological and social dynamics of crowd violence.
Discussed“and the only thing I I knew about them was that book that I read I can't remember if I brought this up Thursday I read that book among the thugs where they was an old uh American Journal journalist”
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Blueberries for Sal
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey is a beloved children's picture book that follows a little girl and a bear cub as they pick blueberries with their respective mothers in Maine, leading to a charming mix-up on Blueberry Hill.
Discussed“there's a book that I I used to read my daughter and I'm now reading my son and it freaks me out every time I read it it's called blueberries for sale by Robert MOSI who wrote like Make Way for Ducklings one morning in Maine”
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Make Way for Ducklings
Discussed“I like the uh Make Way for Ducklings and Make Way for Ducklings is sort of like a bad dad moment in there you know”
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How to Read the Bible
How to Read the Bible by James L.
Discussed“how about I end the podcast with what I promised to do last week which is I was going to start reading segments from the Bible now granted”
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Countdown
Discussed“how can we sustain all these people on the planet or rather how many people can this planet sustain that is the question Alan Weiss been explored in his latest book countdown our last best hope for a future on Earth”
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Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann is a harrowing work of historical non-fiction examining the systematic murders of wealthy Osage people in Oklahoma during the 1920s and the birth of the FBI.
Discussed“killers of the flower Moon I actually started to read the book and then realized 80 pages in that I was too dumb to do this I also found out that there was a movie”
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea is a classic novella by Ernest Hemingway about an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Discussed“what was that book they used to have us read where that guy went all the way out to the ocean with the big fish and as he was coming it back in all the fish were taking bites out of it by the time he got back was it called the K what was Aaron you read right do”
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The Art of Bop Drumming (with CD)
The Art of Bop Drumming (with CD) by John Riley is a widely respected instructional guide designed to help musicians master the techniques and nuances of jazz drumming.
Discussed“so anyways right now I'm going through that book The Art of Bob drumming by John Reilly”
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Memoirs and Misinformation
Discussed“I actually I have so many books that I started and then my ADD kicks in I got this book that Jim Carrey wrote that is [ __ ] amazing Jim Carrey and Dana Vashon Memoirs and misinformation I'm halfway through it”
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Selfish
Discussed“Kim Kardashian put out this book okay and all the whole book is nothing but her selfies she put out a book of selfies of herself”
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Giants
Discussed“Giants in the USA Giants in the USA this looks interesting as hell Hey Bill have you seen this the book begins with this quote from Abraham Lincoln in 1848. Giants were clearly a real thing to him now this is his quote The eyes of that species of extinct Giants whose bones fill the Mounds of America have gazed”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“so somebody told me he said if you want to stay out of the depression of that He told me this book and I actually ordered it I was going to read the [ __ ] thing and I forgot to bring it on this trip and it was something along the lines of the purpose of a man or”
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Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes is a memoir by Frank McCourt that recounts the author's impoverished and challenging upbringing in Ireland before moving to New York City.
Discussed“one of the most brutal books I ever read was Angela's Ashes a classic Irish tale of disappointment sadness starvation and alcoholism”
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Catch-22
Catch-22 is Joseph Heller's famous satirical novel about the absurd bureaucratic paradoxes and psychological toll of military life during World War II.
Discussed“catch-22 all right”
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You Cannot Be Serious
Discussed“and then I also remembered that [ __ ] hilarious chapter in John Mcenroe's book where he'd won Wimbledon he won the U.S open he won the Australian Open and he needed the career Grand Slam to win the French Open in one year he actually had it won and he ended up [ __ ] up and he blew”
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The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat by Dr.
Discussed“do you know my daughter is reading me books now and when she she reads like the Cat in the Hat he goes the Cat in the Hat came into the house and on the floor it saw a mouse”
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In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a seminal true-crime masterpiece that details the brutal 1959 murders of a Kansas family and the subsequent investigation, trial, and execution of the killers.
Discussed“first of all because I saw In Cold Blood a long time ago with Robert Blake and somebody else one of the most amazingly shot movies um well I guess Truman Capote wrote the book”
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye by J.
Discussed“I really felt like this is the first book I've read since you know the one that everybody had to read grown up Catcher in the Rye”
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Mike Donovan's History of the Civil War
Discussed“So great to see you, the stand-up comedy book, Mike Donovan, he also has, uh, what is it, uh, World War II, who's who in World War II, who's who in the Civil War, and who's who in Russian history.”
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SOUL ON ICE
Discussed“Anyway, I read this book Soul on Ice, and it just came because I saw a store out here in Los Angeles called Soul on Ice, and it had all these cool sport jerseys.”
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Tales and Traditions of the Lower Cape Fear, 1661-1896
Discussed“Uh, it was about, uh, this thing they did in the late 1800s, it's not good for tourism; uh it's called Well Wilmington's Lie: The Insurrection of 1892.”
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Dracula
Dracula by Bram Stoker is an iconic epistolary horror novel published in 1897 that introduced the legendary vampire count and established many modern tropes of the genre.
Discussed“nowadays i will say this if dracula was written today you could not say he was from an actual place because people get offended are you saying we're a bunch of zombies he was you know how is you know with all these woke douches out there how has dracula not gotten canceled”
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The Jordan Rules
The Jordan Rules by Sam Smith is an unauthorized chronicle of the Chicago Bulls during their 1990-1991 championship season.
Discussed“It's like the whole thing, like I read this whole, this great magazine out about Jordan, how he just kept working and working and working and working and working and you can literally read the article and not be a Jordan but just apply that, right, and work and work and work.”
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a classic anti-war novel that depicts the profound physical and mental stress of German soldiers during World War I.
Discussed“that's not true because i read all quiet on the western front and that was amazing”
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Gone Girl
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a psychological thriller novel that explores the dark, complex mechanics of a toxic marriage through unreliable narration and shifting perspectives after a woman mysteriously disappears.
Discussed“and that movie Gone That movie uh where Ben Affleck's wife fakes her death yeah Gone Girl oh yeah yeah”
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Crash and Burn
Crash and Burn is a memoir written by Artie Lange and Anthony Bozza that chronicles the comedian's turbulent life and struggles with addiction.
