Books first mentioned on podcasts in week 2023-W52

“Well, few people cover more ground than K. Bannan and her book 'Eve', so I suspect our email inbox will be quite busy. I'm eager to hear what you think, whether you're an expert in the subject matter or just someone like me who isn't very familiar with the topic but loves to think about new ideas.”

“I would guess Barry Schwartz. You know, that would be such a good guess.”

“He tells the story in his memoir of being a very young Will Smith — a certain deal has come his way.”

“It's from The Bell Jar.”

“It's not exactly a life-changing insight, but one example that you gave in your book 'Storm in a Teacup' that really sticks with me is how to use physics to figure out whether an egg is raw or whether it's been boiled.”

“So a lot of what we’re talking about is coming from your new book; it's called 'The Blue Machine,' and I have to say, when I heard that you were going to write a book about the physics of the ocean, I was skeptical.”

“You know, it's obviously a parenting book, but I got to say something that affected me the most in it, and my wife and I noticed that we need it perhaps more than our kids. It strikes me as a very Stoic concept.”

“Thank you for taking the time to talk to us and for all your success, including your amazing book, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.”