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Here Is New York

E.B. White ISBN 0446388297

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This book by E.B. White has come up 2 times on Tim Ferriss. 2 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Hugh Jackman. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-07-02 and the most recent from 2024-07-17. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.

What it is

What is most amazing about E.B. White's "Here Is New York," This book written in 1948 says: "A single flight planes no bigger than a wedge of geese can quickly end t his island fantasy, burn the towers, crumble the bridges, turn the underground passages into lethal chambers, cremate the millions." The city is both the perfect target and the perfect demonstration of nonviolence. White says, "This is why it is a capital of the world.

Every time it came up

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Hugh Jackman and Esther Perel — The Tim Ferriss Show

“two books that I now gift very regularly”
“one is eie wh's here is New York and the other one is David Foster Wallace's speech this is water his commencement speech”— Hugh Jackman

The guest here is Hugh Jackman and Esther Perel: Hugh Jackman is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Tony-winning performer known for Wolverine, Les Miserables and The Music Man. Esther Perel is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs, host of the podcast Where Should We Begin?. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Hugh Jackman on intuition, meditation and craft, plus Esther Perel on desire, monogamy and infidelity.

00:07:452024-07-17
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Hugh Jackman — His Best Decisions, Favorite Books, Daily Routines, The 85% Rule, & More

“two books that I now gift very regularly”
“he gave me two books that I now gift very regularly one is EB White's here is New York”— Hugh Jackman

The guest here is Hugh Jackman: Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning Australian actor and performer known for Wolverine in the X-Men films, The Greatest Showman, and Broadway musicals. Equally at home on stage and screen, he is also a longtime meditator and devoted family man. Hugh Jackman tells Tim Ferriss about his morning reading ritual, meditation, intuition, the 85% rule, and following his gut.

00:11:562020-07-02