Discussed“One of the funniest chapters in one of his many books he talked about how nobody bet hockey, and there was an afternoon game every week.”
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War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a sprawling Russian epic novel that chronicles elite society and military conflict during the Napoleonic era.
Discussed“i don't read war and peace i read like the jack lambert story”
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Flyboys
Flyboys by James Bradley is a historical nonfiction book that tells the harrowing stories of American fighter pilots during World War II.
Discussed“i've read that this book fly boys i'm telling you there's a chapter in there like i had to set it down and walk away for a little bit”
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The Book of Job
The Book of Job by Richard Green Moulton is a profound literary exploration of undeserved human suffering, divine justice, and the complexities of faith.
Discussed“anyway i want to bring up up the book of job”
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Two for the Money
Discussed“what was that movie with um what was the movie with pacino and mcconaughey where mcconaughey was like his guy two for the money the brand the money the whole point of that movie was”
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One Morning in Maine
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey is a beloved children's book that captures classic family memories and simple past eras.
Discussed“and one morning in Maine was Robert McCluskey whatever the hell his name is I gotta get his name right because he's really my these are gonna be books like someday if I live long enough because I'm an old dad to become a grandfather”
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The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is a monumental historical exposé documenting the brutal realities of the Soviet forced labor camp system through personal testimony and archival research.
Discussed“please look up the gulag our cheap PO leggo AR CH IPE l AG oh I would actually like to read about that”
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The Dialogues of Plato
The Dialogues of Plato by Plato is a foundational collection of classical Greek philosophical texts utilizing conversational formats to explore ethics, politics, and metaphysics.
Discussed“Plato wrote in his classic war the republic book 8 If you ever learn to read I didn't know he had 8 books I guess he has more that all democratic people are consumed with unnecessary appetites”
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The Republic
The Republic by Plato is a foundational work of ancient Greek philosophy that explores justice, the structure of an ideal state, and the nature of the soul.
Discussed“Plato wrote in his classic war the republic book 8 if you ever learn to read”
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It Hurts When I Poop!
Critiqued“and I swear to god there's a book called it hurts when I poop and i'm telling you like they draw the poop in the toilet”
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins is an exposé detailing how covert economic strategies, loans, and international financial institutions are used by powerful nations and corporate elites to manipulate and exploit developing countries.
Discussed“and then when I looked it up I was like oh that's how when a country gives another country money as far as what I've read I read that book Confessions of an economic hitman and it was basically that's where I got that phrase their pound of flesh”
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Instrument Flying Handbook
Discussed“I've been going through the the pilot the whatever the the [ __ ] test prep book I outlined all eight chapters”
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Best evidence
Best Evidence by David S.
Discussed“The other time where I ate [__] I acted a conspiracy theory book about JFK then I've [__] loved this was called best evidence by David liftin”
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Our Town
Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that examines the ordinary, everyday lives of the inhabitants of a small fictional American town, ultimately meditating on the universal themes of mortality and human connection.
Discussed“he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth”
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder is a classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that investigates the lives of five individuals who perish when a Peruvian rope bridge collapses, exploring the theological and existential question of why tragedy strikes specific people.
Discussed“he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth”
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The skin of our teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder is a celebrated allegorical play that humorously and inventively depicts the history of the human race through the trials of an ordinary suburban family.
Discussed“he won three Pulitzer Prizes for the novel the bridge of San Liu Irae in the plays our town in the skin of our teeth”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American novel by Harper Lee that explores themes of racial injustice and moral growth in the American South.
Discussed“So my parents went out I took him to go see the To Kill a Mockingbird my buddy actually got the tickets”
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Ken Stabler
Discussed“I'll tell you what's killing me is I'm reading I'm reading that Ken Stabler [ __ ] book”
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Walden
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is a classic transcendentalist masterwork detailing the author's experiences living in a cabin near Concord, Massachusetts, while reflecting on nature, solitude, and self-reliance.
Discussed“and so I started reading through on Walden Pond I started reading which I had never read and it's like a the row book oh my god they make you read”
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Snake
Discussed“oh it's just called snake and you kidding me that's all it's called snake”
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They Call Me Assassin
Discussed“if you're going to read a book go back and read Jack Tatum's they call me assassin I've already read that”
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Too Fat to Fish
Too Fat to Fish by Artie Lange, written with Anthony Bozza, is a brutally honest memoir detailing the comedian's struggles with addiction, fame, and personal demons.
Discussed“i remember reading artie lang's book too fat to fish and he had a caption underneath when he was on the plane with a bunch of soldiers he said here's a picture of a bunch of guys who are better than me”
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Miles
Miles by Miles Davis is the candid, no-holds-barred autobiography of the legendary jazz trumpeter, offering an unvarnished look at his turbulent life, artistic genius, and interactions with fellow musicians in the jazz world.
Discussed“I used to like him and one time I read Miles Davis autobiography and he trashed Cab Calloway saying that when he see vatted somebody else for having drugs on him”
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Fancy Nancy
Critiqued“at some point because one of the guys on Special Forces was also had a kid around my age we both started going off on that show Fancy Nancy and and what an [ __ ] she is and how we both are watching her going like this I don't want my daughter watching this [ __ ]”
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Becoming
Becoming is a widely discussed memoir by Michelle Obama that details her life, public journey, and transition through various stages, including her time as First Lady of the United States.
Critiqued“Michelle Obama has the [ __ ] balls to put out an inspirational book on to be a better [ __ ] person and make your dreams come true she has all that corporate money [ __ ] falling out from between her [ __ ] titties get the [ __ ] out of here”
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The Core of Gandhi's Philosophy
Discussed“I actually read a little bit about that about this book on our Winston Churchill and Gandhi because I wanted to read about some other history other than the same”
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The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill
The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill by Sir Winston S Churchill compiles the memorable quotes, historical reflections, and sharp rhetoric of the famous British statesman.
