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Every book Cal Fussman recommended on podcasts
Cal Fussman is an accomplished journalist, author, and interviewer best known for his extensive profile writing and interviews with iconic figures for Esquire magazine. On an appearance on The Tim Ferriss Show, Fussman recommended and discussed several notable books. He recommended Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, explaining that he gave a copy to Alex Bayan to show him what a great book looks like. Fussman also recommended Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me, describing it as essential reading for understanding the experience of being a Black male in America. Furthermore, he recommended James C. Humes's Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln, noting that he carried the book around with him as a valuable guide for public speaking. During the conversation, Fussman also referenced historian Robert Caro and his book The Power Broker, as well as Harry Crews's novel Feast of Snakes while recounting his personal journey to meet the author.
Books recommended by Cal Fussman
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Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a powerful, epistolary memoir structured as a letter from a father to his teenage son regarding the realities of growing up Black in America.
Recommended“and this book is called uh between the world and me and it's by a guy named ta nahi coats and it's a letter to his son about being a black male in America”
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is a landmark novel that chronicles the multi-generational history of the Buendía family in the fictional town of Macondo and stands as a masterwork of magical realism.
Recommended“and so I gave him uh Gabrielle Garcia marquez's 100 Years of Solitude for him to know okay if you've never written a book”
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Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln by James C.
Recommended“it's book called speak like Churchill stand like Lincoln I'm carrying it around with me as well this is amazing it's written by James C Humes”
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A Feast of Snakes
Discussed“no wrote a book called Feast of snakes and if you're a young man and Harry Cruz also wrote for Esquire”
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“I wish you know I was talking to the historian Robert Caro who wrote volumes about Lyndon Johnson and also wrote the power broker am I right”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #743: Dr. Jane Goodall and Cal Fussman | The Tim Ferriss Show | 2024-06-04 | 5 |