Book · recommended on 1 episode
December 1941
Craig Shirley ISBN 159555582X
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Craig Shirley ISBN 159555582X
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This book by Craig Shirley came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Bill Rasmussen. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Chronicles the decisive month in American history, where the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor facilitated the entrance of the United States into World War II, and details the economic, social, and political climate of the country during that time.
“the first one i would and i'm now reading it for the second time it's called december 1941. and if you read that book you'll find out so much about politics war america”— Bill Rasmussen
The guest here is Bill Rasmussen: Co-founder of ESPN, the 24-hour sports cable network he incorporated in 1978. A lifelong sports obsessive from Chicago's South Side who built the channel after being fired from the New England Whalers. ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen tells Tim Ferriss how a firing and a $34,167/month satellite gamble built 24-hour sports television.
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