Discussed“I actually read a little bit about that about this book on our Winston Churchill and Gandhi because I wanted to read about some other history other than the same”
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The Last Pass
Discussed“oh so I'm reading this book on Bob Cousy and Bill Russell called the last pass”
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Gaslight
Discussed“I heard you and Nia talking about gaslighting I thought you might find it interesting that the origin of that word comes from a 1944 movie called Gaslight”
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Pinheads and Patriots
Discussed“he's on the show today we're gonna when we come back he's gonna talk about his new book called pinheads and patriots and then she looked at Bill and she goes at this point I I'm not sure which you are or something like that”
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Pinheads and Patriots Plus The O'Reilly Factor for Kids
Discussed“he's on the show today we're gonna when we come back he's gonna talk about his new book called pinheads and patriots and then she looked at Bill and she goes at this point I I'm not sure which you are or something like that”
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We Didn't Start the Fire
Discussed“it's like the Billy Joel song we didn't start the fire which has got to be the most classic”
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A Promised Land
A Promised Land by Barack Obama is the presidential memoir by the 44th President of the United States, offering a detailed and reflective look into his early life, political rise, and the first term of his historic presidency.
Critiqued“He had a [ __ ] 900 million dollar book deal Obama 65 million book deal”
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The Curse of the Bambino
Critiqued“like he wrote that book the curse of the babe and it was just such a cop-out where you just don't even address granted I never read the book but I just looked at the title and I judge the book by its cover and it just was such a cop-out”
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Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch by William S.
Discussed“did he write Naked Lunch yeah he wrote naked we did yes am amongst other things Nova Express”
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The Wayfarer in New York
Discussed“new evidence suggests the earliest known usage of the Big Apple in a book in the book the the wayfarer in New York”
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Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a classic adventure novel about a castaway who spends decades on a remote tropical island facing isolation and survival challenges.
Discussed“alright Robinson Caruso Robinson Crusoe everyone says Robinson Caruso but it looks like Crusoe I say Caruso because I always think of Rick Carruth first published on the 25th of April 1719 the first editions blah blah plot summary Jesus get to the cliffnotes This is too long Crusoe but he was shipwrecked know about that did they do a”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American novel addressing themes of racial injustice, moral growth, and empathy in the Deep South.
Discussed“I'm guessing you didn't get a good grade for your seventh grade book report on To Kill a Mockingbird referencing the classic novel that features the trial of a black man falsely accused of rape in the 1930s”
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Discussed“and it just gets annoying after a while that you take a movie like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner when it's when it's the white girl bringing home the black guy the original movie then it's this drama”
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Joe's garage 1,11,111
Discussed“and I always people always said Joe's Garage every time I read a [__] drummer magazine for [__] 15 years every drummer was trying to get Vinnie cuda's high hat sound in Joe Joe's Garage”
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The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a cinematic drama directed by Frank Darabont that chronicles the decades-long imprisonment and eventual escape of an innocent banker named Andy Dufresne.
Discussed“that's why I like Shawshank Redemption that's the only one with a dude actually they show what would happen if an accountant goes to jail”
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Wiseguy
Discussed“that was one sentence in the book that scors sayy got this idea there's a there's a line in that book wise guy or whatever the the one that Henry Hill wrote”
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Killing Pablo
Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden is a gripping and meticulously researched true-crime non-fiction book that chronicles the massive multinational manhunt and ultimate demise of notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Discussed“I read that killing Pablo one time I had to put the book down like three times some of the [ __ ] they just said that the guy did now I don't know if the [ __ ] guy did this [ __ ] but I remember one time hearing that the guy had a party right”
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World of warcraft - death knight
The phrase 'World of Warcraft - death knight' references the popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and its iconic martial class.
Discussed“Anyway, he always played PC games such as World of Warcraft. He got so engrossed in that game and paying money every month to renew a subscription.”
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Ric Flair: To Be the Man
Ric Flair: To Be the Man is the gripping autobiography of legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair, detailing his rise to stardom, extravagant lifestyle, and the physical and mental demands of the sports entertainment industry.
Discussed“I actually ordered on Amazon the hard copy version of uh uh Ric Flair's autobi iography to beat the man you got to be the man”
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The Late Shift
The Late Shift by Bill Carter is a compelling journalistic book that chronicles the intense backstage drama and corporate warfare behind late-night television talk shows.
Discussed“ah that [ __ ] book I read I read The Late Shift”
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Questions about Bill Burr’s book recommendations
What book does Bill Burr recommend most?
Open by Andre Agassi. Bill Burr recommended it in 5 episodes, with 6 explicit recommendations.
How many books has Bill Burr recommended on podcasts?
We have found 175 books Bill Burr recommended or discussed, across 181 episodes of 2 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Bill Burr's reading list?
The books Bill Burr has recommended most on podcasts are Open by Andre Agassi, Sweet Child of Mine by Deanna Adler, Testing the Limit by François-David Sebbah, Hard to Handle by Steve Gorman and John Bonham by Mick Bonham. The full book list below has all 175.
What did Bill Burr recommend on Monday Morning Podcast?
Open, Sweet Child of Mine and Testing the Limit, among 172 books in all.
What is the latest book Bill Burr recommended?
The Blitzed Brits, discussed on Monday Morning Podcast (2026-10-08).
People who recommend the same books
Books Bill Burr wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (280: passing, ad reads, own books)
“And now look at it. Now we're all screaming at each other. And we've all written we've all read all read 1984 and here we are doing it.”
“Um, from what I heard when I read that book, The Westies, cuz when they used to cut people up, they used to make sure they gut them, too.”
“So I'm going to finish this book and then I got this Enzo Ferrari book that I think that Michael Man movie was based on that I really enjoyed.”
“He probably read that [ __ ] The Art of War. Like most boys who weren't loved when they grow up at some point, they just [ __ ] you know, they read that book The Art of War and then they think they have to be a [ __ ]”
“Like Gertrude McFuzz. Remember that story?”
“Oh, they don't even have them anymore. Oh, Stanley Bing wrote a book, 100 [ __ ] jobs and how to get them. That is [ __ ] hilarious. Why the hell would you do that?”
“And then if you actually pursue everything that the narcissist said, it ends up being like the ending of the usual suspects. Remember when Kevin Spacy's foot straightens out and he walks away and the guy realizes everything was [ __ ]”
“It's it was sent to me by this guy Keith O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Charlie Hustle and Fly Girls.”
“It's it was sent to me by this guy Keith O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Charlie Hustle and Fly Girls.”
