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Every book Lulu Cheng Meservey recommended on podcasts
Lulu Cheng Meservey shares expert insights on public relations, communications strategy, and cultural touchstones during her appearances on the How I Write podcast. In discussing enduring literature and strategic thinking, she mentions Steven Pressfield's historical novel Gates of Fire, noting its permanent presence on the Marine Commandant's reading list as a timeless exploration of the Battle of Thermopylae. To illustrate intricate concepts involving deterrence and psychological readiness during a communications masterclass, she references Cixin Liu's science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem, specifically pointing to the dark forest dynamics and wallfacer strategies depicted in the second book. Additionally, she invokes the cinematic revenge narrative of Oldboy to describe the multi-decade arc of a complex strategic confrontation.
Books recommended by Lulu Cheng Meservey
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Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire is a historical novel depicting the epic Battle of Thermopylae through the eyes of a Spartan warrior.
Recommended“There are some books that are always on there, like Gates of Fire, which is about the Battle of Thermoy, which is a wonderful, wonderful book.”
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Oldboy
Discussed“It's almost like um the movie Old Boy where it takes I'll spoil it a little bit. Sorry, you're not going to watch it.”
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The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu is an acclaimed Chinese science fiction novel that explores humanity's first contact with an alien civilization facing imminent destruction from a triple-star system.
Discussed“You know, in the threebody problem, especially in the dark forest in the second book, where the tricolerans look at humans and determine which humans, which wallfacers have what level of deterrence.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| An 80 Mins Masterclass in Communications — Lulu Cheng Meservey | How I Write | 2025-04-02 | 2 |
| Lulu Cheng Meservey: The PR Class You Didn’t Know You Needed | How I Write | 2023-09-06 | 1 |