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Shankar Vedantam's book list: the books mentioned on Hidden Brain
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Anna Karenina
Discussed“In his great novel, Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy spends hundreds of pages describing Count Vronsky's desperate longing to be with Anna, the woman he loves.”
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The Opposite of Happiness
Recommended“And maybe it will even make you more accepting of yourself, knowing how broadly shared your miseries are.”
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Discussed Anna Karenina
“In his great novel, Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy spends hundreds of pages describing Count Vronsky's desperate longing to be with Anna, the woman he loves.”
Recommended The Opposite of Happiness
“And maybe it will even make you more accepting of yourself, knowing how broadly shared your miseries are.”
Episodes
| Episode | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|
| Why Am I Unhappy? | 2026-10-12 | 3 |
| When Bad Things Happen to Good People | 2026-10-05 | 0 |
| How to Make a Difference: Part 2 | 2026-09-28 | 0 |
| How to Make a Difference: Part 1 | 2026-09-21 | 0 |
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