“Oh god. the coach has on his reading glasses. He's already in the f off season. He's going to read catcher in the ry or some”
“I just like Robinson Caruso. You know what's funny? I've heard that name my whole life. I don't even know who that is. Did he get stuck on an island or is he like a I think so. I don't even know. We got to look it up now. It's something from literature. It's a book.”
“I've never read one word about him. I've never read the Quran. I never even read the Bible.”
“I've never read the Quran. I never even read the Bible.”
“Response to Thursday podcast. Dear Billy Beluga Head, the old white whale Moby Dick dick.”
“I remember reading when I read that book, A Perfect Storm. They went through all of drowning and how your brain sitting there firing all that that last bit of life.”
“I lived every [ __ ] movie except the one I was the most afraid of, The Revenant. Oh [ __ ] Anyway, so I'm a Mariners fan.”
“Do I sound like that guy talking about b our precious bodily liquids or fluids in uh Doctor Strange Love? I don't [ __ ] know.”
“I heard the phrase on the arm in the movie Donnie Brasco about a mafia guy Al Pacino as an undercover policeman parenthesis Johnny Depp.”
“Cuz then everything's going to be on the arm with the [ __ ] one flu of the cuckoo's nest.”
“I have no idea what the plot of the movie is, but I'm nicknaming it [ __ ] You, the car chase movie. It's based on a book, uh, apparently. It must be a very violent picture book. The movie is called Fear is the Key. I think you'll love it.”
“It's like Tom Hanks Castaway meets uh the L Word with a couple of dogs.”
“All right. Sailing School for Dummies. All right.”
“Oh, sharks got a lifeless black eye, lifeless eye, a door's eye. Um, that just reminded me of hear the rhyme of the ancient mariner.”
“Um, that just reminded me of hear the rhyme of the ancient mariner.”
“The wind started blowing ahead on my [ __ ] Jack Nicholson one flew over the cuckoo's nests black knitted hat and I had shaved my head so it was extra smooth”
“First off, I'm a huge fan of you, Billy. I saw you in Glengary, Glenn Ross. Thank you.”
“I said, 'I used to sit at this pay phone with a stack of quarters, cold calling people like I was in Glenn Garry, Glenn Ross, trying to find a place where I could have a room in an apartment.'”
“Jewish people had I I just assumed there was some sort of in there when translating Isaiah 14:12 in the Old Testament which refers to an old canonite myth about the planet Venus the morning star to describe the fall of the king of Babylon.”
“Fun fact, [ __ ] was a word in the English language by Shakespeare's lifetime. And John Florio even included includes it in his 1598 publications. A world of words.”
“There was one book It was like how to win friends and influence people like that was the only self-help or that was it”
“Maybe I need to read chicken soup for the fucking guy who didn't tell that guy to go fuck himself But but should have but it's probably better that he didn't because he still has all his natural teeth For the soul”
“one of um one of the most amazing books when I was a kid was the Guinness Book of World Records and he'd always look for the fattest guy”
“if I wanted to watch foot B like that I would watch Tom Cruz and All the Right Moves”
“I'll go put on Rob blow and Young Blood”
“he just rent The Untouchables it was like Kevin Costner's [ __ ] speech in that movie”
“they say that La is soft and then whenever people around the country see our weather they start quoting the Bible and like the end of the Bible too like Revelations”
“and uh I'm almost off book for Glen Gary and I still got a month before we even start the uh the play”
“or if you're just Irish like you just it's you're born with it before before somebody doesn't love you before you don't get the hugs before your dad spends the weekly paycheck down in the pubs doing some Angela a Angela's asy born with it”
“and and all the [ __ ] bad [ __ ] you did is going to come back and you're going to burn forever and the [ __ ] Dante's Inferno whatever the [ __ ] it is right”
“I felt like I was you know it was the only thing left from those Jack caroak books how you would go to a town”
“I remember there was a time where I was reading all these classic books if you can believe that how funny is that now what you guys know about me there was actually a period in the late 90s where I was so sick of people bringing up all of these [__] books or quoting them and so it goes”
“and all of this [ __ ] um M dick dick you know listening to Zeppelin It's like I've never read that book So I've just [ __ ] read like one year I read like 20 of them everything from the count of mon Christo The Prince and the popper uh what else did I read Confederacy of Dunces”
“I read like 20 of them everything from the count of mon Christo The Prince and the popper uh what else did I read Confederacy of Dunces like modern [__] [__] Mark Twain”
“uh what else did I read Confederacy of Dunces like modern [__] [__] Mark Twain I read all of this [__] didn't retain any of it”
“like she's in the Sha Shank Redemption”
“one of those Huck fin Tom Sawyer things they if you whitewash the whole fence we'll give you an apple and he was excited”
“and just drink their milkshake There Will Be Blood all right”
“we have Anthony keus here Bam Bam right there He's got a new uh white funk album coming out you know where you're talking about banging the chicks there haircut must yeah with the scar tissue it's Nate Craig”
“looking up Bobby chew and AD and there's a book on them and stuff which of course I ordered on Amazon it's like 20 bucks got that hard cover”
“and the only thing I I knew about them was that book that I read I can't remember if I brought this up Thursday I read that book among the thugs where they was an old uh American Journal journalist”
“he's the author of the number one New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers including the 4-Hour Work week”
“I mean you must have been starting to look like I would say Tom Hanks and Castaway or whatever that movie was called”
“so the body keeps the score right yeah”
“the original Guinness Book World Record holder for the world's largest sticker ball”
“the original Guinness Book World Record holder for the largest sticker ball”
“Robert MOSI who wrote like Make Way for Ducklings one morning in Maine”
“I thought they called him Chief cuz I thought they called him Chief cuz he was the leader of the team and then I I didn't realize it was they reminded him of that that character and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest”
“and I swear to God over his left shoulder I'm taking a meeting with him and he had a book on mind control”
“he's reading a book called Mind Control which of course he was not even good at um”
“I remember you mentioned you read open by Andre augusty so I picked it up and started reading it it truly is one of the books that's tough to put down”
“you make me smile laugh and thank thank so thank you look at that old Billy Dr Seuss over here”
