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If Books Could Kill

The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

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Retailers have been sounding the alarm about a shoplifting epidemic driven by organized criminal syn

This week we're tackling "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities," a book that d

Have you ever wanted to escape the grind and follow your dreams? This week we're discussing &qu

But her e-mails! Michael explains the non-scandal that captivated the mainstream media in 2016 while

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For this month's bonus episode we dissected Harry Frankfurt's gloriously brief bestseller

Who poses the greatest threat to democracy? Is it the movement that openly identifies with the symbo

In our "Rules" and "Game" episodes we didn't get a chance to dissect the ph

Lots of subscribers asked us to release last month's bonus episode in full so here it is! Share

In 1995 a bestselling book proposed a simple dating strategy for women: Lose weight, wear bright col

This week we're discussing "Atomic Habits," a book about how to use science (and also

Much has been said about globalization, but perhaps no one has said it worse than Thomas Friedman.Co

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In 2021, scrappy young investors from across the world joined forces to buy GameStop stock, aiming t

In 2008, an economist and a law professor proposed a radical new approach to politics: Telling peopl

What’s your love language? Is it gifts? Words of affirmation? Or is it podcasts about books with ext

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In 1997, Robert Kiyosaki revealed the secret to lifelong success: Deliver grifty seminars and hire c

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In 2016, J.D. Vance informally launched his political career with "Hillbilly Elegy," a mem