Elizabeth Lunbeck’s Dangerous Idea is narcissism is good.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Daniel Tammett loves numbers, can do calculations in his head into the millions, and can recite pi to more than 22,000 digits. But he has trouble telling right from left and looking people in the eye.
David Michaelis tells Steve Paulson that Charles Schultz put a lot of himself into the Charlie Brown character, was greatly influenced by his mid-Western upbringing.
David Edmonds talks with Jim Fleming about Bobby Fischer’s infamous chess match with Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship in 1972.
Doug here. I thought there was good back-and-forth between Chuck and myself in this conversation. I like how the interview went “meta” at the end, with Chuck speculating that if I’m right about his book being hailed as the “Moby Dick" of non-fiction in 300 years time. This interview belongs in a time capsule. At the very least, a “Best of” show. I also really enjoyed the fact that we heard the musical stylings of John Philip Sousa, Chuck Berry, KISS and Veruca Salt. Of course, if Chuck’s book taught me anything (and it actually taught me many things), I could be wrong.
Film-maker Deborah Scranton gave cameras directly to troops on the ground, then spent months editing the footage they sent her.
Novelist Gary Shteyngart recommends one of his favorite reads: "Jernigan" by David Gates.
Novelist Christopher Miller's debut novel "Sudden Noises from Inanimate Objects" takes the form of liner notes for a box set by a fictional musician.
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