“I finally got to high school I took this honors history class cuz I actually liked history and then we did ancient medieval history holy boring stuff oh I just remember the cover of the book had this ancient medieval broken plate on it”
“and then I've been reading this book uh that Brian Holtzman gave me uh killers of the flower Moon and uh I would like to address people that think conspiracy theory is [ __ ]”
“from the parable of the sour told by Jesus or Jesus and record it to the New Testament of the Bible the term appearing in Matthew 13 colon 4”
“from the parable of the sour told by Jesus or Jesus and record it to the New Testament of the Bible the term appearing in Matthew 13 colon 4 Mark Mark 14.4 [ __ ] Luke oh he's dragging ass 8.5 the parable is the story of a farmer who sows seeds and some Fall by the wayside and it”
“I read him good night good night construction site or maybe farming strong all year long one of those ones”
“I just nodded and I grabbed the book I read him good night good night construction site or maybe farming strong all year long”
“or maybe farming strong all year long one of those ones”
“I'm reading Matthew McConaughey's book green Lads and I've been thinking how great it would be to hear oh Billy's memoir”
“I'm watching full metal jacket and drinking this wine because you know we're in Wine Country so they're just giving us this [ __ ] wine and we're drinking it and I have the worst goddamn hangover”
“and uh I actually listened to this podcast 33 and a third with this guy had on Ricky Rockman and Sebastian Bach and they were talking about the use your Illusion album quite yet”
“and uh I actually listened to this podcast 33 and a third with this guy had on Ricky Rockman and Sebastian Bach and they were talking about the use your Illusion album quite yet”
“you remember a long time ago they had that book you know eat like uh why eat like a French woman be a skinny [ __ ] [ __ ] like the uh [ __ ] chick over there in Paris whatever whatever was called the secrets of being a skinny [ __ ] in Paris when uh you're Drinking”
“you know you remember a long time ago they had that book you know eat like a why eat like a French woman be a skinny [ __ ] [ __ ] like the [ __ ] chick over there in Paris whatever whatever was called the secrets of being a skinny [ __ ] in Paris when uh you're”
“She actually read my son a book and I'm thinking like man like school is better than it was when I was a kid because I couldn't read until like first grade it was like Sandy and Bing Bing and Sandy run Sandy run run run run that's where I was at She's reading like the whole Cat in the”
“she's reading like the whole Cat in the Hat”
“and what the hell do you Americans mean when you say well catch 22. catch 22 means damned if you do damned if you don't there's no right choice um you're obviously not married if you don't know what that means an explanation from the mind of Burke could definitely make my day okay so I explained the first one”
“A Tale of Two stories I gotta add that to the list you know it was a tale of two stories um if I used to know how that went how did I just forget that I like panicked I was like oh God Bill you're gonna use an expression whatever you do don't [__] use do it wrong a”
“well don't ever read Dante's Inferno you don't want to read that”
“all right there's a book here called domestic violence oh almost a dangerous was almost dangerous three Great American poets Whitman Dickinson and frost all right well I can tell you right now if I had to choose between the two I'm going with domestic violets”
“Turks and Caicos, I can't, literally no, The Count of Monte Cristo, it's all I got.”
“I'd be that lonely PE with that metal sand that can cut your [ __ ] fingers off sitting on my desk with a Matchstick lighter like Humphrey Bogart The Maltese Falcon I'd just be sitting there”
“Whenever I say these dates in early March, I always remember this book called Mia.”
“although I do have a good one here John Bonham by Mick Bonham”
“I'm dying up here to be the man you got to beat the man the Ric Flair autobiography”
“Led Zeppelin when giants walk the earth rocks”
“I’m dying up here to be the man, you gotta beat the man! The Ric Flair autobiography! When Giants Walk the Earth Rocks!”
“Joe Perry autobiography”
“Dirty Deeds the AC DC this is some [ __ ] heavy reading here people”
“Stephen Adler's autobiography”
“the Beastie Boy book”
“Texas flood the Stevie Ray Vaughan story”
“The Beastie Boy book! Texas Flood, the Stevie Ray Vaughan story! Um, Bill Walsh, Finding The Winning Edge!”
“um Bill Walsh finding The Winning Edge it was a gift somebody gave me”
“Texas Flood, the Stevie Ray Vaughan story! Um, Bill Walsh, Finding The Winning Edge! It was a gift; somebody gave me Led Zeppelin 1975!”
“I got a Bobby Orr book”
“I was trying to talk about Nirvana I'm talking about World War II Aviation which I know nothing about I read Flyboys that's it”
“I was trying to talk about Nirvana, I'm talking about World War II aviation, which I know nothing about, I read Flyboys, that's it, it told the stories of pilots, it didn't talk about the aircraft.”
“We don't just f*** give them the money; we're getting them in debt to us, and then they have to pay us back, and the corporations get paid and all of that f***. It's that confessions of an economic hitman f***.”
“I wrote a JFK history book. I wrote a history of every presidency, not every president, every presidency.”
“Oh, here is an old man moment I had, when I was a kid they had a submarine ride at Disney World— at least it was called 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and it was a, I think a successful movie from the 1950s, I believe, the ride was, and they have the same ride!”
“And not even in vague locations, vague locations, yeah, vague locations and body parts, that's gonna be my name in my memoir.”
“I think there were ebbs and flows of it, yeah, but he, Peter Bogdanovich wrote this book about conversations he had with them, is it called the bearded [expletive] or some well story?”
“Paul Verzi is also the guy who told me Seabiscuit was an unbelievable athlete! A damn horse! And you know why he said that?”
“I mean even Keith Richards... all this stuff he did! I mean that guy could write 4,000 books; he waited till his 70s before he wrote one!”
“she gave it to me and she was like accusing me of not drinking it pretending to drink it like I was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and I was like I drank it”
“She came in with all this stuff and was like accusing me of not drinking it, pretending to drink it like I was in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.”
“you ever watch The Hustler”
“If you're like Leonardo DiCaprio and 'Catch Me If You Can' said in medicine, this concept is called the minimal effective dose.”
“he goes well could you at least read the book”
“So what was, so you grew up out there and everybody's [__] punching cattle and drilling oil and flattening the mountains and you're doing what, reading Jack Kerouac?”
“Led Zeppelin, Ric Flair, John, to be the man, you gotta be the man.”
“Uh, The Comedians, sex, drugs, and rock and roll.”
“Um, hmm, Bill Walsh, Finding The Winning Edge.”
“Iceberg Slim no the whole practice is barbaric and sexist and I'm actually not”
“if I had known that I would have been whipping his ass like the jockey riding Seabiscuit”
“angela's ashes angels in the outfield”
“Um, Angela's Ashes? Angels in the Outfield? Um, anyway, I missed all the football.”
“My turn, that guy, the guy who told us about the inconvenient truth, as he flew around the private jet, like how did he not see that coming?”
“Um, is that what Dracula was from by the way? Transylvania is a place, you know what I mean?”
“we actually had it at a theater on the upper west side that i went and saw pulp fiction at in 1994”
“oh jesus i sound like tommy getting [ __ ] in good fellas”
“And that is the last branch that I would join, there's no way I would join the Navy because I don't want to be on a ship that sinks and you end up in the water and now you're in Quint's story from Jaws.”
“But I remember, you know, growing up, you know, when Roots came out and stuff like that and black people saying what it felt like to just not know where you were from, have no history, none of that type of stuff, like how that, like, you know, it's like if you, whenever I move, even if I go to”
“you know there's an environmental uh list book that i wanted to read that this female scientist wrote back in the days called this uh silent spring and it was predicting everything that was basically happening today with with pesticides and all of that”
“it's like uh rhyming the Ancient Mariner but with with Patrick Wah”
“you know bull durham they always talked about how you know playing baseball like every ball was when you get to the show”
“so now now we it's just 1984 so now we change everything”
“killing pablo i read that book i probably haven't read a lot of good things about south america”
“I see all the, you know, Killing Pablo. I read that book.”
“and i'm gonna go scorsese here and i'm gonna change the name and not you know like when he says uh when you watch casino he's always going our friends in kansas city because he didn't want to get in trouble with the mob”
“Oh, they'll write their life story in their 30s? I have an autobiography coming out—you’re 36!”
“and but they also shot one of my favorite movies of all time no country for old men and i want to drive around and look at some of those shooting locations like the motel where they shoot brought they killed josh brolin and all of that type of stuff”
“white shirt black shirt white shirt black shirt red fish blue fish that's one of those dr seuss books”
“bill just heard your podcast where you talk about people getting their favorite poem bible verse or inspirational quote tattooed on them”
“i haven't picked a [ __ ] one like the mush in uh bronx tale”
“it was like three gangsta movies that was godfather too”
“and they need tarantino right now to write a pulp fiction and give them the john travolta part so they can get out on the [ __ ] dance floor”
“i was like the conspiracy theory guy reading behold the pale horse and all that [ __ ]”
“although there is the andy kaufman thing too where you just go up and try to annoy the [ __ ] out of the crowd and read the great gatsby i don't know as far as [ __ ] that i related to those were the pillars”
“Anyway, I know, but by the way, whoever that homeless guy is, he needs to write a book on how to pick up women.”
“what the [ __ ] i'm like now you know how leo leonardo felt the end of [ __ ] titanic so you're up on the board now i'm sitting in the frigid water so i don't you're about to float away like they're gonna open it up to everybody”
“it's like i am legend that was all i did uh the premise of i am legend was someone uh created a cure for cancer um and then it mutated and created these these sort of vampire slash zombie night walkers”
“don't worry most gambling movies end like uncut gems so it's it's cool it's a another sunny day movie”
“even then there's gonna be one of those schindler list guys who's going to make a list of us [ __ ] redheads and we're going to survive”
“so he starts reading all those books the art of war and all this [ __ ] and he immediately while he's waiting to go on trial joins a gang”
“You're like yeah you're like of a mice and men Yeah that's how you're painting me within 10 minutes of this You're a lenny and of mice and men That's how you do”
“you're like of a mice and men yeah that's how you're painting me you're like a lenny and of mice and men that's how you get that's exactly how you described me”
“little golden books i have a bunch of those for my daughter and she loves them i grew up on these things uh the mandalorian the little golden book the mandalorians”
“lastly go check out my book one angry veteran on amazon ah but he brings it around to hype his book”
“um you know i actually saw something with uh lord of the rings actually watched a little bit of that [ __ ] ... you know i found out the other day that led zeppelin was really into uh lord of the rings i didn't realize that when they were singing about all that [ __ ] cause in the”
“now you know you [ __ ] get a layup for two points and then you go [Music] scare children in the front row like like you this like you're actually in 300”
“and then that chick writes that that that book silence spring that i was meaning to read but i just knew it was gonna be too much of a [ __ ] bummer”
“you pull the joe kennedy that i've learned reading in the wonderful book the sins of the father”
“when i read slash's autobiography you know the few books that i read”
“there's like a couple of classics kind of monte cristo right prince and the popper or some [ __ ] and then the rest is just all”
“there's like a couple of classics kind of monte cristo right prince and the popper or some [ __ ] and then the rest is just all”
“i mean hammer the gods I remember reading that thinking that they really sold their soul to the devil”
“and you know i read keith's book okay also yeah of course because that's part of my library”
“I used to read run away Ralph when I was a kid I used to read that series a book”
“the Gulag arch e pala go how do you say that I'm a political science major great so you're gonna win arguments in bars how are you gonna earn money”
“and then you can delve into her [ __ ] and just be like yeah listen you know this world according to GARP [ __ ] lunatic [ __ ] that you've gone on to add and like she's not gonna internet reference whatever the [ __ ] references”
“oh by the way I actually saw Abraham Lincoln vampire hunter this past week and I got to tell you I got tickets for free before you think I'm the dumbest person on the planet but I actually had faith in that movie”
“for my birthday I got a book on mediterranean-style cooking I'm very excited about”
“but other than that it's a beautiful day out there today and i'm gonna play one morning in maine with my daughter you know”
“when does that many [ __ ] Epis king of Game of Thrones king of Thrones Game of Thrones when there's that many [ __ ] episodes”
“I'm reading this book about you know the code and NHL hockey”
“um would you guys like to learn about an element that's my nighttime reading ... and then you just you're gonna hear that crucial podcast where I said that I'm gonna buy a book on this [ __ ]”
“so the only answer to give he gives me is read the Bible or premarital sex is a sin what do you think”
“I mean even Obama's wife is out there with the glitter hooker boots is out there doing an arena tour yeah teller [ __ ] book”
“and then I see the it's the end of The Wizard of Oz so I put it on and it's spoiler alert it's the part where there's some [ __ ] weird I want a goddamn hot air balloon and they [ __ ] leave”
“I tweeted something and I said that you could watch Lord of the Rings in the time it takes to watch the final 58 seconds of a close NBA game”
“because I saw a perfect storm and I read the book and that's my reality [ __ ] George Clooney ships going under”
“I want to go fishing because I saw a perfect storm and I read the book”
“I redid this book one morning in May”
“and the other day I was reading blueberries for Sal and you know the whole book by heart”
“so I was reading blueberry blueberries for Sal a Robin McCloskey book and one morning in Maine make way for ducklings a time for something or other”
“although that [ __ ] book Silent Spring did exist in 1962 Rachel Carson called it so as you heard I had to type that in to remember a [ __ ] name but soundless spring hey I need to read that”
“I mean if they could survive the Depression The Grapes of Wrath [ __ ] in you know the Spanish flu we're gonna be fine”
“I mean if they could survive the Depression The Grapes of Wrath [ __ ] in you know the Spanish flu”
“in biblical cosmology... back when they were writing the Bible... the firmament is the vast solid dome created by God... I'm gonna start quoting scripture during a pandemic on my podcast... and then God said let there be a firmament... thus God made the firmament... the word firmament is used to translate a word in Biblical Hebrew... like most Asian”
“you know my daughter has these books right you know that make way for ducklings Robert McCloskey or something”
“Anyways I've actually read one of them and it was an inspiring book with a positive message I can see why some people might not like it or would find it cheesy but it wasn't mine Kampf”
“I was in Houston then I was in Austin a Tale of Two Cities”
“I got to read the night before Christmas to my daughter”
“because the last Sony and Harrison state of grace is”
“I got the code good book called Apache Texas Flood I still got to read read Odyssey”
“read Odyssey”
“I read The Beastie Boy boys Beastie Boys”
“you go into a museum you look at the Li look at the that really average looking woman that that guy painted from The Da Vinci Code evidently she was”
“and when everyone kept saying to the psycho there you don't have to do this and he's like everybody always says that right that was the same thing someone said why would you come here”
“you're like Gleason in the hustler and everybody else is Fast Eddie Felson or whatever his [ __ ] name is”
“because I watched that live after death VHS tape a million times when they were down in Long Beach and I was you know blown away by the band”
“speaking of ed harris they were in state of grace which was based on that book the Westies”
“I'm reading the Ken Stabler book”
“12 Angry Men I'm angry I'm ready to [ __ ] go down there”
“I'm gonna [ __ ] here's another Raiders one cheating is encouraged a hard-nosed history of the 1970s Raiders”
“countdown to Super Bowl how the 68 69 New York Jets delivered on Joe Namath's promise”
“and also if the Flyers didn't do what they did in 74 in 75 Paul Newman one of my favorite actors of all time never signs on to make the movies slap shot”
“and it's just like okay so then I have to do all of that we're not even splitting this 50/50 they're [ __ ] Edith Wharton”
“I'm gonna close with the art of the fuck-buddy Okay there's the art of war is the war of art and there's the art of the fuck-buddy”
“there's the art of war is the war of art and there's the art of the fuck-buddy”
“he's a best-selling author he's got two books happy endings I hate your guts”
“happy endings I hate your guts”
“we're like a Battlefield Earth t-shirt”
“my new version of the Old Testament is it's the Old Testament of the new the new one”
“now it's the caring [ __ ] ever heard a giving tree the sequel is the caring [ __ ] alright slavery in Libya”
“Angela's Ashes kind of an [ __ ] in 2019 with the wife and kid at home goes out and gets [ __ ] hammered at a bar”
“so I I finished this book on Bob Cousy and Bill Russell that I really enjoyed and I'm gonna give it to a buddy of mine because I don't like keeping books they're [ __ ] heavy”
“so I I finished this book on Bob Cousy and Bill Russell that I really enjoyed and I'm gonna give it to a buddy of mine because I don't like keeping books they're [ __ ] heavy”
“she reads the next Harry Potter [ __ ] novel”
“The Hunt for Red October”
“Scarface”
“I'm truly in love with my best friend like something Nicholas Sparks [ __ ] up Whoa who the [ __ ] is that now I got to look that up He says yada yada yada you get the gist who the [ __ ] is Nicholas Sparks that he shits out models all right I gotta look this up”
“Sparks wrote one of his best-known stories The Notebook of Jesus oh I get what you say”
“i bought my my daughter this book uh the i had a grinch stole christmas i bought that on the road and i just i forgot i had it”
“by the way that George Bush book that was telling you we're talked about him flying and all that [ __ ] that was called flyboy snot flags of our Father It's [ __ ] hilarious I barely read I know that's not a surprise and I can't remember the name of the goddamn book that I [ __ ]”
“by the way that George Bush book that was telling you we're talked about him flying and all that [__] that was called flyboy snot flags of our Father”
“telltale heart is your roommate buried underneath your floorboards and your best friend dad the cop is coming over”
“and this [ __ ] giant woman who was she was like the size of chief in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest screaming at everybody”
“Is there a way that when they read I don't know Moby Dick is their way It can there be like they turn the page and water squirts at them”
“before I started talking that anxiety down because I used is my jenga's Khan biography to reread on the plane”
“not to mention you know what I mean if you already got some blubber on you if that's probably another reason but I remember reading that book the Westies that that movie state of grace was loosely loosely based on and they used to do they used to you know that kills somebody needs to call it that the Houdini”
“you know Jimmy the gent don't what the [ __ ] that I say don't buy anything you know as much as he was a murderous psychopath he was very environmentally conscious in that part of Goodfellas you know”
“like that chick on a little house in the Prairie that I was making a reference to Nellie”
“a phrase that can used me while reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was the rabbit's explanation of why the Queen ordered the Duchess to be executed in Chapter eight”
“I actually got a great book here it says 88 great daddy/daughter dates I think I'm gonna do most of these”
“I read Harry Potter and the coldest saucer is whatever and I was able to chat up”
“...because you know according to them they're one championship behind us which you know we all know through Bill Simmons book then not that too”
“Stanley Bing wrote a book a hundred [__] jobs and how to get him that is [__] hilarious”
“This is why I don't read books Moby Dick get to the [ __ ] whale”
“I outlined the book 30 pages at a [ __ ] time meticulously like Tom Hanks in that movie when he was chasing Leonardo DiCaprio Catch me if you can”
“yes a telltale heart except this is ballbag dick throbbing underneath if she did turn out to be pregnant and capped it”
“and razing part up Led Zeppelin hammer of the gods oh right right there huh Jesus”
“Jesus Christ this is like the [ __ ] war in peace”
“he's already in the F offseason he's gonna read catch her in the Rye or some [ __ ] come on man”
“because if you read like Tom Sawyer and everything to like hey you know if you if you whitewash my fence I'll give you an apple”
“reading NFL rules is it's like reading the Bible it's like what are they talking about all right NFL that's why you have a preacher for all the dummies out like I actually do my times I've sat down when I was younger and I tried to read the Bible it's like can we can we update this [ __”
“I'm guessing you didn't get a good grade for your seventh grade book report on To Kill a Mockingbird referencing the classic novel that features the trial of a black man falsely accused of rape in the 1930s Alabama”
“you know you know that story the tell-tale heart under the floorboards”
“I read among the thugs and to me that was Manchester he said I wanted to send you my team of drinks”
“if you're thinking about attending I would suggest you visit a library and get the a a big book Sometimes they have a copy available I would read it”
“okay now you just asked me to do two things that are really difficult for me one going to a library in to finding a book and then three three reading it”
“you heard of a Bronx Tale”
“read that book calluses on my soul”
“you've watched Jurassic Park too many times you realize there's no real vasap whatever the [__] they the goddamn things were”
“let's watch Raising Arizona get the kids together we all wrap up in a blanket”
“and that Asian girls from the be and that Asian girl from the beginning of True Lies a girl is a girl and when you're and when you are hungry like a wolf”
“and you know I'm all up for an adventure but when you get like a disease that they did an episode about on Little House on the Prairie you know I mean basically some 18-hundred [ __ ] you don't mean you get AIDS”
“do I sound like that guy talking about bod our precious bodily liquids or fluids in uh Doctor Strange Love I don't [ __ ] know”
“cuz then everything's going to be on the arm with the [ __ ] one flu of the cucko nest all right much older man”
“Don't have all your eggs in one basket. We all know that, right? Cuz then everything's going to be on the arm with the [ __ ] one flu of the cucko nest. All right much older man”
“You know that I learned that reading that book, The Westies, that when they used to make people do the Houdini, as they say, you know, they kill people and then they would chop them up.”
“They'd go out to the Quran. They'd go out to the Bible, the Torah, all our religious books, and just be like, 'Yeah, they read this thing.'”
“They'd go out to the Quran. They'd go out to the Bible, the Torah, all our religious books, and just be like, 'Yeah, they read this thing.'”
“They'd go out to the Quran. They'd go out to the Bible, the Torah, all our religious books, and just be like, 'Yeah, they read this thing.'”
“I followed the same pattern of Pulp Fiction you know what I mean”
“Good Fellas same [ __ ] thing that's how that's how my first standup set went”
“you know it just reminds me of when that movie uh Fatal Attraction came out right and the amount of women who would just sit there and you see that movie HH yeah that's what you get”
“you know they don't read books the way I used to you know 3 hours in I'm 17 pages in [ __ ] adds off the [ __ ] chart right sitting there reading about Tom Sawyer you know thinking about I don't know what you know the Queen Mary God knows whatever was said in that [ __ ]”
“sitting there reading about Tom Sawyer you know thinking about I don't know what you know the Queen Mary God knows whatever was said in that [ __ ] book”
“what is that monster book where the wild things are? You remember what those monsters look like in my memory?”
“I am like I was a huge Miles Davis fan like in the early 99s and my favorite album was in a silent way and I I read his autobiography”
“what is that monster book Where the Wild Things Are You remember what those monsters look like in my memory”
“and then I remember he just [ __ ] looked up at the ceiling you know do you remember how like uh that dude in Full Metal Jacket when he's like I am in a world of [ __ ] private Joker”
“you know you got this book in front of me here dear reader Kim Jong eel”
“oh that reminds me of that great kids book are you my mother the only way to get amazing berries deal starting at just that poor bird”
“I didn't know they did that I didn't see that in Roots you know it wasn't all bad every once in a while they had like a company party”
“when you read the Tom Sawyer book right Huckleberry Finn the [ __ ] kids painting a fence just to get an Apple like that was considered like a a treat”
“when you read the Tom Sawyer book right Huckleberry Finn the [ __ ] kids painting a fence just to get an Apple like that was considered like a a treat”
“you know it's not like it's a lot of reading it's not war and peace it says three cheese omelet”
“According to the [ __ ] Rosetta Stone or whatever that [ __ ] movie was. I read the book, too. What the [ __ ] was the name of that Da Vinci Code?”
“one lucky subscriber we'll also win a Mega Crate including sign copies of Jessica Jones Alias volumes 1- 4 oh Jessica Jones Alias volumes 1- 4 I have no like I might as well be reading a different language”
“That is the question Alan Weissman explored in his latest book countdown our last best hope for a future on Earth question mark”
“I don't [ __ ] I don't know you know whatever some [ __ ] white guy will get a Rosetta Stone and he'll figure out how to say it”
“it was like every it was like if you watching Good Fellas and every [ __ ] 3 seconds somebody just hit paw on it for 2 minutes”
“it was based on that book The Westies”
“in in in in Fatal Attraction if she [ __ ] both Michael Douglas and the hottie he was married to and the rabbit”
“when did he write in 1984 he didn't write it in ' 83 I know that he wrote in like the 30s didn't he”
“One flew over the cuckoo's nest. All right. Hey there, old Billy Bibbit. Um, that's funny. Who's Bibbit? There's a character and one flew over the Cuckoo's Nest.”